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Contacts
Website: http://pharmacy.unc.edu/
Phone: 919-966-9429
Admissions e-mail: pharmacy_admissions@unc.edu
Program Information
- Doctor of Pharmacy (Pharm.D.)
- Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Pharmaceutical sciences is also available
- International recognized Pharm.D program
- 4 years in length
- Number of applications in 2008: 850
- Number of offers sent out: 155
- No more than 18% of the applicants are accepted from out-of-state applicants
Admission Requirements
Course and Degree Requirements
- Degree: no degree requirement
- Required Courses
- 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 will not complete a bachelor’s degree following requirements also apply
- Social and Behavioural Sciences (9 credits) – at least two must be from different departments with at least one course involved in historical analysis
- English composition (6 credits)
- Humanities and Fine Arts
- Philosophy, ethics and etc (3 credits)
- Literature (3 credits)
- Visual or Performing Arts (3 credits)
- Lifetime fitness (1 credit)
- U.S. Diversity (3 credits)
- Global Issues (3 credits)
- Foreign language up to level 3 or intermediate in a single language (9-10 credits)
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GPA
- Average GPA 2008 admitted applicants: 3.5
- Grades below C- for prerequisite courses are not acceptable
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PCAT
- Should strive for 70% or higher
- Average PCAT composite % rank: 85%
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Supporting Documents
- Application form to PharmCAS
- Official transcript from each college attended
- TOEFL score (if required) submitted to PharmCAS
- Two recommendation forms submitted to PharmCAS
- Supplemental Application to UNC
- Health checks
- Immunization requirements
- Hep. B series (3 shots)
- Varicella (chickenpox) immunizations or titer
- Two tuberculosis skin tests
- Immunization requirements
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Interview
- Scheduled December through early March
- Combination of faculty, staff, students, and alumni will participate in interview. Generally two people interview each applicant
- Professional dress is required
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Timeline
- August – Application through PharmCAS is available
- November 1- Deadline for PharmCAS application and supplemental application (including health checks)
- December through early March – Interviews
- April 6, 24, June 17, August 12, September 9, 2009 – Information sessions
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Tuition 2007-2008
- Tuition (residents) - $ 12 802
- Total annual cost (residents) - $14 877
- Tuition (non-residents) - $30 729
- Total annul cost (non-residents) – $32 804
- Tuition may increase 5-10% per year
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