Thank you for your interest in the College of Pharmacy at the University of Arizona, one of the top-ranked colleges of pharmacy in America since the 1990s, according to U.S. News & World Report. For 70 years, our college has been part of the beautiful University of Arizona campus in Tucson. This fall, 100 students are attending pharmacy school at the Tucson Campus and 40 students are taking classes by video conference at the biomedical campus in downtown Phoenix. If you enjoy warm weather and sunshine, you’ll feel right at home on either campus!

Please visit our website for complete information about our college. Please note that during this virtual fair, we will only answer questions about the PharmD program. We will not address MS or PhD programs. This is the 3rd year the College has a special program for students who completed a bachelors program in a country other than the USA. We will not be discussing that program. For more information about the International Pharmacist Path to admission, contact intlprogram@pharmacy.arizona.edu.

Students are eligible to apply to the University of Arizona College of Pharmacy if they meet all admission requirements. Admitted students pursue a four-year doctor of pharmacy (PharmD) degree. Our school currently admits classes of 140 (40 in Phoenix and 100 in Tucson) student pharmacists each fall semester. Students are able to choose whether to complete their three years of classroom work on the UA health sciences campus in Tucson or at the Phoenix Biomedical Campus. If you are interested in studying in Phoenix, you can learn more from our website. The fourth year of our curriculum consists of learning experiences during rotations in clinical sites throughout the state and country; international rotations in more than a dozen overseas locations also are possible.

We are now participating on PharmCAS and the application opens July 18, 2018. This is the 3rd year we are offering Early Decision. The application deadline for Early Decision is September 4, 2018. Applicants who have completed the PCAT in July are eligible and may be interviewed in late September and early October. Those who will take the PCAT in October and November can use the December 3, 2018 deadline. As soon as an application is submitted with an official PCAT score they are eligible to be invited to interview if they meet the thresholds set by the Admissions Committee.

When selecting candidates for the PharmD program, the admissions committee looks at your science GPA, PCAT score and community involvement. The committee also wants to see that you have four to six months (50+ hours) of work or volunteer experience in a pharmacy setting when you apply and that you have been a full-time student for at least three consecutive semesters.

To apply to the pharmacy school at the University of Arizona, you must use PharmCAS. Last year, we received 198 applications for admissions, selected 173 applicants for interviews and admitted 136 new students. The science GPA of applicants ranged from 2.78 to 4.0; the PCAT chemical processes scores ranged from 17 to 99. Check out A very important page in the links below to see the ranges of GPA and PCAT scores of other recent classes.

You might also want to spend a few minutes watching a recording of a UA Prepharmacy Club meeting. The September meeting from last fall 2017 had current PharmD students give their advice on ways to prepare to be a strong applicant and ways to find out about pharmacy careers.

These web pages include:

• Information on course guide, which lists our requirements
• Information on admissions and academic requirements to the PharmD program
• Information on the PharmCAS application and instructions

• A very important page for applicants to see if you are competitive based on the last four classes admitted. You can also see how many applicants were admitted from states other than Arizona. The college admits many more out-of-state students each year than end up attending. Financial reasons are usually given by those from other states who apply and are accepted but do not enroll.
• Admission Tips for enhancing your chances of being admitted to a college of pharmacy.
• PharmD Experiential Education & Curriculum
• Cost and Financial Aid
• Admission Steps

Also on our website:

• A list of the many student organizations and clubs.
• Events taking place at the college now
  
• A review of pharmacy careers
• Links to offices that serve students at the University of Arizona

For more information about admissions, email us.

More about UA COP

The UA College of Pharmacy is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education. The college’s accreditation was last reviewed in  2016. The University of Arizona is accredited by the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools (NCA).

Usually about 95 percent of PharmD students at UA graduate on time (in four years.) The passing rate for new graduates who are first-time candidates for the North American Licensure Exam (NAPLEX) have averaged greater than 95 percent over the past five years, usually exceeding the state and national pass rates.