Archives: October, 2012
PharmCAS just announced that they are extending all November 1 application deadlines to November 15 due to the severe weather on the East Coast. This applies to OSU applications. OSU supplemental applications will also be due November 15 rather than November 1. Please contact the College of Pharmacy if you have any questions.
Just a few more days until our November 1 deadline! Make sure to e-submit your application, get all your transcripts and references to PharmCAS, and get your supplemental applications to us by the deadline.
I’ve been getting a lot of questions about whether it is okay if PharmCAS is still “processing” your materials on the November 1 deadline.
That is okay. However, you should make sure that you e-submit your PharmCAS application by November 1. You should also make sure that PharmCAS receives all your transcripts and letters of reference by that date. Finally, your supplemental application materials must arrive at the OSU College of Pharmacy by that date.
The November 1 application deadline is only about three weeks away!
Short answer – yes.
Oregon State does not require a bachelor’s degree for admission to our Pharm.D. program – only the completion of certain prerequisite courses listed on our website.
However, our admissions committee has found that finishing a bachelor’s degree helps students develop a broad academic preparation that includes strong communication skills and the ability to work with diverse patients – all important traits for pharmacists. Therefore, candidates who finished their degree (or who are about to finish it) are favored in our admissions process. Spending that fourth year in college to finish your degree also gives you more time to take advanced science courses, which can impress our committee if you do well in them. You could also use that time to gain more healthcare experience, improve your writing ability, or do other things that would make you a better candidate for pharmacy school admission.
The numbers tell the story best. In recent years, 70% to 80% of admitted students have held bachelor’s degrees when they started the Oregon State Pharm.D. program.
