Requirements for Admitted Students

Tuition Deposit

Applicants who are admitted pay a $500 nonrefundable tuition deposit to hold a place in the College. The deposit, along with a signed Declaration of Intent, is due in full within two weeks of admission. The tuition deposit is applied to students' fall semester tuition. Deposits are not refunded to applicants who do not enroll in the year for which they have been admitted.

Pharmacy Prerequisite Courses

All prerequisite courses must be completed with a grade of C- or better by September 7, 2010.  In addition to the prerequisite courses, 30 semester credits of general education courses (non-science, non-math, non-physical education) are required to graduate from the Pharm.D. program.  Students are strongly encouraged to complete these credits prior to beginning the Pharm.D. program.

Orientation

All new pharmacy students are required to attend all orientation sessions prior to the first day of class.  Orientation dates are Sept. 1-2, 2010.

Financial Certification Statement

International students (non-US citizens or permanent residents) must submit a Financial Certification form along with the Declaration of Intent and $500 deposit in order to secure a position in the college.

Background Study Requirement

Minnesota law requires that any student who provides services that involve unsupervised direct contact with patients and residents at hospitals, nursing homes, and other health care facilities licensed by the Minnesota Department of Health undergo a background study conducted by the state. The study covers civil agency findings related to maltreatment of children or vulnerable adults and a range of criminal convictions. A student who is disqualified from having direct patient contact as a result of the background study, and whose disqualification is not set aside by the Commissioner of Health, may not participate in a clinical placement in these licensed health care facilities. Failure to pass the background study is grounds for dismissal from the doctor of pharmacy program.  For more information, please see our Background Study Requirement policy.  Questions about the background study can be directed to the Minnesota Department of Health.

Student Immunizations

All students admitted to the University of Minnesota College of Pharmacy must have the Student Immunization record completed and signed by their health care provided before the first day of class, Tuesday, September 7, 2010. This form is available at: http://www.bhs.umn.edu/immunization-requirements.htm.   Note that the Hepatitis B series takes 6 months to complete and must be completed by September 7, 2010.

CPR Training

The University of Minnesota College of Pharmacy requires all Pharm.D. students to have valid CPR certification upon entering the Pharm.D. program and to maintain that certification through graduation from the program. This certification must be either Basic Life Support for Health Care Providers (American Heart Association—two‐year certification) or CPR for the Professional Rescuer (American Red Cross—one‐year certification). This qualification ensures all students have demonstrated the skills necessary to respond during emergencies while participating in Early, Introductory, and Advanced Pharmacy Practice Experiences (EPPEs, IPPEs, APPEs) and internships. The Office of Student Services verifies all certificates of CPR training completion. Students who do not have current certification will have a registration hold placed on their record and will not be allowed to participate in required EPPEs, IPPEs, and APPEs.

Mandatory Health Insurance for AHC Students

All pharmacy students will be automatically enrolled in Boynton Health Service's health insurance for AHC students unless they provide certification proving they are covered by adequate health insurance.  Please visit Boynton's website http://www.shb.umn.edu/index.htm for more information on the requirements and the coverage of this insurance.

Essential Capacities

The University of Minnesota College of Pharmacy welcomes diverse applicants.  All applicants accepted into the Pharm.D. program need to meet the Essential Capacities (pdf) as outlined by the College with or without reasonable accommodations.   Any pharmacy school applicant or pharmacy student who has questions about whether he or she can meet these standards due to the functional limitations from a disability (physical, sensory, medical, learning or psychiatric), should contact Disability Services for a confidential discussion.

Accepted students seeking reasonable accommodations for a disability condition should also contact the Disability Services on the campus on the campus in which they are enrolled.

Experiential Education: Remote Practice Sites

Students in the Doctor of Pharmacy program are required to complete Introductory Pharmacy Practice Experiences (IPPEs) after their first and second year and Advanced Pharmacy Practice Experiences (APPEs) in their fourth year.   Students may be placed at IPPE or APPE sites in locations that are outside their campus of enrollment (Duluth or Twin Cities).  Students are required to cover their own cost of travel to or accommodation at remote experiential education sites.  Please see the Experiential Education program website for more information.