Pre-Pharmacy Information

Professional Degree: Pharm.D. (Doctorate of Pharmacy)

Oregon Tech courses fulfilling OSU’s requirements are listed here; other schools are similar but not identical.

1 quarter Microbiology	(BIO 345, 5 credits)
1 quarter Cell & Molecular Biology	(BIO 342, 4credits)
1 year Physics	(PHY 201/202/203, 12 credits)
1 year Physiology	(BIO 331/332/333, 15 credits)
1 year Biochemistry	(CHE 450/451/452, 12 credits)
strongly recommended, but can also be taken in 1st year at OSU
Other required courses:	Writing – 2 quarters, Math 251, Interpersonal Communication (SPE 111 or 321), Economics 201 or 202, Psychology 201, Advanced First Aid / CPR, statistics (recommended)

Most students have a B.S. degree before starting the Pharm.D. program, but the minimum is three years of college study (>120 credits)
- Quite a few graduates from Oregon Tech’s Biology / Health Sciences program have gone on to the Pharm.D. program at OSU over the past decade
Two (up to four) recommendation letters needed, submitted via PharmCAS
OSU Admission deadline: December 1st (via PharmCAS, no PCAT required)
- Early Decision Application possible (deadline Sept 1, a year prior)
- Final deadlines in December to early January are typical of most PharmD programs.

Oregon: OSU (Corvallis) pharmacy.oregonstate.edu/
- offers Pharm.D. degree jointly with OHSU
- 1st two years at OSU, 3rd year at OHSU, 4th year off campus
Oregon: Pacific U (Hillsboro; no PCAT required, not using PharmCAS)
www.pacificu.edu/pharmd/
California: UCSF (San Francisco); USC (Los Angeles) http://pharmacyschool.usc.edu/; (Western University of Health Science (Pomona); Touro University (Vallejo; PCAT required); University of the Pacific (Stockton)
Idaho: Idaho State University (Pocatello) pharmacy.isu.edu
Montana: University of Montana (Missoula)
Nevada: University of Southern Nevada (Henderson) www.usn.edu/pharmacy/
Washington: University of Washington (Seattle) depts.washington.edu/pha/
Washington State University (Pullman) www.pharmacy.wsu.edu/
Arizona: University of Arizona (Tucson) www.pharmacy.arizona.edu/
Midwestern University (Glendale)

PCAT (Pharmacy College Admission Test) www.pcatweb.info
PCAT is required by many pharmacy schools in the USA, but NOT by OSU,
Pacific U, Western UHS
Administered 4 times yearly (Jan, Jun, Aug, Oct)
Nearest test centers (Pearson Learning) are in Ashland and Eugene
Exam sections: Verbal ability, Biology, Reading comprehension, Quantitative ability, Chemistry
You can find a useful PCAT test prep (including free info) at http://www.testprepreview.com/pcat_practice.htm

1 year internship (supervised pharmacy practice)
National licensing examination
Oregon Board of Pharmacy examination
- Fields: community, clinical, geriatric, administrative, or industrial (sales, marketing) pharmacy or research

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