University of North Carolina Pharmacy
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Contacts
Website: http://pharmacy.unc.edu/
Phone: 919-966-9429
Admissions e-mail: pharmacy_admissions@unc.edu
Location: Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA
Program Information
Curriculum
- Doctor of Pharmacy (Pharm.D.)
- 4 years in length
- Joint programs are available. Descriptions can be found here
Admission statistics
- Number of applications : 400-600
- Class size: 150-160
Admission Requirements
Course and Degree Requirements
- Minimum 2 years of undergraduate study
- 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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GPA
- Minimum: GPA
- Average accepted GPA: 3.5
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PCAT
- No minimum required
- Preferred composite rank: 70th percentile and above
- Average composite rank: 85-88th percentile
- The PCAT must be taken no later than November of the year you are applying.
- 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, 2013: PharmCAS applications begin
- August 6, 2013: Supplemental applications begin
- December 2, 2013: Deadline for submission of PharmCAS and Supplemental Application
- October 2013–March, 2014: Interviews scheduled and admission decisions made
- April 1, 2014: All admission decisions complete
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Tuition 2013-2014
- total tuition for Residents:85124.66
- total tuition for non-residents:182524.66
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