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Submission Number: 4206
Submission ID: 154
Submission UUID: 4c58081f-a271-4a28-a51d-ba77dd781827
Submission URI: /publishedsurvey
Submission Update: /publishedsurvey?token=yUn2P2ruXOnMU8GiPSHkr2m1lQOKT--xeeISyR3Sggw
Created: Sun, 08/25/2019 - 13:39
Completed: Tue, 06/07/2022 - 13:31
Changed: Mon, 10/10/2022 - 17:53
Remote IP address: 213.230.212.252
Submitted by: Anonymous
Language: English
Is draft: No
Current page: Complete
Webform: Pharm.D. School Directory
Submitted to: Published Survey
Contact Information
1600 E Hill Street
Building 3
Signal Hill
California
90755
United States
California
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Name: Alamdar Hussain, PhD
Title: Dean for Student Affairs and Admissions
Office: School of Pharmacy
Phone (Work): 562-988-2278
Extension: 2068
Email: ahussain@auhs.edu
Yes
Program Application Deadline
June 1, 2023
Applicants need to be verified by PharmCAS no later than June 15
None
Yes
Program Information
Full Accreditation
N/A
No
Private
No
Quarter (4 terms per academic year)
* 2 - 3
Preferred
No
Yes
Last Entering Class
27
Yes
Dual and Concurrent Degrees
No
No
Yes
Program Description
AUHS School of Pharmacy offers a three (3) calendar-year accelerated Doctor of Pharmacy program. The curriculum fulfills recommendations provided by accreditation standards and professional guidelines including the ACPE Standards 2016, JCPP Pharmacists’ Patient Care Process, CAPE Educational Outcomes 2013, IPEC Core Competencies 2016 Update, and licensure examination content outlines. Graduates of the program are eligible to take the North American Pharmacist Licensure Examination® (NAPLEX) to become a registered pharmacist (RPh). The P1 didactic curriculum consists of foundational biomedical and pharmaceutical science courses and fundamental courses in social and administrative science A substantive portion of the P2 didactic curriculum consists of the Integrated Pharmacotherapy course series. In P3, students complete 36 weeks of Advanced Pharmacy Practice Experiences (APPEs); six clerkships with each clerkship being six weeks. visit our website: https://www.auhs.edu/academics/pharmacy/doctor-of-pharmacy/ Please review the Admissions Consultation Packet: https://www.auhs.edu/academics/pharmacy/sop-admissions/
Yes
GPA and Credit Hour Criteria
2.5
2.0
57
33
81
Yes
Course Prerequisites
Course Subject | Course Title | Semester Hours (Min) | Quarter Hours (Min) |
---|---|---|---|
Chemistry | General Inorganic Chemistry with Laboratory | 8 | 12 |
Chemistry | Organic Chemistry with Laboratory | 8 | 12 |
Biology/Biological Science | General Biology with Laboratory | 8 | 12 |
Microbiology | Microbiology with Laboratory | 3 | 4 |
Anatomy | Human Anatomy with Laboratory | 3 | 4 |
Physiology | Human Physiology with Laboratory | 3 | 4 |
Statistics | Statistics course can be taken in any department (math, psychology, sociology, etc) | 3 | 4 |
Math | Calculus | 3 | 4 |
Economics | Principles of Economics (Macro OR Micro) | 3 | 4 |
Psychology | Psychology or Sociology | 3 | 4 |
Communication / Speech (Verbal) | Public Speaking | 3 | 4 |
English Composition / Writing | English Composition | 3 | 4 |
Other | Other humanities and social/behavioral sciences such as (philosophy/history/anthropology/ethics/English literature/religion/political science) | 6 | 8 |
Pre-requisite courses need to be completed prior to the start of the PharmD program. In-Progress courses will be evaluated on a case-by-case basis.
- Science Course Prerequisites with Labs: Yes
- 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
On a case by case basis substitute courses may be accepted in place of the pre-requisite required
Yes
Supplemental Materials
Yes
No
Information for university purposes only
Yes
PCAT and Other Tests
Optional
PCAT is not required but highly recommended. PCAT scores should be directly submitted to PharmCAS and the test should have been taken within the last two years to be considered.
N/A
No
Yes
Observation Hours
No
Yes
Evaluations (Letters of Reference)
Yes
Three (3)
- Clergy: ACCEPTED
- Co-Worker: NOT ACCEPTED
- Employer: ACCEPTED
- Faculty Advisor: ACCEPTED
- Family Member: NOT ACCEPTED
- Friend: NOT ACCEPTED
- Health Care Professional: REQUIRED
- Pharmacist: ACCEPTED
- Politician: NOT ACCEPTED
- Pre-Health Advisor: NOT ACCEPTED
- Professor (Any Subject Area): REQUIRED
- Professor (Liberal Arts): ACCEPTED
- Professor (Math): ACCEPTED
- Professor (Science): REQUIRED
- Supervisor: ACCEPTED
- Teaching Assistant: NOT ACCEPTED
Conditionally accepted
Letter is evaluated on a case by case basis
Varies
Not Accepted
One letter of reference must be from a college/university instructor who taught you a course and one from a health care provider. The third can be from a college instructor, health care provider, or employer. References from friends and family are not accepted.
Yes
Residency
No
No
Yes
International Applicants
Yes
US Citizens, US Permanent Residents, Canadian Citizens, Foreign (non-US) Citizens with a Visa
Send a foreign transcript evaluation report (FTER) to PharmCAS AND Send an original foreign transcript directly to the school
Foreign transcripts should be evaluated by World Educations Services (WES): www.wes.org
Yes
International applicants whose native language is not English will be required to have a Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) composite Score of 80 (iBT) or 213 (CBT) unless they earned a baccalaureate degree from an accredited college/university in the United States or other countries in which the native language is English. TOEFL scores should be directly submitted to PharmCAS and should not be older than two years.
Yes
Interviews
Individual applicants with two or more interviewers
Yes
Interviews can be scheduled on any of the weekdays. The interview consists of an interview with 2 faculty members as well as a writing assessment.
Yes
Accepted Applicants
Yes
No
$500 seat fee deposit is required and is applied to P1 tuition. The seat fee is not refundable if the applicant decides not to attend the program. The $500 seat fee deposit is credited towards the first year tuition.
2022-06-27
Mandatory attendance at orientation week prior to start of P1 year
No
Yes
Background Checks and Drug Screenings
Yes
No
Yes