ERIC Number: ED221094
Record Type: RIE
Publication Date: 1981
Pages: 35
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Enrollment Report on Professional Degree Programs in Pharmacy, Fall 1981.
Chasin, Steven H.
Findings of the 1980-81 Enrollment Survey for the Professional Degree Programs in schools of pharmacy are presented, based on responses from 72 schools of pharmacy. Information is presented on: fall 1981 full-time enrollments in professional degree programs (final 3 years); fall 1981 full-time enrollments (final 3 years) contrasted with comparable fall 1980 enrollments; fall 1981 enrollments (full-time students) in other than final 3 years of the curriculum; full-time enrollments of students studying for the Doctor of Pharmacy (Pharm.D.) degree as their first professional degree; Pharm.D. enrollments of students already holding a Bachelor of Science (B.S.) degree in pharmacy; previous pharmacy degree characteristics of Pharm.D. students; minority students' full-time enrollment (final 3 years); full-time minority enrollments by class at predominantly minority and predominantly nonminority colleges; enrollment in Pharm.D. programs of minority students already holding a B.S. degree in pharmacy; part-time enrollments (final 3 years); special student enrollments; geographic origin of full-time students (final 3 years); enrollment of American full-time students in each state by state of residence; and country of origin of foreign full-time students (final 3 years). In 1981, 20,468 students were enrolled in pharmacy schools, which is a decline of 7.3 percent since 1980. In 1981, there was a 10.0 percent increase of students in Pharm.D. programs, while the number of students seeking a Pharm.D. degree with a previous B.S. in pharmacy increased 13.1 percent since 1980 and 62.0 percent since 1975. Full-time students increased by 17.2 percent since 1980 and the number of part-time students declined by 7.5 percent since 1980. A list of U.S. colleges of pharmacy by state with information on the degrees awarded is appended. (SW)
Descriptors: Bachelors Degrees, Doctoral Degrees, Enrollment Trends, Foreign Students, Full Time Students, Graduate Students, Higher Education, Minority Groups, Part Time Students, Pharmaceutical Education, Pharmacy, Professional Education, School Location, School Surveys, State Surveys
American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy, 4630 Montgomery Avenue, Suite 201, Bethesda, MD 20814.
Publication Type: Numerical/Quantitative Data; Reports - Descriptive
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Language: English
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Authoring Institution: American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy, Bethesda, MD.
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Note: For related document see HE 015 363.