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Contacts

Website: http://pharmacy.uh.edu/index.php
Phone: 713-743-1239
Admissions e-mail: pharmacyadmissions@uh.edu

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.
• For the fall 2012 entering class, 714 applications were received for 110 seats

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 2012 entering pharmacy class was 3.57
• The average math/science GPA for the 2012 entering pharmacy class was 3.48

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PCAT

• For the 2013 application cycle: The September 2012 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 2012 entering Pharm.D. class was 78%.

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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, 2012
  • November 9, 2012
  • November 17, 2012
  • January 12, 2013
  • January 25, 2013
  • February 16, 2013
  • February 23, 2013
  • March 11, 2013
  • March 23, 2013

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Tuition 2012-13

• Tuition and fees for Texas Residents: $14,924
• Tuition and fees for Nonresidents: $24,130

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