Texas Southern University

ID106
NameTexas Southern University
CityHouston
StateTexas
ContactMelva R. Davis Coordinator of Admissions College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences Texas Southern University 3100 Cleburne Street Houston, TX 77004-5508 713-313-4345 Fax: 713-313-1901 http://www.tsu.edu/academics/colleges__ schools/College_of_Pharmacy_and_ Health_Sciences/
Pharmacy School NameCollege of Pharmacy and Health Sciences
Accreditation StatusFull
Institution TypePublic
Main CampusHouston, TX
Branch CampusesNone
CurriculumThe College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences
offers a Doctor of Pharmacy degree:(twoyears
pre-pharmacy, four-years professional
program).
The Pharm.D. program provides a variety of
pharmacy practice and patient care experiences
throughout the curriculum. The students
are exposed to various practice settings
including community pharmacy, hospital or
health-system pharmacy, ambulatory care
and inpatient/acute care general medicine.
The final year (fourth professional year) of
the Pharm.D. Program is devoted solely to
advanced professional pharmacy practice
experiences and is designed to prepare
students for contemporary patient-centered
pharmacy practice as entry level pharmacy
practitioners. Each six-week rotation involves
collaborations with other health care
professionals and direct daily interactions
with diverse patient populations during the
delivery of pharmacist-delivered patient care.
Additional RequirementsAdmission to the College of Pharmacy and
Health Sciences is under the Office of Student
Services in the College of Pharmacy and
Health Sciences.
Credentials for admission must include a
complete record of all college or university
studies. An applicant may be admitted to the
College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences
by transfer from an accredited college or
from an approved junior college (maximum
of 66 semesters hours) under the following
conditions (1) applicant receives favorable
decision from the Pharmacy School Admissions
and Academic Standards Committee;
(2) applicant is not under penalty for low
scholarship or unsatisfactory conduct in any
collegiate institution previously attended; (3)
academic average in all college work previously
attempted is not below the grade of C+
with a GPA of 2.75 or more on a 4.0 scale; (4)
applicant receives an acceptable composite
score on the Pharmacy College Admissions
Test (PCAT).
Application Deadline: Students who seek
admission should request the registrars of
institutions previously attended to forward
two official transcripts directly to the College
of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, Student
Services Office.
The online application for admission to the
entry-level Pharm.D. program and complete
credentials must be received in the Office of
Student Services by February 15th.
Prerequisite CoursesEnglish . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Speech Communications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Biology. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16
Chemistry. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
College Physics with Lab. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Statistics. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Pre-Calculus. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Calculus. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
American History. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Political Science (accepted from TX schools only). 6
Computer Science. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Social and Behavioral Sciences . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Humanities and Visual Performing Arts. . . . . . . 3
Medical Terminology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Enter Class StatNumber interviewed: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .162 Number accepted: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .115 Estimated entering class size: . . . . . . . . . . . . . .115 Estimated male (%): . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42% Estimated female (%): . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58% Estimated out-of-state (%): . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1%
Application Process RequirementsParticipates in PharmCAS: No
Deadline for receipt of applications: February 15
Supplemental application required: Yes
Supplemental application fee: $42
Expected GPA: 3.0
Minimum overall GPA considered: 2.75
Minimum prerequisite GPA considered: 2.75
PCAT required: Yes
Minimum PCAT scores considered: Competitive
Oldest PCAT scores considered: 1 year
Interview required: Yes