Wednesday October 19th, 2005
Minutes on Creighton University meeting
Kim Johnson-associate Director of Admission
402-280-2662
Kimjohnson@creighton.edu
http://spahp.creighton.edu
Kim hosted the meeting and spoke about admissions,
the university, the pharmacy program and much more…
o Campus is in Omaha Nebraska and it’s very humid
o 6800 students at the university, ½ are undergrads and the
other ½ grad students
o 40% of the students are in the health sciences
o The campus is on 100 acres of land with a medical center on campus
o Just celebrated 100 years of Pharmacy School
o Urban setting
o Private Catholic Jesuit school
o Looking for students that want more than just sitting in a classroom,
going home, and starting the next day over again
o Want well rounded students
About the pharmacy program
o 110 campus students and 55 web based
o 65 faculty members
o Incoming students: 45% have bachelors degrees and 35% had 90 hours
or more of undergrad course work
o Email Kim if you have any questions regarding prerequisites
o When applying the school looks at cumulative gpa, science gpa
(only science prerequisites and calculus), PCAT, min. of 2 and a
max. of 3 letters of recommendation, Creighton supplemental (available
online), and pharmacy essay
o Statistics for 2005 class was an average gpa of 3.4-3.5 and the
80-87th percentile for the PCAT
o Need to get into the 60th percentile on the PCAT to be considered
for admissions
o Must interview of campus or at one of their regional locations
in Seattle, Tempe, or Atlanta (the date is not set yet for the interviews
here in Tempe for students applying for the 2006 school year)
o Must have an interview to get in
o February 1st, 2006 is the deadline for applying
o Admissions is on a rolling basis
o Accept AP credit, please visit their website for more info
o Recommend students do not work more than 20 hours a week while
in school
Two pathways for school
Campus based
o Clerkship last year
o 8 five week rotations
o 4 of which must be in the Omaha/Lincoln NE area
o 2 can be international
o Before school starts, there is an initial 5 day orientation
o Students have access to online lectures that web base students
use
Web based
Clerkship is in home area
Trisemester, course load is lighter 12-15 hours
2 weeks each summer is spent on campus in NE to do an intense, 12
hour a day, crash course for all the science labs; housing is provided
Before school starts, there is an initial 6 day orientation
Use blackboard
Students often have online chats with each other and organize study
sessions together online, so it’s not completely independent
All lectures are done online; some professors use power points,
others use videos or digital recordings of lecture
Tests are taken at specific testing centers throughout the valley
for Az students
Both campus base and web base students get a laptop
as part of their tuition to use. After two years students get a
new laptop and have the option of buying their first one, or giving
it back. At the end of the 4th year, students again have the option
of buying their laptop or giving it back. The price they buy their
laptop at is discounted incredibly.
Former ASU student and now 1st year student of Creighton University,
Scott Pincus spoke to us about being a pharmacy student. He attends
Creighton through their online program. If you have any questions
that Scott may be able to answer for you, please email him at scottpincus@yahoo.com
Club note: Carl Labbe was appointed primary account holder of the
club banking account
