Health Professions, Pharmacy, Optometry, Podiatry, Osteopathy, Chiropractic

PROGRAM:  Pharmacy

Admission Requirements

Although admission requirements vary slightly for specific schools, most pharmacy schools require the following courses:

  • Biology 114
  • Biology 313 (Cell Biology)
  • Biology 341 (Human Anatomy and Physiology)
  • Chemistry 111 (General)
  • Chemistry 112
  • Chemistry 231 (Organic)
  • Chemistry 232 and 235
  • Physics 211 or 121 (General)
  • Physics 212 or 122
  • Two college-level Mathematics courses (Calculus is required by about 20% of schools.)

Additional course requirements in English, the Humanities and the Social Sciences are usually satisfied by completing Guilford College's Foundations, Exploration and Capstone requirements. As long as students complete the above requirements, they may pursue the undergraduate major of their choice.

Recommendations

Prepharmacy students should take Chemistry 111 and Chemistry 112 in their first year.

First-hand experience within the field of pharmacy is highly desirable. This may be accomplished through an internship, summer employment and/or volunteer work.

The PCAT Exam

Students wishing to apply to pharmacy school must take the Pharmacy College Admissions Test (PCAT). It is strongly recommended that they take this exam in June or October of their senior year. Information about the PCAT and study review materials are available from Anne Glenn, FFSC 311 and the PCAT website: www.pcatweb.info

Application Process

Prepharmacy students should complete and submit their pharmacy school applications during the summer between their Junior and Senior years. Most pharmacy schools subscribe to the online PharmCAS application service. For information about PharmCAS, see Anne Glenn FFSC 311 and the PharmCAS website: http://www.pharmcas.org/.

PROGRAMS: Optometry, Podiatry, Chiropractic

Admission Requirements

Although admission requirements vary slightly for specific schools, most Podiatry, Chiropractic and Optometry schools have similar admissions requirements as do medical schools; refer to the recommendations for the medicine program.

Recommendations

Refer to the recommendations for the medicine program.

Tests

Most optometry programs require the Optometry Admissions Test (OAT), see the Association of Schools and Colleges of Optometery (ASCO) website http://www.opted.org/info_oat.cfm for more information.

Most podiatry programs require the MCAT or GRE (see the medicine and physician assistant programs for more information .

 

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