Massachusetts
College of Pharmacy
179 Longwood Avenue Boston, Massachusetts 02115 Telephone: (617) 732-2850 or 1(800) 225-5506
Fax Number: (617) 732-2801
http://www.mcp.edu
ENROLLMENT
Undergraduate:
1,480
Full-time undergraduate
men:
36%
Full-time undergraduate women:
64%
Graduate enrollment:
330
ADMISSION PROFILE
Student Admission Profile: Number who applied:
1293
Number accepted:
64%
Average SAT verbal scores: 520
Average SAT math scores: 559
Average ACT score:
21
Minimum TOEFL
550
Average HS GPA:
3.21
2006-2007 COSTS:
Tuition:
$21,500
Room and Board:
$9,900
Required Fees:
$420
FINANCIAL AID:
Freshman receiving aid:
83%
Average financial aid package amount:
$5,250
FACULTY:
Full-time:
80
Part-time:
120
Faculty with highest terminal degree:
61%
Student-faculty ratio:
14:1
Massachusetts College of Pharmacy
179 Longwood Avenue
Boston, Massachusetts 02115
An integrated clinical/externship experience provides professional expertise in top medical centers, teaching hospitals and pharmacies.
College Description
The Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Services, founded in 1825, is the second oldest school of pharmacy in the United States and is recognized both nationally and internationally as a leader in the education of health professionals. Building on its tradition of excellence, the College offers innovative programs in the health sciences and nursing. As a private, independent, coeducational institution, MCPHS offers to its students a unique opportunity to integrate theoretical and applied knowledge in the health professions with general education in the arts and sciences, so that graduates become enlightened thinkers as well as competent practitioners. The College's state-of the art laboratories along with the externships and clinical clerkships at many prestigious hospitals and clinical sites provide valuable hands-on learning and clinical skills for the students. Located in Boston's world-renowned Longwood Medical and Academic Area, MCPHS can provide students with resources unmatched by any other institution thus creating a highly stimulating and inspiring environment in which to learn.
Academic Life
Students in each of the undergraduate programs begin their studies in the basic sciences, math, humanities and social sciences that include two semesters of English, math, biology and chemistry. Following completion of the basic science courses, Bachelor's and PharmD degree candidates' progress to advanced courses in chemistry, psychology, pharmaceutics and pharmacology. Students are also required to complete professional development courses such as health care delivery, ethics, and law courses. The College offers a joint program in physician assistant studies with Western New England College (WNEC) in Springfield, Ma. The first three years of this program is offered at WNEC and students complete the final three at the MCPHS campus in Boston. MCPHS is a member of the Colleges of the Fenway consortium, along with Wentworth Institute of Technology, Wheelock, Simmons and Emmanuel Colleges. MCPHS students are able to take courses and use the facilities of the other institutions. Boston is a college town in the best sense of the word-cultural, accessible, and pulsing with activity. MCPHS operates on the semester system and offers the following degrees: Bachelor's, Master's and PhD. Undergraduate programs include the following: Pharmacy, Chemistry, Chemistry and Pharmacy duel degree, Health Communications, Health Psychology, Radiography, Radiation Therapy, , Nuclear Medicine, Physician Assistant Studies and Nursing. Physician Assistant Studies is an entry level program leading to a Master's degree. The Pharmacy program is 0-6, entry level Doctor of Pharmacy program.
Campus Life & Activities
The College has witnessed a growing athletic program with affiliations in the NCAA Division III, the Southern New England Athletic Conference and the Massachusetts Association of Intercollegiate Athletics for Women. MCPHS intercollegiate athletics include men's and women's basketball, cross-country, soccer and volleyball: men's baseball and women's softball. Students also participate in a variety of intramural sports. Other student activities include Student Government, the Black Student Union, the Indian Student Organization the International Student Organization, the Republic of China Student Association, the Vietnamese Student Association, the College yearbook and the Dispenser, the student newspaper. There are five professional fraternities: two for men, two for women and one coeducational. The Student Government Association is an elective body charged with appropriating funds for and monitoring student activities, overseeing class elections, and functions as the voice of the students.
Facilities and Resources
In 1996, the College completed construction of an eight-story, 230,000 square foot, mixed- use facility. Connected to the George Robert White Building by a sky-lighted atrium, the Fennel/Iorio building includes sophisticated research facilities, modern laboratories, faculty offices, classrooms, a 166-student residence hall and dining common. A portion of the facility's research space has been leased to the Brigham and Women's Hospital, solidifying the College's nearly half-century-old education union with that distinguished institution. The MCPHS Sheppard Library is a pharmaceutical and medical information center that maintains a working collection of more than 70,000 catalogued print and non-print materials, and an archive collection that documents the history of the College.
Financial Aid
Financial aid is both merit and need - based. A combination of various forms of aid is usually offered to meet the established needs of each qualified student. The College administers Federal Work-Study Program awards, Health Professions Student Loans, Federal Pell Grants, Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grants, and Federal Perkins Loans as well as in-house scholarships. The priority deadline for application is March 1, and notification is made on a rolling basis. Approximately 83 per-cent of the students at the College receive financial aid.
Admission Requirements
No single standard is used in the admission decision-making process. All applicants are considered without regard to race, sex, color or creed. Each applicant's high school record, curriculum and class standing are evaluated along with official test scores. The required secondary school background is 4 years of English, 3 years of college - preparatory math, 2 years of a laboratory science (biology and chemistry), and 1 year of history. Applicants must submit scores on the SAT I or the ACT. The TOEFL is required if English is not the applicant's first language. An interview is highly recommended. Advanced standing of up to one year may be given on the basis of results on the College Board's Advance Placement examinations. The College subscribes to the early decision plan. Transfer students are accepted into all of the undergraduate majors. Students must submit official transcripts from all colleges attended. Recommendations and personal statement s are required. A student with less than 30 semester hours of college course work must submit a high school transcript.