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Wingate University

School of Pharmacy

Wingate University
School of Pharmacy
Office of Admissions
Campus Box 3087
316 N. Main Street
Wingate, North Carolina 28174
704-233-8331

E-mail: pharmacy@wingate.edu
Website: www.wingate.edu

PharmCAS 2009 Application and Transcript Deadline: February 2, 2009

Statistics for 2008 Entering Class Acceptees *

Number interviewed - 150
Number accepted - 92
Estimated entering class size - 72
Estimated male - 45%
Estimated female - 55%

* Data as of April, 2008

Application Criteria for 2009 Entering Class

Expected GPA of accepted students - 3.6
Minimum prerequisite GPA considered - 3.0
Minimum PCAT scores considered - 50th percentile on the composite
Total number of new entrants expected - 70

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

PREREQUISITES

We require 4 semesters (8 quarters) of college be completed prior to matriculation. Applicants must successfully complete ALL course prerequisites by the end of the Spring 2009 term.

English Composition/Literature
6 semester hours
General Chemistry with Laboratory - for science majors
8 semester hours
Organic Chemistry with Laboratory - for science majors
8 semester hours
Biology with Laboratory - for science majors *
8 semester hours
General Microbiology with Laboratory
4 semester hours
Physics
4 semester hours
Calculus
3 semester hours
Statistics
3 semester hours
Public Speaking/ Interpersonal Communication
3 semester hours
Economics
3 semester hours
Humanities/ Social Sciences **
9 semester hours
Other
3 semester hours

Comments on above:
* One course of anatomy is recommended but not required

**Psychology, Sociology, Foreign Language, and Philosophy are not required but are highly recommended and satisfy the humanities / social sciences requirement.

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

The supplemental application can be obtained at:
http://pharmacy.wingate.edu/
content/admissions/
WUSOP_Sup_App.pdf

Supplemental application fee February 2, 2009 $25.00
PCAT Required Must be taken no later than the October test date for following fall admission.
Select PharmCAS code 104
Oldest PCAT considered 2003  
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, however, all pre-pharmacy course work must be taken at an accredited US college/university.
Foreign transcripts Not accepted or reviewed Wingate University will NOT accept or review any foreign course work or foreign transcript evaluation reports
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 February 2, 2009

See the Letters of Reference page on this website for a list of possible evaluators.

This institution DOES NOT accept evaluations from the following:
Family Members
Friends

Interview Required Offered to invited applicants only
Dates during which interviews are generally held
January - April 2009

Wingate University School of Pharmacy requires an interview for those applicants who are invited.

The interview process consists of three main components: 1) individual interviews with faculty members; 2) group project completed with other interviewees 3) information session with Dean and tour of facility.
ACCEPTED CANDIDATES
REQUIREMENTS AND DEADLINES
OTHER INFORMATION
Acceptance letters for regular applicants Begins mid-January Offers of acceptance continue until March 31, or until class is full

Acceptee's response to acceptance offer

10 business days from date of acceptance letter  
Deposit to hold place in class 10 business days from date of acceptance letter $2,000.00
Date of new student orientation Early - mid August 2009  
Date of first day of classes and/or matriculation Early - mid August 2009  
Requests for deferred entrance Not considered  

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION

Wingate University was founded in 1896, and its newly established School of Pharmacy accepted its first class in 2003. Wingate's pharmacy faculty are student-centered and committed to teaching. Professors - not graduate students - teach all classes, lead case studies, and direct laboratory experiences.

Wingate University School of Pharmacy's mission is to prepare pharmacists who are ready to practice on the day of graduation. Practice experiences are begun in Year-1, with additional experiences included in EACH year of the curriculum. Practice sites for full-time rotations are located in the Carolinas, throughout the greater Charlotte metropolitan area and beyond. The fully-integrated curriculum is punctuated with small group studies held weekly, during each semester. All class notes are posted on the school's web-page prior to class, and each smart classroom allows for wireless student connectivity.

Additionally, instant (audience) response transmitters are placed at each student workstation within the classrooms to allow students to register opinions, take self-assessment tests and receive instant feedback on themselves as well as the class as a whole. The Pharmacy Practice Laboratory is designed like a community pharmacy, not a chemistry lab. Patient counseling rooms allow for recording practice sessions with simulated (actors) and real patients.

A state-of-the-science patient assessment lab complements the program - a program that prepares the student of today for the practice of tomorrow.