University of the Sciences
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| ID | 90 |
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| Name | University of the Sciences |
| City | Philadelphia |
| State | Pennsylvania |
| Contact | Admissions Office 888-996-USIP (8747) www.usciences.edu |
| Pharmacy School Name | Philadelphia College of Pharmacy |
| Accreditation Status | Full |
| Institution Type | Private |
| Main Campus | Philadelphia, PA |
| Branch Campuses | None |
| Curriculum | At PCP, students are admitted as freshmen to the College of Pharmacy. Students in good program academic standing after completing two years of pre-professional study in the sciences and liberal arts are guaranteed a place in a professional program leading to licensure. To qualify for the entry-level Pharm.D. degree, a minimum of 209 semester credits of approved courses is required, including 53 credits of General Education coursework. A student must earn a minimum of 12 semester hours each semester and must be enrolled full-time for 12 semesters. The degree requirements include 40 weeks of advanced pharmacy practice experience. The expertise of the faculty in the College ranges from community pharmacy, institutional pharmacy, and clinical pharmacy through pharmacy administration, pharmaceutics, pharmacoeconomics, pharmacology, pharmacokinetics, and pharmaceutical product development. Whether the class is a lecture, a recitation, a conference, or a laboratory, the emphasis is on individual student success. Experience-based instruction is accomplished through a coordinated program that utilizes the extensive community, institutional, and industrial facilities in the Philadelphia area and beyond. The Philadelphia College of Pharmacy has implemented a new curriculum that emphasizes the elaboration of competency in knowledge, skills attitudes, and values across the curriculum. A learner-centered approach, using active learning techniques, integration of information across courses and program years, as well as a focus on application of learned knowledge and skills to solve problems allows students to proactively develop competency and challenge themselves academically and professionally. |
| Additional Requirements | PCP seeks students whose interests, aptitudes and achievements excel in the sciences, English and mathematics, and who are motivated for professional study. High school subjects required for admission are: English, 4 credits; American history, 1 credit; social science or history, 1 credit; mathematics, at least 3 credits; science, at least 3 credits beginning with biology, and additional academic subjects preferably mathematics, science and language, to total 16 credits. Scores from the SAT or American College Test (ACT) are required. USP practices a rolling or continual admission policy, with applications reviewed as they are completed and admission decisions provided to students throughout the admission cycle. This process continues until all available space in the class is filled. Accepted students must submit an enrollment reservation by May 1 to reserve a place in the entering class. Those seeking admission as transfer students must supply, in addition to the credentials listed above, transcripts of all prior college work by January 15. The Pharmacy College Admission Test (PCAT) and a personal interview are required for admission to PCP as a transfer student. In reviewing an application the Admissions Committee considers several criteria, among them, the subject matter completed by the applicant in high school and/or college; the grades obtained in those subjects; rank in class; standardized test scores; communication skills; understanding of the pharmacy profession; commitment to patient care; and |
| Prerequisite Courses | English . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 American History . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Social Science or History . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Mathematics* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Science**. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Academic Electives (language, mathematics, science, history, etc.) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Must include 2 years of algebra and 1 year of plane geometry. An additional year of higher level mathematics is strongly recommended. **Must include at least 2 of the following: biology, chemistry, and physics. All three are strongly recommended. |
| Enter Class Stat | Number interviewed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . NR Number accepted. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .987 Estimated entering class size. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .280 Estimated male (%). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44% Estimated female (%). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57% Estimated out-of-state (%). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . NR |
| Application Process Requirements | Participates in PharmCAS: Yes Deadline for receipt of applications: December 1 Supplemental application required: No Supplemental application fee: Not applicable Expected GPA: 3.0 Minimum overall GPA considered: 3.0 Minimum prerequisite GPA considered: 3.0 PCAT required: Yes Minimum PCAT scores considered: 75th percentile Oldest PCAT scores considered: 3 years Interview required: Yes |