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Contacts
Website: http://depts.washington.edu/pha/index.html
Phone: 206-685-2715
Email: pharminf@uw.edu
Program Information
- Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD)
- 4 years in length
- Number of applications in 2010: 474
- Class size in 2010: 86
Admission Requirements
Course and Degree Requirements
- Degree: Baccalaureate degree not required, but recommended
- Required Courses
- Calculus (3 credits)
- Statistics (3 credits)
- General Chemistry including lab (8 credits)
- Organic Chemistry including lab (8 credits)
- Biochemistry (4-10 credits depending on course description of current institute)
- General Biology including lab (8 credits)
- Microbiology including lab (4 credits)
- Microeconomics (3 credits)
- English composition (6-8 credits)
- English composition requirements may be fulfilled by taking two English composition courses or one English composition course and two Writing-Intensive course
- Interpersonal Communications/Public Speaking (3 credits)
- Humanities Electives (3 credits)
- Social Science Electives (3 credits)
- Recommended Courses
- Cell and Molecular Biology
- Ethnics
For more information, click: here
GPA
- Minimum: 3.0(4.0 scale)
- Average accepted GPA 2010: 3.50
For more information,click: here
Supporting Documents
- 2 required recommendation forms and optional letters of recommendation, to be submitted online
- One letter from an academic source such as professors or TAs, the second from a professional source such as employers or volunteer organization personnel
For more information please visit here
Application
- Apply online through Pharmacy College Application Service (PharmCAS)
- For more information, click:[1]
- Must also complete supplemental application form, including Essay and Checklist
For more information, click: here
Interviews
- Most qualified applicants are invited for an interview with three members of the Washington PharmD Admissions Committee.
- Lasts 30-45 minutes
- Assesses oral communication skills, motivation to be a pharmacist, knowledge of pharmacy and health issues
- Includes a 30 minute on-site Pre-Interview Writing Skills Assessment
- Interviews conducted from January through April
For more information, click: here
Timeline
- June – Application became available on PharmCAS
- Novovember – Supplemental application period begins
- January – Application must be submitted through PharmCAS. USC Supplemental Application must be postmarked or hand-delivered by 5:00 PM Pacific Standard Time
- Late Jan. to April – Interviews are held
- Feb. to May – Letters of admission and denial are sent
For more information, click: here
Tuition
- 2007-2008 Tuition Fees:
- For Washington resident: $13,454 per year (covering Autumn, Winter, Spring quarters)
- For non-resident: $26,098 per year
- Further fees include a one-time Health Sciences fee of $475, lab fees of $40-$60 per lab, and practicum fees of $10 per practicum
For more information, click: here
