The OSU College of Pharmacy will review on-time complete applications submitted to PharmCAS that meet the following minimum science GPA requirement:
The science GPA is calculated by PharmCAS and will not be recalculated by the OSU College of Pharmacy.
The average pre-pharmacy science GPA of applicants who have been admitted to the Doctor of Pharmacy program in recent years is 3.5 (on a 4.0 scale).
When applications are received from PharmCAS they are screened by minimum Science GPA (as calculated by PharmCAS). The pre-pharmacy science GPA is then calculated for applications meeting the minimum criteria. This GPA includes only the science and math courses from OSU’s Pharm.D. prerequisites. Non-science requirements like writing and communication are not calculated in this GPA. If a course has been repeated, only the highest grade earned will be calculated into the pre-pharmacy science GPA.
The Pharm.D. program is a four-year program. It takes approximately three years of undergraduate study to complete the prerequisite courses necessary for admission.
Applications for fall 2009 admission will be available June 2, 2008, and must be submitted via PharmCAS by December 1, 2008. Early Decision Applications will be due September 3, 2008. Late applications are not considered.
You do not have to complete all of the prerequisites before you apply to the program. However, you must be able to complete all the prerequisites by June of the year for which you are applying. For example, if you are applying for fall 2009 admission, you will need to complete all the prerequisites by June 2009. Generally, most students apply during the fall as they complete their final year of pre-pharmacy coursework.
You must submit at least two recommendation letters with your Pharm.D. application. A maximum of four letters will be accepted. Letters must be submitted directly to PharmCAS and received by the application deadline. Visit pharmcas.org for details. Letters submitted directly to OSU will not be accepted.
No. OSU does not require the PCAT.
No. A bachelor’s degree is not required for admission to the Pharm.D. program, but must be completed before the third year of the professional program. Approximately 50 percent of students admitted in recent years earned their bachelor’s degree before entering the Pharm.D. program. Completion of the B.S. degree prior to matriculation to the Pharm.D. program is recommended.
OSU normally receives 700-1100 Pharm.D. applications each year.
Approximately 175 applicants are invited to interview each year. Interview selection is made based on several factors: pre-pharmacy science GPA, letters of recommendation, personal statement and the OSU supplemental essay.
Approximately half of the applicants interviewed were offered admission to the Pharm.D. program.
Eighty seats are available in each entering class.
The average age of the Pharm.D. class entering in fall 2008 is 25.
Yes. Prerequisites can be completed at any accredited college or university. Physiology, anatomy, and microbiology MUST be completed at a four-year school. Community college credit for those courses will not fulfill the prerequisite. Whether you are attending Oregon State University or another institution, it is important to plan your program of study with an academic adviser.
Courses completed outside the U.S. may or may not fulfill OSU’s Pharm.D. prerequisites. The answer varies depending on the course content, the date completed, and the country in which the course was taken. It is extremely rare for foreign credits to fulfill all the Pharm.D. prerequisites, and it is strongly recommended that applicants in this situation plan to complete the upper-division prerequisites (organic chemistry, microbiology, anatomy and physiology) at a U.S. university.
For specific information about foreign credits for Pharm.D. prerequisites, applicants can submit a request for transcript evaluation.
Informal evaluations of prospective students’ transcripts will be made by the College of Pharmacy Student Affairs Office.
Instructions for requesting a transcript evaluation:
Submit copies of your transcripts via e-mail to pharmacy@oregonstate.edu, fax 541-737-3999 attn: Transcript Evaluation or mail (Transcript Evaluation; 203 Pharmacy Building; Corvallis, OR 97331). Unofficial transcript copies are sufficient for the informal evaluation. Include your full name and e-mail address so results can be communicated to you.
Allow four to six weeks to receive the results of your evaluation. Results will be sent by e-mail to the address you provided. Transcripts will not be returned.
Scholarships are generally only available to Pharm.D. students after successful completion of the first year. A limited number of scholarships may be available for incoming Pharm.D. students but an application is not necessary or required. Information on financial aid (grants, loans and scholarships) available through Oregon State University can be found at oregonstate.edu/admin/finaid.
Additional information about financial aid opportunities for pharmacy students is available through the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy online.
Yes. Nonresident students are eligible for admission to the Pharm.D. program.
There is no a limit on the number of times an applicant can apply to OSU’s Pharm.D. program. Applicants who are denied admission should consider meeting with an adviser to discuss the possibility of reapplying.
Approximately 85% percent of the students in the fall 2008 entering class are considered Oregon residents for tuition purposes.
The fall 2008 entering class is 49% male and 51% female.
Tuition and fees for the 2008-2009 academic year are:
Tuition for international students is higher than the out-of-state student rate.
Yes. Residents of Hawaii, Nevada and Alaska may be eligible to participate in the Professional Student Exchange Program (PSEP) coordinated by the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education (WICHE). Please note that the WICHE program has its own application process and deadline. Call 303-541-0214 or go to wiche.edu for more information.
Information regarding Oregon residency requirements can be obtained from the OSU Office of Admissions at 800-291-4192.
Yes. In addition to completing the PharmCAS application, all applicants to OSU's Pharm.D. program are required to submit the OSU Supplemental Application. Supplemental Application materials must be mailed (in one envelope) directly to the OSU College of Pharmacy at the following address: Supplemental Application, Oregon State University, College of Pharmacy, 203 Pharmacy Building, Corvallis, OR 97331.
Supplemental Applications must be received at the College of Pharmacy by 5:00pm PST on September 3, 2008, for the Early Decision deadline and 5:00pm PST on December 1, 2008 for the standard deadline. No late materials will be accepted. Applicants who do not submit the Supplemental Application can not be considered for admission.
Applicants are instructed not to list individual foreign courses on the PharmCAS application (unless they are credits from a Study Abroad program). Applicants should send transcript evaluation reports (NOT original or copies of their foreign transcripts) to PharmCAS before the application deadline. An official, translated copy of the transcript may be required by OSU’s Office of Admissions if the applicant is admitted to the Pharm.D. program.
You are welcome to submit a request for a transcript evaluation to determine how your coursework applies to the Pharm.D. prerequisites.
Informal evaluations of prospective students’ transcripts will be made by the College of Pharmacy Student Affairs Office.
Instructions for requesting a transcript evaluation:
Submit copies of your transcripts via e-mail to pharmacy@oregonstate.edu, fax 541-737-3999 attn: Transcript Evaluation or mail (Transcript Evaluation; 203 Pharmacy Building; Corvallis, OR 97331). Unofficial transcript copies are sufficient for the informal evaluation. Include your full name and e-mail address so results can be communicated to you.
Allow four to six weeks to receive the results of your evaluation. Results will be sent by e-mail to the address you provided. Transcripts will not be returned.
As a general rule, upper-division science coursework should be no more than seven years old at the time of application. However, each situation is reviewed on an individual basis. Please contact the College of Pharmacy (541-737-3424) for more information.
On extremely rare occasions, transfer students from other Pharm.D. programs have been admitted to OSU’s Pharm.D. program. Students interested in transferring must have completed all of OSU’s Pharm.D. prerequisite courses and meet the minimum GPA required of all other applicants. To apply, the following materials must be submitted directly to the OSU College of Pharmacy:
| June 2008 | Fall 2009 applications available on PharmCAS |
| Sep. 3, 2008 | Fall 2009 Early Decision application deadline |
| Oct. 31, 2008 | Early Decision candidates are notified of admission decisions |
| Dec. 1, 2008 | Fall 2009 application deadline |
| Dec. 2008-Feb. 2009 | Applications are screened and reviewed. |
| Jan. 2009- March 2009 | Interviews are conducted. Invitations for interviews are sent throughout this time period. |
| April 2009 | Final decisions are made and communicated to applicants |
| Sept. 23-25, 2009 | On-campus orientation for newly admitted Pharm.D. students |
| Sept. 28, 2009 | Fall term begins |
First Aid/CPR certification is not required at the time of application. However, all admitted applicants must have current First Aid and CPR certification prior to their first day of class in the Pharm.D. program. Entering Pharm.D. students will have the option of taking First Aid and CPR certification courses during their orientation program in September.
All applicants to the Pharm.D. program must complete the Pharm.D. prerequisite courses to be eligible for admission. While courses completed in a foreign bachelor of pharmacy program may fulfill some of the Pharm.D. prerequisites, it is extremely uncommon for the previous coursework to fulfill all requirements. It is strongly recommended that applicants in this situation enroll at a U.S. university to complete the upper-division prerequisites (organic chemistry, microbiology, physiology and anatomy).
Yes. An alternate list is created in the Pharm.D. admission process and specific applicants are invited to be on it. In the event that an admitted applicant forfeits his or her seat, an applicant from the alternate list may be invited to join the class. Admission is not guaranteed to those on the alternate list
The College of Pharmacy does not keep a “waiting list” allowing interested individuals to “sign up” for a place in the Pharm.D. program.
Yes. You are welcome to visit OSU’s campus. Information on scheduling a campus visit is available from OSU’s Visitor Center.
OSU does not offer a pharmacy technician program. Several Oregon and Washington colleges have pharmacy technician programs, including Southwestern Oregon Community College in Coos Bay, Ore.; Linn Benton Community College in Albany, Ore.; Everest College in Portland, Ore.; and Clark College in Vancouver, Wash.; Apollo College in Portland, Ore., also has a pharmacy technician program.
