FOR FUTURE STUDENTS

UNM/NMSU Cooperative Pharmacy Program

| How to Qualify |
| Application for Admission |

 

Figuring out what to do with the rest of your life can feel like a puzzle

 

If you're looking for a career in health care that:

  • Allows you to directly improve the quality of people's lives

  • Enables you to work in your own community

  • Provides a great income

  • Challenges you to keep learning throughout your life

  • Is highly respected by society

The University of New Mexico College of Pharmacy and New Mexico State University may be able to help you solve the puzzle through A CAREER IN PHARMACY!

 

The UNM NMSU Cooperative Pharmacy Program is designed to increase the number of pharmacy students from southern New Mexico.

 

Pharmacists have options...

  • Community Pharmacy

  • Hospital/Clinical Pharmacy (specialties in pediatrics, infectious disease, cardiology, etc.)

  • Radiopharmacy

  • Government & Policy Making (IHS, PHS, CDC, FDA, DEA, State Boards of Pharmacy)

  • Industry, Research, & Drug Development

  • Veterinary Pharmacy

  • Managed Care

  • Academics/Professor

The UNM NMSU Cooperative Pharmacy Program is designed to increase the number of pharmacy students from southern New Mexico

 

Students selected for this program will have a seat reserved for them in the Doctor of Pharmacy Program here at the UNM College of Pharmacy

 

Student Support:

  • Scholarships for 6-7 years

  • Specialized advising & tutoring

  • Faculty & community mentoring

 

START NOW!

  • More than 1,000 applications from across the nation are submitted to the UNM College of Pharmacy each year.

  • From those applications, only about 85 students are chosen each year.

  • The UNM/NMSU Cooperative Pharmacy Program may be your opportunity to get an edge on the competition!

STEPS TO SUCCESS

  1. If selected, you commit to completing all pre-pharmacy classes at NMSU (64 credits) in 2-3 years with a GPA of 3.2 or higher

  2. Then you will be AUTOMATICALLY ADMITTED into the UNM College of Pharmacy Doctor of Pharmacy Program (4 years)

  3. You will spend your summers, as well as your final year of pharmacy school, close to home in southern New Mexico completing pharmacy practice experiences

TO QUALIFY

The program is open to all high school seniors who meet the following criteria:

  • Attended high school in any of the following counties: Catron, Chaves, Cibola, Curry, de Baca, Dona Ana, Eddy, Grant, Guadalupe, Hidalgo, Lea, Lincoln, Luna, Otero, Quay, Roosevelt, Sierra, Socorro, Torrance
     
  • Completion of the following high school academic classes at the conclusion of their senior year:

  • Mathematics (3 years)

  • English (4 years)

  • Science (3 years)

  • Foreign Language (2 years)

  • Social Studies (4 years)

  • A grade point average (GPA) of 3.5 or above (on a 4.0 scale) in English, math, social studies, science and foreign language classes at the end of their junior year in high school
  • A competitive ACT score (above 18)
     
  • Will attend New Mexico State University (NMSU) for pre-pharmacy coursework
     
  • Interest in pursuing pharmacy as a career
     
  • Will complete the prerequisite courses in 3 years or less

For more information, please contact:

 

at UNM

Dr. Megan Thompson
Director of Student Services
UNM College of Pharmacy
phone: 505.272.4121
email: methompson@salud.unm.edu

 

at NMSU

Dr. Jodie Carlson
Pre-Health Professions Advisor
New Mexico State University
phone:  505.646.2941
email: jcarlson@nmsu.edu

 

The University of New Mexico’s Doctor of Pharmacy program is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education, 20 North Clark Street, Suite 2500, Chicago, IL 60602-5109, TEL (312) 664-3575 , FAX (312) 664-4652, URL http://www.acpe-accredit.org/

08/26/2008 11:47:41 AM -0600.