The University of Kansas

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NameThe University of Kansas
CityLawrence
StateKansas
ContactSchool of Pharmacy University of Kansas 2010 Becker Drive, Room 2050 Lawrence, KS 66047 785-864-3591 Fax: 785-864-5265 pharmacy@ku.edu www.pharm.ku.edu
Pharmacy School NameSchool of Pharmacy
Accreditation StatusFull
Institution TypePublic
Main CampusLawrence, KS
Branch CampusesKansas City, KS; Wichita, KS
CurriculumThe Doctor of Pharmacy degree requires
completion of all required pre-pharmacy
and professional courses for a total of 208
credit hours with an overall professional
grade point average of not less than 2.25.
Pre-pharmacy course requirements total 68
credit hours. The professional curriculum of
140 credit hours is comprised of 96 credit
hours of didactic instruction, 8 credit hours
(320 contact hours) of introductory pharmacy
practice experience and 36 credit hours
(1440 contact hours) of advanced pharmacy
practice experience.
The final year of the curriculum consists of
nine 4-week advanced pharmacy practice
experiential rotations with faculty preceptors
at practice sites throughout the state
of Kansas. These sites include, but are not
limited to: KU Medical Center in Kansas
City and other sites in Kansas City, Wichita,
Lawrence, Topeka, Salina, Hays, Garden City
as well as practice sites in rural communities
throughout Kansas.
Students are encouraged to become active
participants in the School’s pharmacy student
professional organizations as a component
of their professional development. Students
have a voice in the development of curriculum
and program issues through a student
advisory council and through student participation
on School faculty committees.
Additional RequirementsThe doctor of pharmacy degree program
requires six years of academic study. The
two-year pre-pharmacy course requirements
may be taken at any accredited two- or fouryear
college. Applicants must be eligible for
admission to the University of Kansas and
complete all pre-pharmacy course requirements
prior to the date of enrollment in the
School of Pharmacy.
The pre-pharmacy requirements of 68 credit
hours include a year each of English, general
chemistry, and organic chemistry; physics
(a grade of “B” in high school physics is sufficient),
calculus, personal communications,
biology, microbiology, human anatomy,
physiology, and at least nine hours of general
studies in the humanities and/or social sciences.
The total general studies requirement
is a minimum of 30 hours. The courses in
English, calculus, personal communications,
humanities, and social sciences, and other
electives comprise these 30 hours. A broad
variety of college-level courses will qualify
as general studies courses.
Students are expected to have or to develop
a basic level of competence with personal
computers, i.e., word processing and database
software. These skills will be necessary
for some class assignments as well as future
work assignments.
Admission to the School of Pharmacy is
competitive. To be considered, a student must
have a GPA (overall and in science and math)
of not less than 2.5. Admission is determined
by the School of Pharmacy Admissions Committee
consisting of two faculty members
from each department plus three representatives
from the office of the dean. Good
scholarship is very important and considered
a predictor for success in the pharmacy curriculum.
In addition, other qualities such
as good communications skills, emotional
maturity, leadership ability, professional attitude
and an interest in service to community are also important factors of consideration.
These additional skills may outweigh very
high grades or choice of courses taken in
the pre-pharmacy experience. Applications
are due no later than February 1 of the year
in which the applicant is seeking admission
for the following fall semester. Applicants are
encouraged to submit their applications late
in the fall semester of the academic year in
which they will complete all pre-pharmacy
course requirements. Applicants are accepted
for admission only in the fall semester of each
academic year. Enrollment is limited to 170
first-year professional students (150 on the
Lawrence Campus and 20 on the Wichita
Campus). Lectures and student organization
meetings will be synchronous between
the two campus locations through utilization
of state-of-the-art distance education
technology.
Prerequisite CoursesEnglish 101 & 102. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Personal Communications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Calculus. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Molecular & Cellular Biology with Lab. . . . . . . 4
Chemistry I & II with Labs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10
Microbiology with Lab. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Human Anatomy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Organic Chemistry I & II with Labs. . . . . . . . . . . 10
Mammalian Physiology with Lab . . . . . . . . . . . 6
General Studies (Social Sciences and
Humanities). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Enter Class StatNumber interviewed: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .193 Number accepted: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .150 Estimated entering class size: . . . . . . . . . . . . . .150 Estimated male (%): . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39% Estimated female (%): . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61% Estimated out-of-state (%): . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11%
Application Process RequirementsParticipates in PharmCAS: Yes
Deadline for receipt of applications: February 1
Supplemental application required: Yes
Supplemental application fee: $35
Expected GPA: 3.0 and above
Minimum overall GPA considered: 2.5
Minimum prerequisite GPA considered: 2.5
PCAT required: Yes
Minimum PCAT scores considered: No minimum
Oldest PCAT scores considered: 2 years (Oct. 2009)
Interview required: Yes