Advanced Standing Track for Foreign-Trained Pharmacists

Grounded in its mission to provide exemplary, learner-centered education and advance pharmacy practice through interprofessional collaboration, research, patient care, and service our college is continually evolving to offer the premier pharmacy education in Northern New England.  

As a UNE School of Pharmacy Advanced Standing Track (AST) graduate student, you would earn the same United States Doctor of Pharmacy (Pharm.D.) degree as conventionally enrolled Pharm.D. students. This program offers pharmacists trained outside of the U.S. the opportunity to gain the skills and knowledge of the pharmacy profession as practiced in the U.S. at a college that exemplifies an environment that is creative, humanistic, promotes professionalism, cultivates diversity, and welcomes you as a professional colleague.

Our three-year program is designed for international pharmacy school graduates who wish to practice in the U.S. The program incorporates the latest in pharmacy practice, offering a variety of tracks to specialize in fields like pharmaceutical sciences and wellness and integrative medicine. You can also choose to participate in research using state-of-the-art equipment alongside nationally recognized faculty.

The program starts in the summer with an advanced standing bridge course meant to cover topics in the first year of the curriculum not covered by a previous degree. Upon successfully completing the preparatory course, you will integrate into the rising second-year (P2) cohort for the fall term.

See the Doctor of Pharmacy Admissions page for more information