The University of Arizona
| # | User Name | SAT Score | ACT Score | GPA | Scholarship Award | Status | Date Sent | Date Status Complete | Date Last Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tmusitie09 | 1500 | 333 | $444.00 | File Completed | 10-08-2015 | 10-28-2015 | 11-30--0001 |
| ID | 4 |
|---|---|
| Name | The University of Arizona |
| City | Tucson |
| State | Arizona |
| Contact | 1295 North Martin Avenue PO Box 210202 Tucson, AZ 85721 520-626-1427 www.pharmacy.arizona.edu |
| Pharmacy School Name | College of Pharmacy |
| Accreditation Status | Full |
| Institution Type | Public |
| Main Campus | Tucson, AZ |
| Branch Campuses | None |
| Curriculum | The Pharm.D. curriculum is designed to educate and train pharmacy students to be competent health professionals in providing patient-oriented pharmaceutical services in any health care setting, whether it be community pharmacies, hospitals, clinics or extended health care facilities. The program also prepares those who are interested in working in governmental or industrial pharmacy practice, or in graduate studies and research. The college programs are accredited by the American Council on Pharmaceutical Education. The current Pharm.D. curriculum includes the following: • First Professional Year: pharmaceutical calculations, pharmaceutics, pharmacy practice, immunology and hematology, interviewing and counseling skills, patient assessment, statistical methods, metabolic basis of pharmacotherapy, applied pharmacogenetics, chemotherapy of infectious disease, introductory practice experiences and case discussions. • Second Professional Year: medication use in health care systems, research design, medicinal chemistry, pharmacology, drug information and literature evaluation, pharmacotherapeutics, non-prescription medications and devices, compliance adherence, practice experiences and electives. • Third Professional Year: pharmacotherapeutics, pharmacokinetics, professional practice management, preparation for rotations, pharmacy law and ethics, applied pharmacokinetics, writing a proposal for a scientific study, preventive care, advanced pharmacy practice, and electives. • Fourth Professional Year: During summer session, fall semester and spring semester, students complete 40 units of experiential experiences, a combination of at least seven required and elective six-week clinical rotations. Students also complete a research project during this year. Rotations take place in many locations. Some students complete all of their clinical rotations in the greater Phoenix area. |
| Additional Requirements | The doctor of pharmacy program is four years in length. To qualify for admission to the Pharm.D. program at the University of Arizona College of Pharmacy, an applicant for admissions must complete 71 units/ credits of specific prepharmacy courses. Prepharmacy courses can be completed at any accredited college, university or community college in the United States. Completion ofprepharmacy requirements at the University of Arizona does not guarantee admission to the professional program at the College of Pharmacy. Once admitted to the UA College of Pharmacy, admission to the University of Arizona is through the UA Graduate School. The student must have 72 units of college coursework completed by June 1 of the admission year. Although international students may be admitted to the college to pursue a doctor of pharmacy degree to become a practicing pharmacist, all prerequisite coursework necessary for admission must be from an accredited college or university in the United States. The University of Arizona College of Pharmacy requires all Pharm.D. applicants to: • Complete at least 71 college units of specific prepharmacy prerequisite coursework and provide official transcript/s. Applicants must have a 3.0 science GPA (44 units required for admission) to apply. The Admissions Committee accepts only “B” grades or higher for required organic chemistry and anatomy and physiology courses. • Complete the Pharmacy College Admission Test (PCAT) no later than October of the application year. • Have 4 to 6 months of work or volunteer experience in a pharmacy setting. • Complete and submit a UA College of Pharmacy application (posted online for entry into following year’s entering class; due in December). Completing the online application and entry questions correctly is part of the admission process. The deadline for the application submission is December 1 of the year before the year the candidate will begin Pharm.D. studies. Applicants considered strong candidates for admission will be invited for a personal interview at the College of Pharmacy. Based on the qualifications of the 2010 applicant pool, a candidate must have had all of the following to receive an interview invitation: 1. Science GPA 3.15 2. PCAT chemistry subscore 50% 3. Experience in a pharmacy setting. While research is a unique/valuable experience, it is not acceptable as the only type of pharmacy experience. The admission committee expects to see at least 4 months/50 hours of work or volunteer experience in a pharmacy setting at the time the application is submitted. This assures the committee that the student has an understanding of the profession. 4. A grade of “B” or higher in Organic Chemistry and Anatomy and Physiology lecture 5. Strong letters of recommendations |
| Prerequisite Courses | General Biology (2 semesters with lab). . . . . . . . . 8 General Chemistry. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Organic Chemistry. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Anatomy & Physiology. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Microbiology. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Physics (algebra-based). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Science with lab. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–4 Calculus. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–5 English Composition. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Humanities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Social Science Electives. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Fine Arts or Literature Elective. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Economics, micro or macro. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3 |
| Enter Class Stat | Number interviewed: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .159 Number accepted: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .106 Estimated entering class size: . . . . . . . . . . . . . .100 Estimated male (%): . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30% Estimated female (%): . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70% Estimated out-of-state (%): . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14% |
| Application Process Requirements | Participates in PharmCAS: No Deadline for receipt of applications: December 1 Supplemental application required: No Supplemental application fee: Not applicable Expected GPA: 3.15 Minimum overall GPA considered: 3.0 Minimum prerequisite GPA considered: 3.0 PCAT required: Yes Minimum PCAT scores considered: 50th percentile Oldest PCAT scores considered: 2 years Interview required: Yes |