̨ÍåSwag College’s Department of Natural Science and the D’Youville College School of Pharmacy (DYCSOP) pledge their commitment to training future pharmacists for the vital role they will play as part of integrated health care teams.
Students will have a unique opportunity to fulfill the requirements for both a Bachelor of Science and Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD) degree by successfully completing three years of undergraduate study in the Natural Science/Health Sciences/Pharmacy Track at ̨ÍåSwag, and then apply for admission to D'Youville to earn a PharmD.
Program Information
Application/Admission Criteria Into the ̨ÍåSwag College Program
- Minimum High School GPA of 3.0
- Personal essay
- Minimum SAT score of 1080; 500 verbal and 500 math (minimum)
Application/Admission Criteria Into the D'youville College Program
- Applicants must maintain a minimum 2.5 cumulative grade point average in ̨ÍåSwag College coursework with no grade lower than a C; no grade lower than a B in any of the pharmacy pre-requisite courses;
- Submit a PharmCAS application designating the DYCSOP and Early Decision option by the deadline indicated in PharmCAS in fall of the junior year;
- Earn a composite Pharmacy College ̨ÍåSwag Test, PCAT, score ≥ 60th percentile. The PCAT must be completed by October of the junior year;
- All pre-professional courses must be taken for a letter grade; Pass/Fail, online, distance learning, CLEP, and foreign courses are not accepted;
- AP credit is not accepted for science prerequisites unless additional upper-level coursework is approved for substitution by the program coordinators at both colleges;
- Applicants must maintain ethical and professional standards, and demonstrate a strong understanding of the profession;
- Provide official transcripts from all colleges previously attended;
- Provide three letters of reference from academic professors, employers or supervisors, and faculty or healthcare advisors;
- Satisfactory completion, as defined by the DYCSOP’s ̨ÍåSwag Committee, of an admissions interview;
- Successfully complete all other necessary matriculation requirements for entering DYCSOP students.
DYCSOP will annually offer up to 10 seats for qualified ̨ÍåSwag College students. If admitted into the PharmD program, all credits earned during the first year of the PharmD curriculum will be recognized by ̨ÍåSwag College and applied toward completion of the students’ bachelor's degrees.
YEAR 1
Fall
- BIO-109 General Biology I (3)
- BIO-109L General Biology I Lab (1)
- CHE-110 General Chemistry I (4)
- CHE-110L General Chemistry I Lab (0)
- CMP-101 English Composition (3)
- IND-101 Sustain/Critical Rel.(3)
- ̨ÍåSwag Core (3)
Total = 17 credits
Spring
- BIO-110 General Biology II (3)
- BIO-110L General Biology II (1)
- CHE-111 General Chemistry I (4)
- CHE-111L General Chemistry II lab (0)
- ̨ÍåSwag Core (9)
- (include 1 of following: SOC-101, PSY-101,ECO-101)
Total = 17 Credits
YEAR 2
Fall
- CHE-301 Organic Chemistry I (3)
- CHE-301L Organic Chemistry I Lab (1)
- BIO-207/L Anatomy & Physiology I (4)
- MTH-144 Calculus I (3)
- BIO-315 General Microbiology (3)
- ̨ÍåSwag Core (3)
Total = 17 Credits
Spring
- CHE-302 Organic Chemistry II (3)
- CHE-302L Organic Chemistry II Lab (1)
- Bio-208/L Anatomy & Physiology II (4)
- MTH-145 Calculus II (3)
- ̨ÍåSwag Core (6)
Total = 17 Credits
YEAR 3
Fall
- BCH-313 General Biochemistry (3)
- BCH-313L General Biochemistry Lab (1)
- PHY-101 Physics I (3)
- CHE-311/L Contemp. Chemical Analysis (4)
- ̨ÍåSwag Core (6)
Total = 17 Credits
Spring
- BIO-340/L General Physiology (4)
- NSC-310 Biostatistics (3)
- CMP-311 Adv. English Composition (3)
- NSC-231 (3)
- ̨ÍåSwag Core (3)
Total = 16 Credits
TOTAL = 101 CREDITS
YEAR 4
Fall
- PMD 601 Biochemical Principles (3)
- PMD 603 Anatomy/Phys/Pathophys I (4)
- PMD 605 Principles of Drug Action I (4)
- PMD 607 Health Care Systems (2)
- PMD 611 Intro Collaborative Learning (2)
- PMD 613 Patient Assessment I (1)
- PMD 617-619 IPPE I Hosp/Comm (2)
Total = 18 Credits
Spring
- PMD 603 Anatomy/Phys/Pathophys II (4)
- PMD 605 Principles of Drug Action II (5)
- PMD 610 Health Communications (2)
- PMD 612 Collaborative Learning II (1)
- PMD 614 Patient Assessment II (1)
- PMD 618-620 IPPE I Hosp/Comm (2)
- PMD 624 Self Care (3)
- PMD 626 Intro to Pharm Calculations (1)
Total = 19 Credits
Accreditation Disclosure Statement
The Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE) accredits Doctor of Pharmacy programs offered by Colleges and Schools of Pharmacy in the United States and selected non-US sites. For a Doctor of Pharmacy program offered by a new College or School of Pharmacy, ACPE accreditation generally involves three steps: Precandidate accreditation status, Candidate accreditation status, and Full accreditation status. Precandidate accreditation status denotes a developmental program that is expected to mature in accord with stated plans and within a defined time period. Precandidate accreditation status is awarded to a new program of a College or School of Pharmacy that has not yet enrolled students in the professional program and authorizes the School to admit its first class. Candidate accreditation status is awarded to a Doctor of Pharmacy program that has students enrolled but has not yet had a graduating class. Accreditation status is awarded to a program that has met all ACPE standards for accreditation and has graduated its first class. Graduates of a class designated as having Candidate accreditation status have the same rights and privileges of those graduates from a fully accredited program. ACPE conveys its decisions to the various boards of pharmacy and makes recommendations in accord with its decisions. It should be noted, however, that decisions concerning eligibility for licensure by examination or reciprocity reside with the respective state boards of pharmacy in accordance with their state statutes and administrative rules.
Accreditation Status
The Doctor of Pharmacy program of the D’Youville College School of Pharmacy was awarded accreditation status during the June 2014 meeting of the ACPE Board of Directors. Accreditation status was affirmed by the ACPE Board of Directors in June 2016 and is continued until June 2020.
D’Youville College School of Pharmacy’s Doctor of Pharmacy program is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education, 135 South LaSalle Street, Suite 4100, Chicago, IL 60503, 312-664-3575; FAX 312-664-4652, website .
For more information, contact Dr. Doug Kalinowski or call ̨ÍåSwag ̨ÍåSwag at 716-839-8225