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Submission Number: 4183
Submission ID: 131
Submission UUID: 294d3269-9210-4a34-b44c-20b1797f54ee
Submission URI: /publishedsurvey
Submission Update: /publishedsurvey?token=P6xc3fePA5uz82RSVGewsPmH0SdYDPEnGyoE5avH36A
Created: Wed, 09/11/2019 - 13:50
Completed: Mon, 05/18/2020 - 13:01
Changed: Tue, 08/11/2020 - 11:14
Remote IP address: 128.181.233.120
Submitted by: Anonymous
Language: English
Is draft: No
Current page: Complete
Webform: Pharm.D. School Directory
Submitted to: Published Survey
Contact Information
University of Montana
Skaggs School of Pharmacy
32 Campus Drive
Missoula
Montana
59812
United States
Montana
-
Name: Erika Claxton
Title: Administrative Associate
Office: Skaggs Building room 341
Phone (Work): 406-243-4656
Email: erika.claxton@umontana.edu -
Name: Rachael Zins
Title: Clinical Pharmacy Specialist and Pre-pharmacy Coordinator
Office: Skaggs Building room 321
Phone (Work): 406-243-4665
Email: rachael.zins@umontana.edu
Program Application Deadline
May 3, 2021
No
Program Information
Full Accreditation
Yes
Public
No
Semester (2 terms per academic year)
* 4
Not Required
Yes
Early assurance
Last Entering Class
56
Upcoming Entering Class
55
0
Dual and Concurrent Degrees
Yes
PharmD/MBA (Business Administration), PharmD/MPH (Public Health), PharmD/MS (Master of Science), PharmD/PhD (Doctor of Philosophy)
No
Program Description
The University of Montana Skaggs School of Pharmacy is located in beautiful Missoula, Montana. Missoula, as a city, provides a calm, inclusive, culturally-stimulating environment and offers a variety of sporting and outdoor activities to provide ample opportunities to rejuvenate and relieve stress.
The Skaggs School of Pharmacy Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD) program is nationally recognized for its quality of a patient-centered care and interprofessional training and activities, outreach programs, students’ success in passing national pharmacy licensure examination, job placement, and matches for postgraduate pharmacy education residencies.
Our class environment ensures a small faculty-to-student ratio, provides for personal attention for each and every one of our students, and creates lifelong, supportive relationships among peers in your class as well as with faculty and administrators. As a pharmacy candidate in our program, you are not just a number but an individual. In addition, our PharmD students frequently comment that they enjoy small classes as it ensures they get to know each other well and can provide for cooperative, "we're all in this together" learning rather than harsh competition.
Our PharmD curriculum integrates basic biomedical and pharmaceutical sciences, clinical, behavioral, social and administrative sciences and interprofessional education throughout all four years and focuses on the development of professional pharmacy leaders engaged in life-long learning, patient advocacy, and community service and outreach. Our students are prepared as medication experts to promote the health and well-being of individuals and communities as valuable members of the interprofessional health care teams. Depending on your career goals and interest, we also provide dual degrees: PharmD/MBA, PharmD/MPH, PharmD/MS in Pharmaceutical Sciences, and PharmD/PhD in Pharmaceutical Sciences.
The Skaggs School of Pharmacy Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD) program is nationally recognized for its quality of a patient-centered care and interprofessional training and activities, outreach programs, students’ success in passing national pharmacy licensure examination, job placement, and matches for postgraduate pharmacy education residencies.
Our class environment ensures a small faculty-to-student ratio, provides for personal attention for each and every one of our students, and creates lifelong, supportive relationships among peers in your class as well as with faculty and administrators. As a pharmacy candidate in our program, you are not just a number but an individual. In addition, our PharmD students frequently comment that they enjoy small classes as it ensures they get to know each other well and can provide for cooperative, "we're all in this together" learning rather than harsh competition.
Our PharmD curriculum integrates basic biomedical and pharmaceutical sciences, clinical, behavioral, social and administrative sciences and interprofessional education throughout all four years and focuses on the development of professional pharmacy leaders engaged in life-long learning, patient advocacy, and community service and outreach. Our students are prepared as medication experts to promote the health and well-being of individuals and communities as valuable members of the interprofessional health care teams. Depending on your career goals and interest, we also provide dual degrees: PharmD/MBA, PharmD/MPH, PharmD/MS in Pharmaceutical Sciences, and PharmD/PhD in Pharmaceutical Sciences.
GPA and Credit Hour Criteria
2.5
2.5
64
33
Course Prerequisites
Course Subject | Course Title | Semester Hours (Min) | Quarter Hours (Min) |
---|---|---|---|
Anatomy & Physiology | Human Form & Function (Human Anatomy & Physiology) 1 & 2 | 6 | |
Chemistry | College Chemistry I & 2 (with labs) | 10 | |
Math | Applied Calculus | 4 | |
English Composition / Writing | College Writing I | 3 | |
Biology/Biological Science | Cell & Molecular Biology | 4 | |
Chemistry | Organic Chemistry I & 2 (with at least 1 lab) | 8 | |
Economics | Micro or Macro Economics | 3 | |
Physics | College Physics and lab | 5 | |
Statistics | Intro to Statistics | 4 | |
Social/Behavioral Science | Intro to Sociology or Psychology | 3 | |
Communication / Speech (Verbal) | Public Speaking | 3 | |
General Elective(s) | Electives | 12 |
Ideally, prerequisites will be completed during the spring term prior to autumn enrollment.
Yes
Supplemental Materials
No
PCAT and Other Tests
Recommended
The PCAT is optional but encouraged for applicants in the autumn 2021 admissions cycle. A high composite PCAT score can support an applicant with a lower cumulative and/or prerequisite GPA. Applicants are advised to take the PCAT in July, September, October, November or January. Scores older than January 2019 will not be accepted.
N/A
No
Observation Hours
Yes
20
Evaluations (Letters of Reference)
Yes
One (1)
- Clergy: NOT ACCEPTED
- Employer: ACCEPTED
- Faculty Advisor: CONDITIONALLY ACCEPTED
- Family Member: NOT ACCEPTED
- Friend: NOT ACCEPTED
- Health Care Professional: ACCEPTED
- Pharmacist: ACCEPTED
- Pre-Health Advisor: CONDITIONALLY ACCEPTED
- Supervisor: ACCEPTED
- Teaching Assistant: CONDITIONALLY ACCEPTED
Recommended but not required
No
Not Accepted
Students applying for admission will be required to complete at least 20 hours of observation of a medical or social field, preferably in a pharmacy. A volunteer or paid experience serving a patient population can be substituted for the observation hours. The PharmCAS letter of recommendation must be from someone involved with the applicant in such an observation/experience.
Residency
No
No
Typically, students who are admitted with non-resident status will remain so for the duration of the professional program.
University of Montana Residency Information: https://www.umt.edu/registrar/students/residencyinfo.php
University of Montana Residency Information: https://www.umt.edu/registrar/students/residencyinfo.php
International Applicants
Yes
US Citizens, US Permanent Residents, Canadian Citizens, Foreign (non-US) Citizens with a Visa
Send a foreign transcript evaluation report (FTER) to PharmCAS
At least one year of prerequisites must be taken at an accredited college or university in the United States or Canada.
Yes
The University of Montana requires TOEFL scores for international students who are not already enrolled at UM.
Interviews
Individual applicants with two or more interviewers
In-person interviews at the University of Montana will be scheduled on Saturday, November 7, 2020 and on Saturday, February 7, 2021. Spring interviews will be scheduled on an individual basis if there are spaces available in the class. Applicants will be notified by e-mail if they qualify for an interview. Admission offers for strong candidates are made within one to two weeks of the interview. Students who are not initially offered a seat in the class may be reviewed for admission or a wait-list offer at the end of the review cycle.
Accepted Applicants
Yes
No
An accepted student will need to send a nonrefundable deposit of $200 to reserve placement. This payment will be credited toward tuition upon enrollment.
- August 30, 2021
https://www.umt.edu/provost/academiccalendar/2021-22_AcademicCalendar.php
No
Background Checks and Drug Screenings
Yes
No