University of Washington Pharmacy
From SUS Redbooks
Revision as of 15:23, 4 January 2019 by Rbwebmaster (talk | contribs)
Pharmacy |
---|
Canadian universities |
Alberta |
American universities |
Albany |
International universities |
Contacts
Website: http://depts.washington.edu/pha/index.html
General Phone: (206) 543-2030
Admissions Email: pharminf@uw.edu
Program Information
Curriculum
- Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD)
- 4 years in length
- Preference is given to residents of Washington
- Joint programs are available (more applicable for US schools). Descriptions can be found here
Admission statistics
- Total number of applicants in 2013: 400
- Applicants interviewed 2013: NA
- Class size in 2013: 100
- Preference is given to residents of Washington
- International students are eligible to apply
For more information on the program, click here
Admissions Requirements
Course and Degree Requirements
- Degree: Bachelor's degree not required, but recommended
- Required Courses - survey courses are not accepted.
- Calculus I (3-4 credits = one semester)
- Statistics (3-4 credits = one semester)
- General Chemistry including lab (8 credits = 2 semesters)
- Organic Chemistry including lab (8 credits = 2 semesters)
- General Biology including lab (8 credits = 2 semesters )
- Biochemistry (4-10 credits depending on course description of current institute)
- Microbiology including lab (4 credits = one semester)
- Microeconomics (3 credits = one semester)
- 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 = one semester)
- Humanities Electives (3 credits = one semester)
- Examples: Art and Art History, Speech Communications, Dance, Theatre, Music, Foreign languages)
- Social Science Electives (3 credits = one semester)
- Examples: Anthropology, History, Psychology, Philosophy, Sociology
- Recommended Courses
- Cell and Molecular Biology
- Ethics
- AP/IB courses are accepted for some courses. For more information, click here
For more information, click: here
GPA
- In-province/domestic students:
- Minimum grade/GPA: 2.9
- Average grade/GPA of admitted applicants in 2013: 3.44 - 3.60
- Out-of-province/non-domestic students:
- Minimum grade/GPA: NA
- Average grade/GPA of admitted applicants in 2013: NA
- Calculation method:
- GPA is calculated using grades from all colleges or universities attended or from which credit is received.
For more information, click: here
PCAT
- Minimum scores: 60th percentile or greater in Chemistry and 25th precentile or greater in other areas of the PCAT
- Applicants must take the PCAT within two years prior to admission to the program
- The School of Pharmacy will not accept any other admission test (MCAT, GRE, etc...)
- PCAT scores must be sent to PharmCAS, not the University of Washington.
For more information, click here
Supporting Documents
- Application can be found at the PharmCAS website
- The School of Pharmacy only accepts/requires two recommendations, one from an academic source and one from a professional source.
- Academic sources include: professors or teaching assistants who have directly interacted with the applicant at a university level, university/college academic advisors
- Professional sources include: employers or volunteer organization personnel with whom the applicant has directly worked
- Official, sealed transcript from all colleges, universities, etc. attended or from which credit was awarded.
- PCAT scores must be sent to PharmCAS directly.
- School of Pharmacy Supplemental Application, found here
For more information please visit here
Evaluation criteria
- GPA
- PCAT
- Application essays
- Interview results
- Review of all application materials
For more information, click here
Interview
- Interview invitations will be sent out anytime between January and April.
- Interview dates for 2013-2014: start in late January/early February and run through April.
- Type of interview: Traditional, Applicants will be interviewed by three members of the UW School of Pharmacy PharmD Admissions Committee for 30-45 minutes
For more information, click here
Timeline 2018-2019
- September 4, 2018: Early Decision Application Deadline
- December 3, 2018: Regular Decision Deadline
For more information, click: here
Tuition 2018-2019
- First Year Tuition (In-State Resident): USD $31,482.00
- First Year Tuition (Out-of-State Resident): USD $52,263.00
For more information, click here For information on financial aid, click here