University of Pittsburgh
| # | User Name | SAT Score | ACT Score | GPA | Scholarship Award | Status | Date Sent | Date Status Complete | Date Last Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
No results found. | |||||||||
| ID | 93 |
|---|---|
| Name | University of Pittsburgh |
| City | Oakland |
| State | Pennsylvania |
| Contact | For further information please visit www. pharmacy.pitt.edu |
| Pharmacy School Name | School of Pharmacy |
| Accreditation Status | Full |
| Institution Type | Public |
| Main Campus | Oakland, PA |
| Branch Campuses | None |
| Curriculum | The University of Pittsburgh School of Pharmacy is on the forefront of educating pharmacy’s future practitioners with its Pharm.D. program. Setting the School apart from others is a curriculum that integrates science and practice throughout the course of study; emphasizes team building through collaborative learning in group work; leads the nation in its service learning program; offers professionally and technologically advanced methods of instruction delivery; and prides itself in excellent student-faculty relationships. Program-wide indicators of quality include achievements of student organizations and individual students; scholarships awarded; curricular innovation and productivity in facilitating student achievement; student learning outcomes; and faculty achievements and awards. Experiential education begins in the first term and continues throughout the curriculum, culminating with 36 full-time weeks of required and elective advanced pharmacy practice rotations. The Pharm.D. program (128 semester credits) is delivered over three academic years (years 1, 2, and 3) and one calendar year (year 4). The curriculum is designed to facilitate progressive student development and ultimate achievement of 13 curricular outcomes: six general outcomes, critical to a graduate’s success within the context of pharmacy practice (critical thinking; development of knowledge and skills; communication skills; professional responsibility and ethics; social interaction, citizenship, leadership, and professionalism; and lifelong learning); and seven practice outcomes (patient assessment; pharmaceutical care plan development; medication therapy management; pharmacodynamic decision making; pharmaceutical product preparation, dispensing, and administration; management; and public health). |
| Additional Requirements | Students are admitted to the Pharm.D. program through open admission or conditional admission. Open admission is based on 1) academic performance in the prepharmacy courses; 2) three letters of reference; 3) the Pharmacy College Admission Test (PCAT); 4) a personal statement provided by the applicant; and 5) an interview. When making decisions for admission, the Admissions Committee considers evidence of sound scholarship, community involvement, leadership, and communication skills. Prospective applicants are encouraged to schedule an informational visit and a tour of the School.Conditional acceptance is offered to qualified high school students who will be entering the freshman class at a University of Pittsburgh campus. High school students who rank in the upper 10 percent of their graduating class, score 1300 or higher on the Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT critical reading and mathematics) with a minimum of 680 in the mathematics section, and specify pharmacy on their application are eligible for conditional acceptance. To secure a place in the class, conditionally accepted students must 1) earn an overall preprofessional GPA of 3.25 and a science and mathematics GPA of 3.25 without repeating any courses or earning any grade below a “C”; 2) take the Pharmacy College Admissions Test (PCAT); 3) complete the PharmCAS Application; 4) complete the Supplemental Application; and 5) successfully complete an admissions interview. |
| Prerequisite Courses | General biology with lab. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 General chemistry with lab. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Organic chemistry with lab. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Calculus 1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–4 Statistics. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–4 English composition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 General psychology. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Economics (intro, micro, or macro). . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Humanity electives. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Social science electives. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Electives. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 |
| Enter Class Stat | Number interviewed: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .171 Number accepted: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .112 Estimated entering class size: . . . . . . . . . . . . . .108 Estimated male (%): . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36% Estimated female (%): . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64% Estimated out-of-state (%): . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25% |
| Application Process Requirements | Participates in PharmCAS: Yes Deadline for receipt of applications: December 1; Supplemental application - January 7 Supplemental application required: Yes Supplemental application fee: $65 Expected GPA: 3.0 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 |