We do not participate with PharmCAS, please apply directly to Wilkes University School of Pharmacy. Information can be found at https://www.wilkes.edu/academics/colleges/nesbitt-school-of-pharmacy/pharmd-program/index.aspx.
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Submission Number: 4177
Submission ID: 125
Submission UUID: 771288cf-c43f-4fad-95cf-414bb7a6a213
Submission URI: /publishedsurvey
Submission Update: /publishedsurvey?token=R1E8hujpa6ul5hwCKFyqQu0Mt6JVO7IzyGuhegA8R3I
Created: Sun, 09/01/2019 - 15:25
Completed: Thu, 06/23/2022 - 13:16
Changed: Wed, 05/10/2023 - 17:48
Remote IP address: 94.56.41.150
Submitted by: Anonymous
Language: English
Is draft: No
Webform: Pharm.D. School Directory
Submitted to: Published Survey
Contact Information
We do not participate with PharmCAS, please apply directly to Wilkes University School of Pharmacy. Information can be found at https://www.wilkes.edu/academics/colleges/nesbitt-school-of-pharmacy/pharmd-program/index.aspx.
84 West South Street
Wilkes-Barre
Pennsylvania
18766
United States
Pennsylvania
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Name: Justin Collins
Title: Director of Admissions & Student Affairs
Office: School of Pharmacy
Phone (Work): 570-408-4122
Email: justin.collins@wilkes.edu
Yes
Program Application Deadline
We are not a participating PharmCAS institution
Zero
January 15, 2023
We are not a participating PharmCAS institution
Yes
Program Information
Full Accreditation
n/a
No
Private
No
Semester (2 terms per academic year)
* 4
Not Required
Yes
Early assurance
Yes
Last Entering Class
66
Yes
Dual and Concurrent Degrees
Yes
PharmD/MBA (Business Administration)
Yes
We offer a Spanish Concentration and Public Health Concentration. Students can earn second degree in any major or minor offered at Wilkes University.
Yes
Program Description
The Wilkes University School of Pharmacy provides a dynamic, challenging and comprehensive curriculum, focused on the future, that will serve as the foundation for life long learning and practice. Our graduates will be able to provide quality patient care in a wide range of health systems, in metropolitan and rural areas, and will be potential leaders in the profession.
https://www.wilkes.edu/pharm
https://www.wilkes.edu/pharm
Yes
GPA and Credit Hour Criteria
2.5
2.5
We do not accept grade replacements for grades 2.0 or higher.
62
37
If a student has not earned a BS or BA all general education requirements must be completed.
Yes
Course Prerequisites
Course Subject | Course Title | Semester Hours (Min) | Quarter Hours (Min) |
---|---|---|---|
Biology/Biological Science | General Biology with lab | 8 | |
Math | Calculus | 4 | |
Communication / Speech (Verbal) | Oral Communications | 3 | |
Economics | Microeconomics | 3 | |
Chemistry | Organic Chemistry with lab | 8 | |
Physics | General Physics | 4 | |
Statistics | Statistics | 3 | |
Chemistry | General Chemistry with lab | 8 |
All prerequisites must be completed by the spring of the year prior to admission.
- Science Course Prerequisites with Labs: Varies
- Science Course Prerequisites without Labs : Yes
- Non-Science Course Prerequisites: Yes
- Science Course Prerequisites with Labs: Yes
- Science Course Prerequisites without Labs : Yes
- Non-Science Course Prerequisites: Yes
The pass must be equivalent to a 2.0 or higher.
Candidates that have summer courses to complete may apply for summer admission or for the waitlist if seats are available.
Yes
Supplemental Materials
We are not a participating PharmCAS institution
We are not a participating PharmCAS institution
N/A
Yes
PCAT and Other Tests
Not Required or Considered
No
Yes
Observation Hours
No
Yes
Evaluations (Letters of Reference)
Yes
Three (3)
- Co-Worker: RECOMMENDED BUT NOT REQUIRED
- Employer: RECOMMENDED BUT NOT REQUIRED
- Faculty Advisor: RECOMMENDED BUT NOT REQUIRED
- Health Care Professional: RECOMMENDED BUT NOT REQUIRED
- Pharmacist: RECOMMENDED BUT NOT REQUIRED
- Pre-Health Advisor: RECOMMENDED BUT NOT REQUIRED
- Professor (Any Subject Area): RECOMMENDED BUT NOT REQUIRED
- Professor (Liberal Arts): RECOMMENDED BUT NOT REQUIRED
- Professor (Math): RECOMMENDED BUT NOT REQUIRED
- Professor (Science): RECOMMENDED BUT NOT REQUIRED
- Supervisor: RECOMMENDED BUT NOT REQUIRED
Recommended but not required
No
Accepted
Varies
The application provides guided questions for the reference to address.
Yes
Residency
No
No
Yes
International Applicants
Yes
US Citizens, US Permanent Residents, Canadian Citizens, Foreign (non-US) Citizens with a Visa, Foreign (non-US) Citizens, Other Non-Citizens (e.g. DACA Students)
Do not send any foreign transcript documentation. School only considers U.S. credentials. If you have completed your course prerequisites at a foreign institution, you may be ineligible for admission to these particular pharmacy programs.
No
Yes
Interviews
Individual applicants with two or more interviewers
Yes, but only on a case-by-case basis
Required on-site interview.
Yes
Accepted Applicants
Yes
No
$300.00 nonrefundable.
2023-08-28
https://www.wilkes.edu/academics/colleges/nesbitt-school-of-pharmacy/pharmd-program/index.aspx
No
Yes
Background Checks and Drug Screenings
We are not a participating PharmCAS institution
We are not a participating PharmCAS institution
Yes