Jackson State University’s Department of Biology and the University of Mississippi (UM) School of Pharmacy have started work on a new collaboration to give qualified JSU pre-pharmacy students preferred admission status to the UM School of Pharmacy.
Timothy Turner, chair of the JSU Department of Biology, said, “It is a tremendous opportunity for our students to enter directly into one of the numerous career choices within the field of pharmacy. “
The agreement, dubbed the Preferred Admission Program, is part of an initiative by the School of Pharmacy to encourage more students to apply to pharmacy school and to make completing pre-pharmacy courses more convenient.