Prepharmacy Studies
Prepharmacy students gain the strong foundation on which to build their studies at a pharmacy 学校, leading to successful careers in the burgeoning health industry.
学生 are admitted directly into this program.Program Overview
Pharmacy 学校s accept students with a variety of different majors. 学生 can choose any major while completing the prerequisite coursework needed for admission to a PharmD program.
Grand Valley students are exceptionally competitive. In Fall 2021, 92 percent of Grand Valley students who applied were accepted to pharmacy 学校. Nationally in 2022, 86 percent of applicants to pharmacy 学校 were accepted.
The preprofessional advising team looks forward to helping students achieve their dream of pharmacy 学校.
Why Pursue Prepharmacy Studies at Grand Valley?
- Prepharmacy students at GVSU have access to state-of-the-art labs, including a cadaver lab, that provide unique and rigorous preparation for pharmacy 学校.
- The preprofessional advising team maintains a robust preprofessional 网站 to help students find various resources and connect to shadowing and volunteer opportunities. The team also coordinates various workshops and events throughout the year to support prepharmacy students, including a healthcare experience panel, professional and graduate 学校 fairs, personal statement workshops, and mock mini-interviews.
- 学生 can join the Pre-Pharmacy Association at GVSU, which connects students with pharmacy 学校 admission representatives, current pharmacy students (GVSU alumni), volunteer and other networking opportunities.
- Prepharmacy students receive a high level of support through the pharmacy 学校 application process, through one-on-one advising, webinars/workshops, and application review services.
- GVSU partners closely with the University of Michigan and Ferris State University to offer PharmD early admission programs, mentoring opportunities and more.
课程
Grand Valley's prepharmacy program offers all of the courses necessary to gain admission into pharmacy 学校, including:
- 解剖学 & physiology
- Biochemistry
- 生物学
- 微积分
- Communications
- 经济学
- General chemistry
- Organic chemistry
- 物理
Career Options
Prepharmacy studies prepares students for pharmacy 学校, and they go on to hold positions such as:
- 社区 pharmacist
- Researcher
- Hospital pharmacist
- Compounding pharmacist
Combined Degree 项目
Most undergraduate majors that prepharmacy students pursue can be combined with a master's degree if a student decides they would like to earn both a bachelor's and master's degree before starting pharmacy 学校. On average, students save $8,500 in our combined degree programs and take up to four fewer classes than if earning the degrees separately.
You can even build your own combined degree from programs in different disciplines to further personalize your education and meet specific career goals.
Admission Requirements
Visit the Admissions 网站 for undergraduate requirements.
Helpful Links
For 更多的 Information
College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Academic Advising Center
博天堂官方.edu/clasadvising
C-1-120-MAK
(616)
331-8585, [email protected]