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Virginia Commonwealth University
School of
Pharmacy
Thomas P. Reinders, Pharm.D.
Associate Dean for Admissions and Student Services
Room 155 Smith Building
410 North 12th Street
Richmond, Virginia 23298-0581
1-800-330-0519
E-mail: pharmacy@vcu.edu
Website: www.pharmacy.vcu.edu
| PharmCAS 2009
Application and Transcript Deadline:
March 2, 2009 |
Statistics for 2008 Entering
Class Acceptees *
Number interviewed - 250
Number accepted - 130
Estimated entering class size - 130
Estimated number out-of-state - 45
Estimated male - 25%
Estimated female - 75%
* Data as of April, 2008
Application Criteria for 2009 Entering
Class
Expected GPA of accepted students - 3.4 (3.0 - 4.0)
Total number of new entrants expected - 130
Accreditation Status: Full
accreditation status
Type of Institution: Public
Participates in Early Decision Program: Yes
Main Campus: Richmond, Virginia
Satellite Program*: Fairfax, Virginia
Special Programs: PharmD/PhD, PharmD/MBA
and PharmD/MPH combined degree programs. For additional information, visit the website above.
* The School of Pharmacy, in collaboration with the VCU School of Medicine, has established a northern Virginia education site on the Inova Health System campus in Fairfax, Virginia. Applicants will designate preference for the Richmond or Fairfax campus at the time of his or her invited interview.
Since the Fall of 2007, a maximum of twenty students complete their third and fourth years of study in northern Virginia. A full time complement of Pharmacy faculty, administrators and staff are located on the Inova Health System campus.
PREREQUISITES
We require 6 semesters (9 quarters) of college be completed
prior to matriculation. Applicants must successfully complete ALL course
prerequisites by the end of the Summer 2009 term.
English |
6 sem. hrs. |
9 qtr. hrs. |
General Chemistry
(Lecture and Laboratory)
|
8 sem. hrs. |
12 qtr. hrs. |
Organic Chemistry
(Lecture and Laboratory)
|
8 sem. hrs. |
12 qtr. hrs. |
General Biology
(Lecture and Laboratory) |
8 sem. hrs. |
12 qtr. hrs. |
Physics (Lecture
and Laboratory) |
4 sem. hrs. |
6 qtr. hrs. |
Calculus |
3 sem. hrs. |
4.5 qtr. hrs. |
Statistics |
3 sem. hrs. |
4.5 qtr. hrs. |
Public Speaking |
3 sem. hrs. |
4.5 qtr. hrs. |
Anatomy (Lecture and 1 SH Laboratory Preferred) |
3 sem. hrs. |
4.5 qtr. hrs. |
Physiology |
3 sem. hrs. |
4.5 qtr. hrs. |
Microbiology (Lecture and 1 SH Laboratory Preferred) |
3 sem. hrs. |
4.5 qtr. hrs. |
Biochemistry |
3 sem. hrs. |
4.5 qtr. hrs. |
Electives |
35 sem. hrs. |
52.5 qtr. hrs. |
Other clarifying information: Composition and rhetoric is preferred for at least one semester of English. The electives should be a balanced program in social sciences, arts and humanities. Examples of acceptable electives include: psychology, sociology, political science, anthropology, economics, computer science, history, foreign languages, philosophy, religious studies and related courses. Additional biomedical foundation courses such as genetics or molecular biology, immunology and cell biology will be considered as preferred electives.
INSTITUTION-SPECIFIC ADMISSIONS REQUIREMENTS AND DEADLINES
FOR PHARM. D. DEGREE PROGRAM
2009 ENTERING CLASS
| ALL
APPLICANTS |
REQUIREMENTS
AND DEADLINES
|
OTHER
INFORMATION |
| Early
Decision Program application |
September 3, 2008 |
Application and transcript(s) must be received at PharmCAS by deadline. The pharmacy school
may not consider you for Early Decision status if your references
or other materials arrive after September 3rd.
Decision to admit/deny due from institution by October 24, 2008. |
| Filing
your PharmCAS application references and transcripts |
March 2, 2009 |
PharmCAS application, letters
of reference and all official transcripts must
be received at PharmCAS by this date. |
Supplemental
application
|
Not required |
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| Supplemental
application fee |
Not required |
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| PCAT
|
Required |
Select PharmCAS
code 104 |
| Oldest
PCAT considered |
3 years from application
date |
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| TOEFL
|
Required, scores (taken
no more than 3 years from application date) should be submitted
at time of application |
TOEFL required to be submitted to PharmCAS for applicants who have a language other than English as their first language and who have resided in the U.S.A. for less than ten years or who show a deficiency in English.
Select code 8246. |
| Pharmacy-related
experience |
Not required, but recommended |
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| Proof
of State residency |
Required |
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| Non-U.S.
citizens |
Eligible to apply |
Permanent resident status (green card) is required. |
| Foreign
transcripts |
Send foreign transcripts
to evaluation service for course-by-course report. Send to PharmCAS
by March 2, 2009 deadline |
School only accepts course
evaluations from WES |
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 and submitted to PharmCAS by the
institutional deadline of March 2, 2009 |
See the Letters
of Reference page on this website for a list of possible
evaluators.
This institution REQUIRES an
evaluation from the following:
Science Professor
Health Care Professional
Employer
This institution DOES NOT accept
evaluations from the following:
Teaching Assistants
Politicians
Friends
Family Members
Co-Workers
Clergy
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| Interview
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Required |
Offered to selected applicants
only. |
Dates
during which interviews are generally held |
September 2008 - April
2009 |
Applicants will be contacted
to arrange an interview appointment. Interviews are conducted
from 1:00 - 5:00 P.M. on specific Saturdays during the interview
period. |
| ACCEPTED
CANDIDATES |
REQUIREMENTS
AND DEADLINES |
OTHER
INFORMATION |
| Acceptance
letters for regular applicants |
Initial letters mailed in December 2008 and acceptances may continue until May 2009 |
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| Acceptee's
response to acceptance offer |
Specified in acceptance
letter |
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| Deposit
to hold place in class |
Specified in acceptance
letter |
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| Date
of new student orientation |
August 5, 2009 |
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| Date
of first day of classes and/or matriculation |
August 20, 2009 |
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| Requests
for deferred entrance |
Not considered |
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PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
The School of Pharmacy at Virginia Commonwealth University is located
on the University's Medical College of Virginia campus in Richmond. Since
its inception in 1898, the School of Pharmacy has been a leader in pharmaceutical
education and research. The VCU School of Pharmacy continually strives
to promote excellence in all of its' programs.
Our mission is to provide professional, graduate, and postgraduate education,
conduct pharmaceutical and biomedical research, and deliver pharmaceutical
care and public service. We are the only school of pharmacy to offer a
complete spectrum of academic programs in pharmacy in the Commonwealth
of Virginia. These programs include the PharmD, and the M.S. and Ph.D.
in the pharmaceutical sciences.
The professional degree program at the School is the Doctor of Pharmacy
(Pharm.D.) which leads to a career as a pharmacist. Further academic options
can be sought through the School's graduate program in pharmaceutical
sciences. The graduate program leads to an M.S., a Ph.D., and postdoctoral
study. Areas of concentration include Medicinal Chemistry, Pharmaceutics,
Pharmacotherapy, Pharmacy Administration and Pharmacology and Toxicology.
The professional degree can be combined with the M.S. or Ph.D. in any
of the above areas of concentration. Additionally, the professional degree
can be combined with an MBA degree, in conjunction with the VCU School
of Business or a MPH degree, in conjunction with the emerging VCU School of Public
Health. |
