PharmD Professional Division Admission
The college considers four criteria for students applying to the PharmD professional division. The college currently accepts up to 108 students in the PharmD program each year. PCAT The Pharmacy College Admission Test (PCAT) will be required for Fall 2014 admission to the PharmD professional division. Essay Students write an essay in January of the spring semester of the year they wish to enter the professional division. Cumulative GPA Students must have completed a minimum of 16 graded hours at UT to be eligible to apply to the professional division. For students who have completed fewer than 30 graded hours at UT, their higher education GPA or their UT GPA will be evaluated as the cumulative GPA, whichever is lower. For transfer students who have completed 30 graded hours at UT before applying to the professional division, UT GPA will be considered as the cumulative GPA. Science GPA Science GPA is calculated from grades in the two general chemistry lecture courses, the first organic chemistry lecture course, the two biology lecture courses, the first calculus course, the first physics course and the first functional anatomy and pathophysiology course. Students may take a maximum of two attempts at the science courses, and the better of the two grades will be used in calculating the science GPA. The grades are not averaged together. Interview Students with the highest qualifications in the GPA and essay categories will be interviewed for a seat in the professional division.