Union University
School
of Pharmacy
Josh Clarke
Pharmacy Admissions Coordinator
1050 Union University Drive
Jackson, TN 38305
731-661-5979
E-mail: jclarke@uu.edu
Website: www.uu.edu/academics/sop
| PharmCAS 2009
Application and Transcript Deadline:
March 2, 2009 |
Statistics for 2008 Entering
Class Acceptees *
Number interviewed - 64
Number accepted - 50
Estimated entering class size - 45
Estimated out of state applicants accepted - 16
Estimated male - 33%
Estimated female - 67%
Estimated average GPA of accepted students - 3.2
* Data as of April 2008
Application Criteria for 2009 Entering
Class
Minimum overall GPA considered - 2.5
Minimum prerequisite GPA considered - 2.75
PCAT - Union's School of Pharmacy requires a minimum PCAT composite score of 40th percentile, with no individual subject area score below 25th percentile.
Accreditation Status: Pre-candidate
Type of Institution: Private
Participates in Early Decision Program: No
PREREQUISITES
| Course Title |
Semester
Hours |
| Biology or Zoology I & II |
8 |
| General Chemistry I & II |
8 |
| Organic Chemistry I & II |
8 |
| Human Anatomy and Physiology I & II |
8 |
| Physics I |
4 |
| Biochemistry I & II |
6 |
| Microbiology |
3 |
| Immunology |
3 |
| Calculus |
3 |
| Statistics |
3 |
| Written Composition I & II |
6 |
| Communications/Speech |
3 |
| Humanities Electives |
6 |
| Social Sciences Electives |
6 |
| General Electives |
15 |
For additional notes on prerequisite coursework, please visit our website at www.uu.edu/academics/sop
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 references and transcripts |
March 2, 2009 |
PharmCAS application and
application fee must be received at
PharmCAS by this date. In addition, applicants are strongly
encouraged to also forward all official transcripts and letters
of reference to PharmCAS by this date. PharmCAS will not consider
an application complete and will not begin the verification
process until all official transcripts are received. |
Supplemental
application
|
March 2, 2009 |
Visit our website at http://www.uu.edu/academics/sop |
| Supplemental
application fee |
Required |
$50.00 |
| PCAT |
Required |
Select PharmCAS code 104 |
| Pharmacy-related
experience |
Not required, but recommended |
|
| Proof
of State residency |
Not Required |
|
| Non-U.S.
citizens |
Eligible to apply |
|
| Foreign
transcripts |
Send foreign transcripts
to evaluation service for course-by-course report. Send to PharmCAS
by March 2, 2009 deadline |
English translation required; evaluations from ECE or WES are preferred.
|
Letter(s)
of Reference (recommendations/
evaluations) |
Three (3) letters of reference
should be completed on the Letters of Reference form included
in your PharmCAS application. It is highly recommended that
applicants submit letters of reference to PharmCAS by March 2, 2009. |
See the Letters
of Reference page on this website for a list of possible
evaluators.
|
| Interviews
|
Required of invited applicants |
|
Dates
during which Mandatory Candidate Visits are generally held |
December to April |
Please visit our website at www.uu.edu/academics/sop
|
| ACCEPTED
CANDIDATES |
REQUIREMENTS
AND DEADLINES |
OTHER
INFORMATION |
| Acceptance
letters for regular applicants |
Letters are mailed the week following the interview. |
|
| Acceptee's
response to acceptance offer |
Two (2)weeks after admission offer |
|
| Deposit
to hold place in class |
Required and due two (2) weeks after admission offer |
$500.00, non-refundable |
| Date
of new student orientation |
TBD |
Monday and Tuesday before classes begin |
| Date
of first day of classes and/or matriculation |
August 26, 2009 (tentative) |
|
| Requests
for deferred entrance |
Considered on an individual basis |
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PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
Union University's School of Pharmacy vision as it relates to pharmacy practice, research, and education is to:
- provide academic excellence that instills knowledge of basic biomedical sciences, pharmaceutical sciences, social pharmacy sciences, behavioral pharmacy sciences, and administrative pharmacy sciences
- promote a Christ centered environment that focuses on the intellectual, spiritual, and moral development of students in committing themselves to the service and needs of society
- develop pharmacy students as practitioners who are people focused in providing optimum care to their clients based on evidence-based best practice standards
- support an academic environment that fosters the future directed growth of student educational opportunities as it relates to new educational, practice, and research initiatives
Union University's four core values are excellence-driven, Christ-centered, people-focused and future-directed. These values make a Union education distinctive. They are the reason we can say we're building a different kind of pharmacy school from the ground up.
Excellence-driven is our first core value because competence and leadership are primary ingredients for success. Excellence is rarely achieved by accident, and it usually requires more than just hard work. It requires careful thought and a proven approach. At Union, students are exposed to excellence at every level and helped to achieve it.
Christ-centered at Union means that in pharmacy and all other areas of study, students consider their future roles within the framework of the Christian intellectual tradition. Combine this type of classroom experience with unique service opportunities and the result is a comprehensive approach to life and learning.
People-focused at Union means combining the advantages of being a nationally recognized university with the personal attention of a close-knit learning community. Professors know their students by name and take a keen interest in preparing each for the future. Union has invested in people - including an impressive 11:1 student/teacher ratio. And although faculty members write and research, their first priority remains classroom instruction.
Future-directed takes on special significance within the Doctor of Pharmacy program. The rapid development of new pharmaceuticals, the ethical use of these new drugs and emerging issues in the field such as genomics are all crucial considerations in pharmacy education. Union University is committed to exploring these issues and the accompanying challenging ethical questions while also providing cutting-edge technology in classrooms and laboratories. Union is also setting new standards in the area of clinical rotations-providing scores of options at a time when the importance of these experiences is gaining momentum across the nation.
In addition to a rigorous education in the essentials of pharmacy, Union students will also take classes that will challenge them to think through important moral and ethical issues. For example, a Faith & Science class will be taught by an interdisciplinary team of Union University faculty members. The same is true of a Moral Reasoning class. Pharmacy students will also join students from other Union study programs in taking Gross Anatomy. This approach is not often found in a Doctor of Pharmacy program. It's what makes Union a distinctive place to prepare for a rewarding career.
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