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
• 3 letters of recommendation submitted to PharmCAS
• Personal Statement to PharmCAS
• Supplemental Application to UNC

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Interview

• Invitations in mid-October
• Interviews are scheduled November through February
• MMI

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Timeline 2017-2018

• July, 2017: PharmCAS and Supplemental Applications open
• December 1, 2017: Deadline for submission of PharmCAS
• January 15, 2018: Deadline for submission of supplemental application
• November 2017–February, 2018: Interviews scheduled and admission decisions made
• April 1, 2018: All admission decisions complete

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Tuition 2016-2017

• total tuition for Resident/semester: $11,083.33
• total tuition for non-residents/semester: $21,343.50

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