Pre-Pharmacy Program
Students who are admitted into the Pre-Pharmacy program show evidence of good character and intellectual promise and meet the following unit and grade requirements:

Seventeen acceptable units of high school credits, including four (4) units in English; three (3) units in mathematics; two (2) units in natural science; two (2) units in social science; and six (6) units selected from a combination of foreign languages, computer science (or keyboarding), speech, journalism, and fine arts.

Ranked in the upper fifty percent (50%) of their high school graduating classes or attained a score at or above the 50th percentile on the ACT assessment for inbound college students.

Students admitted to the Pre-Pharmacy Program must contact the office of Student Services for advisement. These students are primarily eligible to take core curriculum courses leading toward the entry-level Doctor of Pharmacy until they are eligible to apply for the Professional Pharmacy Program. Admission to the Pre-Pharmacy Program does not guarantee admission into the Professional Pharmacy Program.

Professional Pharmacy Curriculum or Program

1. Pre-professional (pre-pharmacy) students desiring to enroll in this program must make application for admission to the College Admissions and Academic Standards Committee by the end of the first semester of the second year (sophomore level). The following should be noted:
   1. Prior to acceptance into the third year and professional courses, all students must have completed all of the requirements for the first two years (pre-pharmacy curriculum) and met TASP requirements at the University.
   2. No grade below C (2.OO) willbe accepted in the required courses. Students having grades below C in these courses will be allowed to repeat them, after which time they may apply again for admission to the third year of the program.
   3. Students must complete the standard application form, which is supplied by the Office of Admissions in the College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences.
   4. The Pharmacy College Admissions Test (PCAT) is required for all students seeking admission. Applicants are encouraged to participate in either the October or January test date for the PCAT.
2. Professional-year students must maintain an average of C (2.OO) or better and earn grades of C or better in required courses in any given year. If these standards are not maintained, the following rules will be enforced:
   1. Students must repeat the course(s) during the summer at the University or any approved accredited university before they can enter the next professional year of study.
   2. Students failing a required course will be allowed to repeat it twice. Students failing to receive a satisfactory grade after this period will be suspended from the College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences.
   3. Students will not be permitted to enroll in the same course more than three times.
3. Applicants may be admitted to the College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences by transfer from an accredited standard college or from an approved community or junior college under the following conditions:
   1. If the applicant is not under penalty for low scholarship or unsatisfactory conduct in any collegiate institution previously attended.
   2. If the academic average in all college work previously attempted is not below the grade of "C+ "with a GPA of 2.5 or more on a scale of 4.OO.
   3. If the Pharmacy College Admission Test (PCAT) has been taken.
   4. If the applicant receives favorable recommendation from the College Admissions and Academic Standards Committee