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The TAMUK School of Pharmacy offers the doctor of pharmacy (Pharm.D.) as its single professional degree. It is offered in a four-year traditional program. The first year of the curriculum comprises courses that will provide a fundamental understanding of the basic biomedical science concepts that will form the knowledge base required for future decision-making. In the second semester of the second year, courses include Interpretation of Laboratory Data and Therapeutics I, which shift the emphasis toward a more patient- centered, practice-based learning format. In the third professional year, the curriculum is comprised of advanced therapeutics courses, clinical pharmacokinetics, toxicology, and poison management. Courses utilizing case studies are taught in the fall semesters of each of the first three years. The final year concentrates on the clerkship rotations and a grand rounds presentation. The learning formats in these courses are expected to include group effort and consensusbuilding exercises leading to oral presentations and discussions related to contemporary pharmacy practice. Each clinical rotation will facilitate interactions with other health care professionals and direct daily interactions with patients during the delivery of pharmaceutical care.

The School of Pharmacy admits students once each year for enrollment in the fall semester. Admission to the Doctor of Pharmacy program is very competitive and is granted to the best-qualified applicants based on the available space. To be accepted, the applicants should complete prepharmacy course work at any regionally accredited college or university and have a minimum of cumulative grade point average (GPA) of 2.50 or more on all college level courses completed. Pre-pharmacy requirements include: Sem. hrs

Required Courses	Units
English composition I and II	6
Calculus	3
Speech communications	3
General biology I and II w/labs	8
College physics I w/lab	4
General chemistry I and II w/labs	8
Organic chemistry I and II w/labs	8
Biochemistry	3
Anatomy and physiology w/lab	4
Genetics w/lab	4
Microbiology w/lab	4
Electives*	15
Total hours	70

*Acceptable electives: 3-semester hours each from art, music, or theater; literature, philosophy, language, anthropology, or geography; history, U.S. or Texas; political science; and sociology, psychology, economics, or computer science. In addition, students seeking admission must take the Pharmacy College Admissions Test (PCAT) by March 1, have three official letters of recommendation sent to the School of Pharmacy, and submit application and all official college transcripts. The on-line application for admission to the doctor of pharmacy program must be completed and all credentials must be received by February 15, 2005 for the first class entering the following fall semester. A competitive GPA and an acceptable composite score on the PCAT are needed to qualify for the required personal interview. Selection criteria involve many important factors, including GPA (particularly in science and math), PCAT score, recommendation letters, writing proficiency and the performance in a personal interview. The School will notify successful applicants of their conditional acceptance early in May. Applicants who have earned a bachelor's degree are exempt from the English and humanities/social sciences requirements. Any applicant not born in the United States or a country where English is the official language must furnish proof of English language proficiency and academic skill proficiency by March 1 for consideration for admission for the fall semester. This requirement includes all applicants regardless of citizenship or visa status.