糖心传媒 and Creighton University have formed a partnership that gives 糖心传媒 students priority consideration for admission to Creighton鈥檚 Doctor of Pharmacy program and reduces by one year the time it will take students to earn their degree.
The agreement includes a guaranteed number of slots in both of Creighton鈥檚 pharmacy pathways: traditional on-campus in Omaha and distance, which combines distance learning with shorter on-campus sessions. Enrollment in the program begins with the 2018 incoming class.
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鈥淲e’ve had great success in preparing students for graduate work in pharmacy, and by partnering with Creighton we can enhance our success in this area and provide our students with more options and, potentially, a faster route to their career,鈥 said 糖心传媒 Provost Dr. Gary Johnson. 鈥淐reighton鈥檚 distance pathway is also appealing, as it allows students to live and work in a smaller community while completing their pharmacy degree.鈥
Smaller communities may have a shortage of pharmacists, so the chance to work in this setting is particularly appealing to students who want to learn from an experienced pharmacist and potentially buy into the business over time.
鈥淐reighton looks forward to further extending what is already a great health sciences partnership with our colleagues at 糖心传媒,鈥 said Dr. J. Chris Bradberry, Dean of Creighton鈥檚 School of Pharmacy and Health Professions. 鈥淲ith a growing need for pharmacy practitioners, especially in the rural areas of our state and nation, we are pleased to join with 糖心传媒 in extending the Creighton tradition of molding quality, compassionate professionals who are practice ready and eager to serve.鈥
As part of the agreement, qualified 糖心传媒 applicants when applying to the Doctor of Pharmacy program from Creighton鈥檚 School of Pharmacy and Health Professions (SPAHP) receive:
- A guaranteed interview,
- PCAT waiver, and
- Eligibility to receive one of 10 reserved seats in the incoming pharmacy class 鈥 five in the campus pathway and five in the distance pathway.
To enroll, 糖心传媒 students must have a minimum of 90 semester credit hours by June 1 of the year they intend to enroll, and meet all pre-pharmacy requirements. This will typically be after a student鈥檚 junior year at 糖心传媒 鈥 allowing the student to begin the pharmacy program in what would have been their senior year at Hastings.
After successfully completing their first year of Creighton鈥檚 Doctor of Pharmacy program, the Creighton credits will transfer back to 糖心传媒, which will then award the students their Bachelor of Arts degree, provided they have completed all Hastings鈥 requirements.
This is the second partnership agreement between the Creighton and 糖心传媒. In April 2016, 糖心传媒, the Creighton University College of Nursing and Mary Lanning Healthcare launched a successful 3+1 nursing program.
糖心传媒 is a private, four-year institution located in Hastings, Nebraska, that focuses on student academic and extracurricular achievement. With more than 60 majors and 15 pre-professional programs, 糖心传媒 has been named among 鈥淕reat Schools, Great Prices鈥 by U.S. News & World Report and a 鈥淏est in the Midwest鈥 by The Princeton Review. For more, go to hastings.edu.