We are...not your typical pharmacy school.

At the Marshall University School of Pharmacy, we do things a bit differently.

You won’t find stadium seating. We chose to design our innovative spaces to best suit your unique learning style: small, intimate spaces with only 80 students per class to enhance student learning.

Forget boring lectures. Active Learning is the focus of Marshall’s curriculum. Our outstanding faculty encourage interactive teaching in classrooms that seat students at round tables to incite discussion, team problem solving, and peer learning. The result? Students have been shown to earn higher grades and be 50 percent less likely to fail than in traditional classrooms.

Simulation before practice. State-of-the-art simulation areas allow you to practice skills and daily pharmacy activities before jumping into real-world situations. Mock environments include a hospital pharmacy, community pharmacy, compounding laboratory, and patient counseling area. And, there’s no waiting until your third year for practice experience. Within six weeks, you’ll be certified and giving immunizations in the field! 

Marshall also offers five certifications built into the program at no cost to you as a student, including:

• immunizations certification
• <797> sterilization
• medication therapy management
• diabetes management, and
• teaching

For fall 2016 admission, students must apply by February 1, 2016. Admission will begin in September and will continue on a rolling basis.

Pharmacy degrees used to be given at undergraduate institutions, but academic and professional standards are changing to require a Pharm.D. degree. The Marshall University Pharm. D. program will be a 2+4, 3+4 or 4+4 program, with students completing two, three or four years of undergraduate school, completing all required pre-requisites, before applying for and enrolling into the four year professional program.

Students must complete the following prerequisite coursework:

English Composition                2 semesters
Calculus                                    1 semester
Statistics                                    1 semester
Biology w/ Lab                          2 semesters
Chemistry w/ Lab                     2 semesters
Human Anatomy w/ Lab         1 semester
Human Physiology w/ Lab      1 semester
Microbiology w/ Lab                 1 semester
Organic Chemistry w/ Lab      2 semesters
Physics w/ Lab                         2 semesters

Marshall University accepts applications through the PharmCAS website.

In addition, MUSOP requires submission of a supplemental application which should be completed and sent with the non-refundable supplemental application fee.

Marshall School of Pharmacy takes a holistic view of an applicant’s background for the purpose of admission; however, the following guidelines for acceptance are recommended:

• Expected completion of all pre-pharmacy coursework prior to fall enrollment, with a suggested minimum GPA of 2.5 overall and 2.75 for pre-pharmacy pre-requisite coursework (Please note: completion of an undergraduate degree is not required.)
• Completion and submission of all required application documents and fees
• Completion of the PCAT (Pharmacy College Admissions Test) within two years prior to the date of application.  A composite percentile score of at least 50 is desired.
• Satisfactory completion of on-campus candidate interview

International applicants should complete the TOEFL with a minimum composite score of 100, and at least a 26 in both the reading and speaking sections.

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