Pharmacy Admissions Policies
The definitive admissions requirements for the Pharm.D. program are established by the faculty of the School of Pharmacy. The Husson University School of Pharmacy has established the following requirements.
Husson University prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, nationality or ethnic origin, religion, gender, marital status, parental status, sexual orientation, disability or age in all programs.
Possess an Associate's Degree or higher with the following prerequisite coursework (prerequisite coursework must have a 2.75 GPA or higher):
Applicants cannot use AP/CLEP credits in science (Chemistry, Biology) or math to meet the pre-pharmacy requirements. Students have the option of taking a more advanced course in the area of the same number of credits or more. For example, a student who has AP credit in Calculus 1 may take Calculus 1 or Calculus 2. The laboratory component must be taken with a laboratory-based course.
Husson University prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, nationality or ethnic origin, religion, gender, marital status, parental status, sexual orientation, disability or age in all programs.
Possess an Associate's Degree or higher with the following prerequisite coursework (prerequisite coursework must have a 2.75 GPA or higher):
- General Biology with Lab 2 semesters (8 credits)
- Anatomy and Physiology with Lab 2 semesters (8 credits)
- General Chemistry with Lab 2 semesters (8 credits)
- Organic Chemistry with Lab 2 semesters (8 credits)
- Calculus 1 semester (4 credits)
- Statistics and Probability 1 semester (3 credits)
- Submission of a Husson University application or a PharmCAS application (Husson code = 159)
- Personal interview (Candidates will be invited to campus or virtually for interviews.)
AP/CLEP Credits
Applicants cannot use AP/CLEP credits in science (Chemistry, Biology) or math to meet the pre-pharmacy requirements. Students have the option of taking a more advanced course in the area of the same number of credits or more. For example, a student who has AP credit in Calculus 1 may take Calculus 1 or Calculus 2. The laboratory component must be taken with a laboratory-based course.Credit Age Limit
College credits in the science and math prerequisites over five years old may not be considered in the application process. Students may be required to take refresher courses (e.g., Organic Chemistry with lab, Anatomy and Physiology with lab, Calculus, Statistics), especially if they have not had any recent coursework or work responsibilities in any one of these given areas.Criminal Background/Immunization/Drug Screen Check
The nature of the post-graduate licensure as well as the potential placement in a variety of pharmacy practice setting requires all applicants who are offered letters of admission to submit to a criminal background check, offer proof of required immunizations and submit to a drug screening test. These requirements are done at the applicant's expense and any adverse results may impact final admission to the program, progression through the program or graduation from the program.Foreign Credits
Students may submit courses taken at foreign colleges/universities. The transcripts must be evaluated by a reputable service based in the United States. There is no guarantee that any or all courses will be accepted. Applicants who take course in Canada do not have to have their transcripts evaluated by such a service.Guaranteed Admission
Husson students are offered guaranteed admission to the pharmacy program if they meet the following criteria: (a) math/science pre-pharmacy GPA of 3.30 or greater, (b) PCAT Composite Score of 50th Percentile or higher, and (c) completion of a successful interview.
Minimum Application Requirements
In order to apply, an applicant must have successfully completed the majority of the Biology/Anatomy & Physiology (three-quarters), Chemistry (three-quarters) and Math (half) coursework prior to the application deadline. Students must also forward their PCAT scores prior to the date. The minimum pharmacy pre-requisite GPA for admission consideration is 2.75 on a 4.0 scale.
PCAT
Students are required to take the Pharmacy College Admissions Test with a composite score of 20% or higher. Students may take the test more than once before this time, with the highest score counting. Scores have a three year age limit, unless a new test version has been introduced.