Butler University

Butler University is a private, comprehensive university with over 5000 full-time students enrolled in six colleges: Liberal Arts and Sciences, Education, Business, Arts, Communications, and Pharmacy and Health Sciences.

Pharmacy education at Butler University is built upon a strong liberal arts and sciences foundation and has been creating highly qualified pharmacy practitioners since 1904. The Doctor of Pharmacy curriculum prepares students for the practice of pharmacy in all professional environments including community, hospital, industry, and government with an eye to emerging areas of practice such as medication therapy management, managed care and interdisciplinary practice.  Students in the Doctor of Pharmacy program may also enroll in tracks emphasizing study in Medical Spanish, Pharmaceutical Sciences research, or Patient Care research. In addition, Butler offers a dual-degree program that combines the Doctor of Pharmacy degree with a Master of Business Administration (in collaboration with the Lacy School of Business). 

Our mission is to provide effective educational experiences in the health sciences. By fulfilling our mission, the College facilitates the development of life-long learners with a liberal arts foundation who are able to serve society as dedicated, competent health professionals and community leaders. We take pride in: 

• A top 10 NAPLEX pass rate that is over 5% above the national average. 98.38% Butler compared to 93.04 nationally (2012-2016)
• 95% job placement for our pharmacy graduates seeking positions

Our 295-acre campus location just minutes from downtown Indianapolis, provides our students access to excellent and highly diverse clinical experience opportunities. During the fourth professional year, students assist in providing patient care during 10 one-month experiential rotations in community and hospital pharmacies, clinics, and a variety of alternative career sites. Students participate as part of medical teams during these clinical experiences. Butler is able to provide our students with numerous choices for the type and location of rotations at excellent sites in Indiana and throughout the nation for both introductory and advanced practice experiences.  

The College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences is a member of the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy. The professional pharmacy degree program is fully accredited by the Accreditation Council on Pharmacy Education.

As recommended by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education, Butler University requires interviews for admission to the Pharmacy Program and the completion of a standardized writing exercise. The interview day also provides an opportunity for students new to Butler to see the college and campus facilities, and speak with current students in the professional program. 

The website for Butler University: http://www.butler.edu/

The website for the Pharmacy Program:   https://www.butler.edu/cophs/pharmacy

Program Deadline ↑ 

PharmCAS Application and Transcript Deadline for the class entering fall of 2019:  January 7, 2019

Program Prerequisites ↑ 

• Total number of college SEMESTER HOURS that must be completed prior to matriculation: 
• Total number of basic science college SEMESTER HOURS that must be completed prior to matriculation: 38
• Total number of college QUARTER HOURS that must be completed prior to matriculation: 
• Applicants must successfully complete ALL course prerequisites by the end of the: Summer 2019 term

• Course Prerequisites Table:

  Course Title	Semester Hours	Quarter Hours
  Total
  CH105 General Chemistry 1 with lab	5
  CH106 General Chemistry 2 with lab	5
  CH351 Organic Chemistry 1 with lab	5
  CH352 Organic Chemistry 2 with lab	5
  PX326 Anatomy and Physiology 1 (w/o lab)	4
  PX327 Anatomy and Physiology 2 (w/o lab)	4
  BI105 Introduction to Cell Biology (w/o lab)	3
  MA106 Calculus & Analytical Geometry	4
  BI325 Principles of Pathogenic Microbiology with lab	3

• Additional Information: 

  Students who have a previous Bachelors degree do not need to complete the Butler University Core curriculum. Students who do NOT have a degree need to complete the Butler University core curriculum, which may include up to 25 credit hours of coursework. Information on core can be found at: https://www.butler.edu/core.

  Applicants who do not have a healthcare or bioethics course will need to take Healthcare Ethics in their first professional year (3 credit hours).

   

• Does your program accept AP credits for prerequisite coursework? Yes