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• ACP's Doctor of Pharmacy program integrates a liberal arts core with the increasingly complex pharmaceutical sciences.
• The Pharm.D. program is designed for high school graduates or transfer students.
• The first five years include the didactic coursework designed to expand the student's knowledge and skills in pathophysiology of disease and advanced therapeutics.
• The sixth year includes clerkships emphasizing the application and communication of this knowledge to patient care.
• The Accelerated Pharm.D. program is a year-round option for transfer students that offers the opportunity to complete the last four years of the degree in three years. This intensive course of study is available beginning in the Summer semester.
• The B.S. in Pharmaceutical Sciences provides a strong foundation in biology, chemistry, biochemistry and pharmaceutical sciences. The focus of this program is on the understanding of the process of drug development from the laboratory bench to the pharmaceutical market. Emphasis is on practical skills, including experimental design, instrumentation, data management, scientific communication and problem solving. Students will be highly qualified for entry-level positions in pharmaceutical, chemical and biotechnology industries.
• Graduates from this four-year program also will be well prepared for entrance into graduate programs (M.B.A., M.S., Ph.D.) and business, medical, dental, veterinary and law schools.
• The B.S. in Biomedical Technology is focused on diagnostic clinical laboratory professions. Students currently may pursue a concentration in Cytotechnology, and new for the 2005-06 academic year will be a concentration in Clinical Laboratory Science (CLS).
• The Biomedical Technology program offers a broad-based liberal arts core in the first two years that meets the general ability outcomes of the College and encourages personal intellectual growth. Cytotechnology students enter the professional program at the beginning of the senior year; CLS students will enter the professional program at the beginning of the junior year.
• Both programs require clinical clerkship experiences to bridge classroom training into the workplace and instill a sense of professionalism in the student. Upon graduation, students are eligible to take the national certification examinations in Clinical Laboratory Science or Cytotechnology.
• The College currently is recruiting students into the freshman year of the Biomedical Technology program. In 2005, students will be allowed to transfer into the first professional year (junior year).
• ACP also offers a Certificate Program in Cytotechnology, a one-year training program for post-baccalaureate students and fourth-year students in a baccalaureate degree program at an affiliate institution. Upon completion of the program, students receive a certification and are eligible to take the national certification examination in Cytotechnology through the American Society of Clinical Pathology.
• The program is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs. Students who are candidates for the B.S. in Biomedical Technology with the concentration in Cytotechnology complete the fourth year with the certificate students.

All students are encouraged to consult www.acp.edu for the most current admission requirements. Candidates for admission to ACP must be at least 16 years old and have graduated from an approved or accredited secondary school.

The course of study must have included the following:

English, 4 years; mathematics (including pre- Calculus), 4 years; science (including Chemistry), 3 years; academic college preparatory electives, 6 units. Minimum course and semester hour requirements for admission to the Accelerated Pharm.D. program are: Sem. hrs

Required Courses	Units
English Communications	6
General Chemistry I and II	8
General Biology I and II	8
Organic Chemistry I and II	8
Statistics I	3
Microbiology	4
Calculus I	3
General Physics I and II	6
General Psychology	3
Liberal Arts Electives	18
Other Electives	15

Liberal arts electives include Art, Music, Sociology, History, Psychology, Anthropology, foreign language, Political Science, Economics and English. Other electives include any course that is not required in the standard curriculum list above. No credit will be accepted for grades lower then C (C- is not acceptable) or for Physical Education courses. Pass/Fail credits will be granted only for first-year courses and/or liberal arts electives. ACP reserves the right to refuse the transfer of any previously earned college credits.