Drake University
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| ID | 39 |
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| Name | Drake University |
| City | Des Moines |
| State | Iowa |
| Contact | College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences Office of Academic and Student Affairs Drake University Des Moines, IA 50311 800-44-DRAKE or 515-271-3018 www.drake.edu/cphs |
| Pharmacy School Name | College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences |
| Accreditation Status | Full |
| Institution Type | Private |
| Main Campus | Des Moines, IA |
| Branch Campuses | None |
| Curriculum | The College offers the following degree program options: • Doctor of Pharmacy (Pharm.D.) • Pharm.D./master’s of business administration (MBA) joint degree program • Pharm.D./master’s of public administration (Pharm.D./M.P.A.) joint degree program • Pharm.D./law joint degree program (JD) • Bachelor of Science in Health Sciences (H.S.) The Pharm.D. degree program is a six-year program which prepares students for community, institutional practice, postgraduate education or many of the other practice opportunities available to pharmacists. Students entering out of high school will complete a two-year pre-professional program administered by the pharmacy college. The Drake Pharm.D. Difference provides students preparation and consideration for the professional program. Students who are not admitted from Drake’s pre-pharmacy program, along with students from other institutions, may apply for the remaining slots. See the admission information at www. drake.edu/cphs. A program to earn a Pharm.D. and MBA is offered jointly by the College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences and the College of Business and Public Administration. Career opportunities exist in management and administrative positions within pharmacy business areas. The combined degree program takes an additional semester beyond the Pharm.D., rather than two years if the degrees were completed separately. The College also offers a joint degree program for a Pharm.D. and M.P.A. along with the College of Business and Public Administration. This degree also takes an additional semester beyond the Pharm.D. Students who complete this combined degree program have management and administrative career options in the nonprofit sector. The Pharm.D. degree may also be combined with a doctor of jurisprudence (JD) degree. Through joint cooperation with the Drake Law School, eligible candidates may begin law courses after completion of their third year in the pharmacy program. The combined program allows completion of both degrees in eight years and provides career opportunities in patent law, product liability, government regulatory affairs, and healthcare malpractice. Students are also to provided an option to complete a concentration in diabetes care by completing didactic and experiential course work and rotations. A number of other curricular options (second majors, minors, concentrations) are also available to Drake University pharmacy students including an entrepreneurship minor, and leadership and global and comparative public health concentrations. |
| Additional Requirements | Admission to the College is coordinated through the office of admissions. Residence in the state of Iowa is not a requirement for admission. High school seniors may apply for admission to the pre-professional program. Admission is selective and takes into consideration the complete record of a candidate, including class rank, courses taken, grade-point average, ACT or SAT test scores, essay, and leadership activities. Students admitted directly from high school into Drake’s pre-pharmacy program are offered the Drake Pharm.D. Difference, through which students are given full consideration for the professional program. In addition, they are assigned a pharmacy faculty advisor, are able to belong to professional student organizations, and participate in orientation courses and interview preparation activities. The PCAT is not required for students who are admitted Drake’s pre-pharmacy program. Students who are not selected for direct admission to the College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences may be admitted to their second choice program. These students may apply for admission to the professional level of the pharmacy program through the centralized application service, PharmCAS, located at www.pharmcas.org and must take the PCAT. Students may also enter into the Pharm.D. program following completion of two years or more of course-work at another institution. Admission of students at this point is highly competitive and the number of students admitted for any year is dependent upon the space available. Applicants complete the centralized application at PharmCAS (www. pharmcas.org) and submit a supplemental application (also found at www.pharmcas. org). Minimum requirements for consideration include a 3.0 grade point average and 50th percentile on the PCAT (Pharmacy College Application Test). Invited applicants also participate in on on-campus interview. |
| Prerequisite Courses | English Composition. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 General/Inorganic Chemistry. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Organic Chemistry. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Biological Sciences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Microbiology. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Calculus. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Statistics. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Public Speaking. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Electives. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20 |
| Enter Class Stat | Number interviewed: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161 Number accepted: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132 Estimated entering class size: . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110 Estimated male (%): . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46% Estimated female (%): . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54% Estimated out-of-state (%): . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69% |
| Application Process Requirements | Participates in PharmCAS: Yes Deadline for receipt of applications: December 1 Supplemental application required: Yes Supplemental application fee: $70 Expected GPA: 3.4 Minimum overall GPA considered: 3.0 Minimum prerequisite GPA considered: 3.0 PCAT required: Yes Minimum PCAT scores considered: 50th percentile Oldest PCAT scores considered: 3 years Interview required: Yes |