Asbury University has contractual agreements with certain schools of pharmacy where students can gain early acceptance by meeting specific requirements. See the Health Professions Advisor for eligibility information.
The Asbury University/University of Kentucky 3+4 program offers a pathway for you to complete your Bachelor of Arts in Biology – Pre-Pharmacy at Asbury University and your Doctor of Pharmacy (Pharm.D.) degree at the University of Kentucky College of Pharmacy in seven years. With five seats available per year exclusively for Asbury students in the UK Pharm.D. program, you could pursue your dream of working in the high demand field of pharmacy.
The Early Acceptance Program (EAP) is designed to facilitate the admission of Asbury University students into LECOM’s Doctor of Pharmacy (Pharm.D.) program. LECOM will interview students prior to their enrollment at Asbury or within the first two years of study at Asbury. Students interviewing successfully will be offered a provisional acceptance to LECOM’s Doctor of Pharmacy program. Upon meeting the criteria for final acceptance, they will matriculate at the LECOM Bradenton, FL campus of their choice. Each academic year, a maximum combined total of 5 students will be accepted by LECOM from Asbury University.
Nearly 100% of students in Asbury’s pre-health professions programs who apply, including pre-pharmacy students, receive acceptance to graduate or professional programs. Our students can even benefit from an early acceptance agreement and transition smoothly to a Doctor of Pharmacy program after their undergraduate training.
The Asbury University/University of Kentucky 3+4 program offers a pathway for you to complete your Bachelor of Arts in Biology – Pre-Pharmacy at Asbury University and your Doctor of Pharmacy (Pharm.D.) degree at the University of Kentucky College of Pharmacy (UKCOP) in seven years. With five seats available per year exclusively for Asbury students in the UKCOP Pharm.D. program, you could pursue your dream of working in the high demand field of pharmacy.
Requirements
During your three years at Asbury University, you will complete 96 hours:
By completing these requirements, you ensure your seat at the pharmacy school ranked as No. 6 in the nation (U.S. News & World Report, 2020). Contact Asbury’s Health Professions and Professor of Chemistry Dr. Bruce Branan with any questions you may have: bruce.branan@asbury.edu.
Pre-pharmacy students at Asbury have the incredible opportunity to receive early acceptance to the Doctor of Pharmacy degree program at Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine (LECOM) School of Pharmacy in Bradenton, Florida. Each academic year, five pre-pharmacy students are accepted into LECOM facilitated by this collaboration.
Here’s how it works. Students interested in the pre-pharmacy program at Asbury will interview with LECOM Pharm.D. admissions either before enrollment or during their first two years at Asbury. Then, students who are offered provisional acceptance will need to complete the criteria for final acceptance by the time they graduate with their bachelor’s.
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