The School of Pharmacy may accept transfer students from other ACPE-accredited pharmacy schools or colleges as long as these students are in good academic and disciplinary standing and have legitimate reasons for seeking a transfer. All requests for transfer information should be referred to the office of admissions so that the potential transfer applicant can be counseled prior to application submission. To be considered for transfer, a student must meet the School of Pharmacy’s general requirements for admission. He/she must also submit the following documents by March 15:
- A letter to the director of admissions indicating why he/she wishes to transfer and explaining any difficulties encountered at his/her current institution;
- A completed School of Pharmacy transfer application;
- Official transcripts from all schools attended—undergraduate, graduate, and professional;
- A catalog and a detailed pharmacy syllabus for any courses for which advanced standing consideration is requested (due to differences in curricula, a student may not receive advanced standing and;
- A letter from the dean of the school or college of pharmacy in which the student is enrolled. The letter must indicate the student's current academic and disciplinary status and/or terms of withdrawal/dismissal;
- One letter of recommendation from a faculty member at the current school or college of pharmacy;
- Additional documents or letters of recommendation as determined necessary by the director of admissions or dean of the School of Pharmacy.
The office of admissions will collect and forward the student's portfolio to the office of the dean, School of Pharmacy for review. If the review is positive, the dean or her designee will invite the transferring student for an interview. If the transferring student is admitted and requests advanced standing, the dean's office will forward the student's request to the appropriate faculty. No advanced standing credit will be awarded for professional pharmacy coursework completed at a foreign college or school of pharmacy.
Admission Affiliation Agreements
The School of Pharmacy offers following admission affiliations:
- 2 + 4-year undergraduate - professional school option leading to the Baccalaureate in Liberal Arts with a focus on Pharmaceutical Sciences and the Doctor of Pharmacy (Pharm.D.) degrees for students attending Notre Dame of Maryland University
- Accelerated 3 + 4-year undergraduate - professional school option leading to the Baccalaureate in Biology or Chemistry and the Doctor of Pharmacy (Pharm.D.) degrees for students attending Notre Dame of Maryland University, Carroll College, Millersville University, University of San Grado Corazon, Pontifical Catholic University-Puerto Rico, and the University of Hartford.
- 4 + 4 agreement with Loyola University Maryland, St. Edward’s University, St. Peter’s University, and the School of Pharmacy leading to a Baccalaureate in Biology, Chemistry, Biology-Chemistry Interdisciplinary degree or other appropriate majors and a Doctor of Pharmacy degree.
Please refer to each university’s/college’s catalog for more information.