Pre-Pharmacy (Rosalind Franklin University, 3+4 Dual Degree Program)

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The dual degree program developed by Carroll University and Rosalind Franklin University allows students participating in Carroll’s Target Health Sciences program to earn a Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor of Science degree from Carroll and a Doctor of Pharmacy degree from Rosalind Franklin University in just seven years. The coursework completed in the first year of study in the PharmD program will transfer back to Carroll to complete the Bachelor of Arts or Science degree requirements. Admission to the Pre-pharmacy program at Carroll University does not guarantee admission to the RFU Pharmacy program.

Students must complete all the admission materials and processes at RFU for admittance to the program. Admission into and continued enrollment in the RFU Pharmacy School is conditioned upon each student’s appropriate residency or visa status, compliance with applicable laws and RFU institutional and College of Pharmacy policies, procedures and guidelines. RFU reserves the right to revoke direct admission of any Carroll student in the event such student fails to qualify for direct admission or fails to graduate from Carroll with the required criteria. Accepted students transitioning into RFU’s College of Pharmacy must adhere to all policies and maintain all progression standards outlined by RFU. A copy of these standards and program policies will be provided to each student by RFU at the time of matriculation into the College of Pharmacy. Admission and progression standards are subject to change based on regulatory, licensing and/or certification needs.

Students interested in participating in this specialized opportunity should work closely with the Health and Medical Sciences Advisor to ensure that all program requirements are met.

Students under this agreement/emphasis must complete:

All major core and required support courses* (see catalog for specific requirements for each major)
A minimum total of 96 credits at Carroll before matriculating to RFU
All Bachelor of Science or Bachelor of Arts requirements
All Pioneer Core Program requirements
All RFU Pharmacy School application requirements (see below for specific requirements and Carroll course equivalencies)

Required Courses

* Students completing a major in Biochemistry under this agreement/emphasis ONLY will be exempt from completing the following major core courses:

CHE 301 - Capstone - Modern Chemistry I 2 Hour(s)
CHE 401 - Advanced Chemical Analysis and Instrumentation 4 Hour(s)
CHE 401L - Advanced Chemical Analysis and Instrumentation Laboratory 0 Hour(s)
CHE 402 - Capstone - Modern Chemistry 2 Hour(s)
CHE 402L - Capstone - Modern Chemistry Laboratory 0 Hour(s)

RFU Prerequisite Course List and Carroll Equivalencies

College of Pharmacy (COP) Pre-Requisite Coursework * Credits listed are in semester hours
*RFUMS Requirement*	Credits*	*Carroll University Course Equivalency*	Credits*
General biology with lab	6	BIO 120 /BIO 120L : General Biology I	4
General biology with lab	6	BIO 125 /BIO 125L General Biology II	4
General chemistry with lab	6	CHE 109 /CHE 109L : Principles of Chemistry I	4
General chemistry with lab	6	CHE 110 /CHE 110L : Principles of Chemistry II	4
Organic chemistry with lab	6	CHE 203 /CHE 203L : Organic Chemistry I	4
Organic chemistry with lab	6	CHE 204 /CHE 204L : Organic Chemistry II	4
Microbiology	3	BIO 212 /BIO 212L : Microbiology for the Health Sciences OR BIO 412 /BIO 412L : Microbiology	4
Anatomy, or anatomy and physiology with lab	4	ANP 130 /ANP 130L : Introduction to Human Anatomy and Physiology I, OR ANP 402 /ANP 402L : Human Anatomy	4
Calculus	3	MAT 160 : Calculus I	4
Written communication	6	ENG 170 : Writing Seminar	4
Written communication	6	Writing Intensive Course	4
Oral communication and presentation	3	CCS 100 : Cultural Seminar	4
Statistics	3	CMP 112 : Computational Thinking I	4
Social/behavioral science (for example, anthropology, economics, geography, political science, psychology or sociology)	6	ECO 124 : Principles of Economics I - Microeconomics (S1) OR PSY 101 : Introductory Psychology (S1) OR other approved social/behavioral science elective (S1)	4
	6	Approved social/behavioral science elective (second S1 or S2)	4
Humanities (for example, art, art history, history, language, literature, music, philosophy, religious studies, theater or performance studies)	6	HIS 103 : Roots of the Western World (H1) OR HIS 104 : Europe and Modern World (H1) OR other approved humanities elective (H1)	4
	6	Approved humanities elective (F1 or P1)	4
Electives (Spanish highly recommended)	3	Elective (F1 or P1)	4

Note:

*Course selection will be determined by the undergraduate major being completed. Students should work closely with the Health and Medical Sciences Advisor to determine which courses meet both the major requirements and prerequisites for the RFU College of Pharmacy.

RFU Application Pathways

The College of Pharmacy program offers two pathways for admission (Priority Consideration Admission and Target Early Admission) to the Doctor of Pharmacy program to Carroll University students who are on track to meet the criteria as follows:

Priority Admission Pathway This pathway is open to students completing a Carroll Bachelor of Arts or Science degree who meet the admission criteria of the College of Pharmacy and who will apply for priority admission consideration to the College of Pharmacy during their third year at Carroll.	Target Early Admission Pathway This pathway is open to students completing a Carroll Bachelor of Arts or Science degree who meet the admission criteria of the College of Pharmacy and who will apply for early admission consideration to the College of Pharmacy during their second year at Carroll.
1. Successful completion of (or courses in progress at the time of application) of the pre-pharmacy portion of the dual degree program.	1. Successful completion of 64 credit hours, 12 of which must be prerequisite courses for the College of pharmacy by the end of the student’s second year at Carroll University.
2. Minimum cumulative grade point average of 2.75 out of 4.0 and a competitive PCAT composite score	2. Minimum cumulative grade point average of 3.0 out of 4.0 and minimum PCAT composite score of 50th percentile or a minimum cumulative grade point average of 3.3 out of 4.0 (PCAT not required).
3. Successful pre-matriculation interview with the College of Pharmacy while enrolled at Carroll University.	3. Successful early admission and pre-matriculation interview with the College of Pharmacy while enrolled at Carroll University.
4. Successful review by and admissions decision by the admissions committee of the College of Pharmacy, consistent with its policies.	4. Successful review by and admissions decision by the admissions committee of the College of Pharmacy, consistent with its policies.
5. Positive recommendation of the Carroll University pre-pharmacy advisor.	5. Positive recommendation of the Carroll University pre-pharmacy advisor.
	6. Participate in one Health Sciences Bound Initiative program event each semester.
	7. Attain health and medicine exposure, which may include shadowing, employment, etc.