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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 cumulative 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; THE LAST OPPORTUNITY TO TAKE IT AND MEET THE DEADLINE IS SEPTEMBER.)
- 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. This is one of several criteria used in the evaluation of candidates for admission.
- As of Fall 2010, students who are offered admission to the PharmD program will have a Criminal Background Check. This will be performed by Certiphi, Inc through PharmCAS. Matriculation into the program will depend on the results of that check.
- Other criteria for PharmD admission. Click here.
- A degree is not required for admission into the PharmD program.
SCIENCE AND MATH PREREQUISITE COURSEWORK
BIO 1510 - Basic Life Mechanisms
BIO 2200 - Introductory Microbiology
BIO 2870 - Anatomy & Physiology
BIO 3200 - Human Physiology (advanced physiology course beyond anatomy & physiology NOTE: please check the equivalency guide as not all human physiology courses are acceptable!)
CHM 1220/1230 - General Chemistry I & Lab
CHM 1240/1250 - Organic Chemistry I & Lab
CHM 2220/2230 - Organic Chemistry II & Lab
MAT 2010 - Calculus I
PHY 2130/2131 - General Physics I & Lab
Science and math coursework must be completed by May of the year for which you are applying. Science and math coursework must be completed within six years prior to admission.
NON-SCIENCE PREREQUISITE COURSEWORK
ENG 1020 - Introductory College Writing (BC)
PS 1010 - American Government (AI)
COM 1010 - Oral Communication (OC)
Non-Science coursework must be completed by August of the year for which you are applying.
UNIVERSITY GENERAL EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS
The following WSU general education requirements must be completed before students enter into the second year of the pharmacy curriculum. Students who hold a previous bachelor’s degree from a regionally accredited 4 year college or university need only complete the science and non-science requirements listed above.
ENG 3010 - Intermediate Composition (IC)
Computer Literacy (CL)
Critical Thinking (CT)
Social Science (SS) - ECO 1000 or 2010 recommended
Historical Studies (HS)
Philosophy & Letters (PL)
Foreign Culture (FC)
Visual & Performing Arts (VP)
RECOMMENDED ELECTIVES
STA 1020 - Elementary Statistics
BIO 3070 - Genetics
BIO 5630 - Histology
COM 3220 - Health Communication
Below is a list of courses that will fulfill BIO 3200 at other four-year 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