About the Program
Throughout the first three years of the curriculum are professional courses that provide you with the opportunity to:
- Integrate and apply information
- Complete projects and assignments while working in small groups
- Support the development of critical thinking
- Foster the spirit of collaboration among you and your classmates
By integrating physiology, medicinal chemistry, and pharmacology, the program gives you a broad view of how various medications interact within the human body. Courses on drug action and drug therapy are team-taught by system (i.e., cardiovascular, neurological, renal, etc.).
Early on, the curriculum places you in the laboratory, teaching and honing your compounding and dispensing skills. In fact, a broad array of introductory and advanced pharmacy practice experiences are available to you over the course of your academic tenure with the program.
The Pharm.D. degree is awarded after successful completion of four years of full-time study.
In 2016, the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE) awarded the Wegmans School of Pharmacy a full 8 years of accreditation, the maximum number of years a program can receive.
Admission Requirements
Admission to the Doctor of Pharmacy program requires the equivalent of two years (62 semester hours) of pre-professional education at an accredited college or university. Application may be made after completion of 30 semester hours of coursework. Minimum course requirements are:
- English Composition (3)
- Speech (3)
- English/Literature Elective (3)
- Humanities and Social/Behavioral Science (12)
- Biology (with lab) (12)
- Calculus (3)
- General Chemistry (with lab) (8)
- Organic Chemistry (with lab) (8)
- Physics (with lab) (4)
- Statistics (3)
- Economics (Microeconomics is preferred) (3)
Grades below “C” cannot be accepted toward completion of these requirements. A minimum grade point average of 2.75 is considered competitive for both cumulative and science courses. All science courses (chemistry, biology, and physics) must include a laboratory with each lecture. All pre-professional coursework must be completed prior to matriculating into the School of Pharmacy.
Application Process
Submit Application Through PharmCAS
Submit an online application to PharmCAS (Pharmacy College Application Service), a centralized application service that offers the convenience of one general application for multiple Pharm.D. programs. Applications must be received by PharmCAS no later than the March deadline. Applicants are encouraged to complete the application process early. Incomplete applications will not be processed by PharmCAS or the Wegmans School of Pharmacy.
Your PharmCAS application, PharmCAS fee, PCAT scores, official transcripts from all previously attended colleges/universities, and two letters of recommendation must be submitted directly to PharmCAS for verification.
Complete applications for admission to the Wegmans School of Pharmacy will be processed upon receipt. The Admissions Committee will identify and invite the most qualified candidates to campus for an interview. Interviews will be conducted on a rolling basis. The Admissions Committee will notify applicants of a decision on a rolling basis. Early completion of the application process is recommended.
Special Instructions for International Applicants/Foreign Transcripts
The Wegmans School of Pharmacy requires TOEFL scores for non-native English speaking applicants. The minimum acceptable score on the TOEFL is 575 (paper-based), 233 (computer-based), or 80 (internet-based). Foreign transcripts must be sent to an evaluation service for a course-by course report. Send this report directly to PharmCAS. Please see www.pharmcas.org for a list of approved foreign evaluation services.
Criminal Background Check Requirements
Students accepted to the Wegmans School of Pharmacy are subject to criminal background checks. All accepted students are required to complete the background check prior to matriculation into the Wegmans School of Pharmacy. It is the student's responsibility to assume expenses related to this requirement. Students must follow procedures for completing a criminal background check as instructed by the Wegmans School of Pharmacy.
Read the entire Criminal Background Check (CBC) Policy [pdf]