Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences

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Contacts

Website: http://www.acphs.edu/Default.aspx
Phone: (518) 694-7221
Email: admissions@acphs.edu

Program Information

• Doctor of Pharmacy (Pharm.D.)
• 2 year Pre-pharmacy program
• 4 year Professional program

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Admission Requirements

Course and Degree Requirements

• Degree: Doctor of Pharmacy
• Required Courses
  • General Chemistry, with labs (8 credits)
  • General Biology, with labs (8 credits)
  • Biology, 200 level or higher (3 credits)
  • Organic Chemistry, with labs (8 credits)
  • Statistics (3 credits)
  • Calculus I (4 credits)
  • Microbiology, with labs (4 credits)
  • Physics, with labs (8 credits)
  • General Psychology (3 credits)
  • Humanities (9 credits)
    • Examples: English literature, composition, US history, etc.
  • Public Speaking (3 credits)
  • Liberal Arts electives (9 credits)
    • Examples: art, music, sociology, history, psychology, anthropology, economics, foreign language, political science etc.

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GPA

• Expected cumulative GPA of 3.0
• Minimum GPA: 2.5
  • To be considered for review
• Window GPA: 2.5-2.95
  • Students would be reviewd during their second year if they can enter the first year of the professional program

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PCAT

• Minimum PCAT above 20th percentile
• Passing score in the PCAT Writing Assessments (3.0 on Writing Section)

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Supporting Documents

• To apply for the first professional year of the PharmD program, submit applications through the Pharmacy College Application Service PharmCAS
• Application includes:
  • Biographical data
  • Post-secondary insitutions attended
  • Acadmemic course history + official transcripts
  • Work experience
  • Extracurricular activities
  • Personal Statement
  • PCAT scores
  • Three letters of recommendation

• English Proficiency Tests - required if first language is not English and for applicants who have studied for fewer than 10 years where English is the primary language of instruction

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Timeline

• September 1: Deadline to apply for early decision deadline
• March 1: Deadline for regular applications

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Tuition 2012-2013

• Albany campus: $29,300 for P1 and P2 and $26,900 for P3 and P4
• Vermont campus: $29,300 for all 4 years

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