Precollege Program Description


New Jersey Commission on Higher Education

PRECOLLEGE PROGRAM DESCRIPTION

Pharmacy Education Program

(Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy)

Program began: 1981 - Students enrolled: 5 - Sponsored by: Pharmaceutical Industry (i.e. J&J, Proctor & Gamble)

Contact Information:

Nancy Cintron-Budet, Assistant Dean for Student Development

160 Frelinghuysen Road

Piscataway, NJ 08854

Phone: (732) 445-2678, Extension 629

Fax: (732) 445-5767

Email: ncb@rci.rutgers.edu

Program Description:

The Pharmacy Education Summer Enrichment Program (PEP) is available to a select number of high school students to

aid them in their transition from high school to college. The program will assist students to compete more effectively

for admission to the School of Pharmacy.

The Summer Pre-College Enrichment Program emphasizes the following areas:

Special instruction in mathematics with an emphasis on word problems; essons in reading comprehension,

grammar, writing, and verbal skills; orientation and introduction to concepts in general chemistry; an introduction to a

pharmacy course; exposure to laboratory environment with an emphasis on compounding and formulating; and small

group tutoring in each of the subject areas listed above.

Location of Program Services:

College campus

Sources of students served by the program:

Typical Grade Level(s) on Entry: 11th grade

Region served: Statewide

Program Services (Academic):

Reading/Writing

Program Services (Other):

Social Skills

Leadership

Program Operation:

Program Cycle (Summer or Academic): Summer

Special populations targeted by the program:

Low income

High School Students

First Generation

Historically underrepresented minorities

� New Jersey Commission on Higher Education, 1994-2004
20 West State Street, PO Box 542, Trenton, NJ 08625-0542
Telephone: 609-292-4310 Fax: 609-292-7225
Last Updated: September 10, 2004