Pharmacy College Admission Test (PCAT): NOT Required
The College of Health Sciences & Pharmacy works on a rolling admissions cycle with
review of applications from September through July. The link is here.
The CSU-COHS&P 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-COHS&P 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 COHS&P, 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-COP 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-COHS&P’s on-campus interview process (by invitation only).
Students can opt to submit a PCAT score, although it is not required for application
review
Effective Fall 2021, students applying will require the following pre-pharmacy courses.
All other requirements will remain the same.
Course(s)
Cr.Hrs
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)