Union University - Online Pharmacy & Pharmacy Technician Degrees
DESCRIPTION
Union University is a private, four-year, coeducational liberal arts-based university offering bachelors, masters and doctoral degrees. Union University was founded in 1823, Union University is the oldest institution affiliated with the Southern Baptist Convention. Union University is located in Jackson, Tennessee (area population: 100,000), 80 miles east of Memphis and 120 miles west of Nashville. Union is located on a 290-acre campus in north Jackson. All residence halls include a private bedroom for each student. Union University has enrollment of 3,300 undergraduate and graduate students from more than 40 states and 35 countries. Union Universityseeks to educate students who desire the educational and Christian life experiences to be servant leaders, ready to carry out the vocation to which God has called them, and equipped with the abilities necessary to think Christianly and perform skillfully in the world.
CURRICULUM
Union University’s School of Pharmacy vision as it relates to pharmacy practice, research, and education is to: provide academic excellence that instills knowledge of basic biomedical sciences, pharmaceutical sciences, social pharmacy sciences, behavorial pharmacy sciences, and administrative pharmacy sciencespromote a Christ centered environment that focuses on the intellectual, spiritual, and moral development of students in committing themselves to the service and needs of society develop pharmacy students as practitioners who are people focused in providing optimum care to their clients based on evidence-based best practice standards support an academic environment that fosters the future directed growth of student educational opportunities as it relates to new educational, practice, and research initiatives
PHARMCAS | Application Deadline
Yes February 01
PCAT
Yes
TUITION
ADMISSION REQUIREMENT
- Admission to the Union University School of Pharmacy is by committee action, based on the overall record and aptitude of the applicant. To be considered for admission to the school, applicants must be eligible for admission to Union University and complete all of Union University’s pre-pharmacy requirements.
- A grade-point average of 2.75 or greater on a 4.0 scale is required for pre-pharmacy coursework with a grade “C” or higher for each required pre-opharmacy course. The overall academic average for all courses completed must not be less than 2.5 on a 4.0 scale.
- All candidates are required to take the Pharmacy College Admission Test (PCAT).
- Three references must also be submitted.
- An on-site interview is required as a part of the admission process; a writing sample will be required as a part of the
interview process. Interviews are conducted by invitation only.
| Pre-requisite Courses | Semester Hours |
| Biology or Zoology I and II | 8 |
| General Chemistry I and II | 8 |
| Organic Chemistry I and II | 8 |
| Human Anatomy and Physiology I and II | 8 |
| Physics I | 4 |
| Biochemistry I and II | 6 |
| Microbiology | 3 |
| Immunology | 3 |
| Calculus | 3 |
| Statistics | 3 |
| Written Composition I and II | 6 |
| Communications/Speech | 3 |
| Humanities Electives | 6 |
| Social Sciences Electives | 6 |
- Accreditation Status
- Pre Candidate
ADDRESS
Union University School of Pharmacy
1050 Union University Drive
Jackson, TN 38305
731.661.5958
Visit: Union University - School of Pharmacy
http://www.uu.edu/academics/sop
