Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences

Educational Resources

Libraries

Worcester Campus Library; Manchester Campus Library

• Member of library consortia.
• 15,000 books, serial backfiles, and other material including government documents.
• 1,250 current serial subscriptions.
• 0 microforms.
• 525 Audio/Visual items.
• 125 e-books.

Museums & Art

Dental Hygiene Clinic; Pharmacy Practice Lab;

Computing

Requirements

• Students are not required to take a computer course.
• Students are not required to own or lease a computer.
• Recommended computer operating system: Microsoft

Campus Resources

• 400 computers for student use in locations such as computer center/labs, residence halls, library, student center
• 40 Internet connections in libraries.
• 175 Internet connections in classrooms.
• 150 Internet connections in Laboratories.
• 35 Internet connections elsewhere on campus.

Student accommodations

• Email accounts are available to all students.
• Internet access is available to all students.
• Student web-pages are not permitted.
• Online class registration is available.
• 100% of college-owned hosting units are available for internet access.

Services

Basic

nonremedial tutoring, health service

Counseling

career, personal, academic

Career

on-campus job interviews, internships, resume assistance, alumni network, other

Campus Safety

24-hour foot and vehicle patrols, late night transport/escort service, lighted pathways/sidewalks, student patrols, controlled dormitory access (key, security card, etc)

Campus Life

Housing

Overview

• The school offers housing for students.
• 29% of students live in school housing.
• The school will provide assistance for off-campus housing

Types of housing available

• In total, there are 3 housing buildings.

Room Accessories

• 100% of rooms are equipped with sprinkler systems.
• 100% of rooms are equipped with fire alarms.
• 100% are equipped with high-speed internet connections.

Extracurricular

• 50% of students remain on campus over the weekends, on average.
• Alcohol is permitted on campus.
• Popular events on campus: Harvest Ball, Spring Semiformal, Culture Fest, Activities Fair, Late Nite Breakfast, Mission Hill Walk.
• Student activities: choral groups, dance, drama/theater, jazz band, music ensembles, musical theater, student government, student newspaper, symphony orchestra, yearbook
• In total, there are about 56 organizations on campus.
• Honor societies: Pharmacy Fraternities: Alpha Zeta Omega, Kappa Epsilon, Kappa Psi, Lambda Kappa Sigma, Phi Delta Chi.
• Religious organizations: (Appears as submitted by school) Armenian Student Association, Muslim Student Association, Real Life Christian Club; Vietnamese Student Association, Asian Student Association.
• International organizations: (Appears as submitted by school) Asian Student Association, Black Student Union, Indian Student Organization, International Student Association, Vietnamese Student Association, Polish Student Association, Japanese Student Association
• Other organizations: (Appears as submitted by school) Academy of Students of Pharmacy, Campus Activities Board, Colleges of the Fenway Gay/Straight Student Union, Graduate Student Assocation, Health Psychology Club, Physician Assistant Student Society, Premedical Society, Radiologic Science Club, Residence Hall Council, Sports Medicine Organization, Student American Dental Hygienists Association, COF Activities Board, Commuter Council, Golf Club, Dance Club; Habitat for Humanity Campus Chapter, National Community Pharmacist Student Association, Outing Club, Running Club, Student Society of Health-systems Pharmacists, Upside Down Club, Womyn's Interest Network.
• Student papers: (Appears as submitted by school) The Dispenser

Travel

• Nearest airport(s) (distance in miles): Boston, Massachusetts (3), Worcester, Massachusetts (3)
• Nearest train(s) (distance in miles): Boston, Massachusetts (1)
• Nearest bus-station(s) (distance in miles): Boston, Massachusetts (1)
• Public transportation serves the campus.
• Not all students are permitted to have cars on campus.
• 0% of students have a car on campus

Employment

• School employment is available.
• 10% of undergrads are employed with average earnings of 900
• Freshman are discouraged from working.

• There are 0 fraternities
• 0 fraternity houses
• 11% of students are fraternity members
• There are 0 sororities
• 0 sorority houses
• 0% of students are sorority members.

ROTC

• Army ROTC: Not offered
• Navy ROTC: Not offered
• Airforce ROTC: Not offered

Additional Policies

class attendance policies set by individual instructors, honor code, hazing prohibited, smoking prohibited