University of California, San Francisco Pharmacy

UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SAN FRANCISCO PHARMACY

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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