1. Applicants must first be admitted to the PharmD program at Idaho State University's College of Pharmacy. For admission criteria and process see http://pharmacy.isu.edu/live/pharmd/admissions.html
2. Applicants must hold a B.S. or a B.A. degree in one of the sciences, or must have completed three years of education at a college or university which will grant a B.S. or B.A. after completion of one year of education at ISU College of Pharmacy.
a. Preference will be given to applicants who have completed one year of physical chemistry and one year of calculus.
b. Additional courses in biochemistry, human anatomy, analytical chemistry, microbiology, advanced mathematics, and advanced organic chemistry are desirable but not required.
3. Applicants must meet all of the graduate student admission requirements as outlined above, including:
a. Minimum GPA of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale (or equivalent).
b. Minimum Graduate Record Examination combined score of 1,000 (old scale) or 300 (new scale) is required on the verbal and quantitative sections and at least 50th percentile in one of the GRE sections (verbal, quantitative, or Analytical).
c. Prior research experience, although not required, is strongly encouraged.
TOEFL requirements for Classified admission are: (1) Internet-based test (iBT): a total score of 80 with a score of at least 20 on each Section of the iBT (graduate assistants who teach courses must score 23 or above on the Speaking Section), or (2) Paper-based test: a total score of 550 with a score of at least 55 on Section l (Listening Comprehension) on the Paper-based test.
Satisfactory IELTS performance for Classified admission includes scoring 6.5 or higher on the total band score.