The School of Pharmacy and Health Professions welcomes applications from international students. In order to receive full consideration, applicants must begin the application process at least nine months prior to the desired term of entry. International students are advised that all pharmacy prerequisite courses must be completed at a regionally accredited institution located within the United States regardless of previous coursework or degrees conferred at foreign institutions.
English Language Competency
The ability to speak and write correct grammatical English is imperative. This is essential to ensure academic progress and enable the applicant to communicate clearly with patients and other health care professionals.
International applicants whose first language is not English must present a Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) score of at least 80 on the internet-based test (iBT) which is equivalent to 214 on the computer-based test (CBT) and 550 on the paper-based test (PBT). Applicants should use the Creighton University School of Pharmacy and Health Professions code of 6126.
In addition to a strong score on the TOEFL, other evidence of proficiency in English may include letters of recommendation from employers for professors, grades in English language courses, and the personal interview.
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.
