University of New England

Admissions

Pre-Pharmacy

Application for the two-year undergraduate pre-professional (Pre-Pharmacy) program is made through Undergraduate Admissions. Visit the Undergraduate Admissions website and find details on admissions criteria  in the Catalog.

Students interested in applying for admission to the professional pharmacy program at the University of New England will need to successfully complete a minimum of 71 credit hours of specific undergraduate level pre-pharmacy courses.

Doctor of Pharmacy

Students enter the Doctor of Pharmacy program in one of three ways:

• as UNE students enrolled through the University’s pre-pharmacy “Early Assurance” program
• as UNE students not eligible for “Early Assurance”
• or as a transfer student through the PharmCAS application service.

Pre-Pharmacy 'Early Assurance'
 
To be eligible for consideration as a pre-pharmacy student with “early assurance” status, applicants should have the following minimum credentials:

• Be a current senior level high school student.
• Complete the undergraduate application for admission process. The Priority Decision application deadline is December 1 and the Regular Decision application deadline is February 15.  Applications will be accepted and reviewed after this date on a space available basis.
• Have a minimum academic grade point average of 3.0 (on a 4.0 scale) in the core academics subjects at the secondary school level, including:
• Four units of high school level math with the successful completion of at least the following course equivalents:
• Algebra I
• Algebra II
• Geometry
• Trigonometry
• One unit of high school level chemistry with a lab.
• Additional advanced level math and science classes are strongly recommended.
• Courses at advanced placement (AP) and/or honors level will strengthen the candidate’s application for admission.
• Earn a composite score of 24 or above on the ACT or a combined total of 1100 or above on the Critical Reading and Mathematics sections of the SAT examination.
• Score a 24 or above on the ACT math component or 550 or above on the mathematics section of the SAT I test.
• A record of active participation in school or community organizations.

Students in the pre-pharmacy “early assurance” status are granted a seat in the College of Pharmacy upon completion of the following:

• Maintain an overall GPA of 3.5 for the pre-pharmacy coursework with grades of "C" or better. Students cannot repeat any prerequisite course for a higher grade, and
• Take the Pharmacy College Admission Test (PCAT) in the sophomore year. The PCAT must be taken no later than the January test date, and
• Score within the top 65th percentile on the PCAT with an appropriate score on the writing sample, and
• Successfully interview with the College of Pharmacy, and
• Submit two letters of recommendation. One will be from a pharmacist and the other from a professor familiar with the students work, and
• Demonstrate participation in community/campus activism, and
• Successfully complete a criminal background check, and
• Be in good standing and currently enrolled in the undergraduate program at UNE, and
• Complete the application for admission into the College of Pharmacy through the Pharmacy College Application Service (PharmCAS), and
• Complete the 71 credit hours of pre-professional requirements in the Pre-Pharmacy program. All pre-pharmacy coursework must be completed by the Spring semester of the year of matriculation into the College [i.e., no prerequisite courses taken the summer prior to matriculation into the College will be accepted.], and
• Complete a minimum of 12 semester hours each term.

UNE Students Other than Early Assurance

Admission criteria for all other students not entering the program as a UNE student with “Early Assurance” status:

• Maintain an overall GPA of 2.5 for pre-pharmacy coursework with grades of "C" or better, and
• Complete the Pharmacy College Admission Test (PCAT) no later than January of the year of anticipated enrollment.
• Interpretation of an individual’s PCAT Score will be on the basis of national results for the particular exam date, and
• Successfully interview with the College of Pharmacy, and
• Submit two letters of recommendation. One will be from a pharmacist and the other from a professor familiar with the students work, and
• Demonstrate participation in community/campus activities, and
• Successfully complete a criminal background check, and
• Complete the application for admission into the College of Pharmacy through the Pharmacy College Application Service (PharmCAS), and
• Complete the 71 credit hours of pre-professional requirements in the Pre-Pharmacy program. All pre-pharmacy coursework must be completed by the end of the summer session of the year of matriculation into the College

Transfer Students
Transfer students do not qualify for pre-pharmacy “early assurance” status. For further details regarding transfer admission, contact our UNE undergraduate admissions office at: 800-477-4UNE or (207) 602-2297 or via email at admissions@une.edu