For all applicants who have attended a college or university outside of the United States and wish to use classes taken at that college or university toward meeting pre-requisite requirements, the following steps must be performed before you submit an application.
- You must be a U.S. Citizen or a U.S. permanent resident at the time of application.
- Applicants must enroll full-time for at least one year at a four-year college or university in the United States prior to the application. A four-year college or university is one that is accredited to award bachelor’s degrees. Community college does not satisfy this agreement.
- Upon notification that the school will be accepted, the applicant must complete a World Education Services (WES) credential evaluation and course-by-course evaluation must be submitted to PharmCAS upon applying. Evaluations from other services are not accepted.
To request an evaluation, or for questions about procedures, required documents, or costs, contact World Education Services. WES assessments are subject to review and approval by the Admissions Office. This includes, but is not limited to, decisions regarding acceptable credit, prerequisite fulfillment, GPA calculations, degree equivalencies, minimum passing grade levels, etc. The School is not obligated to accept the conclusion of the evaluation service.
English courses taken outside of the United States will not be accepted toward meeting the English requirements unless English is the official language of the university or college attended and all instruction (except for foreign language courses) is conducted in English.
If the required documents are not available then no credit toward meeting the pre-requisites will be provided. There are no exceptions to this policy.
Applications received from applicants with foreign transcripts who have not precisely followed these instructions will not be considered.