Students wishing to pursue a Doctor of Pharmacy (Pharm.D) degree through Xavier’s College of Pharmacy must complete 66 credit hours of pre-requisite courses (see table below) prior to being admitted to the Pharm.D. program. The pre-pharmacy requirements may be completed at Xavier University or any accredited university.
In order to be considered for admission to the Pharm.D. program, students must have grades of “C” (2.00/4.00) or better in all of the pre-pharmacy courses. A grade of “C-“ is not acceptable. Also, students must possess a minimum cumulative 2.75 grade point average in all of the pre-requisite courses and a minimum 2.75 grade point average in the required math and science courses.
The College of Pharmacy will use each grade (including Ds and Fs) received in any of the pre-requisite course work to calculate the cumulative and the math-science grade point average. For example, if a student receives a “D” and an “A” in an Organic Chemistry course, then both grades will be used to calculate the cumulative and math-science grade point average.
All of the pre-requisite course work must be completed on or before August 10, 2012. Any student who has more than seven hours of course work to complete at the end of the Spring 2012 semester will no longer be considered for admissions.
| Required Pre-requisite Courses |
| DISCIPLINE |
COURSE |
XU EQUIVALENCY |
| Biology |
General Biology I |
1230 |
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General Biology I Lab |
1230L |
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General Biology II |
1240 |
| |
General Biology II Lab |
1240L |
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General Microbiology |
2010 |
| |
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| Chemistry |
General Chemistry I |
1010 |
| |
General Chemistry I Lab |
1011L |
| |
General Chemistry II |
1020 |
| |
General Chemistry II Lab |
1021L |
| |
Organic Chemistry I |
2210 |
| |
Organic Chemistry I Lab |
2230L |
| |
Organic Chemistry II |
2220 |
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Organic Chemistry II Lab |
2240L |
| |
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| Physics |
General Physics |
2010 |
| |
General Physics Lab |
2010L |
| |
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| Mathematics |
Pre-Calculus |
1030 |
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Calculus |
1070 |
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| English |
Comp & Rhet (English) |
1010 |
| |
Comp & Literature |
1020 |
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| Communications Studies |
Fund of Public Speaking |
1010 |
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| Economics* |
Introduction to Economics |
1030 |
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| Philosophy** |
Philosophy Course |
1000 Level |
| |
Health Ethics |
2400 |
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| Psychology |
Introduction to Psychology |
1010 |
| or |
| Sociology |
Introduction to Sociology |
1010 |
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| Theology*** |
Theology |
1000 Level |
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| Academic Elective |
(Cannot be Science, Math or Physical Education) |
*Any economics course accepted for transfer must be equivalent to Xavier University’s ECON 1030 (Introduction to Economics) or ECON 2010 (Principles of Microeconomics).
**General ethics courses will not be considered in fulfillment of the health ethics requirement at Xavier University of Louisiana. Transfer credit for PHIL 2400 Health Ethics must be a comparable course in either bioethics, medical ethics or health ethics. The required health ethics course must be offered through a philosophy department.
***The required Theology course must have been offered through a Theology or Religion department. Courses offered through other departments such as History, English, Philosophy, or Humanities will not be accepted.
Biology, Chemistry, and Physics courses for non-science majors will not be accepted by the College of Pharmacy.
The College of Pharmacy will accept on-line courses for any of the non-science courses EXCEPT the Fundamentals of Public Speaking course. All math and science courses must be taken in a class room setting.
The College of Pharmacy will not accept any independent study courses.
Five-Year Limit on Math and Science Courses
The College of Pharmacy will not accept math or science courses taken more than five years prior to the year the student applies to the program. Therefore, any math or science courses taken before January 2007 will not be accepted.
Students who wish to appeal the five-year rule must submit the following:
Submission of an appeal form does not guarantee approval of the course(s) under review. Each student will be held responsible for re-taking any course(s) that is/are not approved by the Admissions Committee.
Priority will be given to students who plan to enroll during the Fall 2012 semester. Students will be notified via e-mail regarding the Committee’s decision on their appeal.
The appeal form and transcript(s) should be submitted to the address provided below. The deadline to submit the documents is October 14, 2011.
Office of Admissions
Xavier University of Louisiana
1 Drexel Drive
New Orleans, LA 70125
Course Substitutions
The College of Pharmacy will evaluate courses to determine if they are equivalent to the corresponding Xavier University pre-requisite course. As a general rule, any course with the words “Fundamentals of”, “Foundations of”, “Principles of”, “Introduction to”, “Introductory”, or “Elementary” in the title will have to be reviewed by the Admissions Committee.
Any student who would like to have a course evaluated must submit the following:
- Course Substitution form (click here to download the form).
- Course syllabus for each course that will be reviewed by the Admissions Committee.
Submission of the course substitution form and the required documents does not guarantee approval of the course(s) under review. Each student will be held responsible for taking any course(s) that is/are not approved by the Admissions Committee.
Priority will be given to students who plan to enroll during the Fall 2012 semester. Students will be notified via e-mail regarding the Committee’s decision.
Please submit the required documents to the address provided below.
Xavier University of Louisiana
College of Pharmacy
Office of Student Affairs
1 Drexel Drive
New Orleans, LA 70125
Pharmacy Pre-Matriculation Summer Program
The College of Pharmacy’s newly developed Pharmacy Pre-Matriculation Summer Program (PPMSP) will begin in the Summer of 2012. This program introduces first-year students to the rigors of the professional program and acclimates them to the professional student environment. This program is open to all incoming students; however, some students will be required to participate based upon their grade point average and scores obtained on the Pharmacy College Admissions Test. Affected students will be notified with their acceptance packets. Any student required to enroll in the PPMSP will have to complete all of their pre-pharmacy requirements by August 10, 2012.
Pharmacy College Admissions Test (PCAT)
The PCAT is a new requirement for the College of Pharmacy application process. The scores from the written component of the exam will be used during the selection process to assess written communication skills. The overall PCAT results are used to assess placement after admission.
PCAT registration and test date information can be found on the web at: http://tpc-etesting.com/pcat/ . The College of Pharmacy has a two-year limit on PCAT scores. Therefore, any score obtained from a test that was taken before January 2009 will not be accepted. The last day to take the exam and still be considered for admission to the College of Pharmacy is
September 28, 2011.
