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Contacts

Website: http://pharmacy.unc.edu/
Phone: 919-966-9429
Admissions e-mail: pharmacy_admissions@unc.edu

Program Information

Curriculum

• Doctor of Pharmacy (Pharm.D.)
• 2 years of pre-pharmacy study and 4 years in the professional program
• Joint programs are available. Descriptions can be found here

Admission statistics

• Number of applications for fall 2012: 700
• Class size in 2012: 175

Admission Requirements

Course and Degree Requirements

• Grades below C- for prerequisite courses are not acceptable
• Required Courses (for students who hold a baccalaureate degree)
  • General Biology with lab (4 credits)
  • Microbiology with lab (4 credits)
  • Human Anatomy or Physiology with lab (4 credits)
  • Calculus (3 credits)
  • Statistics (3 credits)
  • General Chemistry with labs (8 credits)
  • Organic Chemistry with labs (8 credits)
  • General Physics with labs (8 credits)
• For students who do not have a baccalaureate degree, they must also fulfill the general education requirements:
  • Foreign language
  • Social and Behavioural Sciences
  • Humanities and Fine Arts
  • Lifetime fitness
  • U.S. Diversity
  • Global Issues
  • English: Composition and Rhetoric

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For transfer equivalency information, click here

GPA

• No minimum requirements
• Average accepted GPA: 3.5

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PCAT

• No minimum required
• Preferred composite rank: 70th percentile and above
• Average composite rank: 80-85th percentile
• Scores no older than 3 years are preferred; scores older than 5 years will are not considered.
• The highest score is considered

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Supporting Documents

• Application from PharmCAS
• Official transcript from each college attended
• TOEFL score (if required) submitted to PharmCAS
• Two letters of recommendation submitted to PharmCAS
• Supplemental Application to UNC
• Immunization and testing requirements
  • Hep. B series (3 shots)
  • Varicella (chickenpox) immunizations
  • Two tuberculosis skin tests

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Interview

• Interviews are scheduled October through March
• Generally, two people (combination of faculty, staff, students, alumni) will interview each selected applicant
• Professional dress is required

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Timeline

• June 1, 2012: PharmCAS applications begin
• August 15, 2012: Supplemental applications begin
• November 1, 2012: Deadline for submission of PharmCAS and supplemental application
• October–March, 2013: Interviews scheduled
• Mid-March, 2013: Decisions of admission are made

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Tuition 2012-2013

• First year tuition (residents) - $18,158 USD
• First year tuition (non-residents) - $41,802 USD
• Tuition may increase 5-10% per academic year

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