APPLYING
Pre-Pharmacy Program Application for First Year Students
NOTE: The deadline to apply for the entering fall 2012 pre-pharmacy class was December 1, 2011. The pre-pharmacy application will not be available anymore for the 2012-13 school year. The application for the bachelors degree in Health Sciences is still available.
The pre-pharmacy application will be re-posted online on August 1, 2012 for students entering pre-pharmacy in the fall of 2013.
The College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences houses two majors: The Doctor of Pharmacy (first-year students apply as “pre-pharmacy”) and the bachelor's degree in health sciences. Applying for direct admission to the pre-pharmacy program differs from applying to all other undergraduate programs of study, including health sciences, in two ways: Pre-pharmacy has a strict application deadline (December 1), and pre-pharmacy students will be selected from a pool of applicants rather than on a rolling-admission basis. Admission may be granted directly to the pre-pharmacy program or to the program you have designated as a second field of study.
Admission to the pre-pharmacy program is offered only for the fall term. Admission to the health sciences program is available in any term.
Application Process for Pre-Pharmacy
It is the applicant's responsibility to ensure that all required documents are mailed to:
Office of Admission
Drake University
2507 University Ave
Des Moines, IA 50311-4505
Deadline
December 1 is the final deadline for direct admission to the pre-pharmacy program. The application and all required documents must be postmarked no later than December 1 and must reach the Office of Admission no later than December 10.
Application
Applicants have three choices on how to apply to Drake; we give equal consideration to all three methods. However, students who intend to apply to the pre-pharmacy program MUST select pre-pharmacy as their major in any of the applications. Please also designate a second choice for area of study if Drake does not grant you admission into the pre-pharmacy program .
Submit the Drake University online application (fee waived)
-or-
Mail the Drake University paper application ($25 U.S. fee)
-or-
Complete the Common Application .
Transcripts
Drake University will evaluate your academic transcripts in the admission process. Send your official high school transcript for review; if you have taken any college classes for credit, submit your college transcript as well. If you are using the Common Application, Drake will accept transcripts sent through the Common Application process.
Faxed transcripts, scanned documents and transcripts photocopied without a fresh seal are not considered official records.
ACT or SAT score
Have an official copy of your ACT or SAT test scores sent to the Office of Admission from the appropriate testing agency.
• Drake University ACT school code: 1302
• Drake University SAT school code: 6168
Personal Essay and Optional Video Statement
An essay or personal statement is required of all applicants. You can use one of the essay prompts provided in the Drake application, or write on a topic of your choice. Please do not submit a paper you wrote for a school assignment.
In addition to your essay, the admission committee gives applicants the chance to submit an optional video statement. This is your chance to get creative and let our admission committee see what makes you, you. Videos can be uploaded onto YouTube, or another easily accessible site, and the URL can be submitted in your application. Remember, the video is optional and does not replace the personal essay.
High School Report and Counselor Recommendation Form
All applicants must submit the High School Report & Counselor Recommendation form, which is included with the Drake University application for admission. If you are applying through the Common Application, the High School Report and Counselor Recommendation form is available as well. If you apply through the Common Application, you are required to complete the Drake University supplement.
Additional letters of recommendation are not required, but will be considered if you choose to submit them.
Notification
Drake University sends admission decisions by mail:
Students will be selected from a pool of applicants rather than on a rolling-admission basis. Notification of pre-pharmacy admission decisions will be made in January.
Deadline
December 1 is the final deadline for direct admission to the pre-pharmacy program. The application and all required documents must be postmarked no later than December 1 and must reach the Office of Admission no later than December 10.
Application
Applicants have three choices on how to apply to Drake; we give equal consideration to all three methods. However, students who intend to apply to the pre-pharmacy program MUST select pre-pharmacy as their major in any of the applications. Please also designate a second choice for area of study if Drake does not grant you admission into the pre-pharmacy program .
Submit the Drake University online application (fee waived)
-or-
Mail the Drake University paper application ($25 U.S. fee)
-or-
Complete the Common Application .
Transcripts
Drake University will evaluate your academic transcripts in the admission process. Send your official high school transcript for review; if you have taken any college classes for credit, submit your college transcript as well. If you are using the Common Application, Drake will accept transcripts sent through the Common Application process.
Faxed transcripts, scanned documents and transcripts photocopied without a fresh seal are not considered official records.
ACT or SAT score
Have an official copy of your ACT or SAT test scores sent to the Office of Admission from the appropriate testing agency.
• Drake University ACT school code: 1302
• Drake University SAT school code: 6168
Personal Essay and Optional Video Statement
An essay or personal statement is required of all applicants. You can use one of the essay prompts provided in the Drake application, or write on a topic of your choice. Please do not submit a paper you wrote for a school assignment.
In addition to your essay, the admission committee gives applicants the chance to submit an optional video statement. This is your chance to get creative and let our admission committee see what makes you, you. Videos can be uploaded onto YouTube, or another easily accessible site, and the URL can be submitted in your application. Remember, the video is optional and does not replace the personal essay.
High School Report and Counselor Recommendation Form
All applicants must submit the High School Report & Counselor Recommendation form, which is included with the Drake University application for admission. If you are applying through the Common Application, the High School Report and Counselor Recommendation form is available as well. If you apply through the Common Application, you are required to complete the Drake University supplement.
Additional letters of recommendation are not required, but will be considered if you choose to submit them.
Notification
Drake University sends admission decisions by mail:
Students will be selected from a pool of applicants rather than on a rolling-admission basis. Notification of pre-pharmacy admission decisions will be made in January.
Drakes takes into consideration the complete record of each candidate for admission. Approximately 70% of students applying to this program for fall 2011 were directly admitted. The average high school cumulative grade point average of the students offered admission was 3.89. The mid-50% ACT composite score and math subscore range for students offered direct admission to the CPHS was 27-31. These benchmarks represent students who have mastered skills at the level of students who tend to be admitted to the professional program. Click here for tips on applying to the pre-pharmacy program.
Students admitted directly to pre-pharmacy are eligible for the Drake PharmD Difference that guarantees consideration for admission to the professional PharmD program upon meeting criteria. For details on the PharmD Difference, please see http://www.drake.edu/cphs/admission/Links/admissionhighschool.php#benefit.
For more information about Drake's pharmacy program, please review the please review the FAQs on the College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences website.
