Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center
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| ID | 107 |
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| Name | Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center |
| City | Amarillo |
| State | Texas |
| Contact | Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center School of Pharmacy 1300 S. Coulter Drive, Suite 2210C Amarillo, TX 79106 806-354-5418 www.ttuhsc.edu/sop/ |
| Pharmacy School Name | School of Pharmacy |
| Accreditation Status | Full |
| Institution Type | Public |
| Main Campus | Amarillo, TX |
| Branch Campuses | Abilene, TX |
| Curriculum | The TTUHSC School of Pharmacy offers the traditional four-year doctor of pharmacy program as its single professional degree. Doctoral candidates are admitted and enrolled in the fall semester. Each year students must be enrolled on a full-time basis and due to the large number of clinical rotations, an integrated curriculum involving disease states and fourteen pharmacotherapy courses. The curriculum is student centered, providing problem based educational experiences with six or seven students in small tutorial groups guided by an instructor. Courses will be integrated to teach students the application of basic concepts in patient care. Clinical experiences will cover the spectrum of practical knowledge needed to be a successful pharmacist. Early clinical experiences will Accreditation Status: Full Type of Institution: Public Main Campus: Amarillo, TX Branch Campus(es): Abilene, TX Satellite Program(s): Dallas, TX; Lubbock, TX Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center School of Pharmacy be explored through the Introduction to Pharmacy Practice I & II during the first and second years. These courses provide the student an early exposure to a variety of pharmacy practice settings. This allows students to develop empathy for the patients they serve and to foster professional attitudes. During the third and fourth years, the advanced pharmacy practice experiences will develop professionals that will be prepared for careers in all areas of pharmacy. With advanced training, students also will be prepared for specialty practice and research careers. |
| Additional Requirements | To be eligible for review, each applicant must have finalized their online application including the calculation of their pre-pharmacy grade point average and must have submitted all necessary documents by the required deadline. Eligibility for an interview invitation is dependent upon on the size of the applicant pool each year. Applicants must have completed all science and math prepharmacy courses with a grade of “C” or better. Students making application should have completed at least two full academic years of pre-pharmacy before entering the Pharm.D. program. Applicants, who have earned a bachelor’s degree prior to enrolling in the School of Pharmacy, are exempt from the English and humanities/social sciences requirements. Advanced Placement (AP), CLEP or dual credit accepted if included on a college or university transcript. Please contact the School of Pharmacy for admissions criteria or visit our web site. |
| Prerequisite Courses | General Chemistry. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Organic Chemistry. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Physics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 General Biology. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Microbiology. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 3000 Level Human-Based Life Science Course . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–4 Calculus. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–4 Statistics. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–4 English. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Literature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Public Speaking. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Economics. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Humanities or Social Sciences. . . . . . . . . . . . . .15 |
| Enter Class Stat | Number interviewed: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .288 Number accepted: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .235 Estimated entering class size: . . . . . . . . . . . . . .155 Estimated male (%): . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41% Estimated female (%): . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59% Estimated out-of-state (%): . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3% |
| Application Process Requirements | Participates in PharmCAS: Yes Deadline for receipt of applications: December 1 Supplemental application required: Yes Supplemental application fee: $100 Expected GPA: Not reported Minimum overall GPA considered: Not reported Minimum prerequisite GPA considered: 3.0 PCAT required: Yes Minimum PCAT scores considered: 50th percentile Oldest PCAT scores considered: 2 years Interview required: Yes |