Objective: Determine the impact of prematriculation course withdrawals on first year pharmacy school (P1) success, defined as on-time progression to the second (P2) year without remediation.
Methods: A retrospective review of students matriculating to a four-year private institution from 2018 to 2021 was conducted. Potential predictors of P1 year success including age, sex, highest degree achieved, prematriculation grade point average (GPA), and course withdrawals were collected.