Hopefully they have changed their tune, because my MN residency was the only reason they waitlisted me, according to the dean.
At least at NDSU, having a BS meast absolutely nothing to the admins. All they cared about was the prereqs, and your GPA concerning those prereqs. I would guess that the same goes for U of MN and SDSU, for the time being.
Having the privy to sit with the 'powers that be' at NDSU in meetings for the past month, I know that the BS-requirement is being tossed around. The admins are looking for another difference-maker to assess when looking at applications. Since schools want the best-prepared students that are most likely to succeed, it is an easy argument to make to go this route. Kids with BS degrees have already succeeded, in their opinion. Of course, I think that those with BS degrees in biochem, microbio, and other stricter sciences have succeeded more than those with a BS in...psych or food science, or something a step away from pharmacy, but of course I'm biased.
Thanks for the congrats. Good luck with SDSU. And if you don't get in, use the coming year to better your application-don't give up on it.