- Important Dates
- Admission Requirements
- Interviews
- Early Acceptance Program
- Screening & Background Check
Beginning each fall, members of the next class are selected using a modified rolling admissions procedure.
Important Dates
Fall 2024 Start
- PharmCAS Application Deadline – June 1, 2024
- Campbell Early Acceptance Deadline – November 1, 2023
- Priority Deadline for Fall 2024 – November 15, 2023
Campbell Pharmacy Admission Requirements
- Applicants must complete a minimum of 64 prerequisite credit hours prior to enrollment into the PharmD program
- All requirements must be completed at a regionally accredited U.S. institution with a letter grade of C or higher.
- Applicants with a minimum PharmCAS grade point average of 2.5 or higher on a 4.0 scale in all coursework attempted will be considered for admission.
Prerequisites for Applicants With a Bachelor’s Degree
- Applicants with a bachelor’s degree from a regionally accredited U.S. institution are required to complete the math and science prerequisites.
- Bachelor’s degree must be conferred prior to entrance into the program.
- Math and Science Requirements (Please note that survey courses will not be accepted as required prerequisites)
- Calculus – 3 credit hours (example: Calculus I, Analytical Geometry & Calculus)
- Physics with lab – 4 credit hours (physics for health professions majors – does not need to be calculus based)
- General chemistry with lab – 8 credit hours
- Organic chemistry with lab – 7 – 8 credit hours
- General Biology with lab – 4 credit hours
- Human Anatomy & Physiology with lab – 4 credit hours (one course covering the whole body or a two-course progression – survey courses will not be accepted)
- Microbiology with lab – 4 credit hours
- Statistics – 3 credit hours
Prerequisites for Applicants Without a Bachelor’s Degree
- Applicants who have not earned a bachelor’s degree are required to complete the non-science prerequisites in addition to the math and science prerequisites.
- Electives coursework may include basic science, math or liberal arts courses; however, advanced science coursework (chemistry, biological sciences, pharmaceutical sciences and clinical sciences) is beneficial in preparation for the program.
- Math and Science Requirements (Please note that survey courses will not be accepted as required prerequisites)
- Calculus – 3 credit hours (example: Calculus I, Analytical Geometry & Calculus)
- Physics with lab – 4 credit hours (physics for health professions majors – does not need to be calculus based)
- General chemistry with lab – 8 credit hours
- Organic chemistry with lab – 8 credit hours
- General Biology with lab – 4 credit hours
- Human Anatomy & Physiology with lab – 4 credit hours (one course covering the whole body or a two-course progression – survey courses will not be accepted)
- Microbiology with lab – 4 credit hours
- Statistics – 3 credit hours
- Non-Science Requirements (Only required for applicants who have not earned a bachelor’s degree.)
- English Composition – 6 credit hours (courses must be writing intensive; basic literature courses will not be accepted)
- Humanities/Fine Arts or Social/Behavior Science – 12 credit hours (Literature, Philosophy, Music, Art, Drama, Foreign Language, Religion, History, Political Science, Psychology or Sociology)
- Electives –8 credit hours (recommended: pharmaceutical sciences, clinical research, advanced biology or chemistry courses; several business electives may also meet the requirements of the dual PharmD/MBA program)
International Applicants
- International applicants are eligible for admission if they have completed all prerequisite courses at an accredited U.S. institution. Also, Canadian coursework is accepted; all other international coursework will not be accepted. All transcripts, PCAT scores, and letters of recommendation must be sent to PharmCAS.
- All documents required by the International Admissions Office must be received when requested in order to be eligible to receive U.S. student visas.
- If English is not the applicant’s native language, applicants must submit official scores for the TOEFL (>100 internet-based) or IELTS (>7.0, with no individual band score below 6). Applicants who have completed their undergraduate degree in English are not required to submit English proficiency test scores.
PharmCAS
- Submit Pharmacy College Application Service (PharmCAS) application online at www.pharmcas.org
- Official transcripts for all college coursework attempted (including planned or in-progress coursework) and Pharmacy College Admission Test (PCAT) (optional) scores must be submitted to PharmCAS for verification purposes
- Two letters of recommendations are required to be submitted in PharmCAS (we will review up to four).
- One letter from a science professor is strongly preferred
- One letter from a pharmacist is strongly preferred
PharmCAS Academic Update
For applicants currently enrolled in classes, it is imperative to update newly completed coursework in PharmCAS during the Fall and Spring Academic Updates.
- Submit official transcripts to PharmCAS after fall grades are available to update their application
- Submit official transcripts with spring grades directly to the CPHS Office of Admissions
Interviews
Completed application packages are evaluated using a holistic review process to determine the applicant’s potential as a student pharmacist. Qualified applicants will be considered for an interview. Interviews are currently offered in-person and virtually.
Components of the interview include:
- Welcome and introductory session
- Group activity
- Lunch with student ambassadors, faculty, and staff beginning with informal question and answer session with the Admissions Committee
Screening & Background Check
Applicants gaining acceptance to the Campbell Doctor of Pharmacy program are required to submit to a urine drug screen and a criminal background check through the PharmCAS system. Results of these screens which violate policies and procedures of CPHS, Campbell University, or one the affiliated institutions may have a negative impact on the candidate’s ability to matriculate into the program.