McWhorter School of Pharmacy

Overview

Samford University / McWhorter School of Pharmacy is located in Birmingham, AL, in a suburban setting.

Degrees & Awards

Degrees Offered

Degree	Concentration	Sub-concentration
Doctor of Pharmacy (Pharm D)
Doctor of Pharmacy/Master of Public Health (Pharm D/MPH)
Doctor of Pharmacy/Master of Business Administration (Pharm D/MBA)

Degrees Awarded

Degree	Number Awarded
Doctoral Degrees	110

Earning Your Degree

Part-time study available?	No
Evening/weekend programs available?	No
Distance learning programs available?	No
Terminal master's degree available?	No

Degree Requirements

Degree	Requirement
Doctoral Degrees	Thesis Required

Admissions

Acceptance Rate

314

Applied

121

Accepted

119

Enrolled

Applying

Yes

Electronic
applications accepted?

Yes

Applications processed
on a rolling basis?

Application Deadlines

Type	Domestic	International	Priority date
Fall deadline	May 1st	May 1st	Yes

Entrance Requirements

Exam	Details
Doctoral Degree Requirements	Overall GPA greater than or equal to 2.75 plus overall GPA of at least 2.0 in the math/science prerequisite courses to be considered for an admissions interview

International Students

Exam	Details
TOEFL: Required	TOEFL Paper score: 575 TOEFL IBT score: 90

Tuition & Fees

Financial Support

Financial award applicants must submit:	FAFSA
Application deadlines for financial awards	February 15
Types of financial support available	Institutionally-sponsored Loans Scholarship and/or loans

Student Body

475

Total Graduate Students

1%

International Breakout (representing other countries)

Race/Ethnicity

Hispanic/Latino	1.47%
Black or African American	10.11%
White or Caucasian	75%
American Indian or Alaska Native	0.84%
Asian	6.11%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	0%
Two or more races	1.47%
Unknown	3.37%

Gender

Male (34%)

Female (65%)

Faculty

37

Total faculty

Full-time - 36

Part-time - 1

Male (14)

Female (23)

Research

Focus of faculty research:	New drug discovery (AlzheimerÔÇÖs, cystic fibrosis, and breast cancer), transdermal drug development (treat cancer and eye disease), health outcomes research (develop better value-based healthcare), scholarship of teaching and learning, pedagogical approaches in pharmacy education
Externally sponsored research expenditures last year:	36,500

Location & Contact

Address 800 Lakeshore Drive
Birmingham, AL  35229
United States

Contact Dr. Michael Crouch
Dean/Professor
Email: mcrouch@samford.edu
Phone: 205-726-4475

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