Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Department of Pharmacy

Admissions Policy (The types of applicants for admission that our department wants to accept and provide with education)

　To foster medical care personnel (pharmacists) who understand the basic principle of NIU, “Respect for Humanity,” our department welcomes students who not only understand the educational policies of NIU and take care of their health including nonsmoking as a future promising health-care provider but also proceed actively with learning.
　In addition, in the learning process after entering university, as there are three fundamental fields of pharmacy, i.e., chemical pharmacy, biological pharmacy and physical pharmacy, it is important to learn the basics of “chemistry,” “biology” and “physics” in advance. Accordingly, to make learning at university smooth, it is necessary to make efforts even before entering university to maintain or improve scholastic ability.

1. Those who have widely and positively acquired the contents to be leaned at high school. Accordingly, our department uses the subject stated in the “Guidelines for Student Applicants” for a scholastic ability test of the entrant selective examination.
2. Those who are considerate of others and capable of rendering service to society through volunteer activities, extracurricular activities, etc.
3. Those who are capable of paying attention to the opinions of others around them and taking action cooperatively.
4. Those who have a strong will and desire for improvement to continue learning incessantly, which are indispensable in the remarkably-progressing medical world.
5. Those who are interested and motivated in contributing to community-based healthcare.
6. Those who wish to make use of the knowledge and abilities acquired at university for the development of medical care.