University of Florida

ID23
NameUniversity of Florida
CityGainesville
StateFlorida
ContactUF Application Forms Office of the Register Admissions Section University of Florida Gainesville, FL 32611 352-392-1374 Entry-Level Pharm.D. Program Michael W. McKenzie, Ph.D. Senior Associate Dean for Professional Affairs College of Pharmacy Box 100495 University of Florida Gainesville, FL 32610-0495 352-273-6217 frontdesk@cop.ufl.edu www.cop.ufl.edu Hearing Impaired Contact Florida Relay Service 800-655-8700 (voice) 800-955-8771 (TDD) Fax: 352-392-0021 Working Professional Pharm.D. Program Sve
Pharmacy School NameCollege of Pharmacy
Accreditation StatusFull
Institution TypePublic
Main CampusGainesville, FL
Branch CampusesJacksonville, FL; Orlando, FL; St. Petersburg, FL
CurriculumThe College of Pharmacy offers the doctor
of pharmacy curriculum as the entry-level
degree for the practice of pharmacy. The
professional program is designed to provide
a scientific and cultural background required
for the successful practice of pharmacy.
The professional program also provides an
excellent base for advanced study leading to
careers in research and teaching.
The program in pharmacy is divided into
two phases: (1) pre-professional and (2)
professional. The requirements of the preprofessional
phase can be completed at any
accredited 4-year institution or community
college. Students choosing to complete prepharmacy
studies at a college other than
the University of Florida should consult the
College of Pharmacy section of The Undergraduate
Catalog for admission requirements
or the College of Pharmacy web site at www.
cop.ufl.edu/education/student-affairs.
The Working Professional Pharm.D. program
was developed for licensed pharmacists in the
United States or Canada. It offers a part-time,
three-year curriculum to working professionals
who have a B.S. Pharmacy degree and are
seeking academic and clinical training to earn
the advanced doctor of pharmacy degree.
Additional RequirementsTo be competitive for admission consideration
to the College of Pharmacy the
applicant must have: (1) completed 69-71 semester hours of acceptable college credit
with an overall GPA of 3.0 or higher on preprofessional
college level work attempted; (2)
completed all courses required for the desired
curriculum as indicated in the program for
the freshman and sophomore years in the
College of Pharmacy section of the University
of Florida Undergraduate Catalog; (3)
passed all required preprofessional courses;
and,(4) taken the Pharmacy College Admission
Test (PCAT). All applicants should
have completed a foreign language two-year
sequence in high school or in college (six to
eight semester credits).
In addition to specific requirements for
admission to the University described in
the University Catalog, an applicant for preprofessional
studies must present satisfactory
scores on an acceptable general ability test
such as the SAT, ACT, SCAT, or an Associate
in Arts degree from an accredited institution.
All applicants to the College of Pharmacy are
required to submit scores of the Pharmacy
College Admission Test (PCAT). Scores are
accepted only from June 2007 until present.
The TOEFL is required for applicants in
which English is not the native language.
February 1 is the deadline for submitting
the completed application to the University
Registrar and to PharmCAS (www.pharmcas.
org). Since only one sequence of the required
professional courses is offered each year,
admission of new students to the College
of Pharmacy is limited to the fall semester.
The University of Florida and the College of
Pharmacy encourage applications from qualified
students from all cultural, racial, religious
and ethnic groups and do not discriminate on
the basis of handicap in admissions or access
to these programs. Admission to this College
is a selective process; therefore, meeting the
minimum requirements for admission does
not automatically guarantee acceptance.
The Admissions Committee of the Office for
Student Affairs will consider such factors as
educational objectives, adequacy of prerequisites,
student performance and academic
record, motivation for scholarly achievement
and a career in the profession, test data and
the student’s personal record. Applicants are
required to visit the College for an interview.
Prerequisite CoursesGeneral Chemistry with labs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
General Biology with labs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
English Composition. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Precalculus. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Analytical Geometry with Calculus I . . . . . . . . 4
Social and Behavioral Sciences . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Humanities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Organic Chemistry with labs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
General Physics with labs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Anatomy with lab. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Physiology with lab. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Public Speaking. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Enter Class StatNumber interviewed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .386 Number accepted. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .289 Estimated entering class size. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .289 Estimated male (%). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41% Estimated female (%). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59% Estimated out-of-state (%): . . . . . . . . less than 1%
Application Process RequirementsParticipates in PharmCAS: Yes
Deadline for receipt of applications: February 1
Supplemental application required: No
Supplemental application fee: Not Applicable
Expected GPA: 3.5
Minimum overall GPA considered: 3.0
Minimum prerequisite GPA considered: 3.0
PCAT required: Yes
Minimum PCAT scores considered: 60th percentile
Oldest PCAT scores considered: June 2007
Interview required: Yes