McWhorter School of Pharmacy

Bruce Foster, Director of External Relations
and Pharmacy Admissions
Phone: (205) 726-2982
E-mail: cbfoster@samford.edu
Fax: 205-726-4141

Jon Parker, Student Recruitment & Admissions Administrator
Phone: (205) 726-4242, fax (205) 726-4141
E-mail: jmparker@samford.edu
Toll free phone number: 1-877-279-0008

ONLINE ADMISSION APPLICATION PROCEDURES

• One (1) academic letter of recommendation is required and must be completed by a college level Math or Science Professor. If your college pre-health committee prepares a composite/collective reference, you must submit that reference along with the PharmCAS printable academic form to PharmCAS.
  
  
• One (1) non-academic letter of recommendation is also required. It is preferred that this letter be completed by a pharmacist who has supervised you in a work setting. If you do not have pharmacy experience, then the non-academic letter of recommendation may be completed by anyone who has recently supervised you in a work setting.

SUPPLEMENTAL APPLICATION
Must be completed online at http://www.applyweb.com/apply/samfordp
MSOP supplemental application and $50.00 non-refundable fee

REQUIRED TEST SCORES

• ACT or SAT: A copy of the ACT or SAT score must be sent directly to the MSOP Office of Admission and NOT PharmCAS. The ACT or SAT score must be received by the MSOP office of admission on or before the February 1st application and information deadline. This can be in the form of a copy of the score report mailed to the student or a copy of the high school transcript or college transcript. Not all college transcripts list the ACT or SAT score. The MSOP office of admission does not receive the official transcripts that you submitted to PharmCAS.

Waiver of the ACT/SAT is granted to the applicant who has earned a prior B.S. or B.A. degree, is over thirty years of age, or if English is the applicant’s second language.

• PCAT: PCAT Registration (Score Code for PharmCAS - 104)
  
  Applicants MUST provide their Social Security Number on both the PharmCAS application and the PCAT registration form. This is necessary to match the correct PCAT scores with the appropriate PharmCAS application.
  
  DO NOT HAVE YOUR PCAT SCORE SENT TO SAMFORD UNIVERSITY!

ADMISSION RELATED INFORMATION

***NOTE: THE PRE-PHARMACY CURRICULUM OUTLINED HERE IS THE CORRECTED VERSION OF THAT FOUND IN THE 2006-2007 SAMFORD CATALOG.***

The addition of microbiology to the Pre-pharmacy prerequisites will only affect those students applying for Fall 2008 and beyond.

Pre-pharmacy course requirements for transfer students

Pre-pharmacy Course Equivalent Guides for Regional Colleges

Re-application process information:

If you are re-applying to MSOP you must complete a new PharmCAS application and a new MSOP supplemental application. You must re-submit your PCAT score to PharmCAS. We will keep the letters of recommendation from the previous year BUT YOU WILL BE REQUIRED TO REPLACE AT LEAST ONE OF THEM. You may replace either the academic or non-academic or both, the choice is yours.

Pharmacy admission process and requirements

Frequently asked questions

Information on Pharm Tech Certification: {Pharmacy Technician Certification Board}

Pfizer Guide to Pharmacy Careers

International transcript credit evaluation:
Students with non-US/Canadian transcript must have their credits evaluated by a third party evaluation service. We prefer World Education Services.  A WES report must be sent to BOTH PharmCAS and McWhorter School of Pharmacy office of admissions.

Samford University Catalog

2005 - 2006 tuition costs

Area hotels

Maps and directions

Also, pictures of facilities and other student interests may be viewed on the prospective students webpage.

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Updated October 13, 2006