Office of Professional and Student Affairs Jessica Kerr, PharmD Associate Dean for Professional and Student Affairs Ashley Jeffers Program Coordinator of Student Services Denyse Anderson Office Manager
Today’s Presentation • Admission criteria for the School of Pharmacy • Pre-pharmacy required courses • Goals for earning admission to the Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD) program • Parallel plan • Tips for success • Questions/Discussion
Pathways to Admission
Personal Statement Experience
PharmCAS Application
Writing Assessment
GPA Calculations
Admission Criteria
Interview
Cumulative Pre-Pharmacy Pre-Pharm Math/Science
Pharmacy College Admission Test-PCAT
Evaluations
Pre-Pharmacy Curriculum General Chemistry + labs: 10 hours
English Composition: 6 hours
Organic Chemistry + lab: 8 hours
Speech Communication: 3 hours
General Biology + labs: 8 hours
Philosophy/RA 101: 3 hours
Microbiology: 4 hours
Behavioral/Social Sciences: 3 hours
Physics I: 5 hours
Economics: 3 hours
Statistics: 4 hours
Equivalencies at other schools
Human Anatomy & Physiology: 8 hours
available at: siue.edu/pharmacy/admission/
Calculus: 5 hours
curricular-equivalencies.shtml
Goal Setting Set your goals based upon facts and statistics Consider: • What is the average GPA for applicants who are admitted? • What is your GPA? • What is the average PCAT score for applicants who are admitted? • What is your PCAT test score?
Set Your Goals Now 2015 TRAD
2016 TRAD
2017 TRAD
2018 TRAD
2019 BOTH
2020 BOTH
2021 BOTH
2022 BOTH
2023 BOTH
80
81
81
81
81
82
84
82
74
Cumulative GPA
3.65
3.54
3.52
3.52
3.53
3.54
3.66
3.62
3.53
Pre-Pharm GPA
3.68
3.60
3.56
3.55
3.53
3.56
3.68
3.62
3.53
Sci/Math GPA
3.61
3.53
3.48
3.44
3.43
3.45
3.60
3.54
3.42
62
64
63
58
64
62
60
62
52.9
Admission Class Total Students
Academic Averages
PCAT
Set Goals to Meet Deadlines • Begin the application process one year before you want to enter the School of Pharmacy • Mid-July: PharmCAS application is available • January: Latest PCAT test date that will meet application deadline • Spring (March-May): Application deadline • September-May: Interviews and writing assessments • September-May: Applicants notified of status
Keep an Open Mind: Develop a Parallel Plan Learn all you can about pharmacy…and other careers and majors • Healthcare-related experience • Volunteer and community service • Work with the Career Development Center
Keep an Open Mind: Develop a Parallel Plan • Research pharmacy • Shadow/Observe - Pharmacist - Other healthcare professionals • Talk with your academic advisor
Tips for Success • Work hard to earn the best grades possible • At least 15 hours each semester • Take as many science courses as your schedule allows before taking the PCAT • Pre-pharmacy curriculum can be completed in two years • However, AACP report trends of at least three years of coursework • The SIUE School of Pharmacy expectations regarding student behavior and performance • • • •
Professionalism Involvement Attention to detail Willingness to embrace academic rigor
Tips for Success • Get involved • Student organizations • Join the Pre-Pharmacy Association • Email ajeffer@siue.edu from your SIUE email • Community service • Leadership roles
Contact Us SIUE School of Pharmacy Office of Professional and Student Affairs We are always willing to talk to students! 618-650-5150 pharmacy@siue.edu 200 University Park Drive, Suite 220
@SIUEPharmacy