Pharmacy Early Assurance Program

Secure Your Spot in Cedarville’s PharmD Program as a High School Student

Cedarville University's Early Assurance Program offers high-achieving high school students the opportunity to secure direct admission to the Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD) program — before completing undergraduate studies.

Earn your PharmD in as little as six years (or choose a seven-year pathway).
Get guaranteed acceptance into Cedarville's PharmD program through the direct admit pharmacy program pathway — no need to reapply.
Reduced stress, more focus: early assurance lets you concentrate on learning, not competing.
No firm deadline — applications are considered on a rolling basis as long as seats remain available.

apply for direct entry to pharmd program as a high school senior

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Why Choose Early Assurance?

Confidence

Know your seat is secure if continuation requirements are met.
Supportive Environment

Professors focus on helping you succeed, not filtering you out.
Proven Excellence

Cedarville is nationally recognized for undergraduate teaching and student support.
Scholarships

Early assurance students are eligible for an additional undergraduate scholarship, valued at $5,000 annually.

Who Is Eligible?

High school students planning to major in pharmaceutical sciences who meet the following recommended criteria:

Cumulative high school GPA of 3.25 or higher
College preparatory curriculum
ACT composite of 23+ or SAT composite of 1130+
Note: Standardized test scores are not required. See Test Optional FAQs for more info.
Declared pharmaceutical sciences as intended major on Cedarville application

Students accepted into the Early Assurance Program receive a renewable scholarship of $5,000 in addition to any other Cedarville undergraduate scholarships.

How To Apply

1. Apply to Cedarville University

You may begin once your final junior-year grades are available
Undergraduate application opens June 1

2. Declare your major as pharmaceutical sciences

3. Accept your Early Assurance invitation (if offered)

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Continuation Requirements

To move from the prepharmacy phase into the PharmD program, you must:

Maintain a minimum 3.0 GPA each year.
Earn “C” or higher in all courses.
Complete the full prepharmacy curriculum.
Pass a faculty interview during the final prepharmacy fall semester.

For more information, check out our Early Assurance Program FAQs.

Don’t Qualify Right Away?

You can still pursue pharmacy at Cedarville:

Enroll as a pharmaceutical sciences major.
Work closely with your faculty advisor to prepare for PharmD admission.
If your spring semester GPA is 3.0+, you may apply to the Early Assurance Program from within Cedarville.