Pre-Pharmacy

INFORMATION FOR TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY-CORPUS CHRISTI STUDENTS

This is the latest information available. It is the responsibility of the student to visit with his/her pre-professional advisor for assistance in planning a suitable undergraduate curriculum and activities that will enhance his/her application.

The PCAT

Sample Pre-Pharmacy and Professional Curriculum

Pharmacy School Sample Statistics

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PCAT Test Overview

               About half of the 83 pharmacy schools in the nation require or recommend the PCAT for admission to their program.  The test has five sections that combine to make an approximately 300 question exam.  The exam takes three and a half hours, with one short break in the middle. 

Section Time Format Topics Tested
Verbal Ability 30 Minutes 50 Questions Antonyms / analogies
Biology 30 Minutes 50 Questions Biological concepts / Human physiology
Reading Comprehension 45 Minutes 45 Questions Ability to read quickly, comprehend information, retrieve data
Quantitative Ability 45 Minutes 65 Questions Arithmetic, algebra, geometry
Chemistry 30 Minutes 60 Questions General Chemistry, Organic Chemistry

Sample Pre-Pharmacy curriculum from the University of Houston College of Pharmacy 

These are the classes that the pharmacy schools expects all students to have by the time they apply for the graduate school.
Course   Total Semester Hours
General Biology I & II   8
General Physics   4
General Chemistry I & II   8
Organic Chemistry I & II   8
Biochemistry I & II   8
Anatomy & Physiology I & II   6
Genetics   4
Immunology   4
Microbiology   4
General Statistics   3
English Composition I & II   6
Calculus I   3
Art, Music, or Theater 3
Literature, Philosophy, etc.   3
US History   6
Political Science   6
Sociology, Psychology, or Economics   3
Speech (Public Speaking)   3
Computer Science   3
Kinesiology   3
  Total 94

Sample professional requirement list from the University of Houston College of Pharmacy.  These are the classes a typical pharmacy student would take will in pharmacy school at the UH - College of Pharmacy.
Course   Number of Hours
Pharmacy Practice I, II, IV, V, and VI   11
Cellular Life Sciences I and II   8
Organ systems life sciences I and II   7
Pharmacy management I, II, III and IV   10
Pharmaceutics I and II   6
Pharmacy Law and Ethics   3
Pharmacy skills program I, II, III, IV, V and VI   18
Pharmacodynamics I and II   14
Pharmacokinetics   4
Physical Assessment   3
Toxicology   3
Anatomy   3
Advanced Therapeutics I and II   10
Pharmacy Electives   6
Clinical rotation - Internal Medicine   6
Clinical Rotation - Drug Information   6
Clinical Rotation - Hospital Pharmacy or Community Pharmacy   6
Clinical Rotation Electives   24
Clinical Seminars   2
Total for PHARM.D. Degree   150 hours

GPA Distribution Statistics (from the University of Texas - Austin Pharmacy School)

GPA Distribution Applicants Reviewed % of Total Applicants Accepted % of Total
  2000 2002 2000 2002 2000 2002 2000 2002
4.00-3.76 34 31 12.6 9.6 25 25 18.1 16.2
3.75-3.51 44 32 16.3 9.9 33 26 23.9 16.9
3050-3026 58 61 21.5 18.9 36 42 26.1 27.3
3.25-3.01 33 79 12.2 24.5 16 40 11.6 26.0
3.00-2.91 15 26 5.5 8.1 10 7 7.3 4.5
2.90-2.81 16 24 6.0 7.4 4 7 2.9 4.5
2.80-2.71 16 25 6.0 7.7 4 3 2.9 1.9
2.70-2.61 9 11 3.3 3.4 3 2 2.2 1.3
2.60-2.51 8 13 2.9 4.0 4 1 2.9 .7
2.50-2.26 19 17 7.0 5.3 1 1 0.7 .7
2.25-2.00 7 4 2.6 1.2 0 0 0.0 0
<2.00 11 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0
Total 270 323 100 100 138 154 100 100

Ethnic Background Information (University of Texas -Austin Pharmacy School)

Ethnic Background

Applying

Percent of Total

Accepted

Percent of Total

Enrolled

Percent of Total

2000

2002

2000

2002

2000

2002

2000

2002

2000

2002

2000

2002

Caucasian

150

181

42%

45%

79

87

57%

56%

74

72

58%

57%

Native American

2

2

<1%

1%

0

0

0%

0%

0

0

0%

0%

African American

20

23

6%

6%

5

4

4%

3#

3

3

2%

2%

Asian American

107

120

30%

30%

32

38

23%

25%

30

29

23%

23%

Mexican American

60

60

17%

15%

21

23

15%

15%

20

21

16%

17%

Foreign

16

13

4%

3%

1

2

1%

1%

1

2

1%

1%

Unknown

2

0

<1%

0%

0

0

0%

0%

0

0

0%

0%

Totals

357

400

100

100

138

154

100

100

128

127

100

100

 

 
Science Requirements Completed
Students completing all science requirements at the University of Texas at Austin 31
Students completing some science requirements at the University of Texas at Austin 13
Students completeing all science requirements at other institutions 84
  Total 128
 
GPA
Average Pre-requisite GPA of entering class 3.395
 
Gender and Nationality Background
 

Received

Accepted
Men

108

30%

35

25%
Women

249

70%

103

75%
Totals

357

138
       
US Applications

341

96%

137

99%
Foreign Applications

16

4%

1

1%
 
Texas

308

90%

131

95%
Out of State

33

10%

6

4%

 

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