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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

Interview Required of invited applicants only  
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

 
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  
Requests for deferred entrance Not considered  

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.