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The College of Pharmacy offers the Pharm.D. degree, the Dual Pharm.D./Ph.D. degree, and the M.S. and Ph.D. degrees. The College does not offer a B.S. degree in pharmacy, the post B.S. Pharm.D. degree, or the non-traditional Pharm.D. degree program. The first year (2 semesters) of the professional curriculum builds upon the prepharmacy education and focuses on pharmacology, medicinal chemistry, pharmaceutics, nonprescription drugs, and basic clinical and communication skills. The next 3 semesters of the second year and third year curriculum consist of therapeutics, pathophysiology, biopharmaceutics, pharmacokinetics, clinical literature retrieval and evaluation, pharmacy practice management, electives, and introductory clinical experiences. The final 3 semesters of the third and fourth year curriculum consists of clinical clerkships, externships in community and hospital practice, and electives. Pharmacy students spend a minimum of 12 months applying their skills with practical pharmacy experiences in community, hospital or advanced clinical sites such as internal medicine, amubulatory care, critical care, cardiology, parenteral nutrition, mental health, pediatrics, geriatrics, transplant, home infusion, substance abuse, and other specialty areas. These experiences may be obtained in selected sites across the state, in one of three other states, or in one of eight foreign countries. The additional 3 months are spent in elective courses, selectives, or elective clinical rotations. The Dual Pharm.D./Ph.D. program is designed for students who have an interest in research and has two primary focus areas: pharmaceutical sciences and health sciences administration. The Pharm.D./Ph.D. dual program requires approximately seven years to complete. The Pharm.D. portion of the program will be completed during the first four years, after which students will be eligible to take the State Board of Pharmacy examination and receive their pharmacists' license. All students must first be admitted to the UT College of Pharmacy's Pharm.D. program before they can be considered for the dual degree program. Applicants must hold a B.S. or a B.A. degree in one of the sciences, or must have completed three years of education at a college or university which will grant a B.S. or B.A. after completion of one additional year of education at the UT College of Pharmacy. A minimum GPA of 3.0 and Pharmacy College Admission Test score of 50th percentile is required. A combined minimum score of 1,000 on the verbal and quantitative sections of the Graduate Record Examination is required with no individual score below the 25th percentile. In addition, a minimum of 3.0 is required on the analytical writing section.

Admission to the college is by committee action, based on the overall record and aptitude of the applicant. Applicants to the College of Pharmacy are required to complete a minimum of three academic years of prerequisites at any accredited institution. Admission is competitive. Some of the important factors considered in applicant evaluation are academic performance: cumulative GPA (minimum of 2.5 is required), science grades, completeness of transcript, trends; standardized test scores: the PCAT, SAT or ACT scores; and other factors such as personal references, pre-professional evaluation, work experience, etc. A personal interview is required as a part of the admission process in order to evaluate the applicant's motivation, career path exploration and communication skills. All candidates are required to take the Pharmacy College Admission Test (PCAT). A composite score of 50th percentile is required with no individual area score below 25th percentile. Applications must be submitted prior to February 1 of the year in which admission is desired. The College admits only one class per year (fall semester). Although priority is given to qualified residents of Tennessee, the College accepts a minimum of 10% non-residents up to a maximum of 20% nonresidents in each class. The first three years of preprofessional curriculum must be taken in an accredited college, junior college or university. This work is not offered at the University of Tennessee Memphis. The requirements include 90 semester hours in approved courses, as follows: Sem. hrs

Required Courses	Units
General biology/Zoo 1 and 2	8
Anatomy/Physiology 1 and 2	8
Microbiology	4
Immunology	3
General chemistry 1 and 2	8
Organic chemistry 1 and 2	8
Biochemistry 1 and 2	6
Statistics	3
Calculus	3
Physics	4
English composition	6
Communications/Speech	3
Social science electives	6
Humanities electives	6
General electives	14
Total	90