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Pharmacy Early Assurance Admissions
D’Youville College is moving ahead with its plans to develop a school of pharmacy and is working with the New York State Education Department for approval of the program. D’Youville College cannot accept students into the professional program until the program is approved by the New York State Education Department (NYSED) and the Accreditation Council For Pharmacy Education (ACPE).
Starting in the fall of 2009 the School of Pharmacy will begin accepting freshman with early assurance status. Early assurance admission to the School of Pharmacy is offered to a select group of freshman students who meet the following criteria:
- Top 15% of their graduating class or an un-weighted average of 90% (math, science, social studies/history, English, foreign language)
- Score 1150 or greater on the SAT (Mathematics and Critical Reading) or 25 on the ACT
- Matriculate to D’Youville as a freshman student
Complete the courses listed below earning an overall B average or better in courses marked by an asterisk (*) without repeating any course or receiving a grade of C or lower.
Biology – 6 credit hours (*)
Microbiology – 3 credit hours (*)
General Chemistry – 6 credit hours (*)
Organic Chemistry – 6 credit hours (*)
Calculus – 4 credit hours (*)
Statistics – 4 credit hours (*)
Physics – 6 credit hours (*)
English Language – 6 credit hours
Public Speaking or Communications – 3 credit hours
History – 3 credit hours
Economics – 3 credit hours
Social Sciences – 3 credit hours
Humanities – 3 credit hours
Laboratory sections associated with biology, microbiology, chemistry and physics courses are also required.
- An overall B or greater GPA
- Composite PCAT score in the 70%
- A satisfactory preadmissions interview prior to the School of Pharmacy admission
- All pre-professional courses must be obtained from an accredited USA institution for a letter grade; Pass/Fail, online, distance learning, CLEP and foreign courses are not accepted.
The School of Pharmacy does not directly admit freshman into the professional program. Students entering the professional program must have completed at least 65 credits of pre-professional courses as detailed in Pharmacy Program Requirements.
The early assurance into the School of Pharmacy is contingent upon approval of the program by the New York State Education Department and the Accreditation Council For Pharmacy Education.
