ST. JOSEPH’S UNIVERSITY, NEW YORK AND ALBANY COLLEGE OF PHARMACY AND HEALTH SCIENCES CREATE OPPORTUNITIES FOR STUDENTS

February 10, 2025 BK LI

BROOKLYN and PATCHOGUE, N.Y. – February 10, 2025 – St. Joseph’s University, New York (SJNY) is pleased to announce its newest articulation agreement with the Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences (ACPHS), which will guarantee students who meet specified criteria and complete SJNY’s biology program admission to ACPHS’s Doctor of Pharmacy Program. 

Upon completion of the program and degree requirements, students will receive a B.A. in Biology from SJNY and a Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD) degree from ACPHS. Students complete the program in seven years. 

“St. Joseph’s is an institution committed to helping students meet their goals and achieve degrees, much like the Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences” said SJNY President Donald R. Boomgaarden, Ph.D. “We are proud to begin this partnership and continue to provide expanded opportunities for students and future leaders.”

Beginning in fall 2025, students who enroll will begin the program as SJNY students until completing all requirements for a B.A. in Biology. Once students are admitted to ACPHS, they become ACPHS students for the remainder of the program. A PharmD prepares students for a variety of careers as community pharmacists, clinical pharmacists, hospital pharmacists, pharmaceutical industry pharmacists, veterinary pharmacists, as well as many others. 

“This articulation agreement joins the extensive and ever-expanding opportunities that we provide for students who are seeking higher education degrees,” said Heather Barry, Ph.D., SJNY provost and vice president for academic affairs. “We are proud to now be able to assist students as they work toward a PharmD degree, together with the Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences.”

Founded in 1881, ACPHS is a private, independent college located in Albany, New York, that offers 17 undergraduate, graduate and doctorate programs. Students at ACPHS have opportunities to extend what they are learning in the classroom at The Stack Family Center for Biopharmaceutical Education and Training (CBET), at student-supported pharmacies in underserved communities and at The Collaboratory, a public health resource designed to alleviate community health disparities in Albany’s South End neighborhood. ACPHS ranks #1 in New York State and #2 in the U.S. for best return on investment according to the Georgetown University Center on Education and the Workforce. 

For more information, visit sjny.edu.

ABOUT ST. JOSEPH'S UNIVERSITY, NEW YORK
St. Joseph’s University, New York has been dedicated to providing a diverse population of students in the New York metropolitan area with an affordable education rooted in the liberal arts tradition since 1916. Independent and coeducational, the University provides a strong academic and value-oriented education at the undergraduate and graduate levels, aiming to prepare each student for a life characterized by integrity, intellectual and spiritual values, social responsibility and service. Through its Brooklyn, Long Island and online campuses, the University offers degrees in more than 100 majors, special course offerings and certificates, affiliated and pre-professional programs.