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General Information

The Xavier University College of Pharmacy holds a place of distinction among the nation's colleges of pharmacy. The College of Pharmacy is dedicated to bringing minority youth into the learned profession of pharmacy. It is one of only two pharmacy schools in Louisiana and is among the nation’s top three producers of African American Doctor of Pharmacy degree recipients. Even with that commitment to minority education, the College remains open to all races.

Within the mission of Xavier University of Louisiana, the College of Pharmacy is dedicated to three purposes:

1. To prepare competent pharmacists to deliver pharmaceutical care as required in a dynamic health care environment and who serve the profession and community by providing contemporary, innovative and quality patient-centered health care.
2. To acquire and disseminate knowledge through collaborative scholarship.
3. To promote a more just and humane society through service.

To achieve these goals, the curriculum provides:

1. Instruction in the physical, chemical, biological, behavioral and management sciences, and
in the humanities;

2. A clinical component designed to develop graduates skilled in:

a. Monitoring and evaluating drug therapy,
b. Providing drug distribution,
c. Providing drug information to members of the health care team and to the public, and
d. Effectively relating to patients and to other health care professionals;

3. Motivation to increase competency after graduation through continuing education; and,

4. An opportunity to engage in meaningful scientific research as a preparation for further
study in pharmaceutical and clinical sciences.

Xavier offers the Doctor of Pharmacy (Pharm. D.) degree obtainable through the entry-level six-year program (two years of pre-pharmacy and four years in the professional program). Students also benefit from expert guest lecturers, and receive experiential training from preceptors in New Orleans' vast array of community pharmacies, hospitals and other health care facilities.

College of Pharmacy Admissions Information

The two-year pre-pharmacy curriculum offered in the Chemistry Department of the College of Arts and Sciences prepares students for success in pharmacy school. Students wishing to pursue a Doctor of Pharmacy (Pharm.D.) degree through Xavier’s College of Pharmacy must complete 66 credit hours of the Chemistry/pre-pharmacy curriculum prior to being admitted to the Pharm. D. program. For more information see the Department of Chemistry section in the University catalog for details of this curriculum.

Applicants, including Xavier pre-pharmacy students, who have completed or who are about to complete pre-pharmacy requirements should submit: (1) an on-line application for admission, (2) three letters of recommendation, (3) a statement of interest, (4) a transcript from each college (two- and four-year) previously attended, and (5) Pre-Pharmacy Requirements Form/Checklist.

In order to be considered for admission to the Doctor of Pharmacy program, students must have an overall GPA of 2.5 and grades of “C” (2.00/4.00) or better in required pre-pharmacy science and math courses. In addition, any required pre-pharmacy courses that cannot be substituted with courses from the student's transcript must be completed. Only grades of “C” (2.00/4.00) or better in acceptable courses will transfer to Xavier University of Louisiana.

General ethics courses will not be considered in fulfillment of the health ethics requirement at Xavier University of Louisiana. In order to be considered for transfer credit for PHIL 2400 Health Ethics, a course must be comparable to bioethics, medical ethics or health ethics. To transfer a required theology/religion course, the course must have been offered through a theology/religion department. The courses shall be subject to review by the Departments of Philosophy and Theology at Xavier University.

 

Admission to the College of Pharmacy

The two-year pre-pharmacy curriculum is offered in the College of Arts and Sciences. Upon completion of this curriculum the student should have 66 semester hours of credit.  All conditions stipulated in the admissions notice and/or deficiency letter must be presented to the College of Pharmacy admissions office by August 1 prior to enrolling for the first year .

Pre-Pharmacy Requirement

Freshman Year

1010/1010D	General Chemistry I	3	1020/1020D	General Chemistry	3
1011L	General Chemistry I Lab	1	1021L	General Chemistry Lab	1
1010	Comp & Rhet (English)	3	1020	Comp & Rhet (English)	3
1030	Pre-Calculus	4	1230	General Biology I	3
1010	Psychology or Sociology	3	1230L	General Biology Lab I	1
			1010	Fund of Speech	3
*Cannot be Science, Math or Physical Education				*Academic Elective	3
		14 hours			17 hours

 

Sophomore Year

1240	General Biology II	3	2220/2220D	Organic Chemistry II	3
1240L	General Biology Lab II	1	2240L	Organic Chemistry Lab	1
2210/2210D	Organic Chemistry I	3	2400	**Health Ethics	3
2230L	Organic Chemistry Lab I	1	1070	Calculus	4
1030	Economics	3	2010	Microbiology	3
2010	Physics	3	1000 level	Theology	3
2010	Physics Lab	1	**Medical ethics or Bioethics
1000 level	Philosophy	3
		18 hours			17 hours