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PRE - PHARMACY

ADVISING |TEST SESSION FACTS|PHARMACY PRE-REQUISITES

LINKS | TEXAS PHARMACY SCHOOLS | SUGGESTED DEGREE PLAN [ PDF VERSION ]

ADVISING

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.

Pre-Pharmacy Therapy
B.S. Biomedical Sciences Suggested Degree Plan

FRESHMAN

Fall		Spring
Biology I	4	Biology II	4
General Chemistry I & Lab I	4	General Chemistry II & Lab	4
Composition I	3	Composition I	3
Oral Communication	3	Art	3
UCCP	1	UCCP	1
	15		15

SOPHOMORE

Fall		Spring
Microbiology	4	Genetics	4
Organic Chemistry I	4	Organic Chemistry II	4
Economics	3	Political Science: TX	3
Political Science: US	3	Professional Skills	2
Medical Terminology	1	English Literature	3

	15		16

JUNIOR

Fall		Spring
Calculus	4	Intro to Statistics	4
Pathophysiology	4	Anatomy & Physiology II	4
Anatomy & Physiology I	4	Biology of Viruses	3
General Psychology	3	Physics I	4
-	-	-	-
	15		15

SENIOR

Fall		Spring
Medical Microbiology	3	Biomedical Practicum	2
Biochemistry I	4	Biochemistry II	4
Intro to Toxicology	3	Immunology	4
US History to 1865	3	Drugs, Toxins, Nat Prod.	3
Core Philosophy	3	US History since 1865	3
	16		14

PHARMACY EXPERIENCE EXPECTED
APPLYING TO PHARMACY SCHOOL MEANS TAKING THE
PHARMACY COLLEGES ADMISSION TEST(PCAT) BY NOVEMBER OF YOUR SENIOR YEAR

MINIMUM SCIENCE, MATH & HUMANITIES REQUIREMENTS

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Apply Online for the Pharmacy College Admision Test

TESTING PROGRAM TUTORIAL

The Psychological Corporation

PSE Customer Relations - PCAT

555 Academic Court

San Antonio, Texas 78204-2498

1-800-622-3231 or 210-921-8969

FAX 210-921-8861

Mon. - Fri., 8:30am - 5:00pm Central Time

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PCAT Information

Pharmacy College Admission Test(PCAT)

Test fees are $125 for online registration and $35 extra for a paper application, the fee includes the test, a score report sent to you and to up to three Pharmacy Schools. The PCAT is given in January, June, August, and October. 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 240 question exam with 2 essays. The exam takes four and a half hours, with one short break in the middle.

Section	Time	Format	Topics Tested
Verbal Ability	30 Minutes	48 Questions	Sentence completion & analogies
Biology	30 Minutes	48 Questions	General biology,microbiology,human anatomy & physiology concepts / Human physiology
Reading Comprehension	50 Minutes	48 Questions	Ability to read quickly, comprehend information, retrieve data on science related topics
Quantitative Ability	40 Minutes	48 Questions	Algebra, geometry, probability and statistics, pre-calculus & calculus
Chemistry	30 Minutes	48 Questions	General Chemistry, Organic Chemistry
Writing Subtest	60 Minutes(split into two parts)	*	Use of english language

* Write one essay in response to a statement that either expresses an opinion on an issue or presents a problem needing solution

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PHARMACY PRE-REQUISITES

These are the classes that the pharmacy schools expects all students to have by the time they apply.

Course		Total Semester Hours
General Biology I & II		8
General Physics I		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

* Not needed for UH or Texas Tech
** Texas A & M University-Kingsville only

PHARMACY SCHOOLS :

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		7
Pharmaceutics I and II		6
Pharmacy Law and Ethics		3
Pharmacy skills program I, II, III, IV, V and VI		12
Pharmacodynamics I and II		14
Pharmacokinetics		3
Physical Assessment		4 combined w/anatomy
Toxicology		3
Advanced Therapeutics I and II		10
Pharmacy Electives		6
Clinical rotation - Internal Medicine		4
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		135 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
3150-3126	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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LINKS

http://www.aacp.org
This Website explains the current years,colleges and schools of pharmacy submitted descriptions of their "Successful practices"

http://www.pharmweb.net/pwmirror/pharmweb0.html
A Comprehensive database of world-wide pharmacy colleges/departments/schools

http://www.scholarware.com
Gives advice on PCAT tests or order sample PCAT tests from this site, also you can access any pharmacy schools page home page in U.S from this site

University of Texas at Austin 2004 Information

AACP Member Colleges & Schools of Pharmacy

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