Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences
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Contacts
Website: http://acphs.edu
Admissions Phone: 518-694-7221
Admissions e-mail: admissions@acphs.edu
Location: Albany, New York
Program Information
Curriculum
- Doctor of Pharmacy
- Pre-pharmacy: 2 years in length
- Professional pharmacy: 4 years in length
- Joint programs are available. Descriptions can be found here
- International students are eligible to apply
For more information on the program, click here
Admissions Requirements
Course and Degree Requirements
- Degree: high school graduate, attending college, or some college experience
- Professional Pharmacy Required Courses
- General Biology (8 credits)
- General Chemistry (8 credits)
- Calculus (4 credits)
- Psychology (3 credits)
- Organic Chemistry (8 credits)
- Physics (8 credits)
- Microbiology (3 credits)
- Statistics (3 credits)
- 200 level or higher Biology (3 credits)
- Professional Pharmacy Recommended Courses
- Humanities (9 credits)
- Public Speaking (3 credits)
- Liberal Arts (9 credits)
For more information, click here
GPA
- Expected GPA: 3.0
- Minimum CPA: 2.5
For more information, click here
PCAT
- Minimum score: above the 20th percentile
- Passing score ont eh PCAT Writing Assessments (3.0 in Writing Section)
For more information, click here
Supporting Documents
Pre-Pharmacy:
- Application
- Supplemental application
- Official high school transcript
- 2 letters of recommendation (1 from guidance counselor, 1 from mathematics or science teacher)
- SAT or ACT scores
- Personal statement
- For more information, click here
Professional Pharmacy:
- Pharmacy College Application Service (PharmCAS) application
- Personal statement
- PCAT scores
- 3 letters of recommendation
- Official transcripts from all accredited US and Canadian institutions attended
- For more information, click here
Timeline 2013-2014
Pre-Pharmacy:
- October 1, 2013: Registration with College Scholarship Service (CSS) for Profile Application (Early Decision applicants only)
- November 1, 2013: Early Decision application deadline
- November 15, 2013: CSS Application deadline (Early Decision applicants only)
- February 1, 2014: Regular Admission priority deadline
- February 1, 2014: Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) deadline (all applicants)
- February 1, 2014: Deposit and Enrollment confirmation deadline (Early Decision applicants only)
- May 1, 2014: Deposit and Enrollment confirmation due
- For more information, click here
Professional Pharmacy:
- June 1, 2013: PharmCAS Application opens
- September 3, 2013: PharmCAS Early Decision application deadline
- October 1, 2013: Registration with CSS for Profile Application
- October 18, 2013: Early Decision notification deadline
- February 1, 2014: FAFSA deadline
- March 3, 2014: PharmCAS Application deadline
- For more information, click here
Tuition 2017-2018
- Pre-Pharmacy students
- First year tuition: $32,840
- Professional Pharmacy students
- First year tuition: $38,060
For more information, click here
For information on financial aid, click here