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School of Pharmacy Entrance Requirements

To be considered for admission to the LECOM School of Pharmacy, a prospective student must do the following:

  1. Complete 60 semester hours of pre-professional course requirements from an accredited college or university in the United States by the spring semester prior to matriculation. LECOM School of Pharmacy will not accept CLEP credits for prerequisite courses. Advanced placement credits will be accepted for pre-requisite coursework with a score of 4 or higher. International baccalaureate credits will be accepted for pre-requisite coursework with a score of 5 or higher.
  2. Earn a minimum of a 2.7 grade point average on a 4.0 scale, with no required course grade lower than C (70%).
  3. Submit an on-line application to PharmCAS.
  4. Complete and submit the LECOM School of Pharmacy supplemental application along with the application fee.
  5. Take the Pharmacy College Admission Test (PCAT). Applicants may submit PCAT scores from exams taken within three years prior to the date of matriculation. The applicant must arrange for Harcourt Assessment to send the PCAT scores directly to PharmCAS by (select PCAT code 104).
  6. Submit two letters of recommendation to PharmCAS (one letter must be from an undergraduate science professor).
  7. Initially submit all academic transcripts to PharmCAS. Once the applicant is either admitted into the class or selected as an alternate, the applicant must submit an official transcript of spring grades directly to LECOM School of Pharmacy Admissions Office as soon as grades are received. Once the applicant is admitted into the class, the incoming student must submit an official transcript from every institution attended to LECOM School of Pharmacy Admissions Office.

Pre-Professional Course Requirements

Course

Semester hrs.

English

6

Biology (w/lab)

8

General Chemistry (w/lab)

8

Organic Chemistry (w/lab)

8

Physics

3

Calculus

3

Statistics

3

Economics

3

Psychology or Sociology

3

General Education Electives*

15

Total

60


*General Education Electives in subject areas other than the above prerequisites; such as humanities and social sciences.

Requirements subject to change.

Degree Entrance Requirements


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