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Contacts

Website: http://www.usc.edu/schools/pharmacy/pharmd
Phone: (323) 442-1466
Admissions e-mail: pharmadm@usc.edu

Program Information

• Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD)
  • Numerous dual degree, joint degree and certificate programs also offered
• 4 years in length
• Number of applications in 2010: 1300-1600
• Class size in 2010: 185

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Admission Requirements

Course and Degree Requirements

• Degree: MSc. Pharamacology
• Required Courses
  • Calculus(6 credits)
  • Statistics – Business statistics is not acceptable(3 credits)
  • (General Chemistry (6 credits)
  • Organic Chemistry(6 credits)
  • Physics(6 credits)
  • Biology(6 credits)
  • Microbiology(3 credits)
  • Mammalian Physiology – Human Physiology with lab preferred(3 credits)
  • Molecular Biology(3 credits)
  • Biochemistry(3 credits)
  • Expository writing (6 credits)
  • Interpersonal Communication(3 credits)
  • General psychology or general sociology(3 credits)
  • 3 credits in either economics – microeconomics is preferred(3 credits)

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GPA

• Minimum: 3.0(4.0 scale)
• Average accepted GPA 2008: 3.6
• Note: No online-courses or distant-learning courses are counted

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Supporting Documents

• 2 letters of recommendation, to be submitted online
  • One letter from a faculty member, the second from a person who can best describe your capabilities and potential for a pharmacy education/career
• official Transcript
• Resume must be included in Supplemental Application

For more information please visit http://www.usc.edu/schools/pharmacy/pharmd/admission/requirements.html

Other

• All admitted students are required to be fingerprinted for a criminal background check
  • See http://www.usc.edu/schools/pharmacy/pharmd/admission/requirements.html

Application

• Apply online through Pharmacy College Application Service (PharmCAS)
  • See http://www.pharmcas.org/
• Must also complete supplemental application form online
  • See http://www.usc.edu/schools/pharmacy/pharmd/admission/supplemental_application.html

Interviews

• Applicants will be notified two to three weeks prior to the interview
• Assesses oral communication skills, writing skills, leadership ability, and motivation to be a pharmacist
• Consists of two parts: an oral interview and a writing test
• Interviews held during specific dates from November to March:
  • Saturday, November 21, 2009
  • Saturday, January 23, 2010
  • Saturday, February 20, 2010
  • Saturday, March 20, 2010

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Deadlines for Fall 2009 Admission

• June 1, 2008 – Application became available on PharmCAS
• Nov. 1, 2008 – Application must be submitted through PharmCAS. USC Supplemental Application must also be submitted.
• Nov. 2008 to Mar. 2009 – Interviews are held
• Four to Five weeks after interview date – applicants notified by mail of their admittance

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Tuition

• 2007-2008 Tuition Fees:
• Per semester (15-18 units) - 18,086.00
• Per unit, For less than 15 units and each unit above 18 units - 1,206.00
• Mandatory medical fees not included

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