Admission to the College of Pharmacy and Allied Health Professions:  

• Completion of a minimum of 60 semester hours, including the courses identified in the table below, is required to be considered for admission to the professional program in Pharmacy.
• All courses identified in the table below must be completed with no grade lower than "C" (a grade of "C-" is not acceptable).
• All requirements in science and mathematics must be completed not later than May 10 of the year prior to application.Non-science pre-requisite requirements must be completed not later than August 10. General education requirements not completed prior to admission must be completed by the end of the first year of the professional program.
• Each requirement in chemistry, physics, and biology must include laboratory.
• The professional program begins only in Fall Term. Preprofessional requirements must be completed not later than August 10.
• The application deadline for the professional program is December 1. For an application go to http://pharmcas.org.
• The Pharmacy College Admission Test is required and must be taken not later than October of the year prior to application for admission to the professional program. Contact Testing & Evaluation at (313) 577-3400 for information on registering for the exam.
• Admission to the professional program in Pharmacy is selective and competitive.
• A minimum Grade Point Average of 2.50 is required for all prerequisite courses and the same minimum GPA is required for all prerequisite sciences. Fulfilling the minimum course and grade requirements does not assure admission.
• Time limitation: please refer to the WSU Undergraduate Bulletin concerning the time limit for completing both preprofessional sciences and the professional program.
• Students are strongly encouraged to attend an Informational Meeting held the first Tuesday of each month at 6:00 p.m. at the Eugene Applebaum College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, 259 Mack Avenue. Call 313-577-1716 for information or send email to: cphsinfo@wayne.edu.
• For a schedule of Informational Meetings, call (313) 577-1716.

   

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  Pre-Pharmacy Course and Examination Requirements:

  Basic Composition (BC)	ENG 1020	(for course completed Fall term 2008 or later, a grade of "C" or better is required)
  Calculus I	MAT 2010
  Structure/Bonding/Reactivity (PS)	CHM 1220/1230
  Organic I and Lab	CHM 1240/1250
  Organic II and Lab	CHM 2220/2230
  Physics (PS)	PHY 2130/2131
  Basic  Life Mechanisms (LS)	BIO 1510
  Microbiology	BIO 2220
  Anatomy & Physiology	BIO 2870	must be completed at a 4-year college or university
  Fund. of Human Physiology + Pathophysiology	BIO 3200 + BIO 3300	Pre-re: BIO 1510 with a "C" or better grade; must be completed at a 4-year college or university
  American Institutions (AI)	PS 1010
  Oral Communications	see below for options

  Other Requirements:

• Intermediate Composition (IC):ENG 3010 preferred: otherwise; AFS 2390, ISP 4991; ENG 2050, 2100, 2110, 2120, 2210, 2310, 2390, 2570, 3010, 3050 (for course completed Fall term 2008 or later, a grade of "C" or better is required).  

• Writing Intensive (WI) : fufilled during professional program 

• Oral Communication (OC): (to be completed by 60 hours by one method below):

  • High school course work (two semesters; no credit hours granted) 
  • Pass WSU Oral Communication Competency Exam (no credit hours granted) 
  • Pass COM 1010 or ISP 1560 or ENG 3060

• Computer Literacy (CL): (to be completed by 60 hours by one method below):

  • High school course work (one semester; no credit hours granted) 
  • Pass WSU Computer Literacy Competency Exam 
  • Advanced Placement score of "3" or higher or CLEP score at 50 %ile or higher 
  • Pass an approved course, e.g. BE 1200, CSC 1000 or above; COM 3210; IST 2710  

• Critical Thinking (CT): (to be completed by 60 hours by one method below):

  • Pass WSU Critical Thinking Competency Exam
  • Pass one of the following: B A 1010 ; ISP 3260; PHI 1050; COM 2110

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  University Group Requirements:

  A given Subject Area Code (e.g. ANT, HIS, P S, etc.) may not be used more than twice; a course must be at least three semester hours to apply; and courses for Group Requirements may not be elected on a Passed/Not Passed basis.

  Physical Science (PS); fulfilled by CHM 1220 or PHY 2130

  Life Science (LS); fulfilled by BIO 1510

  Laboratory (LB); fulfilled by BIO 1510; CHM 1230; PHY 2131

  The five requirements below may be fulfilled before or after admission to the professional program.  However, based on the strandard course load in Pharmacy , it is recommeded that as many as possible be completed prior to admission to the professional program.

  Historical Studies (HS) ; (choose one): ANT 3200; GIS 3160; GUH 3810; HIS 1000, 1300, 1400, 1600, 1610, 1800, 1810; HON 4250; N E 2030, 2040
  

  Basic Social Science (SS); fulfilled ECO 1000, 2010, or 2020

  Visual & Performing Arts (VP) (choose one): A H 1000, 1020, 1110 1120; DNC 2000, 2310; ENG 2450, 2460; COM 2010, 2020; I H 2730, 3730; HON 4240; MUH 1340, 1345, 1350, 1351, 1352, 1370; SLA 3710; THR 1010, 1030

  Philosophy & Letters (PL) (choose one): CLA 1010, 2100, 2200; ENG 2200, 2500, 2720, 3110, 3120, 3140; FRE 2700; GER 2310, 2700, 2991; I H 2710, 3710; HON 2100, 4200; ITA 2700; LIN 2720; PHI 1010, 1020, 1030, 1040, 1100, 2100, 2110, 2320, 3500, 3550, 3700; RUS 2700, 3600, 3650; SLA 2310; SPA 2700; COM 2160

  Foreign Culture (FC) (choose one): AFS 3250, 3610; ANT 3150, 3520, 3540, 3550; ARM 3410, 4750; CBS 2410, 2420; DNC 2400; ENG 2670; FRE 2710; 2720; GER 2710, 2720, 3410; GPH 2700; HIS 2700; ISP 3600, 3610, 3620; GRK 3710; HIS 2440; HON 4260; ITA 2710, 2720; JPN 4550, 4560; N E 2000, 3550; NUR 4800; POL 2710, 3410; PS 2700; RUS 3410, 2710; SLA 3410; UKR 3410; or complete one foreign language through the third semester (2010 or 2110).

  To determine your progress in meeting Preprofessional and Group Requirements, make an appointment with an Academic Advisor in the University Advising Center by calling 313 / 577-8889. The Advising Center, located at 1600 David Adamany Undergraduate Library, is open from 8:30 - 7:00 Monday and Thursday and from 8:30 - 5:00 on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday. Summer hours are Mon.--Fri. 8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

  It is the student's responsibility to become familiar with and to complete all degree requirements.

  Applying to Professional Schools

  6/3/08