COURSE EQUIVALENCY GUIDES

A U.S. student is defined as a U.S. citizen, permanent resident, or other eligible non-citizen. All other students should select international.

A transfer student is defined as a student with any college/university coursework taken AFTER high school graduation.

Des Moines Area Community College

College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences

Drake accepts courses at their DMACC semester hour value. If you plan to complete your associate degree, please work closely with your DMACC advisor or counselor to select courses that will also fulfill those requirements. Additional courses chosen to complete the A.A. degree will be evaluated by Drake according to the standard Course Articulation Agreement; a maximum of 66 semester hours of transfer credit from two-year institutions will be accepted. The Associate Dean in the College of Pharmacy & Health Sciences will determine how each transferred course meets specific degree requirements.

Health Sciences
A degree in health sciences will act as a catalyst for students who want to pursue careers in health care-related fields, including positions that are clinical (clinical and applied sciences track (C)), administrative (health services management track (M)), and research (pharmaceutical sciences track (P)).

Health Sciences recommended courses
BIO 112 General Biology I
BIO 168 Anatomy & Physiology I
BIO 187 Microbiology with Lab (P track)
CHM 165 General / Inorganic Chemistry I
CHM 175 General / Inorganic Chemistry II
CHM 263 & 273 Organic Chemistry I & II (C and P tracks)
ENG 105 or ENG 106 Composition I or Composition II and a second English Writing Course
MAT 157 or BUS 211 Statistics or Business Statistics
MAT 211 or 166 Calculus I (C and P tracks) or Calculus for Business/Social Sci (M track)
SPC 101 Fundamentals of Oral Communication
Visit www.drake.edu/cphs to view additional program information.

Pharmacy (PharmD)
Drake University offers admission to transfer applicants into the College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences at the professional program (PharmD) level, and admission is only granted for the fall semester. Admission is not offered to transfer applicants at the pre-professional level.

Students who will have completed approximately 60 semester hours of academic credit in general education coursework (including public speaking and two semesters of English writing), plus courses in calculus, general biology, microbiology, two semesters of organic chemistry (with lab), statistics and computing by the start of the fall semester generally will be considered for admission to the professional program. Detailed information on pre-requisites and admission criteria is provided at www.drake.edu/cphs.

All professional-program applicants must complete the application offered by the Pharmacy College Application Service (PharmCAS), which is only available at www.PharmCAS.org. Early application, preferably in the fall, is strongly recommended. Drake is now requiring a supplemental application to be submitted directly to the College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences by the deadline. The supplemental form is available on the PharmCAS Web site.

The deadline to apply to the professional PharmD program through PharmCAS is December 1 for the following fall semester; please see the PharmCAS Web site for the specific date. Details on the admission process will be available at the PharmCAS Web site and the Drake College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences Web site in June.

Applicants must take the PCAT no later than October to be considered for admission, and the score should be submitted directly to PharmCAS at code 104. PCAT scores from tests prior to June 2005 cannot be considered. A minimum cumulative grade point average of 3.0 from all institutions attended and a minimum PCAT score at the 50th percentile are required for admission consideration. The College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences will select and invite qualified applicants to interview for a place in the class.

Required DMACC classes for students planning to transfer into the College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences at Drake University include the following:

BIO 112 General Biology I
BIO 168 Anatomy & Physiology I
BIO 187 Microbiology with Lab
CHM 165 General/Inorganic Chemistry I
CHM 175 General/Inorganic Chemistry II
CHM 263 Organic Chemistry I
CHM 273 Organic Chemistry II
MAT 211 Calculus !
MAT 157 Statistics
ENG 105 Composition I or ENG 106 Composition II
A second English writing course to fulfill Drake's Written Communication AOI requirement
SPC 101 Fundamentals of Oral Communication

Important note: All math and science courses must be completed by the end of the spring term in the calendar year a student seeks to gain admission into the professional program. Admitted students will need to contact the Pharmacy Office for approval if the non-math/science courses are not completed by the spring term.

Des Moines Area Community College

College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences

Drake accepts courses at their DMACC semester hour value. If you plan to complete your associate degree, please work closely with your DMACC advisor or counselor to select courses that will also fulfill those requirements. Additional courses chosen to complete the A.A. degree will be evaluated by Drake according to the standard Course Articulation Agreement; a maximum of 66 semester hours of transfer credit from two-year institutions will be accepted. The Associate Dean in the College of Pharmacy & Health Sciences will determine how each transferred course meets specific degree requirements.

Health Sciences
A degree in health sciences will act as a catalyst for students who want to pursue careers in health care-related fields, including positions that are clinical (clinical and applied sciences track (C)), administrative (health services management track (M)), and research (pharmaceutical sciences track (P)).

Health Sciences recommended courses
BIO 112 General Biology I
BIO 168 Anatomy & Physiology I
BIO 187 Microbiology with Lab (P track)
CHM 165 General / Inorganic Chemistry I
CHM 175 General / Inorganic Chemistry II
CHM 263 & 273 Organic Chemistry I & II (C and P tracks)
ENG 105 or ENG 106 Composition I or Composition II and a second English Writing Course
MAT 157 or BUS 211 Statistics or Business Statistics
MAT 211 or 166 Calculus I (C and P tracks) or Calculus for Business/Social Sci (M track)
SPC 101 Fundamentals of Oral Communication
Visit www.drake.edu/cphs to view additional program information.

Pharmacy (PharmD)
Drake University offers admission to transfer applicants into the College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences at the professional program (PharmD) level, and admission is only granted for the fall semester. Admission is not offered to transfer applicants at the pre-professional level.

Students who will have completed approximately 60 semester hours of academic credit in general education coursework (including public speaking and two semesters of English writing), plus courses in calculus, general biology, microbiology, two semesters of organic chemistry (with lab), statistics and computing by the start of the fall semester generally will be considered for admission to the professional program. Detailed information on pre-requisites and admission criteria is provided at www.drake.edu/cphs.

All professional-program applicants must complete the application offered by the Pharmacy College Application Service (PharmCAS), which is only available at www.PharmCAS.org. Early application, preferably in the fall, is strongly recommended. Drake is now requiring a supplemental application to be submitted directly to the College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences by the deadline. The supplemental form is available on the PharmCAS Web site.

The deadline to apply to the professional PharmD program through PharmCAS is December 1 for the following fall semester; please see the PharmCAS Web site for the specific date. Details on the admission process will be available at the PharmCAS Web site and the Drake College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences Web site in June.

Applicants must take the PCAT no later than October to be considered for admission, and the score should be submitted directly to PharmCAS at code 104. PCAT scores from tests prior to June 2005 cannot be considered. A minimum cumulative grade point average of 3.0 from all institutions attended and a minimum PCAT score at the 50th percentile are required for admission consideration. The College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences will select and invite qualified applicants to interview for a place in the class.

Required DMACC classes for students planning to transfer into the College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences at Drake University include the following:

BIO 112 General Biology I
BIO 168 Anatomy & Physiology I
BIO 187 Microbiology with Lab
CHM 165 General/Inorganic Chemistry I
CHM 175 General/Inorganic Chemistry II
CHM 263 Organic Chemistry I
CHM 273 Organic Chemistry II
MAT 211 Calculus !
MAT 157 Statistics
ENG 105 Composition I or ENG 106 Composition II
A second English writing course to fulfill Drake's Written Communication AOI requirement
SPC 101 Fundamentals of Oral Communication

Important note: All math and science courses must be completed by the end of the spring term in the calendar year a student seeks to gain admission into the professional program. Admitted students will need to contact the Pharmacy Office for approval if the non-math/science courses are not completed by the spring term.

Des Moines Area Community College

College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences

Drake accepts courses at their DMACC semester hour value. If you plan to complete your associate degree, please work closely with your DMACC advisor or counselor to select courses that will also fulfill those requirements. Additional courses chosen to complete the A.A. degree will be evaluated by Drake according to the standard Course Articulation Agreement; a maximum of 66 semester hours of transfer credit from two-year institutions will be accepted. The Associate Dean in the College of Pharmacy & Health Sciences will determine how each transferred course meets specific degree requirements.

Health Sciences
A degree in health sciences will act as a catalyst for students who want to pursue careers in health care-related fields, including positions that are clinical (clinical and applied sciences track (C)), administrative (health services management track (M)), and research (pharmaceutical sciences track (P)).

Health Sciences recommended courses
BIO 112 General Biology I
BIO 168 Anatomy & Physiology I
BIO 187 Microbiology with Lab (P track)
CHM 165 General / Inorganic Chemistry I
CHM 175 General / Inorganic Chemistry II
CHM 263 & 273 Organic Chemistry I & II (C and P tracks)
ENG 105 or ENG 106 Composition I or Composition II and a second English Writing Course
MAT 157 or BUS 211 Statistics or Business Statistics
MAT 211 or 166 Calculus I (C and P tracks) or Calculus for Business/Social Sci (M track)
SPC 101 Fundamentals of Oral Communication
Visit www.drake.edu/cphs to view additional program information.

Pharmacy (PharmD)
Drake University offers admission to transfer applicants into the College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences at the professional program (PharmD) level, and admission is only granted for the fall semester. Admission is not offered to transfer applicants at the pre-professional level.

Students who will have completed approximately 60 semester hours of academic credit in general education coursework (including public speaking and two semesters of English writing), plus courses in calculus, general biology, microbiology, two semesters of organic chemistry (with lab), statistics and computing by the start of the fall semester generally will be considered for admission to the professional program. Detailed information on pre-requisites and admission criteria is provided at www.drake.edu/cphs.

All professional-program applicants must complete the application offered by the Pharmacy College Application Service (PharmCAS), which is only available at www.PharmCAS.org. Early application, preferably in the fall, is strongly recommended. Drake is now requiring a supplemental application to be submitted directly to the College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences by the deadline. The supplemental form is available on the PharmCAS Web site.

The deadline to apply to the professional PharmD program through PharmCAS is December 1 for the following fall semester; please see the PharmCAS Web site for the specific date. Details on the admission process will be available at the PharmCAS Web site and the Drake College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences Web site in June.

Applicants must take the PCAT no later than October to be considered for admission, and the score should be submitted directly to PharmCAS at code 104. PCAT scores from tests prior to June 2005 cannot be considered. A minimum cumulative grade point average of 3.0 from all institutions attended and a minimum PCAT score at the 50th percentile are required for admission consideration. The College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences will select and invite qualified applicants to interview for a place in the class.

Required DMACC classes for students planning to transfer into the College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences at Drake University include the following:

BIO 112 General Biology I
BIO 168 Anatomy & Physiology I
BIO 187 Microbiology with Lab
CHM 165 General/Inorganic Chemistry I
CHM 175 General/Inorganic Chemistry II
CHM 263 Organic Chemistry I
CHM 273 Organic Chemistry II
MAT 211 Calculus !
MAT 157 Statistics
ENG 105 Composition I or ENG 106 Composition II
A second English writing course to fulfill Drake's Written Communication AOI requirement
SPC 101 Fundamentals of Oral Communication

Important note: All math and science courses must be completed by the end of the spring term in the calendar year a student seeks to gain admission into the professional program. Admitted students will need to contact the Pharmacy Office for approval if the non-math/science courses are not completed by the spring term.