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Contacts

Website: http://www.pharmacy.buffalo.edu/
Phone: (716) 645-2825
Admissions e-mail: pharm-admit@buffalo.edu

Program Information

• Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD)
• 4 years in length
• Number of applicants interviewed in 2012: 240
• Total accepted: 126

Admission Requirements

Course and Degree Requirements

• Required to complete one of the following:
  • ALL UB General Education Requirements (undergrad-catalog.buffalo.edu/policies/degree/gened.shtml)
  • Bachelor’s degree
• Required Courses
  • General Chemistry with Laboratory (8 credit)
  • Organic Chemistry with Laboratory (8 credit)
  • Introductory Biology with Laboratory (8 credit)
  • Microbiology (3 credit)
  • Biochemistry (3 credit)
  • Anatomy (3 credit)
  • Human Physiology (6 credit)
  • Calculus (6 credit)
  • Statistics (3 credit)
  • Social Behavioral Science (3 credit)
  • English Composition (6 credits)
• All prerequisite courses must be completed with a grade equal to or greater than C-

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GPA

• Minimum 3.0 GPA in pre-pharmacy science and math courses
• Profile of class entering 2012:
  • Middle 50th Percentile Science & Math GPA: 3.1 – 3.7 (4.0 scale)

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PCAT

• Percentile Rank (not Scaled Scores) are considered
  • Percentile Rank is calculated by using the sum of each section under the Percentile Rank
• No minimum scores
• Competitive applicants usually show a percentage of at least 300
• If taken twice, the higher of the two is considered.
• If taken three or more times, the average of all the scores is considered.
• Only PCAT test less than three years old are considered.
• Profile of class entering 2012:
  • Middle 50th Percentile of Sum PCAT Percentile Score (excluding composite): 318 – 391

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Supporting Documents

• PharmCAS application consisting of:
  • Grade Point Average (GPA) & Pharmacy College Admissions Test (PCAT)
  • Prerequisite Courses
  • Three Letters of Reference
  • Experience
  • Personal Essay
• Supplemental application and $50 supplemental fee

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Interview

• Selected applicants will be contacted by e-mail for an invitation to interview anytime between October and April.

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Timeline

• February 1: PharmCAS Deadline
  
• March 1: Supplemental Admission Application Deadline
  

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Tuition 2012-2013

• First year tuition (in-state residency):$21,530
• Total first year fees (in-state residency): $43,241.50
• Additional Cost for Out of State Students: + $20,222

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