A pharmacy career offers you a rewarding, stable and high-paying opportunity to encourage wellness and improve the lives of those you serve. At Purdue, you will learn from expert faculty members and have numerous practical experiences through internships and on-campus research labs.
All incoming College of Pharmacy students begin in the pharmaceutical sciences major. Toward the end of your first year, you will choose one of two academic paths to complete your degree:
This is a two-year, non-degree program designed to prepare you for admission into Purdue’s four-year professional Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD) program. It offers an accelerated path that helps reduce student debt and allows graduates to enter the workforce sooner than many other PharmD programs.
This four-year degree begins with foundational courses in math and basic sciences like chemistry, biology and physics. You will then move into advanced coursework focused on the pharmaceutical sciences through this interdisciplinary program.
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Purdue admits to individual majors. Transfer students must meet Purdue’s overall transfer criteria, as well as any major-specific requirements. Before you apply, check the closed programs page to confirm this major is open to transfer students. If it is, refer to the information below for major-specific transfer criteria.
