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University of Minnesota
College of
Pharmacy
Stacy Tomhave, Admissions Coordinator
College of Pharmacy Student Services
5-110 Weaver-Densford Hall
308 Harvard Street SE
Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455
612-624-9490
- Minneapolis
218/7260-6000 Duluth
E-mail: Minneapolis campus: pharmacy@umn.edu
Duluth campus: copd@d.umn.edu
Website: www.pharmacy.umn.edu/pharmd/admissions
| PharmCAS 2009
Application and Transcript Deadline:
Rolling Admissions - final submission deadline is February 2, 2009
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Statistics for 2008 Entering
Class Acceptees
Number interviewed - 376
Number accepted - 167 (107 - Twin Cities campus; 60 - Duluth campus)
Estimated entering class size - 167
Estimated male - 30%
Estimated female - 70%
* Data as of July, 2008
Application Criteria for 2009 Entering
Class
Average GPA of accepted students - 3.58 (3.00 - 4.00)
Minimum overall GPA considered - 3.00 or 3.20 over most recent 60 semester credits
Minimum composite PCAT considered - No minimum required score
Total number of new entrants expected - 167
Accreditation Status: Full
accreditation status
Type of Institution: Public
Main Campus: Minneapolis (Twin Cities) *
Satellite Campus - Duluth
Institution Participates in the Early Decision Program: No
Open House Dates: Visit http://www.pharmacy.umn.edu/previewday for dates and registration.
* Applicants will designate campus selection on the supplemental application form
PREREQUISITES
We require 48 semester hour credits of college be completed
prior to matriculation. Applicants must successfully complete ALL course
prerequisites before the first day of pharmacy school, September 8, 2009.
| English Composition |
6 semester
hours |
General Chemistry I and II with Laboratory
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6 semester hours |
Organic Chemistry I and II with Laboratory
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6 semester hours |
| General Biology and Laboratory |
3 semester hours |
| Human Anatomy with Laboratory |
3 semester hours |
| Microbiology with Laboratory |
3 semester hours |
| Calculus I |
3 semester hours |
| Physics I and II with Laboratory |
6 semester hours |
| Behavioral Sciences (Psychology or Sociology) |
6 semester hours |
| Economics |
3 semester hours |
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Public
Speaking
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3 semester hours |
Important Information: All prerequisite courses must be completed by the first day of pharmacy school, September 8, 2009.
Other clarifying information: In the case of Human Anatomy,
one full semester course is required. If the institution offers only a
full year of anatomy and physiology, then the whole sequence is required.
The courses listed above must be full semester courses - they can consist
of 3 or more credits and must be completed with a grade of "C"
or higher.
Comments on above: Thirty (30) semester credits of general
education courses are required before graduating with a PharmD. All non-science,
non-math, non-professional and non-physical education courses count towards
this requirement.
Applicants whose overall GPA is below 3.00, but whose GPA over the most
recent 60 semester credits is 3.20 or higher will be considered for admission.
Applicants whose overall GPA is below 3.00 and whose GPA over the most
recent 60 semester credits is not at 3.20 or higher will not be considered
for admission.
Please view our admissions web page at: http://www.pharmacy.umn.edu/pharmd/admissions for more information on our criteria. Information on the prerequisites can be found at: http://www.pharmacy.umn.edu/pharmd/admissions/prerequisites.
INSTITUTION-SPECIFIC ADMISSIONS REQUIREMENTS AND DEADLINES
FOR PHARM. D. DEGREE PROGRAM
2009 ENTERING CLASS
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ALL APPLICANTS |
REQUIREMENTS
AND DEADLINES
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OTHER
INFORMATION |
| Filing
your PharmCAS application references, PCAT scores and transcripts |
February 2, 2009** |
The University of MN has a rolling admissions program. Please note that "rolling admissions" means that we accept and review applications on a continual basis after the Supplemental Application becomes available in August 2008.
Applicants who submit their application earlier will have priority in selection. Positions in the college and interview spaces become limited closer to the deadline. Hence, we encourage applicants to apply early. Applicants who have a PharmCAS GPA* of 3.00 (or 3.2 over the most recent 60 sem. credits) qualify for admission.
The College of Pharmacy’s supplemental application must be submitted by February 15, 2009. However, the college may stop accepting completed applications before the deadline if all interview spots are filled. Access to the supplemental application will not be permitted until the college receives a completed application from PharmCAS, which can take several weeks after the applicant submits an application to PharmCAS.
Please note: Applicants who wait until the PharmCAS deadline of Feb. 2, 2009 may not receive access to the supplemental application in time to complete it by the February 15, 2009 deadline. We strongly recommend that applicants apply early. |
Supplemental
application
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February 15, 2009 |
Go to the following website to access the supplemental application
once you have submitted your PharmCAS application: http://apps.ahc.umn.edu/
pharmacy/ph_login.cfm
(the application will be available in August 2008)
Please note that the college may stop accepting completed applications prior to February 15, 2009 if all interview spots are filled before that date.
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| Supplemental
application fee |
Required |
$75.00 |
| PCAT |
Required and must be taken
before application deadline |
PCAT exams with writing
subtest score are now required. All applicants must complete
a PCAT exam with a writing subtest score before their application
deadline. Since June 2005, PCAT has included a writing subtest
in its examination. If you wish to apply to our PharmD program,
you must have PCAT scores that are from June 2005 or later.
Because we operate on a rolling admissions basis, we highly recommend that applicants complete the PCAT by the October 18, 2008 test date in order for test scores to reach us by our application deadline of Feb. 15, 2009.
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| Pharmacy-related
experience |
Not required, but recommended. |
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| TOEFL
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Required, scores should
be received by February 2, 2009 |
Required for all international applicants whose native language is not English. Exception: Applicants who have completed 16 semester credits within the past 24 months in residence as a full-time student at a recognized institution of higher learning in the United States before entering the U of MN Pharm.D. program.
For more information about the TOEFL see: http://www.ets.org/toefl.
An official report of the TOEFL score should be sent to PharmCAS,
whose institutional code is 8246. |
| Proof
of State residency |
Not required |
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| Non-U.S.
citizens |
Eligible to apply |
US permanent residents,
Canadian and foreign citizens considered. |
| Foreign
transcripts |
Send foreign transcripts
to evaluation service for course-by-course report. Send this
report directly to PharmCAS by February 2, 2009 deadline |
We will accept evaluations from World Education Services, Inc. or Educational Credential Evaluators, Inc. International applicants, please visit our website for more information before applying -
http://www.pharmacy.umn.edu/
pharmd/admissions/international |
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 February 2, 2009 |
See the Letters
of Reference page on this website for a list of possible
evaluators.
We seek letters from people who know you well in a professional or academic capacity, such as college instructors and work or volunteer supervisors
This institution DOES NOT accept
evaluations from the following:
Friends
Family Members
Clergy
Failure to submit 3 letters of recommendation to PharmCAS by the application deadline will mean that an applicant will not be considered for admission.
Please visit our website at http://www.pharmacy.umn.edu
/pharmd/admissions
for more information on references.
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| Interview
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Required for invited applicants only |
Interviews are offered to selected applicants ranking highest according to established admissions criteria. Applicants will be notified via e-mail if selected to interview. |
Dates
during which interviews are generally held |
October - February
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| ACCEPTED
CANDIDATES |
REQUIREMENTS
AND DEADLINES |
OTHER
INFORMATION |
| Acceptance
letters for regular applicants |
Letters mailed four – six weeks from date of interview. |
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| Acceptee's
response to acceptance offer |
Two weeks after acceptance letter is mailed. |
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| Deposit
to hold place in class |
Two weeks after acceptance letter is mailed. |
$500.00 |
| Date
of new student orientation |
Late August 2009 |
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| Date
of first day of classes and/or matriculation |
September 8, 2009 |
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| Requests
for deferred entrance |
Extenuating circumstances as approved by the Dean. |
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PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
The College of Pharmacy at the University of Minnesota is one of the outstanding pharmacy education and research institutions in the world. U.S. News and World Report ranks it as the third best college of pharmacy in the United States. Graduates of the four-year Doctor of Pharmacy (Pharm.D.) program enter the profession as well qualified, highly sought after pharmacists.
The college’s programs are supported by centers of excellence in diverse areas of pharmacy, such as geriatrics, pharmacy management and economics, rural pharmacy, pharmaceutical care, and drug design and delivery. The teaching, research, and service activities of the 80 full-time faculty members and hundreds of volunteer faculty are focused in five departments: medicinal chemistry, pharmaceutics, pharmaceutical care and health systems, experimental and clinical pharmacology, and pharmacy practice and pharmaceutical sciences (Duluth).
The Twin Cities campus of the college is housed in the Academic Health Center. The Duluth campus is located at the University of Minnesota Duluth (UMD) and is housed in the Life Science building, renovated in 2007 for the college and adjacent to the Medical School, Duluth. Both campuses are designed for health education, research, and practice.
Pharmacy students have access to modern classrooms, laboratories, and more than 350,000 volumes of pharmacy resource materials. In addition, students have unique opportunities to experience rural/small town and urban pharmacy practice, interprofessional activities, and outreach to the community.
The college is fully accredited by the American Council on Pharmaceutical Education, 311 W. Superior Street, Chicago, IL 60610 (312-664-3575).
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