To address the severe shortage of Native American pharmacists in the United States, the College of Pharmacy, Nursing, and Allied Sciences initiated NAPP in September 1987. Currently funded by the 3M Company, this program is designed to recruit and facilitate the entry of Native American students into the College of Pharmacy, Nursing, and Allied Sciences and to provide them with the necessary counseling and retention services to increase their chances for academic success.

The College of Pharmacy, Nursing, and Allied Sciences offers a six-year Doctor of Pharmacy degree program. The first two years consist of pre-pharmacy courses, while the last four years contain courses comprising the professional component of the program. The College has allocated up to eight additional positions in the professional program for students from diverse and underserved backgrounds. To be considered for one of these positions, the applicant must have completed all pre-pharmacy courses and earned a minimum grade point average of 3.0. Preference is given to ND residents and residents of other states who attend NDSU. The Pharmacy College Admission Test (PCAT) is required.

The campus serves more than 11,000 students in nine academic units, and encompasses some 30 square blocks. Among its facilities are laboratories equipped with the newest instruments, a communications center, an elegant fine arts center and some of the best indoor recreational facilities in the region. New to the campus are a research and technology park and a student wellness center.

NDSU is on a semester system, with classes running from late August to mid December, and January through early May. Summer sessions also are offered.

With a metropolitan area population of about 175,000, the Fargo-Moorhead community offers you movie theaters, shopping, concerts and shows at the Fargodome. The F-M area is friendly, safe and easily nagigated.