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University of Rhode Island - College of Pharmacy
www.uri.edu
DESCRIPTION
- The mission of the College of Pharmacy is to improve health care through pharmaceutical education and research. The College will educate and train pharmacists, scientists, and others to assume leadership roles in health care. Integral to the mission is expansion of our leadership role in the discovery, evaluation, dissemination, and application of pharmaceutical knowledge for the benefit of society. An essential component of the mission is to instill the highest professional and ethical standards within the students, faculty, and pharmacy community. In addition, the College embraces its responsibility to participate in the advancement of the University Mission.
- The College of Pharmacy at the University of Rhode Island (URI), established in 1957, is located on the main campus in the historic village of Kingston. The College of Pharmacy makes use of lecture halls and laboratories all over the URI campus, but its headquarters are in the Fogarty Health Science Building. Clinical rotations are provided at sites in New England, France, and Alaska.
- Pharmacy students on the URI campus have opportunities to participate in many extracurricular activities, including varsity and intramural athletics, student organizations, theater, arts, music journalism, debate, the Student Senate, and sororities and fraternities. The College has its own professional organizations. The Academy of Students of Pharmacy (ASP), NCPA (National Community Pharmacist Association), Kappa Psi (fraternity), Lambda Kappa Sigma (sorority), Rho Chi (honor society) and Phi Lambda Sigma (leadership society) all have chapters at URI.
- Nineteen resident halls on campus offer a variety of living accommodations including coeducational housing. Three dining centers are operated by the University for the convenience of resident students. There are approximately 1,300 fraternity and sorority members living in the 23 nationally affiliated houses. Two thousand other students commute within a 10-mile radius of the campus where summer homes are rented to students for the school year.
CURRICULUM
- The six-year integrated curriculum stresses critical thinking, active learning and clinical experience to prepare the students for practice in a variety of professional settings. Students are able to develop some degree of specialization via the tracking program (12 credits of professional electives and a 7 credit specialty rotation). Track options include community practice, advanced pharmacotherapy, drug information, drug regulatory affairs, research, and pharmacoepidemiology/ pharmacoeconomics. The latter track provides the opportunity to earn the Pharm.D./MBA.
PHARMCAS | Application Deadline
No Dec 15 / Feb 01PCAT
NoTUITION
- 2004 State Resident: 4360 Non-Resident: 14946 Fees Mandatory: 8878 Optional: 2320
- 2005 State Resident: 5258 Non-Resident: 17900 Fees Mandatory: 5081 Optional: 0
- 2006 State Resident: 5656 Non-Resident: 19356 Fees Mandatory: 5832 Optional: 1079
- 2007 State Resident: 6376 Non-Resident: 21230 Fees Mandatory: 2270 Optional: 4500
ADMISSION REQUIREMENT
Sixteen units of high school work are required for admission. They are as follows: Units
| Required Courses | Units |
| English | 4 |
| Algebra and plane geometry | 3 |
| Physical or natural science | 2 |
| History or social science | 1 |
| Additional | 6 |
- High school seniors are urged to submit applications early as the University subscribes to a "rolling" admissions policy, reviewing folders as soon as complete credentials are submitted. Closing date for fall term applications is March 1 and most decisions are reported in February, March, and April. Closing date for transfer applications is May 1. All applications are processed through the office of University admissions. The PCAT is not required. SAT scores, rank in class, and grades in math and sciences are evaluated, as is the quality of the high school attended.
- Students interested in the six-year Pharm.D. program will be admitted directly as freshmen and have a guaranteed seat in the third year provided they meet pre-requisite grade and course requirements. Transfer students enter the program in the third year (first professional year) and will compete for any open seats. Preference will be given to those who have completed all the pre-requisite science ad math courses with good grades.
- Advanced placement may be granted to entering freshmen who have completed advanced courses in high school and scored a 3 or better on the CCEB Advanced Placement Examination. Transfer students must have official transcripts sent directly from the institution they attended, whether or not they expect or desire credit for such work. Their high school record must also be submitted. Most successful applicants offer a cumulative GPA above 2.5. Students are accepted up through the first professional year (third year).
- The pharmacy program is a six-year program that admits students directly out of high school. Admission to the University is determined by the applicant's graduation from an accredited secondary school, academic preparation, performance, and personal qualities.
- Accreditation Status
- Full
Admitted Student Profile
2006- Average: 3.5
- Range: 18
- Admitted-Ratio: 8.8:1
School Feature
6 year pharmacy school that accept the majority of students directly from high schoolADDRESS
41 Lower College RoadFogarty Hall
Kingston, Ri 02881
401/874-5842
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