3+4 (B.S./PharmD) Affiliation Agreement with Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences

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Adelphi University has a 3+4 affiliation agreement with Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences (ACPHS) which students’ study for three years at Adelphi. After completing 90 credits at Adelphi, students begin their first year of pharmacy school which counts as the final 30 credits needed to be eligible for the bachelor’s degree at Adelphi. The bachelor’s degree will be awarded by Adelphi University after the first year of pharmacy school. After successful completion of the fourth year at ACPHS, students are eligible for the PharmD degree. For more information on the program academic/standardized test requirements and the application deadline, please click here. Eligibility to this program is limited to ten first year students.

3+4 Admissions Eligibility Requirements

Completion of at least (90) credits of course work at Adelphi, including completion of all General Education requirements, all major coursework and the following pre-requisite coursework:

o Biology with lab: BIO 111 & BIO 112

o Chemistry with lab: CHE 111 & CHE 112

o Organic Chemistry with lab: CHE 251 /CHE 253 CHE 252 /CHE 253

o Physics with lab: PHY 111 or PHY 113 & PHY 112 or PHY 114

o Calculus: MTH 141

o Microbiology: BIO 238

o 2 Semesters of English

o 15 Credits of Humanities which also include Psychology: PIA 101 and SPE 112

o Statistics: MTH 113 or MTH 114

o Genetics: BIO 222

o Research Project lab: BIO 224

Maintain a 3.0 overall GPA.
No grade lower than a “C-“
The Pharmacy College Admissions Test (PCAT) is not required (Recommended)
Submit the PharmCAS application to ACPHS by December 1 of the junior year
Received favorable recommendation from the Adelphi Pre-Health Council.

For additional information, please contact Office of Pre-Professional Advising and Fellowships at (516) 877-3140 or preferably email oppaf@adelphi.edu.