Pre-pharmacy

Manchester College is launching Indiana’s newest pharmacy school, making Manchester an exceptional place to study pre-pharmacy.

Why Manchester?

You’ll get priority consideration when you apply for admission to our School of Pharmacy. It’s not unusual for pharmacy schools to get five or more applications for each open seat, so getting priority consideration when you apply is a real advantage. Admission isn’t guaranteed, but we’ll give you a leg up on the competition.

You’ll study in our leading-edge Science Center. Equipped with the latest in lab and teaching technology, it’s the perfect setting for developing the skills and knowledge you need for pharmacy school.

You’ll learn side-by-side with exceptional faculty. At Manchester, great teachers turn advanced classrooms and labs into exciting learning centers. You’ll do hands-on research with faculty, present your findings at regional professional meetings and build your own academic and professional resume.

You’ll benefit from our extraordinary reputation in the sciences. We’ve got a great reputation for science education and our students benefit from the accomplishments of our graduates. It’s called the Halo Effect. Imagine following in the footsteps of a Nobel Prize winner in chemistry, the inventor of Teflon™, the discoverer of acid rain in North America, the first woman to head the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, a world-class solar energy innovator, NASA researchers, physicians, health care providers and many more.

You’ll benefit from a broad pre-pharmacy curriculum. Manchester's two-year pre-pharmacy program combines science fundamentals – studying molecular biology, human anatomy and physiology, and physics – with writing and communication courses that prepare you to work closely with patients and other health care professionals. Electives in psychology, economics or ethics allow you to explore your other interests. Some students choose to take three or four years of undergraduate courses to be more competitive when they apply for pharmacy school. We will help you decide what makes the most sense for you.

Being a pharmacist is a great career. If you like helping people get well, working as part of a team and having a job that offers security, mobility and flexibility, you’ll love being a pharmacist. These are three of the Top 10 reasons to become a pharmacist, according to the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy.

Pharmacists are in high demand. In Indiana, pharmacist is No. 7 on the Hoosier Hot 50 Jobs list and ranks No. 2 for projected income at just over $96,000.