The University of New Mexico - New Mexico State
University Cooperative Pharmacy Program
Application for Admission
Attention High School Seniors
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:
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Allows you to
directly improve the quality of people's lives
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Enables you to work
in your own community
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Provides a great
income
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Challenges you to
keep learning throughout your life
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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!
Pharmacists have
options...
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Community Pharmacy
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Hospital/Clinical
Pharmacy (specialties in pediatrics, infectious disease, cardiology,
etc.)
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Radiopharmacy
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Government & Policy
Making (IHS, PHS, CDC, FDA, DEA, State Boards of Pharmacy)
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Industry, Research,
& Drug Development
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Veterinary Pharmacy
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Managed Care
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Academics/Professor
The UNM NMSU Cooperative Pharmacy Program is designed to increase the
number of pharmacy students from southern New Mexico
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Application for Admission |
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:
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Scholarships for 7
years
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Specialized advising
& tutoring
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Faculty & community
mentoring
START NOW!
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More than 1,000
applications from across the nation are submitted to the UNM College
of Pharmacy each year.
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From those
applications, only about 85 students are chosen each year.
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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 (91 credits)
within 3-4 years with a GPA of 3.2 or
higher
2. You will be
required to take the PCAT as part of your pre-pharmacy requirements at NMSU.
You will need to earn a minimum 30th percentile composite on the PCAT
3.
Then you will be AUTOMATICALLY ADMITTED into
the UNM College of Pharmacy
Doctor of
Pharmacy Program (4 years)
4. 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
The program is open to all high school seniors who meet the following
criteria:
1. 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 or Valencia
2. Completion of the following high school academic classes
at the conclusion of their senior year:
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Mathematics (3 years)
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English (4 years)
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Science (3 years)
3. A grade point average (GPA) of 3.5 or above (on a 4.0
scale) in English, math, and science classes at the end of their junior year in high
school
4. A competitive ACT score (above 18)
5. Will attend New Mexico State University (NMSU) for
pre-pharmacy coursework
6. Interest in pursuing pharmacy as a career
7. Will complete the prerequisite courses at NMSU within 3-4 years
For more information, please contact:
at NMSU
Amy Buesing, MBA, RPh
Director, UNM-NMSU Cooperative Pharmacy Program
NMSU Biology Department - MSC 3AF
PO Box 30001
Las Cruces, New Mexico 88003
abuesing@nmsu.edu
phone 575.646.7529 fax 575.646.7856
Jodie Kenney, PhD
Pre-Health Professions Advisor
Pre-Pharmacy Advisor, UNM-NMSU Cooperative Pharmacy Program
Program Coordinator, Retention
New Mexico State University
College of Arts & Sciences
PO Box 30001, MSC 3335
Las Cruces, New Mexico 88003
jkenney@nmsu.edu
phone 575.646.5932
at UNM
Krystal McCutchen, MBA
Director of Student Services
UNM College of Pharmacy
phone: 505.272.0583
email: kmccutchen@salud.unm.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/
12/14/2011 02:35:56 PM -0700.