Arnold & Marie Schwartz College of Pharmacy Professional Phase

Arnold & Marie Schwartz College of Pharmacy

Professional Phase (Years 3-6)

! Application Deadline: December 2, 2013. Applies to both applications, no exceptions.

PharmCAS - www.pharmcas.org (Required for all applicants to Professional Phase)

Brooklyn Campus Undergraduate Application – www.liu.edu/brooklyn (Required for

transfer students only)

! It is recommended that applications and transcripts are sent to PharmCAS 5-7 weeks prior to

the PharmCAS application deadline

Submission of your PharmCAS application and transcripts prior to the deadline does not

guarantee admission

! Application for Re-Admission: Students who have previously attended the LIU-Brooklyn

Campus PharmD Program - Professional Phase (years 3, 4, 5, or 6), earned grades, did not

attend classes for at least one semester, and did not complete their degree must apply for re-

admission. Please contact the Admissions Office at (718) 488-1011 for application

information. DO NOT complete the PharmCAS application.

Requirements and Instructions

1. Complete and submit the Pharmacy College Application Service (PharmCAS)

application. PharmCAS is an electronic application service operated by the American

Association of Colleges of Pharmacy (AACP).

All applications for the professional program, including external transfer and current LIU

students, must be processed through PharmCAS; there are no exceptions. There is a

separate non-negotiable fee required; payable to PharmCAS. Listed below are additional

requirements for application completion.

! Personal Statement - Part of the PharmCAS application is a personal essay,

approximately one page in length, addressing why you selected Pharmacy as a career

and how the Doctor of Pharmacy degree relates to your immediate and long-term

professional goals. You should explain why you want to be a pharmacist and support

this information with autobiographical details including pharmacy/health care work,

volunteer experiences, related extracurricular activities, leadership roles, or any other

important information.

! Letters of Recommendation - Two letters of recommendation are required. These letters

may be from an employer, professor, supervisor of a community service project, etc.;

however, they may not come from a family member, teaching assistant, co-worker, or

friend. You will need to designate your evaluators as part of your PharmCAS

application. Electronic submission of letters of reference is preferred but paper

references are accepted. Paper references must accompany the PharmCAS reference

form (available on the PharmCAS website) in the same envelope. **PharmCAS will

forward your letters of recommendation as they are completed; DO NOT wait to submit

your application**

! PharmCAS ‘Academic Update’ Window – PharmCAS provides an opportunity for you

to update the coursework section of your application to include grades for newly

completed courses as well as edit in-progress/ planned coursework for current and future

semesters. Immediately following the close of the fall semester, the ‘Academic

Update’ window will open December 15, 2013 and will close February 15, 2014.

**Carefully read the instructions for the academic update before completion**

2. Complete the Long Island University Brooklyn Campus Undergraduate Application:

Transfer students interested in applying to Long Island University must complete the online

application. There is a $40 non-refundable fee required; payable to: Long Island University.

Please mail your check or money order to: Office of Admissions, 1 University Plaza,

Brooklyn, NY 11201. Cash will not be accepted. Note: All current LIU students, all

campuses, are exempt from this requirement

3. Submit the following supporting credentials:

! Transcripts – Immediately following the completion and submission of your

PharmCAS application and, if applicable, the LIU-BC undergraduate application,

forward official transcripts and foreign credential evaluations (if attended university

outside of the U.S.) to both PharmCAS and the LIU-BC Admissions Processing Center.

Also, provide a list of current and future coursework in progress; i.e. fall, spring, and

summer semesters (if planned).

Foreign Credential Evaluations – Students who have completed university education

outside of the U.S. must submit credential evaluations and translations for review and

consideration. Transfer of course credits will be considered on a case-by-case basis.

Please see the Credential Evaluator’s List of acceptable agencies at

www2.brooklyn.liu.edu/pharmacy/Credential_Evaluators_list.pdf.

Note: Current LIU students must submit credentials to PharmCAS only.

! Pharmacy College Admission Test (PCAT) - The PCAT exam measures the student’s

verbal ability, reading comprehension, quantitative ability, chemistry, biology and

writing skills.

The PCAT is required for entry into the Professional Phase of the PharmD program,

there are no exceptions. First consideration will be given to those candidates who have

completed the test prior to December 2, 2013; however, scores should not be older than

three calendar years. Exam scores must be submitted to PharmCAS where they will be

matched to your application.

*Pre-registration for the PCAT is required. Please find the available testing dates listed

on their website at www.PCATweb.info.

! Other Exams

Standardized Tests - Transfer credit may be considered for the exams listed below.

If taken, please submit the following official score reports to the Admissions

Processing Center for consideration: Advanced Placement (AP), International

Baccalaureate (IB), or College Level Examination Program (CLEP).

English Proficiency - Students for whom English is not their native language must submit

evidence of English proficiency. Please submit one of the following English Language

score reports to PharmCAS: Test of English as a Foreign Language PBT / iBT or the

International English Language Testing System (IELTS).

4. Grade Point Average (GPA) – Applicants to the Professional Phase should possess a GPA

of at least 3.0 (on a 4.0 scale) for cumulative, science, and mathematics for consideration.

However, depending upon the quantity and quality of applications received and because the

College of Pharmacy offers only a limited number of seats for the professional program, a

more competitive GPA may be required for consideration.