School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences signs transfer agreement
New agreement signed with Keuka College
Students from Keuka College in the Finger Lakes region of New York have an easier path to becoming a pharmacist with the signing of an articulation (transfer) agreement with Binghamton University’s School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences.
The signed agreement for what is commonly known as a 3+4 program allows qualified students from Keuka College to transfer into Binghamton’s School of Pharmacy after three years of undergraduate work. Once their first year is completed at Binghamton, credits transfer back to the students’ undergraduate institution for a bachelor’s degree. Students then have only three years left of their PharmD program at Binghamton, earning their bachelor’s and PharmD degrees in only seven years, rather than eight.
Keuka students also have the option of transferring to Binghamton after earning their bachelor’s degree in biology at Keuka College.
“As we continue to establish articulation agreements with schools across New York state, it underscores the value of the education we are providing to Doctor of Pharmacy students who transition here,” said Gloria Meredith, founding dean of the School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences. “The highly qualified students from Keuka College who enroll in our program will add to the energy and excitement of our growing school where we will prepare them to contribute knowledge and skills to patients across the pharmacy discipline.”
“This agreement creates a tremendous opportunity for Keuka College students,” said Keuka College Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs Bradley Fuster. “Being able to get a head start on their PharmD while shaving a year off their studies provides educational, financial and, ultimately, career-launching advantages. And Binghamton University’s PharmD program is an excellent complement to Keuka College’s biology program.”
Binghamton’s School of Pharmacy also has 3+4 agreements with Cornell University College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Wells College, Ithaca College and Elmira College, as well as 2+4 programs with SUNY Broome Community College, SUNY Onondaga Community College and SUNY Nassau Community College.
For more information on this and other 2+4 and 3+4 programs with the School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, contact Rachael Perry, assistant dean for enrollment management and student affairs, at rperry@binghamton.edu.