PRE- PHARMACY

The RWC pre-pharmacy program is designed to provide the student with the solid foundation in natural science and mathematics that is essential to the understanding of pharmacology as well as the distribution of social science and humanities courses required by most pharmacy schools. While the requirements of most pharmacy schools are similar in many respects, we will help you tailor your program to satisfy the demands of the school of your choice. Recently, we established a 3+4 articulation agreement with the University of Buffalo (UB) School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences. The agreement allows students to pursue a bachelors of science in either chemistry or biochemistry at Roberts for the first three years before automatically entering the pharmacy program at UB for the fourth year if required criteria are met (GPA, PCAT score, etc.). This fourth year would count both as the last year at Roberts Wesleyan to finish the chemistry/biochemistry degree and the first year in pharmacy school working toward the Pharm. D. degree. Traditionally, this track would take eight years (four years for the undergraduate degree and four years for the Pharm. D. degree). Instead, the student could complete the track in seven years and save on a year of tuition. Although we have established this agreement with UB, we still have students successfully entering other pharmacy programs around the country as well.

Students sometime ask whether a smaller institution can provide a quality preparation for professional schools. Having been educated at larger institutions. There are many benefits to attending a smaller college. We are committed to ensuring that you receive hands on experience with modern chemical instrumentation throughout your entire time at Roberts. In the first year chemistry course you will become proficient in using the UV/visible spectrometer, Atomic Absorption (AA) spectrometer, and the High-Performance Liquid Chromatograph (HPLC). By the end of the second year you will have a similar knowledge of the FTIR, GC, GC-MS, and NMR instruments. During the final one or two years, you are offered the opportunity to gain similar experience in areas of chemistry that you choose to explore. Additionally, we continually look to improve our instrumentation labs to provide students with the most current technology experience possible.