School of Pharmacy Entrance Requirements
To be considered for admission to the LECOM School of Pharmacy, a prospective student must
do the following:
- 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.
- Earn a minimum of a 2.7 grade point average on a 4.0
scale, with no required course grade lower than C (70%).
- Submit an on-line application
to PharmCAS.
- Complete and submit the LECOM School of Pharmacy supplemental application
along with the application fee.
- 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).
- Submit two letters of recommendation to
PharmCAS (one letter must be from an undergraduate science professor).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.