University of North Carolina Pharmacy
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Contacts
Website: http://pharmacy.unc.edu/
Phone: 919-966-9429
Admissions e-mail: pharmacy_admissions@unc.edu
Program Information
- Doctor of Pharmacy (Pharm.D.)
- 2 years of pre-pharmacy study and 4 years in the professional program
- Number of applications for fall 2012: 700
- Class size in 2012: 175
Admission Requirements
Course and Degree Requirements
- Grades below C- for prerequisite courses are not acceptable
- Required Courses (for students who hold a baccalaureate degree)
- General Biology with lab (4 credits)
- Microbiology with lab (4 credits)
- Human Anatomy or Physiology with lab (4 credits)
- Calculus (3 credits)
- Statistics (3 credits)
- General Chemistry with labs (8 credits)
- Organic Chemistry with labs (8 credits)
- General Physics with labs (8 credits)
- For students who do not have a baccalaureate degree, they must also fulfill the general education requirements:
- Foreign language
- Social and Behavioural Sciences
- Humanities and Fine Arts
- Lifetime fitness
- U.S. Diversity
- Global Issues
- English: Composition and Rhetoric
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GPA
- No minimum requirements
- Average accepted GPA: 3.5
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PCAT
- No minimum required
- Preferred composite rank: 70th percentile and above
- Average composite rank: 80-85th percentile
- Scores no older than 3 years are preferred; scores older than 5 years will are not considered.
- The highest score is considered
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Supporting Documents
- Application from PharmCAS
- Official transcript from each college attended
- TOEFL score (if required) submitted to PharmCAS
- Two letters of recommendation submitted to PharmCAS
- Supplemental Application to UNC
- Immunization and testing requirements
- Hep. B series (3 shots)
- Varicella (chickenpox) immunizations
- Two tuberculosis skin tests
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Interview
- Interviews are scheduled October through March
- Generally, two people (combination of faculty, staff, students, alumni) will interview each selected applicant
- Professional dress is required
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Timeline
- June 1, 2012: PharmCAS applications begin
- August 15, 2012: Supplemental applications begin
- November 1, 2012: Deadline for submission of PharmCAS and supplemental application
- October–March, 2013: Interviews scheduled
- Mid-March, 2013: Decisions of admission are made
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Tuition 2012-2013
- First year tuition (residents) - $18,158 USD
- First year tuition (non-residents) - $41,802 USD
- Tuition may increase 5-10% per academic year
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