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Western University of Health Sciences - College of Pharmacy
www.westernu.edu
DESCRIPTION
Western University of Health Sciences educates and prepares health professionals qualified to provide comprehensive health care to families and is dedicated to a mission that increases the availability of health care professionals to serve the primary health care needs of the Western United States.- The College of Pharmacy serves the public and the community through its programs in pharmaceutical education, scholarship, patient care, and public service.
- The College is committed to creating, communicating, and applying knowledge about drugs and drug therapy management, thus promoting efficacy, value and appropriate health care outcomes.
- It seeks to provide an environment open to free exchange of ideas, where professionalism, scholarship, and learning can flourish.
- The College of Pharmacy offers a quality education that will give you excellent preparation for entry into the practice of pharmacy as a competent and caring practitioner.
- Our modern facilities furnished with state-of-the-art equipment and our committed faculty members provide an excellent learning and research environment in which you will be treated as a colleague and a competent pharmacist-intraining.
CURRICULUM
The Pharm.D curriculum offers a professional course of study over four years that focuses on the following areas of concern:
- demographics and epidemiological changes including increasing age of the population, complexity of drugs, diversity of delivery systems for services, and demand for drug information;
- drug-related illness whereby pharmacists work as partners on a treatment team in institutional acute-care and nonresidential settings;
- medical technology with the development of drugs and the knowledge explosion on use and abuse of drugs;
- pharmaceutical care with comprehensive drug therapy and use processes;
- clinical pharmacy expanded beyond acute care facilities, long-term care and other outpatient concerns.
PHARMCAS | Application Deadline
Yes - November 01PCAT
NoTUITION
- 2004 State Resident: 30410 Non-Resident: 30410 Fees Mandatory: 40 Optional: 0
- 2005 State Resident: 32230 Non-Resident: 32230 Fees Mandatory: 0 Optional: 0
- 2006 State Resident: 34030 Non-Resident: 34030 Fees Mandatory: 40 Optional: 0
- 2007 State Resident: 35900 Non-Resident: 35900 Fees Mandatory: 165 Optional: 1065
ADMISSION REQUIREMENT
At the time of application, applicants must have completed a minimum of 60 semester or 90 quarter hours of pre-pharmacy study at an accredited college or university in the U.S. The minimum cumulative prepharmacy and science grade point average is 2.5 (A=4.0). Admission is competitive and based on an applicant's GPA, a personal interview, and references. Prerequisite coursework includes: Sem. hrs
Electives chosen from two of the three following areas (no two from the same area: public speaking/debate, social sciences, or economics) The Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL), including essay, is required for all applicants submitting course work from foreign schools, and all permanent and temporary residents of the United States. EXCEPTION: The TOEFL will be waived for students who have graduated with a confirmed baccalaureate or higher degree from a United States institution by the application deadline (November 01). A minimum score of 550 on the paper-based test or 213 on the computer-based test is required. TOEFL scores must be submitted at the time of application. TOEFL scores are valid for 2 years.
| Required Courses | Units |
| College English | 3 |
| English Composition | 3 |
| General Chemistry w/Lab | 8 |
| Organic Chemistry w/Lab | 8 |
| Human Anatomy w/Lab (all organ systems) | 4 |
| Human Physiology w/Lab | 4 |
| Microbiology w/Lab (medical microbiology preferred) | 4 |
| Biochemistry (lab optional) | 6 |
| Speech Communication | 3 |
| Calculus | 3 |
| Electives | 6 |
- Accreditation Status
- Full
2006 Admitted Student Profile
- Average: 3.33
- Range: 23-45
- Admitted-Ratio: 7.7:1
ADDRESS
College of PharmacyWestern University of Health Sciences
309 East Second Street
Pomona, CA 91766
909-469-5214
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