Texas A&M Health Sciences Center
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| ID | 105 |
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| Name | Texas A&M Health Sciences Center |
| City | Kingsville |
| State | Texas |
| Contact | Office of Student Affairs Texas A&M Health Science Center Irma Lerma Rangel College of Pharmacy MSC 131, 1010 West Avenue B Kingsville, TX 78363-8202 361-593-4271 Fax: 361-593-4277 http://pharmacy.tamhsc.edu |
| Pharmacy School Name | Irma Lerma Rangel College of Pharmacy |
| Accreditation Status | Full |
| Institution Type | Public |
| Main Campus | Kingsville, TX |
| Branch Campuses | None |
| Curriculum | The HSC College of Pharmacy offers the Doctor of Pharmacy (Pharm.D.) as its single professional degree. It is offered through an integrated curriculum in a four-year program. The first year of the curriculum comprises courses that will provide a fundamental understanding of both basic biomedical sciences and patient care concepts that will form the knowledge base required for future decision making. In the second and third years, there is a continuation of the basic biomedical science foundation; and the emphasis shifts toward a more patient-centered, practicebased learning format with the Integrated Pharmacotherapy Sequence. Throughout the professional program, the social, behavioral, and administrative sciences are covered. Case studies are utilized throughout the curriculum to facilitate active learning. Other learning formats include group effort and consensus-building exercises leading to oral presentations and discussions related to contemporary pharmacy practice. The final year concentrates on advanced practice experiences and grand rounds presentations. Each clinical rotation will facilitate interactions with other health care professionals and direct interactions with patients during the delivery of pharmaceutical care. |
| Additional Requirements | The College of Pharmacy admits once each year for enrollment in the fall semester. Admission to the Doctor of Pharmacy program is very competitive and is granted to the best-qualified applicants, based on the available seats. To be considered for admission, applicants should complete pre-pharmacy coursework at any regionally accredited college or university and have a minimum cumulative grade point average (GPA) of 2.75 or more on all college level courses completed. In addition, a student seeking admission consideration must take the Pharmacy College Admissions Test (PCAT) and earn a minimum 40 percent composite score, have three official letters of recommendation sent to the College of Pharmacy, and submit an application and all official college transcripts. The online application for admission to the Doctor of Pharmacy program must be completed, and all credentials must be received by February 1 each year for students entering in the fall semester. A competitive GPA and an acceptable composite score on the PCAT are needed to qualify for the required personal interview. Selection criteria involve many important factors, including GPA (particularly in science and math), PCAT score, recommendation letters, writing proficiency and the performance in a personal interview. The College strives to notify successful applicants of their conditional acceptance by April 1. Any applicant who has earned a bachelor’s degree is exempt from the English and humanities/ social sciences requirements. Any applicant not born in the United States or a country where English is the official language must furnish proof of English language proficiency and academic skill proficiency by February 1 for consideration for admission for the fall semester; this requirement includes all applicants regardless of citizenship or visa status. For the most current information, please visit our web site. |
| Prerequisite Courses | English Composition I & II. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Calculus I. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Statistics. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Speech Communication. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 General Biology I & II with Labs. . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 College Physics with Lab. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 General Chemistry I & II with Labs. . . . . . . . . . . 8 Organic Chemistry I & II with Labs. . . . . . . . . . . 8 Microbiology with Lab. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Molecular Biology/Genetics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Literature, Philosophy, Language, Anthropology, or Geography. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Art, Music, or Theater. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Sociology, Psychology, Economics, or Computer Science. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 History, U.S. or Texas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Political Science. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .72 |
| Enter Class Stat | Number interviewed: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .245 Number accepted: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87 Estimated entering class size: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87 Estimated male (%): . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45% Estimated female (%): . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55% Estimated out-of-state (%): . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0% |
| Application Process Requirements | Participates in PharmCAS: No Deadline for receipt of applications: February 1 Supplemental application required: No Supplemental application fee: Not applicable Expected GPA: 3.5 Minimum overall GPA considered: 2.75 Minimum prerequisite GPA considered: 2.75 PCAT required: Yes Minimum PCAT scores considered: 40th percentile Oldest PCAT scores considered: 3 years Interview required: Yes |