Admissions Requirements

Admission Factors

Factors that will be considered regarding admission include:

Both academic factors and non-academic factors are considered in selecting applicants for admission. Academic factors are employed to select applicants who are prepared to succeed in a rigorous professional curriculum. Non-academic factors are included to select applicants who will fulfill the mission of Presbyterian College School of Pharmacy to improve the health of South Carolinians and society in general by developing students with an unwavering ethical foundation who will positively impact the delivery of quality, equitable pharmacy care; who will dedicate their lives to community service; and who will provide enlightened leadership in addressing the health care needs of a diverse patient population.

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Academic Factors - Admission

Academic factors that will be considered regarding admission include:

Non-Academic Factors - Admission

Non-academic factors that will be considered regarding admission include:

  1. Written communication skills
  2. Volunteerism
    • History of involvement
    • Service to the community
  3. Leadership
    • Leadership experience
    • Extracurricular activities
  4. Professional exploration
    • Pharmacy work experience
    • Internships in pharmacy
    • Volunteer efforts related to pharmacy
    • Shadowing pharmacists
    • Interviewing pharmacists
  5. 2 Letters of recommendation required
    • a professional reference from a pharmacist
    • an academic reference from a college professor
    • Recommendations from family members will NOT be accepted
  6. Interview results

Based on your information, applicants will be selected for interviews via Zoom or in person on campus. Admission is competitive and selection for an interview does not guarantee admission.

Any student who has completed all the pre-pharmacy coursework at Presbyterian College with a cumulative GPA of 2.75 or above and fulfills all requirements for admission is guaranteed an interview with the School of Pharmacy.

The Presbyterian College School of Pharmacy admissions interview is a structured interview process designed to assess core competencies that are difficult to measure via an application alone. These competencies are:

  • commitment to the pharmacy profession
  • communication skills
  • empathy
  • ethical and moral reasoning
  • interpersonal skills
  • motivation

Other Considerations

To increase competitiveness and qualify for fall interviews, applicants are strongly encouraged to apply by November 1. In addition to the factors listed above, preference will be given to applicants who:

  • hold a previous degree,
  • enhance the diversity of the student body,
  • are from rural or underserved areas of South Carolina, or
  • complete their pre-pharmacy requirements at Presbyterian College

In order to be accepted, applicants must demonstrate fluency in both spoken and written English.

Applicants must also provide documentation that they have completed all required immunizations and successfully complete a criminal background check prior to matriculation.

Contact

If you have questions about the application process, please email pharmacy@presby.edu or call (864) 938-3913