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University of Pittsburgh
School of
Pharmacy
Robie Gosney, Admissions Specialist
Curran Center for Pharmacy Student
University of Pittsburgh
School of Pharmacy
3501 Terrace Street
904 Salk Hall
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15261
412-383-9000
E-mail: rxschool@pitt.edu
Website: www.pharmacy.pitt.edu
| PharmCAS 2009
Application and Transcript Deadline:
December 1, 2008 |
Statistics for 2008 Entering
Class Acceptees *
Estimated number interviewed - 175
Number accepted- 132
Estimated entering class size - 108
Estimated male - 34%
Estimated female - 66%
Number Early Assurance students - 50
Number transfer - 24
Number out-of-state - 23
* Data as of April, 2008
Application Criteria for 2009 Entering
Class
Expected GPA of accepted students - 3.60
Minimum overall GPA considered - 3.0
Minimum prerequisite GPA considered - 3.0
Minimum composite PCAT scaled scores - 60th percentile
Total number of new entrants expected - 108
Accreditation Status: Full
accreditation status
Type of Institution: Public
Participates in Early Decision Program: No
PREREQUISITES
We require 4 semesters (6 quarters) of college be completed
prior to matriculation. Applicants must successfully complete ALL required
Math and Science prerequisites by the end of the Spring 2008 term. In
addition, applicants must successfully complete ALL course prerequisites
by the end of the Summer 2009 term.
| Calculus - Analytical Geometry or Business |
3-4 sem. hours |
3-4 qtr. hours |
| Statistics: Basic Applied or Applied Methods |
3-4 sem. hours |
3-4 qtr. hours |
| General Biology I and II with Laboratory |
8 sem.
hours |
12 qtr. hours |
General Chemistry I and II with Laboratory
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8 sem. hours |
12 qtr. hours |
Organic Chemistry I and II with Laboratory
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8 sem. hours |
12 qtr. hours |
| Psychology - Introductory |
3 sem. hours |
3 qtr. hours |
| Economics - Introductory, Micro or Macro |
3 sem. hours |
3 qtr. hours |
| English Composition |
6 sem. hours |
6 qtr. hours |
Humanities
Electives |
6 sem. hours |
6 qtr. hours |
Social
Science Electives |
6 sem. hours |
6 qtr. hours |
| Electives
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6 sem. hours |
6 qtr. hours |
Comments on above:Math and Science courses MUST be completed by the end of spring term 2009. All remaining courses must be completed by the end of summer term 2009.
Electives:
6 credit hours from two different departments in Humanities and 6 credit hours from two different departments in Social Sciences. Six credit hours in other electives can be in Humanities, Social Sciences, Psychology or History & Philosophy of Science.
Departments in Humanities:
Africana Studies, Classics, Communication, English, History of Art & Architecture, Foreign Language, Linguisitcs, Music, Philosophy, Religious Studies, Studio Arts and Theatre Arts. (Public Speaking, while not required, is strongly recommended.)
Departments in Social Sciences:
Anthropology, Economics, Geography, History, Political Science, and Sociology
INSTITUTION-SPECIFIC ADMISSIONS REQUIREMENTS AND DEADLINES
FOR PHARM. D. DEGREE PROGRAM
2009 ENTERING CLASS
| ALL
APPLICANTS |
REQUIREMENTS
AND DEADLINES
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OTHER
INFORMATION |
| Filing
your PharmCAS application and transcripts |
December 1, 2008 |
PharmCAS application and
all official transcripts must be received
at PharmCAS by this date. |
Supplemental
application
|
January 5, 2009 |
The School of Pharmacy
Supplemental Application is an online application.
The Supplemental Application includes instructions and Academic
Prerequisite Form.
Go to:
https://app.applyyourself.com/
?id=up-phar
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| Supplemental
application fee |
January 5, 2009 |
$65.00 |
| PCAT
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Required |
Select PharmCAS coded 104.
Scores must be received by December 1, 2008 |
| Oldest PCAT considered |
October 2007 |
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| Pharmacy-related
experience |
Not required, but recommended |
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| Proof
of State residency |
Required |
After accepted, proof of Pennsylvania residency may be required by the University. For more information regarding residency please visit:
www.bc.pitt.edu/students/tuition.html |
| Other
required credentials |
January 5, 2009 |
To be submitted with
the School of Pharmacy Supplemental Application:
1.) copies of all AP credits;
2.) Academic Prerequisite Form
3.) $65.00 application fee
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| Non-U.S.
citizens |
Eligible to apply |
US permanent residents,
Canadian and foreign citizens considered. |
| Foreign
transcripts |
Not accepted |
The University of Pittsburgh School of Pharmacy will not accept or review foreign coursework or foreign transcript evaluation reports. All of the required 62 credits must be taken for a letter grade from an accredited USA institution. |
Letter(s)
of Reference (recommendations/
evaluations) |
Three (3) letters of reference
should be completed on the Letters of Reference form included
in your PharmCAS application and submitted to PharmCAS by the
institutional deadline of December 1, 2008 |
See the Letters
of Reference page on this website for a list of possible
evaluators.
School requires a total of three (3) recommendations: Two (2) MUST be from professors (any subject). One (1) recommendation from any other source other than a relative.
This institution DOES NOT accept
evaluations from the following
Family Members
*Teaching Assistants and Teaching Fellows are not acceptable
as a professor, but can be the third recommendation. |
| Interview
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Required |
Offered to selected applicants
only |
Dates
during which interviews are generally held |
January 20 - March 10 |
Interviews are 1 hr 15 min. The first 30 minutes are spent interacting with current PharmD students. PharmD students will then take interviewees on a 15 minute tour of the facilities and then introduce them to their two (2) interviewers. The actual interview is 30 minutes. |
| ACCEPTED
CANDIDATES |
REQUIREMENTS
AND DEADLINES |
OTHER
INFORMATION |
| Acceptance
letters for regular applicants |
Notification by April 15,
2009 |
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| Acceptee's
response to acceptance offer |
Two (2) weeks from receipt
of accept letter |
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| Deposit
to hold place in class |
Two (2) weeks from receipt
of accept letter |
$500.00 - Transfer students
$100.00 - current Pit students
Deposits are non-refundable, but will be
applied to tuition upon enrollment. |
| Date
of new student orientation |
Friday, August 28, 2009 |
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| Date
of first day of classes and/or matriculation |
Monday, August 31, 2009 |
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| Requests
for deferred entrance |
Not considered |
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PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
Chartered in 1878, the School of Pharmacy is the oldest of the University
of Pittsburgh's Schools of the Health Sciences. The School of Pharmacy
is located in the Oakland section of Pittsburgh, adjacent to the University
of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC). Like the five other Schools of the
Health Sciences, the School of Pharmacy is affiliated with the internationally
renowned academic medical center, the UPMC-Health System, which provides
the region's largest and finest network of tertiary, specialty and community
hospitals. Collectively, these facilities provide one of the nation's
greatest, most complete health centers for teaching, patient care, and
research in the health sciences.
Pharmacists are held in high esteem by the public, as evidenced by the
nine-year number one ranking in honesty and ethical standards among the
professions (Gallup polls). The University of Pittsburgh School of Pharmacy
is on the forefront of educating pharmacy's future practitioners with
its four-year PharmD program. Setting the School apart from others is
a curriculum that 1.) integrates science and practice throughout the course
of study; 2.) emphasizes team building through collaborative learning
in group work; 3.) leads the nation in its service learning program; 4.)
offers professionally and technologically advanced methods of instruction
delivery; and 5.) prides itself in excellent student-faculty relationships.
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