University of Houston Pharmacy
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Contacts
Website: http://pharmacy.uh.edu/index.php
Phone: 713-743-1239
Admissions e-mail: uhcopapply@uh.edu
Location:Houston, Texas, USA.
Program Information
- Doctor of Pharmacy (Pharm.D.) professional degree
- Joint Degree Options:
- combined Pharm.D./Ph.D. in Pharmacology or Pharmaceutics
- combined Pharm.D./M.S.
- Descriptions can be found here
Admission statistics
- Total number of applicants in 2013: 733
- Class size in 2013: 124
- For more information on the program, click here
Admission Requirements
Course and Degree Requirements
- Completion of all Pre-Pharmacy required courses
- Applicants must receive no less than a "C" (2.0) in all prerequisite courses
- No math and science courses may be taken the summer prior to beginning pharmacy school. The
- Fall Semester
- Intro. to Biological Science I with lab
- Fundamentals of Chemistry I with lab
- First Year Writing I
- Calculus I
- Spring Semester
- Introduction to Biological Science II with Lab
- Fundamentals of Chemistry II with Lab
- First Year Writing II †
- Introduction to Statistical Analysis
- Fall Semester
- Fundamentals of Organic Chemistry I with Lab
- Social Science: Either Introduction to Psychology or Introduction to Sociology
- Introductory General Physics or Physics I or One year of high school physics
- Spring Semester
- Fundamentals of Organic Chemistry II with Lab
- Elementary Microbiology with Lab
- Fundamentals of Public Speaking
- Completion of core curriculum or a baccalaureate degree or higher from an accredited U.S. college/university
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GPA
- 3.0 or above preferred
- The average prerequisite GPA for the 2013 entering pharmacy class was 3.55
- The average math/science GPA for the 2013 entering pharmacy class was 3.44
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PCAT
- For the 2013 application cycle: The September 2013 PCAT will be the most recent PCAT scores that will be accepted
- It is recommended that students score in the 75% or above range in each of the five areas of the PCAT: Verbal, Reading Comprehension, Quantitative Analysis, Biology and Chemistry.
- The average composite PCAT score for the 2013 entering Pharm.D. class was 80%.
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Supporting Documents
- Three letters of reference
- A. One letter of reference must be completed by a licensed pharmacist practicing or having practiced in the U.S.
- B. One letter of reference must be completed by an academic advisor or professor.
- C. One letter of reference must be completed by a second professor, pharmacist, or supervisor/employer.
- PharmCAS Application
- The PharmCAS application DEADLINE is January 7, 2013
- UH College of Pharmacy Supplemental Application and application fee of $100.00.
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Interview
- Applicants selected for interview will receive their invitations via email.
- Interview Dates
- October 27, 2013
- November 9, 2013
- November 17, 2013
- January 12, 2014
- January 25, 2014
- February 16, 2014
- February 23, 2014
- March 11, 2014
- March 23, 2014
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Tuition 2013-2014
- Tuition and fees for Texas Residents: $14,924
- Tuition and fees for Nonresidents: $24,130
For more information on tuition and financial aid, click here