School of Pharmacy News 
October 2017

Welcome Class of 2017

The PCOM School of Pharmacy welcomed the incoming Class of 2017 in August. Students participated in orientation and completed Basic Life Support certification in advance of starting the first year curriculum on August 19, 2013. The Class of 2017 is 52 percent male/48 percent female with an average age of 25 and hail from 15 states, including Georgia (61 percent), with Florida (9 percent) California (8 percent) and Pennsylvania (6 percent) representing the next largest contributors. Other southern states represented include North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas and Virginia.

Statistics on the Class of 2017

• Enrollment: 101
• Average GPA: 3.1
• Average science GPA: 2.9
• Average Math GPA: 2.9
• Average PCAT: 59
• Bachelor’s Degree or higher: 73 percent