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Samford University

McWhorter School of Pharmacy


Bruce Foster, Director of External Relations and Pharmacy Admissions
Jon Parker, Student Recruitment & Admissions Administrator
Samford University
McWhorter School of Pharmacy
800 Lakeshore Drive
Birmingham, Alabama 35229
205/ 726-2982 - Bruce Foster
205/ 726-4242 - Jon Parker
205/ 726-4141 fax
1-877-279-0008

E-mail: cbfoster@samford.edu; jmparker@samford.edu
Website: http://www.samford.edu/schools/pharmacy.html

PharmCAS 2009 Application and Transcript Deadline: February 2, 2009

Statistics for 2008 Entering Class Acceptees *

Total PharmCAS completed applications received - 1,170
Number interviewed - 314
Number accepted - 94
Estimated entering class size - 120
Estimated male - 47 %
Estimated female - 53 %
Number transfer applicants accepted - 56
Number out-of-state accepted- 45

* Data as of April 2008

Application Criteria for 2009 Entering Class

Minimum overall GPA considered - 2.75
Minimum prerequisite GPA considered - 2.75
Total number of new entrants expected - 120

Accreditation Status: Full accreditation status
Type of Institution:
Private
Participates in Early Decision Program: No

PREREQUISITES

We require 64 semester hour credits of college be completed prior to matriculation. We allow 33 semester hours to be taken the year prior to matriculation. Applicants must successfully complete ALL course prerequisites by the end of the Summer 2009 term.

English Composition
6 semester hours
General Chemistry
8 semester hours
Organic Chemistry *
8 semester hours
Anatomy and Physiology
8 semester hours
Microbiology
4 semester hours
Calculus I
3 semester hours
Elementary Statistics
3 semester hours
Literature *
3 semester hours
Public Speaking
3 semester hours
World History or Western Civilization
3 semester hours
Sociology or Psychology
3 semester hours
Physical Education Activity
2 semester hours
Additional Liberal Arts Electives
9 semester hours

Other clarifying information: * One semester of Organic Chemistry must be completed by the end of the Fall term to be eligible for admission consideration. Literature course must be 200/sophomore level or above.

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 February 2, 2009 PharmCAS application and all official transcripts must be received at PharmCAS by this date.
Supplemental application
Required and due by February 2, 2009 For more information visit www.samford.edu/schools
/pharmacy.html
Supplemental application fee February 2, 2009 $50.00
Academic Update February 2, 2009 If enrolled for Fall 2008, you must complete the Academic Update through PharmCAS before your application will be reviewed.
PCAT Required Select code 104 to submit scores directly to PharmCAS
Oldest PCAT considered 5 years  
TOEFL February 2, 2009 Required for non-US citizens.
Select code 8246
ACT or SAT February 2, 2009 For waivers, see Supplemental Application
Pharmacy-related experience Not required, but recommended Shadowing, volunteering, and part-time employment are good examples. Seven (7) months or more preferred

Proof of State residency

Not required  
Non-U.S. citizens Eligible to apply US permanent residents, Canadian and foreign citizens considered
Foreign transcripts Reports accepted, should be received by February 2, 2009 Translated by World Education Services, Inc. Send foreign transcripts to the above evaluation service for course-by-course
evaluation.

Submit evaluation report to PharmCAS and directly to the McWhorter Office of Admissions
Letter(s) of Evaluation 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 February 2, 2009 One each from the following categories is REQUIRED:

Academic - college math or science instructor who has taught you
Non-Academic - pharmacist you have worked under. If no pharmacy-related work experience, then someone who has supervised you in a work setting.

Interview Required on Campus Offered to selected applicants only
Dates during which interviews are generally held
Mid-February - early April Once the Pharmacy Admission Committee reviews the applicant's file to determine interview or deny, the Pharmacy Admission Office will notify the applicant of the decision. Applicants receiving an interview invitation will be notified via e-mail with the dates for the next week
of interviews. The e-mail will instruct the applicant to contact the Pharmacy Admission Office to confirm an interview appointment.
ACCEPTED CANDIDATES
REQUIREMENTS AND DEADLINES
OTHER INFORMATION
Acceptance letters for regular applicants

First letters mailed in Mid-February

Acceptances can continue until early May

 

Acceptee's response to acceptance offer

Three (3) weeks from date of acceptance letter  
Deposit to hold place in class Three (3) weeks from date of acceptance letter $ 450.00
Date of new student orientation TBA Thursday and Friday before classes begin
Date of first day of classes and/or matriculation August 24, 2009  
Requests for deferred entrance Not considered  

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION

The Samford University McWhorter School of Pharmacy is one of eight schools located on a 200-acre campus in Birmingham's scenic Shades Valley. The campus incorporates traditional Georgian-Colonial architecture and large, grass malls with well-lighted, tree-lined paths. Conveniently located on Sherman Circle at the campus entrance, the McWhorter School of Pharmacy complex is housed in Ingalls and Russell Halls - providing 50,000 square feet of state-of-the-art teaching and laboratory facilities. Additionally, the pharmacy school houses the Global Drug Information Center and the Healthcare Ethics and Law Institute.

In 2002, the McWhorter School of Pharmacy (MSOP) celebrated seventy-five years of preparing pharmacists through education, scholarship, example, and service. The MSOP has always sought to exhibit the highest standards of quality teaching, scholarship, and service to mankind. Since 1994, the MSOP all Pharm.D. program has prepared pharmacists for the ever changing pharmacy roles that are common in today's health-care profession. We believe education is our primary enterprise and we will continue to seek models and methods for delivering the very best learning opportunities to our students. The professional curriculum is based on that belief, both in its structure and organization and its methods of facilitating student learning.

The student recruitment and admission office strives to provide the Pharmacy Admission Committee with a qualified and diverse applicant pool. Approximately fifty percent of the pharmacy student body are out-of-state residents, twenty percent minority/international, and thirty percent enter with a prior bachelor's degree.

Please visit our website for specific details regarding admission requirements and procedures.
www.samford.edu/schools/pharmacy.html.