St. Louis College of Pharmacy

St. Louis College of Pharmacy
Type Private
Established 1864
Endowment $76.9 million[1]
President John A. Pieper
Academic staff
 100+
Undergraduates 3 years (degree earned after completion of fourth year- Bachelor of Science in Health Sciences)
Postgraduates 3 years school, 1 year rotations (Doctor of Pharmacy earned after completion)
Location St. Louis, MO, USA
38°38′13″N 90°15′41″W / 38.6370°N 90.2615°W / 38.6370; -90.2615Coordinates: 38°38′13″N 90°15′41″W / 38.6370°N 90.2615°W / 38.6370; -90.2615
Campus Urban
Tuition Undergraduate: $26,627/year ($888/credit hour); Professional: $30,976/year ($1033/credit hour)
Colors          
Athletics NAIA / AMC
Mascot Eutectic
Website http://www.stlcop.edu

St. Louis College of Pharmacy (STLCOP) is a private and independent nonsectarian professional university in St. Louis, Missouri. It was founded in 1864.

Located on an eight-acre campus in St. Louis' Central West End medical community, the St. Louis College of Pharmacy is the oldest college of pharmacy west of the Mississippi River. The College’s 6,000 living alumni represent 50 states and 11 foreign countries. Approximately 72 percent of practicing pharmacists in the St. Louis region are graduates of St. Louis College of Pharmacy.

The College admits students directly from high school and integrates the liberal arts and sciences with a professional curriculum leading to the PharmD degree. In 2014, the College expanded to a seven-year program which will allow students to obtain a Bachelor of Science degree after four academic years.

Enrollment is currently at 1,260 students, with incoming freshmen classes of approximately 250 students. These students are taken directly from high school, with applicants also allowed to transfer each year until the first professional year of the program.

St. Louis College of Pharmacy is accredited by both the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education as well as the Higher Learning Commission North Central Association of Colleges and Schools, both out of Chicago. St. Louis College of Pharmacy is consistently ranked as one of the best and most respected pharmacy schools in the country.

Student organizations

A class in a pharmacy lab at the college during the 1892-93 academic year.

Success Center

The College runs a Success Center for students. The center's counselors are there to answer questions and/or direct students to the appropriate campus offices, meet with students to conduct an individual study-skills consultation, give time management tips, and provide tutoring information. The Success Center is located on the first floor of the residence hall.

Norton Writing Center

The College supports Norton Writing Center, where students can get help with their writing assignments. The center is staffed by a professional coordinator and by student tutors, who are trained to assist students in improving their writing. Writing center staff work with students one-on-one to improve their writing skills, providing reader feedback and offering suggestions for improvement. Norton Writing Center also provides writing help to students through handouts and through its campus intranet site. Originally established by an alumni donation, Norton Writing Center is currently located on the fourth floor of Jones Hall.

Publications

Athletics

St. Louis College of Pharmacy teams are known as the Eutectics. The college competes in the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) as an outgoing member of the American Midwest Conference (AMC). Men's sports include basketball, cross country, soccer, tennis and track & field; while women's sports include basketball, cross country, soccer, softball, tennis, track & field and volleyball.

The STLCOP women's cross country made college history in Fall 2009 when they were the first full team to make it to a national competition. Nationals were held in the state of Washington. They also won their conference meet, which sent them to nationals.

In March 2010, David Baker became the first Eutectic to earn a spot as an NAIA All-American in Indoor Track for his 4:13.50 time in the indoor mile. He repeated the feat again at the 2012 NAIA Indoor Track and Field National Championships with a 4:08.30 finish. Baker is the only Eutectic to earn All-American honors and recognition of his achievement is displayed on a banner in the school's gymnasium "The Pillbox."

The Eutectics home floor, "The Pillbox", was torn down during the Spring 2014 semester.

Mascot

The Eutectic, also known as Mortimer "Morty" McPestle, is depicted in its own white lab coat, with a fierce expression ready for competition.[2]

"The 'Eutectic' describes the scientific process of two solids being combined to form a liquid. A common term in pharmacy, it is the perfect metaphor for the St. Louis College of Pharmacy’s intercollegiate athletic program—combining athletics and a demanding academic program." The Eutectic was once recognized as the most esoteric mascot in the country by ESPN.[3]

Fraternities

St. Louis College of Pharmacy recognizes six professional fraternities and one general fraternity:

All rush and pledging activities occur during the fall semester and are open only to second-year students and older who have completed one full semester, have a 2.70 GPA, and were not on academic probation the semester before.

References

  1. ↑ As of June 30, 2009. "U.S. and Canadian Institutions Listed by Fiscal Year 2009 Endowment Market Value and Percentage Change in Endowment Market Value from FY 2008 to FY 2009" (PDF). 2009 NACUBO-Commonfund Study of Endowments. National Association of College and University Business Officers. Retrieved March 3, 2010.
  2. ↑ "Meet Morty The Eutectic".
  3. ↑ Lloyd, David. "Eagles, Tigers and Gorloks, oh my!". Espn.com's Page 2. Retrieved 2007-05-02.

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