Pharmacy College Admission Test (PCAT): NOT Required
The School of Pharmacy works on a rolling admissions cycle with review of applications from August through
July.
The CSU-SOP considers for admission those prospective students who possess the academic
and professional promise necessary to become outstanding members of the pharmacy profession.
To select these students, the college uses a rolling selection process within a competitive
admissions framework.
Holistic Admissions
Within its competitive admissions framework, the CSU-SOP uses multiple criteria to
select the most qualified candidates from an applicant pool that exceeds the number
of seats available.
Admission Requirements
To be considered for admission to the CSU–SOP, a prospective student must do the following:
Complete, or be in the process of completing, a minimum of 54 semester hours of non-remedial,
prerequisite course work from a regionally accredited US college or university. It
is preferred that all pre-pharmacy course work requirements be completed in the spring
semester prior to matriculation. The student must earn a grade of C or better in each
prerequisite course. (A grade of C- or less will not be accepted)
Pre-Pharmacy Requirements
All required (prerequisite) courses must be completed with a letter grade of C or
better prior to entrance into the professional pharmacy program. Grades of C- or less
are not acceptable.
Achievea minimum cumulative GPA of 2.50 (on a 4.00 scale), a minimum pre-requisite GPA of
2.50 (on a 4.00 scale) in the required pre-pharmacy course curriculum, a minimum pre-requisite
science and math GPA of 2.50 (on a 4.00 scale) in the required science and math pre-pharmacy
course curriculum;
Grades from all attempts of repeated coursework will be included when calculating
the cumulative, pre-requisite and pre-requisite science and math coursework grade
point average. It is preferred that science and math prerequisite coursework be completed
within the last 5 years. Prerequisite coursework older than 10 years will be considered
on a case by case basis. Only pre-requisite courses required by CSU-SOP will be included
in pre-requisite GPA calculations.
Reflect a people/service orientation through community service or extracurricular
activities;
Reflect proper motivation for and commitment to the pharmacy profession as demonstrated
by previous work, volunteer, or other life experiences;
Possess the oral and written communication skills necessary to interact with patients
and colleagues;
Complete CSU-SOP’s interview process (by invitation only).
Students can opt to submit a PCAT score, although it is not required for application
review
Course(s)
Semester Hours
English (composition)
6
Biology (with laboratory)
8
Anatomy + Physiology, human (All systems)
6
General Chemistry (with laboratory)
8
Organic Chemistry (with laboratory)
8
Physics (mechanics, thermodynamics, force, and motion must be included. May be non-calculus
based)
3
Calculus (integration and differentiation)
3
Speech (public speaking)
3
Economics (micro, macro, or general)
3
Statistics (must include probability testing, population statistics, and hypothesis
testing up to simple regression)