Program profile

Distance Pathway PharmD at Creighton University

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Doctor of PharmacyDistance pathway with required Omaha campus visits and clinical rotations
Quick facts

Program snapshot

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School
Creighton University
College
School of Pharmacy and Health Professions
Degree
Doctor of Pharmacy
Format
Distance pathway with required Omaha campus visits and clinical rotations
Length
Four years
Credits
Verify with official program source
Program highlights

What to know about this program

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Distance pathway covers the same material as the Omaha campus program
Some didactic coursework is synchronous and some is asynchronous
Five Omaha campus visits and eight five-week clinical rotations are required
Format and requirements

Online, hybrid, and in-person requirements

Campus or immersion requirements

Creighton states that distance students come to the Omaha campus five times: welcome/orientation before the program begins, two weeks each summer for Pharmacy Skills Labs, and hooding/commencement.

Clinical rotations

Creighton states that the distance pathway has the same clinical component as the campus pathway, including eight five-week clinical rotations with required and elective subject areas.

Admissions fit

Admissions requirements

Application requirements to verify

  • PharmCAS application
  • Official transcripts from each institution attended
  • Two letters of recommendation
  • Interview if selected
  • All prerequisite coursework completed by the stated deadline before matriculation
PCAT policy

Creighton states that the PCAT is not required for admission consideration.

GPA requirement

Creighton evaluates cumulative GPA, prerequisite science and math GPA, rigor of coursework, recommendations, applicant statement, and interview; verify current GPA expectations with the program.

Common prerequisite areas
General Biology I and II with labsHuman AnatomyGeneral Chemistry I and II with labsOrganic Chemistry I and II with labsCalculus, Physics, or Chemistry with Quantitative Analysis
Licensure outcomes

NAPLEX Pass-Rate

89.5%

School-level rate.

Distance pathway first-time NAPLEX pass rate
84.9%

Use only after final source QA confirms pathway mapping.

Student checklist

How to evaluate this program

Compare format, admissions requirements, in-person expectations, NAPLEX labeling, and source-refresh notes before deciding whether this PharmD pathway belongs on your school list.

01

Verify the pathway

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02

Check admissions fit

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03

Understand in-person requirements

Review campus immersions, labs, skills sessions, experiential learning, and clinical rotation placement rules.

04

Review outcomes carefully

Separate school-level NAPLEX data from pathway-specific results, and do not assume online-pathway performance unless the source confirms it.

05

Request current details

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Information last retrieved
April 29, 2026
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