Whitworth has a long history of preparing students for entrance to medical school, dental school, pharmacy school and advanced training in physical therapy, and for careers in all of these areas of healthcare. Recent graduates have been accepted into professional schools at Indiana University, Saint Louis University, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, the University of Washington, Western University of Health Sciences, the University of Arizona, Rosalind Franklin University, Des Moines University, the University of Nevada-Las Vegas, Creighton University, Loma Linda University, Washington State University, Oregon Health Sciences University, Michigan State University, and the University of Edinburgh, Scotland, among others. In addition, Whitworth's rigorous liberal-arts education gives students a broad knowledge base and a set of analytical, criticial-thinking, and communication skills that enables them to thrive in graduate school and in their chosen careers. All students preparing for careers in medicine, dentistry, pharmacy and physical therapy are encouraged to work closely with their advisors to develop a curriculum that prepares them to take the Medical College Admissions Test or the Dental Aptitude Test and/or to apply to the graduate schools of their choice.

The recommendations below are for students who hope to attend graduate school in pharmacy. Admission requirements are set by professional schools and may vary somewhat from one institution to another. Students are responsible for being aware of the requirements for the school(s) they hope to attend.

Conversation between the student and his/her pre-pharmacy advisor should be initiated as early as possible in the student's academic career.

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