Available: June 1, 2008
Deadline: November 1, 2008
Only online applications are accepted and can be found at: http://www.llu.edu/apply/. Note: we are not a PharmCAS institution.
Rolling admissions: Please note that LLUSP has a rolling admissions policy in which we review completed applications and accept students on a continual basis within the period of October to March.
We will not consider:
Loma Linda University is not responsible for delays in mail delivery. We encourage you to apply and submit all application materials early and monitor your application checklist online.
All documents must be received by LLUSP to be considered complete. Documents that are not received or postmarked by November 1 are LATE.
Applicants are reminded that transcripts and recommendations frequently take weeks, or even months to obtain. This is especially true of international coursework. LLUSP regrets that we cannot extend deadlines for students whose documents are delayed due to backlog or mishandling by the recommenders or schools.
Your application to Loma Linda University School of Pharmacy should include:
Online application
Online application fee payment: nonrefundable $60
You may pay the application fee online by check or credit card during the application process. Applications are only processed upon receipt of a complete application and payment of the application fee.
Personal Statement/Essay
The personal statement can be found through the online application. The essay will be evaluated on the basis of content, composition, clarity of thought, purpose, and sequence of ideas. The personal statement should be one page in length and should address all the questions.
Official Academic Transcripts
Official academic transcripts are required from all colleges and universities you have attended, regardless of whether or not it applies to your prerequisite coursework. Transcripts must be mailed directly to LLU Central Admissions Processing from each college or university you attended in a sealed institutional envelope using institutional postage meter in order for them to be considered official. Transcripts provided in any other manner are unofficial and will not be accepted for purposes of admission.
Please mail all transcripts to:
Admissions Processing
Loma Linda University
Loma Linda, CA 92350
If you have attended LLU since 1990, any official transcripts received by LLU will be made directly available to the School of Pharmacy admissions office.
International Transcripts
Official transcripts must be mailed directly from the issuing institution(s) to Admissions Processing at Loma Linda University. If the applicant wishes to use his or her personal transcript copy, it must be submitted back to the issuing institution for verification, and then mailed by the institution directly to LLU. Transcripts that are hand-carried or mailed by the student, even if in a sealed envelope, are not official and will not be accepted for purposes of admission.
English translations
English translations are required for transcripts in any language other than English. Often the issuing institution will provide an English translation. Alternatively, the student may provide the translation.
Regardless of the manner in which the translation is performed the translated document must be in the same page layout as the original transcript so the foreign language can be directly compared with the English translation.
Evaluations
All international transcripts including high school must be submitted to one of the following evaluation services. Evaluations by different companies are not accepted and will necessitate the resubmission of foreign transcripts to one of the following evaluation services. (Exception: Official transcripts from Canadian University College do not require evaluations.)
Request a course-by-course evaluation. Results of the evaluation are to be sent to LLU directly from the evaluation center.
For more information regarding international students and transcripts please visit http://www.llu.edu/apply/intltrans.html# and http://www.llu.edu/apply/intlstudent.html.
Letters of Recommendation
Personal recommendation forms are available through the online application. Three recommendations are to be completed by individuals qualified to describe your performance, abilities, motivation, and other attributes. References preferably from college-level course instructors. Employer reference(s) may be included (maximum of 2) only if employment was in a health-care related field and occurred within three years prior to the date of application. If you have worked with or shadowed a pharmacist include the individual as a recommender. Individuals who provide recommendations should be urged to submit them promptly.
Letters of recommendation must arrive in a sealed envelope with the recommender’s signature over the seal or they will not be accepted. No faxed letters will be accepted.
Prerequisite and Repeated Course Worksheet
This worksheet is available through the online application. Report your prerequisite courses exactly as it appears on your transcript listing the course number, course title, name of college/university, grade, and completion date and year. Indicate whether the course was taken in a quarter or semester unit format. Also list all repeated courses.
Projected Coursework Form
This form is available through the online application. List all courses that are in-progress or projected at the time of application. If your projected coursework changes after submission of the online application, please e-mail any changes to admissions.sp@llu.edu.
Standardized Tests
PCAT/GRE:
We do not require the PCAT or GRE. If we receive official scores, it will be included in your application file but may not necessarily be used in determining the viability of your file.
English Proficiency
Regardless of nationality or citizenship, an applicant whose native language is not English and whose secondary education has been taken outside the U.S. is required to pass the TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language). The minimum TOEFL score accepted is 79 (internet-based). TOEFL scores are valid for two years from the test date. If it has been more than two years since the TOEFL has been taken, the test must be taken again. The institution code for Loma Linda University is 4062. Visit the TOEFL web site at www.ets.org/toefl for the most up-to-date information and exam registration. *If interent-based TOEFL is not available, contact the School of Pharmacy Admissions Office at admissions.sp@llu.edu.
Official Advanced Placement Scores
AP scores of 3, 4, or 5 may be used toward the first quarter or semester of one-year series prerequisite courses, such as the first quarter or semester of general biology/physics/chemistry, calculus, or English.
Last Revised: Thu, Mar 20, 2008
