M.B.A. for Doctor of Pharmacy Students 35
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ith approval from the Phillips School of Business and the Fred Wilson School of Pharmacy, Pharm.D. students may take graduate business courses leading to the M.B.A. degree. To participate in both courses of study, students must meet the following admission and curriculum requirements.
Admission into the Program Admission Term Normally, Pharm.D. students interested in the High Point University M.B.A. will apply to the M.B.A. program in the first semester of their professional Pharm.D. curriculum and start M.B.A. courses in the second semester of their professional Pharm.D. curriculum.
Admission Requirements Applicants must have a bachelor’s degree or the equivalent. An admission decision takes into consideration the applicant’s undergraduate/graduate GPA, completed course work, professional work experience, personal and professional goals for the degree, the information provided by references, and scores on the GMAT, GRE, or PCAT. Test scores may be waived under any one of the following conditions: 1. the applicant’s undergraduate GPA was/is 3.25 or higher at the time of application; 2. the applicant has four or more years of professional experience; or 3. the applicant can provide three satisfactory letters of recommendation from appropriate High Point University faculty, staff, or administrators. Admission decisions also take into consideration TOEFL scores and an interview, if required. All students required to submit a TOEFL score will be interviewed to confirm English language proficiency. Required materials include: 1. the Doctor of Pharmacy application: This application will be forwarded to the M.B.A. Director when both the Doctor of Pharmacy and M.B.A. applications have been completed. The Doctor of Pharmacy application materials will include official transcripts from all colleges attended and three letters of reference; 2. no additional application fee is required for the M.B.A. Program; 3. resume; 4. essay about interest in the program and goals for the degree;
5. scores from the Graduate Management Admissions Test (G.M.A.T.), Graduate Record Exam (G.R.E.), or Pharmacy College Admission Test (P.C.A.T.) will be accepted. Tests must have been taken within five years of application to the program; 6. a laptop computer is necessary to fulfill a number of course assignments and is, therefore, required of all students enrolled in the M.B.A. program. Exceptions to any admission requirement may be considered under special circumstances.
Admission Enrollment Classification Admission enrollment classification refers to the total number of students that can matriculate into a program in any given academic term. The admission enrollment classification for the M.B.A. program is unrestricted. This means that the program can enroll as many students as can be accommodated by available resources. The admission enrollment classification for the Doctor of Pharmacy program is restricted. This means that the program is limited in the number of students it can enroll in any given year. A program’s admission enrollment classification has implications for the timing and extent of tuition refunds. For additional information please see the Refunds section of this Bulletin.
