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==Contacts==
 
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'''Phone:''' (323) 442-1466<br>
 
'''Admissions e-mail:'''pharmadm@usc.edu
 
'''Admissions e-mail:'''pharmadm@usc.edu
  

Revision as of 14:47, 30 July 2009

Pharmacy
Canadian universities

Alberta
UBC
Dalhousie
Memorial
Laval
Manitoba
Montréal
Saskatchewan
Toronto
Waterloo

American universities

Albany
Buffalo SUNY
UCSF
Houston
Husson
Long Island
Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
UNC
Ohio
Pacific
Samford McWhorter
USC
Sullivan
Texas
Georgia
Washington
Wayne

International universities

Auckland
Otago


Contacts

Website: http://www.usc.edu/schools/pharmacy/pharmd
Phone: (323) 442-1466
Admissions e-mail:pharmadm@usc.edu

Program Information

  • Doctor of Pharmacy, Pharm.D
  • Number of applications in 2008: N/A
  • Estimated number interviewed for fall 2009:460
  • Class size in 2009: 190
  • Numerous dual degree, joint degree and certificate programs offered
  • Other Degrees offered:
    • Molecular Pharamacology and Toxicology
    • Pharamaceutical Sciences
    • Pharamaceutical Economics and Policy
    • Regulatory Science

For more information on Degrees, click here

Admission Requirements

Course and Degree Requirements

  • Degree: MSc. Pharamacology
  • Required Courses
    • Calculus(6 credits)
    • Statistics – Business statistics is not acceptable(3 credits)
    • (General Chemistry (6 credits)
    • Organic Chemistry(6 credits)
    • Physics(6 credits)
    • Biology(6 credits)
    • Microbiology(3 credits)
    • Mammalian Physiology – Human Physiology with lab preferred(3 credits)
    • Molecular Biology(3 credits)
    • Biochemistry(3 credits)
    • Expository writing (6 credits)
    • Interpersonal Communication(3 credits)
    • General psychology or general sociology(3 credits)
    • 3 credits in either economics – microeconomics is preferred(3 credits)

For more information, click [ http://www.pharmcas.org/collegesschools/schoolUSCpage.htm here]

GPA

  • Minimum: 3.0(4.0 scale)
  • Average accepted GPA 2008: 3.6

For more information, click [ http://www.usc.edu/schools/pharmacy/pharmd/admission/requirements.html here]

Supporting Documents

  • 2 letters of recommendation, to be submitted online
    • One letter from a faculty member, the second from a person who can best describe your capabilities and potential for a pharmacy education/career
  • official Transcript
  • Resume must be included in Supplemental Application

For more information please visit http://www.usc.edu/schools/pharmacy/pharmd/admission/requirements.html

Other


Application


Interviews

  • Applicants will be notified two to three weeks prior to the interview
  • Assesses oral communication skills, writing skills, leadership ability, and motivation to be a pharmacist
  • Consists of two parts: an oral interview and a writing test
  • Interviews held during specific dates from November to March:
    • Saturday, November 21, 2009
    • Saturday, January 23, 2010
    • Saturday, February 20, 2010
    • Saturday, March 20, 2010

For more information,click here


Deadlines for Fall 2009 Admission

  • June 1, 2008 – Application became available on PharmCAS
  • Nov. 1, 2008 – Application must be submitted through PharmCAS. USC Supplemental Application must also be submitted.
  • Nov. 2008 to Mar. 2009 – Interviews are held
  • Four to Five weeks after interview date – applicants notified by mail of their admittance

For more information, click [1]


Tuition

  • 2007-2008 Tuition Fees:
  • Per semester (15-18 units) - 18,086.00
  • Per unit, For less than 15 units and each unit above 18 units - 1,206.00
  • Mandatory medical fees not included

For information on financial aid, click here For more information, click [://www.usc.edu/schools/pharmacy/pharmd/admission/tuition.html here]