Northeastern University Pre-College Programs Foundations of Pharmacy & Patient Care

Classes run from about 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on weekdays, and Northeastern's sample schedule for the first week shows how the pharmacy content fills that time. You move in on Sunday afternoon, and Monday brings orientation, an occupational health and safety session and an afternoon panel with faculty and invited speakers. On Tuesday morning you take the subway (the MBTA) to the Paul S. Russell Museum of Medical History and Innovation at Massachusetts General Hospital, followed by a pharmaceutical fellowship panel. Wednesday is given over to advanced CPR and Narcan training, while Thursday and Friday are spent in the pharmaceutical science lab.

Breakfast starts at 8:00 a.m., dinner and optional social activities fill the evenings, and Saturday is set aside for optional social programming. The sample schedule covers only the first week and may change, so it doesn't tell you what the second week holds.

You need to be a rising junior or senior in high school by the time the program starts, and Northeastern reviews applications the way it reviews undergraduate ones, giving equal weight to academics, extracurriculars and the rest of the application. You send an unofficial transcript or report cards and a personal statement of no more than 250 words about your interest in the subject, why you want to enroll and what you hope to gain. You can also name a teacher or counselor as a reference, but it isn't required.

Northeastern doesn't publish an acceptance rate, and it says a typical program has 15 to 30 students. International students are welcome to apply and are considered for need-based aid, but because the program carries no credit, Northeastern doesn't sponsor student visas, so you'd need to arrange your own way of being in Boston for the program.

The program costs $6,995, which covers tuition, course materials, housing, meals and social activities for all 12 days. On top of that, Northeastern requires health or travel health insurance for the whole program and says most of its programs need a personal laptop.

Once you're admitted, you secure your place with a non-refundable deposit of 20% of tuition after any aid or discount, which works out to $1,399 on the full $6,995, and the rest is due by 1 May 2027. There's no formal payment plan, although Northeastern invites families who need more time to email the pre-college team. Families have used 529 college savings funds in the past, but check your plan provider's rules first.

Every admitted student is considered for need-based aid, which usually comes as a scholarship or a program discount. You ask for it inside the application by giving your family's adjusted gross income and number of dependents, and the award arrives with your admission decision. Partner high schools and community organizations can also sponsor students, and children of benefits-eligible Northeastern faculty and staff get 33% off tuition.

Northeastern staff live in the residence hall with students, Residential Life Proctors staff the entrance around the clock, and everyone has to be inside by 10:00 p.m. each night. Student Life staff, both professionals and current Northeastern students, run residential life and the social program.

You'll usually share a room with a roommate and a bathroom with suitemates, and you can request a roommate on your program form. Meals come through a Husky Card that works in the dining hall and at campus eateries, and the same form lets you list allergies and dietary needs, which Accelerate staff work through with Northeastern's dining service. On program outings you may get to explore a set area on your own, with a meet-up time and staff encouraging you to pair up with another student. Parents can submit a leave request if they want their student to leave campus independently.

The online application, on Northeastern's pre-college admissions page, becomes available in early December 2026.

1. 1

   Priority round

   Apply by 15 January 2027 at 11:59 p.m. ET, hear back by email in early February and pay the deposit by 18 February 2027.

2. 2

   Regular round

   Apply by 28 February 2027, hear back in mid-March and pay the deposit by 1 April 2027.

3. 3

   Late round

   Apply by 15 March 2027, hear back in early April and pay the deposit by 15 April 2027.

4. 4

   Final payment

   Pay the rest of the tuition by 1 May 2027 at 11:59 p.m. ET, whichever round you applied in.

5. 5

   Why earlier is safer

   Northeastern admits more students than it has places, takes deposits first come, first served and says programs typically fill before the deposit deadline. It may also stop taking applications after the priority deadline if demand is very high, so it recommends applying by 15 January 2027 and paying the deposit as soon as you're admitted.