Arnold & Marie Schwartz College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences of Long Island University

Pharmacy
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Contacts

Website: http://www2.brooklyn.liu.edu/pharmacy/index.html
Phone: (718) 488-1004
Admissions e-mail: admissions@brooklyn.liu.edu

Program Information

• Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD)
• 6 years in length:
  • 4 years of undergraduate study (preprofessional)
  • 2 years of graduate study
    • Students may enter the professional phase of the program in the Fall semester only.
    • Students completing the Doctor of Pharmacy program do not earn a baccalaureate degree after completing the program or prior to beginning the graduate-level phase of the program.

Click here for admission guide and 2012-2013 bulletin.

Admission Requirements

Course and Degree Requirements

• Required Preprofessional courses:
  • General Chemistry (with lab): 1 year
  • General Biology (with lab): 1 year
  • English Composition: 1 semester
  • Precalculus: 1 semester
  • Calculus: 1 semester
  • Speech: 1 semester
  • Organic Chemistry (with lab): 1 year
  • Physics for Pharmacy: 1 semester
  • English Literature: 1 year
  • History or Philosophy elective: 1 semester
  • Introduction to Psychology: 1 semester
  • Human Anatomy: 1 semester
  • Micro-or-Macro-Economics: 1 semester
• For more information, click here and here

GPA

• Minimum GPA: 3.0 (4.0 scale) for cumulative, science, and mathematics.
  • Note: Applicants are expected to have completed prerequisite course to the best of their abilities.

Supporting Documents

• All applicants should submit the following:
  • A mandatory electronic application must be submitted via The Pharmacy College Application Service.
  • Long Island University Brooklyn Campus Supplemental Application which is available here.
  • Transcripts and Credential Evaluations
  • Pharmacy College Admission Test (PCAT) and other exams
    • Note: Other exams include 1) Advanced Placement (AP), 2) International Baccalaureate (IB) , and 3) College Level Examination Program (CLEP).
  • English Proficiency
  • Prerequisite Coursework
  • Personal Statement
  • Letters of Recommendation (2)
  • PharmCAS ‘Academic Update’ Window
  • Personal Interview
  • Criminal background check
• For more details regarding each aspect of the complete application, refer to the admissions page [1].

Interview

• Personal interviews will be required for selected candidates only.
• An invitation for interview does not guarantee admission to the professional program.
• Interviews are scheduled to take place throughout the months of February and March.

Timeline

• January 7, 2013 - Application due
• Feb/Mar, 2013 - Interview invitation
• March/April, 2013 - admission decision released

Tuition 2012-2013

• 1,263.00 per credit per semester
  • To see other fee schedules go to Page 79 of this bulletin.

For more information, click here for financial aid and here for scholarships.