General Information

The Xavier University College of Pharmacy holds a place of distinction among the nation's colleges of pharmacy. The College is dedicated to bringing minority youth into the learned profession of pharmacy. For years, Xavier has been among the top three producers in the nation of African Americans with a Doctor of Pharmacy de-gree. Even with that commitment to minority education, the College remains open to all races.

The mission of the Xavier University of Louisiana College of Pharmacy is to prepare pharmacists to impact the medically underserved communities, particularly African Americans, in an effort to eliminate health disparities through patient-centered care, community service, and scholarly work.

To achieve this mission, the curriculum provides:

1. Instruction in the physical, chemical, biological, behavioral sciences, and management.
2. A clinical component designed to develop graduates skilled in:
   1. Monitoring and evaluating drug therapy,
   2. Providing drug distribution,
   3. Providing drug information to other members of the health care team and to the public, and
   4. Effectively relating to patients and to other health care professionals;
      
3. Motivation to increase competency after graduation through continuing education; and,
4. An opportunity to engage in meaningful scientific research as a preparation for further study in pharmaceutical and clinical sciences.

Students benefit from expert guest lecturers, and receive experiential training from preceptors in an array of community pharmacies, hospitals and other health care facilities in the greater New Orleans area, throughout the state and in select facilities across the country.

College of Pharmacy Admissions Information

The two-year pre-pharmacy curriculum offered in the College of Arts and Sciences’ Chemistry Department prepares students for success in pharmacy school. Students wishing to pursue a Doctor of Pharmacy (Pharm.D.) degree through Xavier’s College of Pharmacy must complete 66 credit hours of the Chemistry (pre-pharmacy) curri-culum as specified (see the Department of Chemistry section for details of this curriculum), prior to being admitted to the Pharm.D. program. Students who are admitted to the College of Pharmacy must satisfy all conditions stipu-lated in the admissions notice and present documentation to the Admissions Office by August 1 prior to enrolling for the first year. Xavier students who are not accepted must complete a degree before reapplying to the College of Pharmacy.

Applicants, including Xavier pre-pharmacy students, who have completed or who are about to complete pre-pharmacy requirements should submit: (1) an on-line application for admission (2) recommendation forms (3 required) (3) a personal statement (4) a transcript from each college (two- and four-year) previously attended (5) Pharmacy Instruction Form (6) Pre-Pharmacy Requirements Form and (7) $25.00 Application fee (New Transfer applicants only).

In order to be considered for admission to the Doctor of Pharmacy program, students must have an overall GPA of 2.5 and grades of “C” (2.00/4.00) or better in required pre-pharmacy science and math courses. In addition, any required pre-pharmacy courses that cannot be substituted with courses from the student's transcript must be completed. Only grades of “C” (2.00/4.00) or better in acceptable courses will transfer to Xavier University of Louisiana.

General ethics courses will not be considered in fulfillment of the health ethics requirements at Xavier Uni-versity of Louisiana. Transfer credit for PHIL 2400 Health Ethics must be a comparable course in either bioethics, medical ethics or health ethics. Any course transferred from an institution other than Xavier shall be subject to re-view by the Department of Philosophy.

Students transferring to Xavier from another college or university must also comply with the requirements for admission to Xavier University. Only grades of “C” or better in acceptable courses will transfer to Xavier Uni-versity of Louisiana. Students transferring from another College of Pharmacy or other professional school must submit a letter of good standing from the dean of that college. 

Admission to the College of Pharmacy

The two-year pre-pharmacy curriculum is offered in the College of Arts and Sciences. Upon completion of this curriculum the student should have 66 semester hours of credit. All condi-tions stipulated in the admissions notice and/or deficiency letter must be presented to the College of Pharmacy admissions office by August 1 prior to enrolling for the first year .

Pre-Pharmacy Requirement

Freshman Year

1010/1010D	General Chemistry I	3	1020/1020D	General Chemistry	3
1011L	General Chemistry I Lab	1	1021L	General Chemistry Lab	1
1010	Comp & Rhet (English)	3	1020	Comp & Rhet (English)	3
1030	Pre-Calculus	4	1230	General Biology I	3
1010	Psychology or Sociology	3	1230L	General Biology Lab I	1
			1010	Fund of Speech	3
*Cannot be Science, Math or Physical Education				*Academic Elective	3
		14 hours			17 hours

 

Sophomore Year

1240	General Biology II	3	2220/2220D	Organic Chemistry II	3
1240L	General Biology Lab II	1	2240L	Organic Chemistry Lab	1
2210/2210D	Organic Chemistry I	3	2400	**Health Ethics	3
2230L	Organic Chemistry Lab I	1	1070	Calculus	4
1030	Economics	3	2010	Microbiology	3
2010	Physics	3	1000 level	Theology	3
2010	Physics Lab	1	**Medical ethics or Bioethics
1000 level	Philosophy	3
		18 hours			17 hours