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Admission Application Procedures
The University of Washington School of Pharmacy, and many other schools throughout the country, are now participating in a centralized application service called PharmCAS (Pharmacy College Application Service) which allows applicants to use a single application to apply to multiple Doctor of Pharmacy degree programs. PharmCAS will collect and process applications to pharmacy colleges and schools that participate in this service. PharmCAS begins accepting applications in mid-June. Please be aware that PharmCAS must receive all application materials by January 4, 2008, 11:59PM, Eastern Standard Time. Any required documents received after this date will be considered late, and no further evaluation of the application will occur. Applicants to the UW School of Pharmacy PharmD Program must complete BOTH an on-line PharmCAS Application and submit a Supplemental Application to the UW School of Pharmacy, Office of Academic and Student Programs. The School of Pharmacy admits students for Autumn Quarter entrance only. Admission is competitive and is based on a number of factors including cumulative and pre-requisite grade point averages, PCAT scores, written communication skills as demonstrated in application essays and on-site pre-interview essay, interview results and review of all application materials. Competition varies from year to year depending on the size and strength of the applicant pool. On average, there are over 400 applicants a year for 86 available positions. Due to limits on enrollment, the School of Pharmacy cannot admit all qualified applicants. Admission is contingent upon satisfactory completion of all prerequisites and eligibility to become licensed as a Washington State pharmacy intern. Confidentiality of Application Materials The UW School of Pharmacy will not discuss your application materials or status with anyone else. Please do not ask others to contact our Office of Academic and Student Programs to inquire about the status of your application or to give an “additional recommendation” beyond what is included in your application. We consider only those recommendations that are included as part of the application package. This policy is established by the University of Washington School of Pharmacy for your protection. Supplemental Application & PharmCAS Website Click
Send to PharmCAS: • Deadline: January 4, 2008,11:59PM, Eastern Standard Time • Log in and complete PharmCAS Application Form at: www.pharmcas.org • Send appropriate fee to arrive at PharmCAS • Official, sealed transcripts from ALL colleges or universities attended or from which credit was awarded. Transcripts are required even if coursework does not apply toward pharmacy prerequisites. For information on transcripts, please click here. • Two (2) required recommendation forms and optional letters of recommendation. The University of Washington School of Pharmacy requires, and will accept, only two recommendations, one from an academic source and one from a professional source. Recommendations are NOT ACCEPTED from family members, personal health care providers, high school faculty/advisors, mentors or job shadow professionals. Academic sources include: professors or teaching assistants who have directly interacted with the student in a classroom setting or official, university or college-affiliated academic advisors. Professional sources include: employers or volunteer organization personnel with whom the applicant has directly worked. • Foreign transcript evaluations. The UW School of Pharmacy will accept evaluations by ECE, WES or Educational Perspectives. • Request to have Official PCAT (Pharmacy College Admission Test) scores sent directly to PharmCAS. The last acceptable test date for 2008 application is in October 2007. For more information regarding the PCAT, please click here. Send to UW School of Pharmacy, Academic & Student Programs Office: • Deadline: Postmark January 4, 2008 OR hand-deliver application to the School of Pharmacy Office of Academic and Student Programs, by the close of business, 5PM, Pacific Standard Time on January 4, 2008. • Complete the UW School of Pharmacy Application Form, Essay and Checklist available on line. Applicants may also e-mail pharminf@u.washington.edu or call 206–685–2715 to request an application packet. • Sealed, official foreign transcripts (not evaluations). Evaluations must be sent to PharmCAS. • If “Permanent Resident” or "Refugee-Asylee" visa status – photocopy front and back of visa. • A nonrefundable $45 application fee (make check or money order payable to the University of Washington). UW Student Fiscal Services converts all checks into electronic fund transfers. You will not receive your cancelled check because banking regulations require that the check be destroyed after conversion to electronic transfer. • Official Advanced Placement or International Baccalaureate Test Score Sheet (only required if AP/IB scores are being use toward pre-requisite coursework). Profile
Admissions Timeline
APPLY EARLY – do not wait until the last minute to request transcripts, letters of recommendation or to submit an application. The University of Washington School of Pharmacy Office of Academic and Student Programs will send a confirmation status e-mail to all applicants from whom we have received both the PharmCAS application and the UW School of Pharmacy Supplemental Application. NOTE: The UW School of Pharmacy will not begin processing an application until we have received both the PharmCAS application and the UW Supplemental School of Pharmacy Application. Please note that after an application is submitted to PharmCAS, it will take 4-6 weeks for PharmCAS to verify transcripts, letters of recommendation, etc. and send us your application materials. After the School of Pharmacy has received your PharmCAS application, it will take a minimum additional 4 weeks to process and review your application.
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School of Pharmacy Last updated: July
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