Lebanese American University

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NameLebanese American University
CityByblos
StateLebanon
ContactOffice of Admissions Lebanese American University P.O. Box 36, Byblos Lebanon 011+961-9-547262 Fax: 011+961-9-944851 LAU New York Office 475 Riverside Dr. Suite 1846 New York, NY 10115-0065 212-870-2592 www.lau.edu.lb
Pharmacy School NameSchool of Pharmacy
Accreditation StatusFull
Institution TypePrivate
Main CampusByblos, Lebanon
Branch CampusesNone
CurriculumThe B.S. in Pharmacy program consists of
two years of pre-professional studies and 3
years of professional pharmacy courses. After
receiving the B.S. in Pharmacy degree graduates
become eligible to apply for admissions
into the Pharm.D. program which consists of
an added fourth professional pharmacy year.
Additional RequirementsStudents admitted at LAU after completion
of secondary education, as well as students
with B.S. or B.A. degrees or higher and who
did not complete all requirements in the first
two academic years, are eligible to enroll in
the pre-professional pharmacy program.
After the completion of the two years of
pre-professional program, students must
complete an application form for admission
into the professional pharmacy phase of the
program. Admission into the professional
pharmacy program takes place only in the fall
semester and will be decided upon by the Admission
Committee of the School. Following
the completion of the application process an
individual interview may be conducted with
selected students who are mostly transfer
from other institutions. The vast majority of
our applicants are LAU students.
To be admitted into the professional pharmacy
program, students must complete all
pre-professional courses with a minimum
GPA of 2.5 and pass all major courses with
a minimum grade of “C”. Admissions into
the professional program are competitive.
Meeting the minimum requirements does
not guarantee acceptance into the program.
Students admitted into the professional pharmacy
program after July 1, 2007 and plan later
to join the Pharm.D. program will be subject
to the requirements stated in the ACPE
Standards 14, and Guidelines 14.5, namely
“the required advanced pharmacy practice
experiences (APPEs) in all program pathways
must be conducted in the United States or its
territories and possessions”. The following
statement will be included in the letter of
admissions sent by the Office of Admissions
and the School of Pharmacy to the students
admitted to the professional program: “in
compliance with the ACPE requirements, as
stated in Standard 14, Guideline 14.5, your
admission into the professional program is
contingent upon agreeing to complete the
advanced pharmacy practice experiences in
all program pathways in the United States or
its territories or possessions”.
Admissions into the Pharm.D. program
takes place in the fall semester after the
completion of the B.S. in Pharmacy degree.
Only a specified number of students with
the highest GPA will be admitted into the
program. Candidates may be scheduled for
an interview as part of the admission process.
Applicants, who received the B.S. in Pharmacy
from institutions other than LAU, may
apply for admissions into Pharm.D. program.
Applicants will be reviewed by the Admissions
Committee of the School and remedial
courses will be required. Graduates with a
B.S. in Pharmacy earned from LAU will have
priority over other applicants.
Prerequisite CoursesCalculus I. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
General Biology. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
General Chemistry. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
English I . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Mechanics/Physics. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
English II . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Electives. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Calculus II. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Arabic. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
General Biology I. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Chemical Principles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Physical Education. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Organic Chemistry I with Lab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Anatomy & Physiology. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Computer Application to Pharmacy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Micro/Macro economics. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Organic Chemistry II with Lab. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Principles of Pathophysiology and Immunology. . . . . 4
Microbiology. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Medical Biochemistry. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Systems of Pathophysiology. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Statistics. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
English Literature & Communication . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Enter Class StatNumber interviewed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93 Number accepted. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75 Estimated entering class size. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75 Estimated male (%). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24% Estimated female (%). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76% Estimated out-of-state (%). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100%
Application Process RequirementsParticipates in PharmCAS: No
Deadline for receipt of applications: May 31
Supplemental application required: No
Supplemental application fee: Not applicable
Expected GPA: 2.5
Minimum overall GPA considered: 2.5
Minimum prerequisite GPA considered: 2.5
PCAT required: No
Minimum PCAT scores considered: Not applicable
Oldest PCAT scores considered: Not applicable
Interview required: Yes