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Contacts

Website: http://pharmacy.ucsf.edu/pharmd/
Phone: 415-476-2732
Email: osaca@pharmacy.ucsf.edu

Admission Requirements

General Notes

• Minimum of 92 quarter units or 62 semester units of university study required for admission
• Four year program leading to a PharmD (Doctor of Pharmacy)
• 3 pathways of study available
  • Pharmaceutical Care
  • Pharmaceutical Heath Policy and Management
  • Pharmaceutical Sciences
• Students may apply to enter the PharmD-MPH (Master of Public Health) program at UC-Berkley in their 4th year

For more information please visit http://pharmacy.ucsf.edu/pharmd/

Criteria

Required classes

• 12 quarter units are required in each of the following:
  • General chemistry (1 year lecture + lab)
• *Organic chemistry (1 year lecture + lab)
  • Biology (1 lab)
• 4 quarter units in physiology
• 8 quarter units in physics (must include lab in electricity/magnetism)
• 8 quarter units in mathematics (must include 2 calculus courses)
• 8 quarter units in English (must include 2 college level composition courses)
• 28 quarter units in humanities electives – must include:
  • 1 course in economics
  • 1 course in public speaking / debate
  • 1 course in psychology / sociology / cultural anthropology

For more information please visit http://pharmacy.ucsf.edu/pharmd/admissions/steps/1/academic/

GPA

• Must have a minimum GPA of 2.80 at the time of application
• Average entering GPA for 2007 was 3.58
• Lowest entering GPA for 2007 was 2.92

For more information, please visit http://pharmacy.ucsf.edu/pharmd/admissions/steps/ and http://pharmacy.ucsf.edu/pharmd/admissions/aboutstudents/

Supporting Documents

• 3 or 4 recommendations, to be submitted online
  • One recommendation must be from someone familiar with applicant’s college/university work
  • See http://pharmacy.ucsf.edu/pharmd/admissions/steps/2/pharmcas/rec/
• If chosen for interview, must submit course descriptions of all pre-requisite courses from the institution at which they were taken
  • See http://pharmacy.ucsf.edu/pharmd/admissions/steps/1/academic/verify/foreign/

Other

• Must be proficient in the use of various computer applications
  • See http://pharmacy.ucsf.edu/pharmd/admissions/steps/1/literacy/
• A criminal background check may be required later in the program
  • See http://pharmacy.ucsf.edu/pharmd/admissions/steps/1/bgcheck/

Application

• Apply online through Pharmacy College Application Service (PharmCAS)
  • See http://www.pharmcas.org/
• Must also complete supplemental application form, to be submitted by mail
  • See http://pharmacy.ucsf.edu/pharmd/admissions/steps/2/supp/

Interviews

• Interviews conducted by a Faculty member and a senior pharmacy student
• Assess communications skills, knowledge and motivation
• Interviewees will also be required to write a 45-minute essay to evaluate writing skills

For more information, please visit http://pharmacy.ucsf.edu/pharmd/admissions/steps/3/

Deadlines for Fall 2009 Admission

• June 1, 2008 – Application became available on PharmCAS
• Nov. 1, 2008 – References must be submitted through PharmCAS
• Nov. 3, 2008 – Must submit PharmCAS application by midnight
• Nov. 3, 2008 – Mailed supplemental applications must be post-marked by this date
• Mid-Dec. 2008 – Interview invitations go out
• Late Jan. to mid-Feb. 2009 – Interviews are held
• April 1, 2009 – Final admission decisions all mailed by this time

Tuition

• 2008-2009 Annual Tuition Fees:
  • California resident = 23 421.00 USD
  • Non-California resident = 35 666.00 USD

For more information, please visit http://saawww.ucsf.edu/admission/pharmfees.html
For estimated costs of living, please visit http://saawww.ucsf.edu/financial/general/budget.htm