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Harding University
College of
Pharmacy
Carol J. Kell , Director of Admissions
Office of Student Affairs and Admissions
HU Box 12230
Searcy, Arkansas 722149-2230
Phone: 501 - 279 - 5528
E-mail: pharmacy@harding.edu
Website: www.harding.edu/pharmacy
| PharmCAS 2009
Application and Transcript Deadline:
February 2, 2009 |
Statistics for 2008 Entering
Class Acceptees *
Number interviewed - 120
Number accepted - 70
Estimated entering class size - 60
Number of out-of-state students accepted - 40
Estimated male - 39%
Estimated female - 61%
Estimated
average GPA of accepted students - 3.28
* Data as of March 200
Application Criteria for 2009 Entering
Class
Minimum overall GPA considered - 2.75
Minimum prerequisite GPA considered - 2.75
Number in-state seats available - 20
Number out-of-state seats available - 40
Total number of new entrants expected - 60
Accreditation Status: No ACPE status to date
For more information visit: http://www.harding.edu/Pharmacy/FAQ.html
Type of Institution: Private
Participates in Early Decision Program: No
PREREQUISITES
We require 6 semesters of college be completed
prior to matriculation. Applicants must successfully complete ALL course
prerequisites by the end of the Summer 2009 term.
| General Chemistry with labs |
8 semester hours |
Organic Chemistry with labs
|
8 semester hours |
Cell Biology
|
4 semester hours |
Biochemistry
|
3 semester hours |
| Anatomy/Physiology |
8 semester hours |
| Microbiology with lab |
4 semester hours |
| Zoology or Biology for majors |
3 semester hours |
| Physics |
4 semester hours |
| Calculus |
4 semester hours |
| Statistics |
3 semester hours |
| English composition |
6 semester hours |
| Economics |
3 semester hours |
| Humanities Electives |
6 semester hours |
Social/behavioral science electives
|
6 semester hours |
| Other electives |
14 semester hours |
Other clarifying information:
Grades below C cannot be accepted for any math or science course
No more than 6 hours of CLEP or credit by examination will be accepted to meet the pre-pharmacy requirements; such credit must be listed on the official transcript
Advanced Placement (AP) credit may be used to satisfy prerequisite coursework provided that the AP credit is accepted by the applicant's institution and is posted on the applicant's official academic transcript
All science courses must be majors courses; non-majors courses will not fulfill the requirements
The speech requirement should be fulfilled with a public speaking course
The economics requirement must be fulfilled with either a microeconomics or macroeconomics course
Humanities electives may be chosen from one or more of these areas: art, foreign language, history, literature, music, philosophy, religion or theatre
Social/behavioral science electives may be chosen from one or more of these areas: accounting, anthropology, business, computer science, economics, geography, health, history, management, psychology, political science or sociology
No credit toward the 90 semester hour requirement will be accepted for military science or physical education courses
Calculus -- A business calculus course in NOT acceptable
All prepharmacy course requirements must be satisfied prior to matriculation
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 |
February 2 , 2009 |
PharmCAS application, letters
of reference and all official transcripts must
be received at PharmCAS by this date. |
Supplemental
application
|
February 2 , 2009 |
Visit our website at
www.harding.edu/pharmacy |
| Supplemental
application fee |
February 2 , 2009 |
$50.00 |
| PCAT
|
Required |
Select PCAT code 104 |
| Oldest
PCAT considered |
5 years |
|
| Pharmacy-related
experience |
Not required, but recommended |
|
| Proof
of State residency |
Not required |
|
| Non-U.S.
citizens |
Eligible to apply |
US permanent residents,
foreign and Canadian citizens are considered. |
| Foreign
transcripts |
Send foreign transcripts
to evaluation service for course-by-course report. Send this
report to PharmCAS by February 2 , 2009 |
A course-by-course foreign transcript evaluation report from World Education Services, Inc. should be submitted directly to PharmCAS. |
Letter(s)
of Reference (recommendations/
evaluations) |
Three (3) letters of
reference are required and should be completed on the Letters of Reference
form included in your PharmCAS application.
All references are due at PharmCAS by February 2 , 2009 |
See the Letters
of Reference page on this website for a list of possible
evaluators.
This institution REQUIRES evaluations from the following:
Science Professor
Pharmacist
This institution DOES NOT accept
evaluations from the following:
Teaching Assistant
Friends
Family Members
Co-Workers
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| Interview
|
Required of invited applicants
only |
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Dates
during which interviews are generally held |
September 2008 - April 2009 |
Applicants should plan for an interview day that begins around 9:00 A.M. and concludes at approximately 2:00 P.M. Each applicant will be interviewed by two faculty members and will have an opportunity to meet members of the Executive Committee and have their questions answered. |
| ACCEPTED
CANDIDATES |
REQUIREMENTS
AND DEADLINES |
OTHER
INFORMATION |
| Acceptance
letters for regular applicants |
Three (3) weeks after the interview |
Within 21 days of the interview, applicants will receive a response (admit, deny, or wait list). The wait list will be ranked by April 30, 2009. |
| Acceptee's
response to acceptance offer |
Fourteen (14) days from date
of acceptance letter |
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| Deposit
to hold place in class |
Fourteen (14) days from date
of acceptance letter and May 1, 2009 |
Two payments of $250.00. The first deposit is due 2 weeks from receipt of acceptance letter. The second deposit is due May 1, 2009, for a total deposit of $500 prior to matriculation. |
| Date
of new student orientation |
August 17-21, 2009 |
Tentative |
| Date
of first day of classes and/or matriculation |
August 24, 2009 |
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| Requests
for deferred entrance |
Not considered |
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PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
General Information
The Board of Trustees of Harding University approved the creation of a College of Pharmacy at its campus in Searcy, Arkansas. This program is being designed to meet the mission of the University to provide a quality education that will lead to an understanding and philosophy of life consistent with Christian ideals.
A new health sciences center was completed in July 2008. The 35,000 square foot facility houses both the pharmacy and the physician assistant programs.
Harding University College of Pharmacy seeks to attract applicants from across the country and to become a nationally competitive pharmacy program. The four-year program consists of three years comprised of a combination of didactic instruction and early pharmacy practice experiences followed by a fourth year comprised entirely of advanced pharmacy practice experiences. There will be an emphasis on the integration of faith, learning and living, the development of Christian scholarship, with the promotion of Christian ethics, and the promotion of citizenship within a global perspective through participation in mission efforts.
Once admitted to Harding University College of Pharmacy, students will benefit from the close ties the University has already forged with public and private institutions throughout the world. As an example, students will have the opportunity to gain clinical education at a medical mission point in Namwianga, Kolomo, Zambia. Students will also benefit from interactions with those in Harding’s other health sciences programs including nursing and physician assistant students. Interprofessional education will be utilized as much as possible in the Doctor of Pharmacy curriculum. |
