Doctor of Pharmacy Campus Pathway

Creighton Preference

The Pharmacy Admission Committee has a strong preference for Creighton undergraduate students who complete the majority of their undergraduate coursework at Creighton, including all prerequisites. All Creighton undergraduate students who have achieved a minimum overall quality point average (QPA) of 3.25 at the end of the semester in which the student applies will be guaranteed an interview.

Guaranteed Admission Policy

Creighton students who began undergraduate studies prior to and including fall 2006 who meet the following criteria will be guaranteed admission to the Doctor of Pharmacy program.

Each student must:

  1. Be enrolled and complete all pre-pharmacy requirements at Creighton University prior to entry. Courses taken for college credit (e.g., Advanced Placement) prior to high school graduation will not result in ineligibility.
  2. Complete a minimum of 14 semester hours each semester.
  3. Have achieved a minimum overall QPA of 3.5 at the end of the semester in which the student applies.
  4. Complete an interview expressing an appropriate rationale and demonstrating interpersonal skills for the study and practice of pharmacy.
  5. Take biology and organic chemistry concurrently during the same semester.
  6. Submit an online application to the School of Pharmacy and Health Professions Admission Office by December 1 of the academic year prior to enrollment in the professional program.

Students unable to meet one or more of the above criteria are encouraged to apply for admission through the standard admission procedures.

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At the Creighton University Medical Center 2006 Commencement, Fr. John P. Schlegel, S.J., Creighton University President stated, "Your professors have challenged you to be leaders in your professions. As a student, you were expected to go beyond the ordinary to achieve the extraordinary. Your patients will expect no less of you. Do not disappoint them. Ethics, service, and excellence: These three words have been consistent across the 127 years of Creighton's existence; they serve as the foundation for what we do today. You will carry these with you; they are marks of a Creighton health care professional."

Victoria F. Roche, Ph.D., professor of pharmacy sciences and senior associate dean at the Creighton University School of Pharmacy and Health Professions, received the 2007 Robert K. Chalmers Distinguished Pharmacy Educator Award presented by the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy (AACP) during its annual meeting in July 2007.