• Admissions requirements and standards are designed to ensure success in the Pharm.D. program. Selecting a candidate for the future practice of pharmacy involves many important factors, including academic background, PCAT scores, letters of reference and pharmacy experience. The Admissions Committee prefers applicants to have a cumulative  undergraduate GPA of 3.00 with a preferred PCAT composite percentile score of 50. The accepted class averages in recent years have been a 3.35 GPA and 72 PCAT score.
  
  Applicants must also meet the Pharm.D. degree programs Technical Standards in order to be considered for admission into the program. A qualified applicant will be invited to visit the College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences for a required personal interview.

  Admission to the four-year Doctor of Pharmacy degree program requires at least three years of pre-professional education at an accredited college or university in the United States. Each applicant must complete a minimum of 90 semester hours of college credit.

  The minimum specific pre-pharmacy course requirements are listed here.  A Frequently Asked Questions document is also available here.

• International Applicants must complete all admissions requirements and also follow the College's policy regarding foreign coursework.
   

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*Please note that if you have been a student in another Doctor of Pharmacy degree program, you need to follow our Transfer Applicant process. Mercer's COPHS does NOT accept PharmCAS applications from transfer applicants.

The GAPDP is especially designed for students who have expressed an interest in pursuing a career in pharmacy and who plan to complete all of their undergraduate pre-pharmacy coursework at Mercer's College of Liberal Arts in Macon (as first time freshmen). Students who have already completed coursework at another college / university post-high school are not eligible to participate in this program.

The GAPDP student, upon graduation from high school, will enroll and complete three years and a minimum of 90 semester hours at CLA and then enroll in the four-year Pharm.D. curriculum at COPHS. Upon successful completion of the first professional year at COPHS, the CLA will award the Bachelor of Science in Health Science degree. More information for students interested in the GAPDP is available through Academic and Advising Services.