University of Minnesota Pharmacy

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Contacts

Website: http://www.pharmacy.umn.edu/ Twin Cities Campus: 612-624-9490, pharmacy@umn.edu Duluth Campus: 218-726-6000, copd@d.umn.edu

Admission Requirements

General Notes

• Four year program leading to a Pharm.D.
• Also offers Ph.D. programs in Medical Chemistry and Pharmaceutics
• Program is available at both the Duluth and Twin Cities Campuses
• College ranked 3rd in the United States by US News and World Report
• In Fall 2008, 167 students (8 international) out of 1124 applicants were admitted

For more information please visit http://www.pharmacy.umn.edu/pharmd/admissions/statistics/home.html and http://www.pharmacy.umn.edu/pharmd/home.html

Criteria

Required classes

• 1 course = 3 semester credits (must obtain a C- or better)
• Biology
  • 1 course general biology with lab
  • 1 course microbiology with lab
  • 1 course in human anatomy with lab
• 1 course in calculus
• Chemistry
  • General chemistry (enough to satisfy organic chemistry pre-requisite)
  • full sequence of organic chemistry
• Entire introductory physics sequence
• 2 courses in sociology or psychology
• 2 courses in English composition
• 1 course in economics
• 1 course in public speaking
• In addition, applicants must complete 30 semester credits in “general education” (i.e. non-science, non-mathematics, non-professional, non-physical education)
  • sociology, psychology, composition, and public speaking credits may count towards this requirement
• Advance standing credits are accepted
• Completion of B.A. is not required

For more information please visit http://www.pharmacy.umn.edu/pharmd/admissions/prerequisites/home.html

GPA

• Minimum GPA is 3.00, or 3.20 for the last 60 credits
• In Fall 2008, average entering GPA was 3.58

For more information, please visit http://www.pharmacy.umn.edu/pharmd/admissions/prerequisites/home.html

PCAT

• Applicants must write the Pharmacy College Admission Test
• Applicants must arrange for their results to be send to PharmCAS
• Average entering composite % was 80% for Fall 2008

For more information, please visit http://pearsonassess.com/haiweb/Cultures/en-US/site/Community/PostSecondary/Products/pcat/pcathome.htm

Supporting Documents

• Official transcript from all post-secondary institutes attended
  • To verify that pre-requisites are compatible, must schedule an appointment with an academic advisor
  • See http://www.pharmacy.umn.edu/pharmd/admissions/international/home.html
• Three recommendation forms
  • Will accept up to four
  • May not be from family, friends or members of the clergy
• Supplemental application (see Application)
• TOEFL exam results for those whose first language is not English
• Financial Certification Statement
  • See http://www.pharmacy.umn.edu/pharmd/admissions/international/home.html

For more information, please visit http://www.pharmacy.umn.edu/pharmd/admissions/home.html#documents

Application

• Must submit application through PharmCAS
  • See http://www.pharmcas.org/
• Once application through PharmCAS has been received, applicants can access supplemental application online through the University
  • Supplemental application questions are available online and may be prepared in advance
  • See http://www.pharmacy.umn.edu/pharmd/admissions/home.html#documents

For more information, please visit http://www.pharmacy.umn.edu/pharmd/admissions/home.html#documents

Interviews

• Competitive applicants will be selected for interviews and notified (see dates under Deadlines)

For more information, please visit http://www.pharmacy.umn.edu/pharmd/admissions/home.html#documents

Timeline for Fall 2009 Admission

• Admissions are made on a rolling basis - it is better to apply early
• August 2008 – Application through PharmCAS becomes available
• October 24, November 21, January 16, February 6, February 20, and March 6 – Interview dates
• Feb. 19 2009 – Deadline for submission of supplemental application

For more information, please visit http://www.pharmacy.umn.edu/pharmd/admissions/home.html#documents

Tuition

• For non-residents of Minnesota/Wisconsin, tuition and fees were 32 816 USD for 2008-2009
  • Total estimated expenses was 46 578 USD for 2008-2009

For more information, please visit http://onestop.umn.edu/finances/costs_and_tuition/index.html

Other

For tips on being a successful applicant, visit http://www.pharmacy.umn.edu/pharmd/admissions/prepharm/home.html