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Thomas J. Long School of Pharmacy and Health Sciences

Pre-Pharmacy

Admission deadline for this program (Fall 2009) is November 15, 2008.

Decision notification is March 15, 2009.

Pacific offers first-time freshmen three options that provides admission into our Professional Pharmacy (PharmD.) Program:


Important: To advance to the Pharm.D. program, the pre-pharmacy advantage requirements (including courses taken in sequence at Pacific and minimum GPAs) must be met, and the formal pharmacy interview (which includes a writing sample) must be passed.

(One current requirement of advancing from any of these pre-pharmacy advantage programs into our professional pharmacy program is a minimum GPA of 3.0 overall and 2.70 in selected math/science courses.)

Please Note: The Pre-Pharmacy Advantage program is not available for students who transfer to Pacific.*

The implementation of minimum requirements for consideration in the three options of the Pre-Pharmacy Advantage Program is meant to ensure that students have the appropriate time to successfully prepare for advancement into the professional pharmacy program.

Applying to Pacific’s PharmD. program after attending another institution

Students who attend other institutions to complete their pre-pharmacy courses and/or their Bachelor’s degree are welcome to apply directly to the PharmD. program at Pacific’s Thomas J. Long School of Pharmacy and Health Sciences.

They should know, however, that in recent years, admission for those applying from other institutions has been very competitive.

Space is limited, so courses, grades, academic maturity and work experience are all taken into consideration.

Students from other institutions may apply during their second year of college if they are completing Pacific’s pre-pharmacy requirements, but the vast majority of those admitted from other institutions are in at least their fourth year of college and will be completing a Bachelor’s degree before enrolling.

Most of the successful PharmD. applicants from other institutions also have work experience in a pharmacy or other health-related environment.

*Please note: There is no formal “pre-pharmacy advantage” available to a student who attends another institution for a semester to two years and then transfers as a science major into Pacific’s arts and sciences division. We have excellent undergraduate programs to which transfers are welcome to apply, but once here, these students will compete with those applying from other institutions for space in the PharmD. program.