Pre-Pharmacy Guaranteed Seat Program

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Build Your Foundation. Explore Pharmacy. Prepare for Your Future.

Your white coat awaits. Get on the fast track to a rewarding career as a pharmacist and earn your bachelor's degree and PharmD in just six years with the Wilkes Pre-Pharmacy Guaranteed Seat Program.

Why the Pre-Pharmacy Guaranteed Seat Program at Wilkes?

Earn your pharmacy degree in just six years! Through Wilkes University's pre-pharmacy pathway, you'll spend two years completing foundational undergraduate coursework and preparing for the Nesbitt School of Pharmacy's four-year PharmD curriculum.

With our innovative Pharmacy Readiness & Exploration Program (PREP), you'll have opportunities to explore pharmacy, develop professional skills, and connect with pharmacy faculty and advisors who will support you throughout your journey. This connection to our professional program helps you build meaningful mentoring relationships that can carry through your six-year path to becoming a pharmacist.

What Will You Learn as a Pre-Pharmacy Student?

Build crucial foundational knowledge in areas including science (biology, anatomy and physiology, chemistry, organic chemistry), math (pre-calculus and statistics) and communications.
Immerse yourself in relevant, meaningful pharmacy experienced and professional development with our revised PREP curriculum.
Learn how to provide high-quality health care and make meaningful contributions to the science and practice of pharmacy.
You can choose from a concentration in Spanish or public health. You can pursue any minor that interests you

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Program Highlights

Close-Knit Community

Upon successful completion of the pre-pharmacy program, you’ll join our “pharmily” of students passionate about providing patient care and involved in all aspects of campus life.

Six-Year Scholarships

To help ease the financial burden of your pharmacy education, Wilkes offers merit scholarships beyond the first four years of study.

Dual-Degree PharmD/MBA

The PharmD/MBA dual degree option gives you the expertise to work in a management-level position in a variety of health care settings.

Geisinger Pharmacy Scholars Program

Select Students Earn a Job Upon Graduation and $20,000 for Pharmacy Education

Save on the cost of your pharmacy education and get a head start on a Geisinger career with the Geisinger Pharmacy Scholars Program.

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86%

of Wilkes graduates in the Class of 2024 had employment or residency secured at the time of graduation

up to 80

First year students accepted each year into the Pre-Pharmacy Guaranteed Seat Program

87%

match rate for the Class of 2024 exceeding the national match rate

The Wilkes pharmacy program is perfect for those like me who love a professional, goal-oriented environment that still feels like a home away from home.
Sidney McNeil - Pharmacy '26

One reason why I chose Wilkes is because of the connections and relationships that you can make with students, faculty and staff.
Long Le - Pharmacy '25

The leadership opportunities I held within clubs helped me grow as a professional and stand out as a candidate when applying for fellowships.
Kieran Collins - Pharmacy '24, Post-Doctoral Fellow, GSK Medical Affairs

Wilkes University pre-pharmacy guaranteed seat program.

Pharmacy Readiness & Exploration Program (PREP)

An innovative, more supportive pathway to pharmacy

What is PREP?

PREP is designed to strengthen student success while maintaining the academic rigor and professional expectations required of future pharmacists.

PREP uniquely integrates pharmacy exploration and professional development into your first two years of undergraduate study. You'll combine foundational coursework with intentional pharmacy development experiences. In PREP, you'll build your professional identity, communication, leadership, study, and PharmD readiness skills while developing the knowledge and foundation needed for success in school and beyond.

Who Can Participate?

PREP will launch with the pre-guaranteed Fall 2027 entering class and be incorporated in the pre-guaranteed seat program.

What's New?

Stress less about the admissions process.

With PREP, the admissions process has been streamlined to reduce barriers while preserving the high standards expected of future pharmacists.

Key changes to the admissions process:

Elimination of the separate pharmacy letters of recommendation requirement.
Relocation of the formal admissions interview from the high school application process to the sophomore year.
Increased opportunities for students to engage with pharmacy faculty, advisors, and current student pharmacists.
A structured professional development curriculum extending throughout the first two undergraduate years.

PREP is intentionally designed to engaged students from their first year, helping foster stronger mentoring relationships and more structured professional development opportunities. By increasing students' exposure to the pharmacy profession, PREP helps better equip students for success both as students and as pharmacutical professionals.

The Readiness Interview

PREP has reenvisioned the interview process. Instead of a generalized step in the admissions process, the interview is now a personalized chance for students to showcase the growth they have achieved in our program. Students will demonstrate communication skills, professionalism, and readiness to enter the PharmD program after engaging in structured programming and professional experiences.

Pre-Guaranted Seat students won't need to wait to dive into the field of pharmacy.

PREP provides more intentional, pharmacy-focused programming from the first year. This new focus lets students explore the field more and strengthen their knowledge, confidence, and professional skills key to success.

Program Examples

A first-year pharmacy exploration course
Pharmacy engagement activities
Faculty and peer mentoring opportunities
Professional development experiences
A six-session sophomore workshop series focused on:
- Professional identity formation
- Communication skills
- Leadership development
- Study strategies
- Academic success
- Preparation for the PharmD curriculum

Careers & Outcomes

Pharmacists are community leaders entrusted with the health of our families. PharmD graduates work in pharmacies, hospitals, pharmaceutical companies, start-ups, pharmacy benefit management companies, government agencies, research centers and care facilities. Below are typical job titles for graduates of our PharmD program.