University of Southern California – Online Pharmacy & Pharmacy Technician Degrees
DESCRIPTION
Founded in 1905, the University of Southern California (USC) School of Pharmacy was the first pharmacy school in southern California.
- Approximately fifty percent of the pharmacists in the region are graduates of USC. The School has a student body of 740 full-time students in the professional program.
- The USC School of Pharmacy is nationally recognized as having one of the most innovative and progressive Pharm.D. programs.
- In 1950, USC established the first six-year program leading to the doctor of pharmacy as the first professional degree.
- In 1968, USC initiated the first clinical pharmacy program in the nation. In 1988, USC responded to the need for health care management by offering the dynamic Pharm.D./M.B.A. dual degree, the first of its kind in the nation and the Pharm.D./Graduate Certificate in Gerontology.
- Recently USC established dual degree programs in law, gerontology, public health, and regulatory science. USC School of Pharmacy remains in the forefront of preparing its students for the demands of the 21st century.
- As a result, the USC School of Pharmacy proudly continues to serve as a model for other pharmacy schools across the nation and worldwide. In 1987, the USC School of Pharmacy developed a high school pre-admission program called TAP (Trojan Admission Prepharmacy).
- TAP offers high school students who have been admitted to USC as freshmen an opportunity to apply to this unique program. Students who maintain the required GPA during the three years of prerequisite coursework at USC in science and math will be guaranteed admission into the Pharm.D. program.
- At the USC School of Pharmacy, emphasis is given to the application of drug knowledge in patient care.
- The pharmacist becomes an active and integral member of the patient care team. Patient care experiences begin in the first year of the program and increase both in scope and complexity as the student progresses through the doctor of pharmacy curriculum.
CURRICULUM
Following a minimum of three years of college prerequisite study, the professional program is a four-year course of study leading to the Doctor of Pharmacy (Pharm.D) degree.
- The Pharm.D. is the sole professional degree offered by the School. Basic coursework in the area of pharmaceutics, pathology, pharmacology, medicinal chemistry, microbiology and pharmacy practice comprise the first year of the curriculum.
- Students also begin clinical experiences during the first semester of the program.
- In the second and third year of the professional program, a significant integration of the pharmaceutical and biological aspects occurs in the pharmacology and therapeutics sequences, where principles and rationale of modern drug therapy are presented.
- The fourth year is devoted to a series of required and elective clinical clerkships in which students work with patients on an individual basis, supervised by faculty, in a variety of inpatient and outpatient settings.
- The curriculum of the School of Pharmacy is arranged in a block system requiring eight (8) semesters for completion.
- The program requires full-time attendance and can be neither accelerated nor prolonged. Three years (90 semester units or 135 quarter units) of specific prepharmacy coursework are required to be eligible for acceptance into the doctor of pharmacy program. Below is a list of courses required.
- They must be completed before beginning the Pharm.D. program; however, they need not be completed at the time the application is submitted.
PHARMCAS | Application Deadline
Yes – November 01
PCAT
No
TUITION
- 2004 State Resident: 30806 Non-Resident: 30806 Fees Mandatory: 1305 Optional: 0
- 2005 State Resident: 32316 Non-Resident: 32316 Fees Mandatory: 1401 Optional: 0
- 2006 State Resident: 34222 Non-Resident: 34222 Fees Mandatory: 1542 Optional: 0
- 2007 State Resident: 36172 Non-Resident: 36172 Fees Mandatory: 798 Optional: 0
ADMISSION REQUIREMENT
| Prerequisites | Semesters/Quarters |
| Calculus (for science majors only) | 1/2 |
| Statistics | 1/1 |
| General Chemistry with lab (for science majors only) | 2/3 |
| Organic Chemistry with lab (for science majors only) variable | 2/3 |
| Physics with lab (for science majors only) | 2/3 |
| General Biology (for science majors only) | 2/3 |
| Microbiology with lab | 1/1 |
| Mammalian Physiology with lab | 1/1 |
| Molecular Biology | 1/1 |
| Biochemistry | 1/1 |
| English Composition | 2/3 |
| Interpersonal Communication | 1/1 |
| Psychology or Sociology | 1/1 |
| Economics | 1/1 |
| *Additional Social and Behavioral Sciences | 2/3 |
| *Additional Humanities | 2/3 |
The School of Pharmacy Admission and Student Affairs Office and the Admission Committee comprised of faculty, review the applicants for selection to the doctor of pharmacy program. Because of the University’s selective admission policy and limited enrollment, only applicants who present evidence of intellectual promise, completion of all prepharmacy requirements and strong qualifications are accepted.
- The Admission Committee considers academic records and supporting material submitted by the applicant to assess aptitude and qualifications to enter the profession.
- Interviews are required and used as part of the evaluation process.
- Students must have a minimum of a C grade in all prepharmacy requirements and must have a cumulative GPA of 3.0 to be considered. Application information is available at the Web site.
- The program admits fall only.
- The deadline date is November 1.
- Admission to the program is on a rolling basis; therefore, completed files will be given first priority for review.
- Accreditation Status
- Full
Admitted Student Profile
2006
- Average: 3.47
- Range: 22-34
- Admitted-Ratio: 6.38:1
ADDRESS
University of Southern California School of Pharmacy
Office of Admissions and Student Affairs
1985 Zonal Avenue, PSC 206A
Los Angeles, CA 90089-9121
323.442.1471
Visit: University of Southern California – School of Pharmacy
http://www.usc.edu/schools/pharmacy/
