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Purdue University
School of
Pharmacy
Holly L. Mason, Ph.D., Associate Dean and Admissions Committee
Chair
575 Stadium Mall Drive
West Lafayette, Indiana 47907-2091
765 - 494 - 9395
E-mail: admissions@pharmacy.purdue.edu
Website: www.pharmacy.purdue.edu
| PharmCAS 2009
Application and Transcript Deadline:
December 1, 2008 |
Statistics for 2008 Entering
Class Acceptees *
Number interviewed - 260
Estimated entering class size - 160
Estimated male - 35 %
Estimated female - 65 %
Estimated number of transfer applicants accepted - 40
Estimated number of out-of-state applicants accepted - 45
* Data as of April 2008
Application Criteria for 2009 Entering
Class
Expected GPA of accepted students - 3.8 average
range of (3.2 - 4.0)
Minimum overall GPA considered - 3.2 (3.5 out-of-state pre-pharmacy)
Total number of new entrants expected - 160
Accreditation Status: Full
accreditation status
Type of Institution: Public
Participates in Early Decision Program: No
Open House Dates: Tours available upon request
Special Programs: Dual Bachelor of Science in the Pharmaceutical
Sciences (BSPS), Master of Science in Industrial Administration (MSIA)
and Joint
Pharm.D./Ph.D. degree programs. For more information visit the website under "Academic
Programs"
PREREQUISITES
We require 4 semesters of college be completed prior
to matriculation. Applicants must successfully complete ALL course prerequisites
by the end of the Summer 2009 term.
| English Composition |
4 semester
hours |
| General Chemistry I and II |
8 semester hours |
Organic Chemistry I and II
|
8 semester hours |
| General Biology I and II |
6 semester hours |
| Anatomy and Physiology I and II |
6 semester hours |
| Microbiology |
4 semester hours |
| Calculus I and II (differential and integral) |
6 semester hours |
| General Physics |
4 semester hours |
| General Economics |
3 semester hours |
| Elective
Coursework
|
11 semester hours |
Other clarifying information: All science courses should
include a laboratory component. International student applicants must
normally complete two semesters each of organic chemistry and anatomy/physiology
in the United States to be considered for admission (regardless of whether
these courses were previously taken outside the United States).
Comments on above: All pre pharmacy work must be completed
with a grade of C or better prior to entry into the program, including
the requirement that no more than one pre pharmacy course would need to
be completed in the summer prior to matriculation. Students enrolled in
pre pharmacy on the West Lafayette campus should also take pharmacy orientation
(PHPR 100, 1 credit) as part of their pre pharmacy program.
INSTITUTION-SPECIFIC ADMISSIONS REQUIREMENTS AND DEADLINES
FOR PHARM. D. DEGREE PROGRAM
2009 ENTERING CLASS
| ALL
APPLICANTS |
REQUIREMENTS
AND DEADLINES
|
OTHER
INFORMATION |
| Filing
your PharmCAS application and transcripts |
December 1, 2008 |
PharmCAS application and
all official transcripts must be received
at PharmCAS by this date. |
Supplemental
application
|
December 1, 2008 |
The Supplementary Application
can be downloaded from website http://www.pharmacy.purdue.edu
/academics/pharmd/admissions.php
or request via e-mail -
oss @pharmacy.purdue.edu,
or by calling - 765-494-1357.
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| Supplemental
application fee |
December 1, 2008 |
$55.00 - with application
(Purdue WL or regional Purdue campus students are exempt from fee) |
| PCAT |
Not required |
|
| Pharmacy-related
experience |
Not required, but recommended |
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| Proof
of State residency |
Required |
Required of admitted students only |
| Non-U.S.
citizens |
Eligible to apply |
US permanent residents,
Canadian and foreign citizens considered |
| Foreign
transcripts |
Transcripts accepted, should
be received by December 1, 2008 |
Applicants must send all
official foreign transcripts directly to Purdue University at
the above address |
Letter(s)
of Reference (recommendations/
evaluations) |
Two (2) letters of reference
should be completed on the Letters of Reference form included
in your PharmCAS application and submitted to PharmCAS by the
institutional deadline of December 1, 2008 |
See the Letters
of Reference page on this website for a list of possible
evaluators.
This institution REQUIRES a reference
from a :
Science Professor or a
Math Professor*
This institution
DOES NOT accept evaluations from the following:
Friends
Family Members
* Purdue requires that one evaluator be a college-level math
OR science professor. |
| Interview
|
Required |
Offered to selected applicants
only |
Dates
during which interviews are generally held |
February 23-27, 2009 |
All interviews will be conducted
in West Lafayette in the School of Pharmacy. Letters of invitation
will specify the date and time. It will be the applicant's responsibility
to arrange his/her other commitments in order to be available
at the assigned time. Each applicant will be interviewed by
two faculty or staff members and will complete brief exercises
that will provide evidence of extemporaneous writing and verbal
communication ability. |
| ACCEPTED
CANDIDATES |
REQUIREMENTS
AND DEADLINES |
OTHER
INFORMATION |
| Acceptance
letters for regular applicants |
First letters issued
approximately March 25, 2009 |
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| Acceptee's
response to acceptance offer |
14 days from date of acceptance
offer |
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| Deposit
to hold place in class |
May 1, or 14 days from
date of admission offer |
$ 250.00 |
| Date
of new student orientation |
August 21, 2009 |
This is a required full day
program. |
| Date
of first day of classes and/or matriculation |
August 24, 2009 |
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| Requests
for deferred entrance |
Considered |
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PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
The mission of the Purdue School of Pharmacy is to (1) educate men and
women to influence society as productive, responsible, caring pharmacists,
scientists and educators; (2) conduct and disseminate scholarly, cutting-edge
research that facilitates the discovery, development, and distribution
of new pharmaceutical products; and (3) advance the patient-centered philosophy
of pharmaceutical care which emphasizes the pharmacist’s responsibility
to assure appropriate, effective, safe, and economical drug therapy via
collaboration with the patient, the physician, and/or other health professionals.
Established in 1884, the School of Pharmacy is a land-grant, state-assisted
institution of higher learning. The programs offer excellent opportunities
to prepare for career opportunities in pharmacy practice, industry, research,
or education. Purdue University is primarily a residential campus, located
in West Lafayette, 65 miles northwest of Indianapolis and 126 miles southeast
of Chicago.
Diversity and opportunity are characteristics of the University. Over
650 campus organizations cater to the varied interests of students, ranging
from professional organizations in pharmacy to music, theater, hobby clubs,
and sports. Purdue is a member of the Big Ten athletic conference and
participates in a large number of both men’s and women’s athletics.
In addition, the community offers shopping, theaters, radio and TV stations,
churches of all denominations, an art museum, a historical museum, and
1,600 acres of public parks. There are a larger number of off-campus rooms
and apartments as well as University-operated unfurnished apartments for
married students ranging from efficiency units to one- and two-bedroom
types. All are within walking distance of the main campus.
Students applying for admission to the professional program in the School
must complete a minimum of 60 semester hours (or equivalent) of appropriate
pre pharmacy course work in an accredited college.
The Admissions Committee has established the following attributes for
assessment and selection of applicants for admission into the school’s
Pharm.D. professional program:
1. Evidence of academic readiness for, and commitment to, growth in the
learning goals of the school’s professional curricula.
2. Evidence of human service orientation and leadership experience.
3. Evidence of quality verbal and written communication as well as interpersonal
capabilities.
4. Evidence of initiative to learn about pharmacy and career path options.
Sources of information used in assessing applicants in regard to these
attributes include:
1. Academic performance in all course work taken after high school, with
particular attention given to grades received in chemistry, biology, physics,
and math (because of their relationship to assessing analytical problem-solving
abilities), patterns of course withdrawals and course repeats, and the
nature of general education course selections.
2. Applicant-supplied information and statements on the application form.
3. Recommendors’ statements.
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