Can I meet with an advisor?
How can I review my transcripts for fulfillment of the prerequisite courses?
How do I apply to Wayne State University? 
How do I apply to a program in the College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences?

What are the application deadlines for programs in the College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences?
I need to work full time, can I still be admitted into my program?
I need a verification of enrollment or a form filled out by a college representative. What is my next step?
I need to schedule my classes. Where can I get information regarding classes and when they are offered?
Can I see my grades for a particular class?
I have a restriction preventing me from registering for one of my courses. What do I need to do?
Where can I park?
The doors on the south (Mack) side of the building are locked. How do I get into the building?
What is the minimum TOEFL score for the pharmacy and health science programs?
How do I apply to the Doctorate of Pharmacy (PharmD) Program? 
What are other criteria for admission to the PharmD program

Is there additional information regarding admission into the PharmD program? 

How long are the programs, and what is the average admitted class size per year?
What if I cannot finish all of the prerequisites before I plan to start in one of the Pharmacy or Health Science programs?
How can I find out if my credits from another institution will fulfill program prerequisite requirements?

Can I meet with an advisor?
We ask that you attend one of our monthly information meetings first. Our information meetings are held the first Tuesday of every month at 6 p.m. There are usually members of the faculty at the information sessions.  Click here for more information.

How can I review my transcripts regarding fulfillment of the prerequisite courses?
  You can find information about transfer equivalency on our website. In addition you can click here for the information and forms required to do a transcript evaluation of your completed coursework.

How do I apply to WSU?
You may apply online or go to the  Welcome Center to complete your application.

How do I apply to a program in the College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences?
Please refer to our admission process page for directions for each program.

What are the application deadlines for programs in the College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences?

Anatomic Pathologists' Assistant         April 15

Clinical Laboratory Science/Cyto          March 1

Forensic Investigation                             June 1

Mortuary Science                                      March 15

Nurse Anesthesia                                    July 1

Occupational Therapy                             February 28

Pharmacy                                                  December 1

Physical Therapy                                     January 15

Physician Assistant Studies                 September 1

Radiation Therapy Technology             April 1

Radiologic Technology                          January 30

I need to work full time, can I still be admitted into my program?
The majority of programs in the College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences are full-time only. The programs are academically demanding, and our recommendation is that students should not work. There are several programs that are part-ime and are flexible to the individual student. Please refer to the information sheet for your program of interest.

I need a verification of enrollment or a form filled out by a college representative. What is my next step?
Please drop off your form or fill out a request form in room 1600 in the Eugene Applebaum College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences building. You should allow 72 hours for processing of all forms.

I need to schedule my classes. Where can I get information regarding classes and when they are offered?
You can view the schedule of classes.

Can I see my grades for a particular class?
You can access all information regarding your status as a student at WSU Pipeline.

I have a restriction preventing me from registering for one of my courses. What do I need to do?
You should contact the advisor of the day in room 1600 of the EACPHS building or call (313)577-1716. Have your student id number and the course reference number of the course that you need to register for available.

Where can I park?
Parking structure 7 across John R from the building is available for current students and guests of the building. There are entrances off Woodward and John R. If you do not have a OneCard, you will have to pay the attendant to leave the parking structure. The attendants are available on the Woodward exit of the structure.

The doors on the south (Mack) side of the building are locked. How do I get into the building?
For safety reasons, the south side building doors are locked. You may enter the building through the north side of the building during normal building hours.

What is the minimum TOEFL score for the pharmacy and health science programs?
Please refer to the University Admissions guidelines. The exception to this is the Physician Assistant Studies program, which requires a 250 on the TOEFL.

How do I apply to the Doctorate of Pharmacy (PharmD) program?
Wayne State University is a participating institution with PharmCAS. To apply please visit PharmCAS.org

How long are the programs, and how many students are admitted per year?
PharmD program: 4 years of professional study     100 students
Mortuary Science: 1 calendar year                                 50 students                              
Anatomic Pathologists’ Assistant: 2-year program    10 students
Physical Therapy: 3 1/2-year program                           32 students
Occupational Therapy: 3-year program                         32 students
Clinical Laboratory Science: 2 1/2-year program        30 students
Cytotechnology: 2 1/2-year program                                 4 students

Radiation Therapy Technology: 2 year program          11 students
Radiologic Technology: 2 year program                        20 students
Physician Assistant Studies: 2-year program               48 students

What if I cannot finish all of the prerequisites before I plan to start in one of the Pharmacy or Health Science programs?
You will have to wait for the next admission cycle.

How can I find out if my credits from another institution will fulfill program prerequisite requirements?
Transfer equivalency tables can be found at transfercredit.wayne.edu.

What are other criteria for admission to the PharmD program?

The pharmacy program, like all professional degrees, presents students with a challenging, intensive curriculum that is often more rigorous than students have previously encountered before in their accademic carrers.  For this reason, the members of the Pharmacy Admissions Committee (PAC) pay particular attention to the quality and rigor of the pre-pharmacy academic record of the applicant.  Measures of academic success, such as pre-requisite GPA and composite PCAT scores are weighed more heavily than non-academic indicators, although a candidate's work and volunteer experience and leadership skills are also taken into cosideration.  PAC considers it essential that applicants have a strong academic record in the sciences in order to be successful in the PharmD program.  Credit load per term, difficulty of the courses undertaken each term, and trends in grades are carefully considered by PAC.

The academic and non-academic criteria used by PAC are listed below.  When specific scores are given, these represent the minimum cores needed before PAC will consider an application.  It should be noted that successful candidates often have scores significantly above these minimums.

• Completion of required pre-PharmD coursework
• Academic Achievement (Minimum 3.0 in prerequisite and overall grade point average)
• Pharmacy College Admission Test (PCAT) Scores (Minimum PCAT Composite of 50th percentile, as will as 50th percentile in chemistry, quantitative and bioogy, 25th percentile in verbal and reading)
• Excellent Verbal and Written Communication Skills in the English language
• Community Service/Volunteer/Extracurricular Activities
• Interest and Experience in Pharmacy and/or Other Health Care Areas and/or Research
• Leadership Experience

Is there additional information regardig admission into the PharmD program? Pharmacy College Admission Test (PCAT) Scores  The PCAT Exam is required for PharmD applicants.  Information about the PCAT is available at the PCAT website (www.pcatweb.info).  PharmD applicants must submit one set of PCAT scores.  If a PharmD applicant submits two or more sets of PCAT scores, PAC will use the most recent scores when considering the applicant for admission.  Although PAC pays close attention ot the PCAT composite score, all components of the PCAT exam are evaluated as well.  PAC reserves the right to decline admission to the program based upon poor performance in any component of the PCAT exam.

Interview  An interview is a required component of the PharmD admissions process, and will take place at the Eugene Applebaum College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences in Detroit, Michigan.  All applications for admissions to the pharmacy program will be reviewed by PAC and applicants that have a completed application, possess the minimum academic scores and are likely to be competitive, based upon the current applicant pool, will be asked for an interview.  Applicants who fail to appear for an interview will not be admitted to the program.  Interviews last approximately 2 hours and it is the responsibility of the candidate to make his or her own travel arrangements to attend the interview.

The interview day will consist of the following activities:

• an interview
• an extemporaneous writing sample
• tour of the facilities
• interaction with our current students and faculty

During the interview an applicant's motivation and understanding of the profession will be assissed by a two person team composed of faculty and volunteer pharmacists affiliated with the pharmacy program.  Verbal communication in English is an inportant componene to the interview.  Berbal communication will be evaluated based on the applicants interaction with the interviewers.  Coherent, understandable and appropriate responses to interview questions are expected.  Candidates will prepare a written response to a specific question during the interview and this will be evaluated to assess written communication skills.  It is expected that your writing sample is well-organized, thoughtful and free of grammatical and spelling errors.

The interview is an inportant component of the application process.  Candidates that do poorly on the interview may not be asked to join the program regardless of their academic performance.

Average admission data  Admission to the PHarmD program aWayne State University is extremely competitive due to the high number of well-qualified applicants.  Typically, less that 20% o fapplicants that apply are admitted inot the program.  Over the past 3 years, the average student accepted to the program had a prerequisite GPA of 3.6 with a PCAT composite at the 75th percentile.