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Admission Requirements
The following Admission requirements are effective for students applying to the PharmD program for the Fall 2009 and later .
- 3.0 minimum cumultive undergraduate grade point average as calculated by PharmCAS
- 3.0 minimum prerequisite grade point average as calculated by the Wayne State University pharmacy admissions committee
- No less than a "C" grade (2.00 on a 4.00 scale) in any prerequisite class.
- The Pharmacy College Admission Test (PCAT) with a minimum composite score of 50th percentile or higher, as well as 50th percentile or higher in chemistry, quantitative and biology sections, and 25th percentile or higher in verbal and reading sections. (PLEASE NOTE THAT PCAT MUST BE TAKEN PRIOR TO THE APPLICATION DEADLINE OF DECEMBER 1. RESULTS OF THE JANUARY 2009 PCAT EXAM WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED FOR ADMISSION FOR FALL 2009.)
- Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL)-required only if English is not your first language
- Pre-professional coursework taken at an accredited college or university are acceptable
- An on-site, face to face, interview will be required for all applicants for admission to the Doctor of Pharmacy Program beginning for the Fall 2007 semester. This is one of several criteria used in the evaluation of candidates for admission.
- Other criteria for PharmD admission. Click here.
- A degree is not required for admission into the PharmD program.
Prerequisite Coursework:
Science Prerequisites
- BIO 1510 Basic Life Mechanism
- BIO 2200 Introduction to Microbiology
- BIO 2870 Anatomy and Physiology
- BIO 3200 Human Physiology**
- CHM 1220 & 1230 Chemical Structures & Bonds
- CHM 1240 & 1250 General/Organic Chemistry
- CHM 2220 & 2230 Organic Chemistry
- MAT 2010 Calculus I
- PHY 2130 & 2131 General Physics I
Science and math courses must be completed by May of the year admitted. All other prerequisites must be completed by August of that year. Science and math courses must be completed within five years prior to admission.
Non Science Prerequisites
- ENG 1020 or 1050 Introduction to College Writing
- PS 1010 Introduction to American Government
- COM 1010* Basic Speech
WSU General Education Requirements(GER) that may be completed while in the pharmacy program:
(students who have earned a bachelor's degree prior to entering the PharmD program are exempt from the following GER)
- ENG 3010 Intermediate Writing
- Computer Literacy*
- Critical Thinking Competency*
- Historical Studies
- Foreign Culture
- Philosophy & Letters
- Visual & Performing Arts
- Basic Social Science (ECO 1000 or 2010 Preferred)
GERs are not required for admission but are required to graduate from the PharmD program and must be completed by the end of the first year of the professional PharmD program therefore it is strongly recommended that you complete GER before you begin the professional program.
* Exams or coursework can be used to complete these requirements. Please contact the WSU Office of Testing & Evaluation at (313)577-3400 for further information.
Suggested Electives
- STA 1020 - Introduction to Statistics
- BIO 3070 - Genetics
- COM 3220 - Health Communication
- BIO 5630 - Histology
Below is a list of courses that will fulfill BIO 3200 at other four institutions in the state of Michigan. You cannot take an equivalent course for BIO 3200 at any two-year/community college. It must be taken at a four-year university.
List of courses that will fulfill BIO 3200 at other four-year institutions
If you are not a resident in the state of Michigan and have questions about which courses at your institution will fulfill this prerequiste, please send an email to the following address cphsinfo@wayne.edu. When sending this email, be sure to include the institution where you would like to take this course and the course number.
Additional information regarding admission to the PharmD program. Click here