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The School of Pharmacy offers a four-year program leading to the Doctor of Pharmacy degree. The curriculum is designed to provide students with the scientific background and clinical skills necessary to ensure the safe and effective use of medications in a variety of settings.

• Instructional emphasis is directed toward enhancing the critical thinking and problem solving skills necessary to provide rational drug therapy, promote healthy lifestyles and disease prevention, enhance patient compliance, reduce medication-related problems and improve health outcomes.
• The limited class enrollment allows for individualized attention from instructors while still enjoying the benefits of attending a large university.
• The School aspires to foster a commitment to life-long learning and provide an environment where students develop the knowledge, attitudes and skills consistent with the profession's high standards. Students are given the opportunity to explore individual areas of interest by choosing among the many professional elective options offered at the University of Washington.
• Dual degree options include the Pharm.D./Ph.D. programs in Pharmaceutics and Medicinal Chemistry, the Pharm.D./M.S. program in Pharmaceutical Outcomes and Policy, and the Pharm.D./Physician Assistant program.
• Students also have the option of earning certificates concurrently with their degree. Examples include the Geriatric Certificate in Pharmacy Practice, the Pharmacy Management Certificate and the Biomedical Regulatory Affairs Certificate.
• As a continuing education center for pharmacists, the School operates, among other programs, an external Pharm.D. degree program for registered pharmacists with a baccalaureate degree and a geriatric pharmacy practice certificate program that provides advanced instruction in the care and management of medication for older adults.
• To foster the interest of students who seek to engage in creative discovery and research, the School also offers graduate programs in Pharmaceutics, Medicinal Chemistry and Pharmaceutical Outcomes and Policy.

Students are admitted to the School of Pharmacy only after completion of a minimum of ninety-quarter credits or sixty semester credits of college-level prerequisites. These courses may be taken at any college or university with the appropriate curricular offerings. Course descriptions must meet the standards established by the Admissions Committee. The Admissions Committee strongly recommends completion of science and mathematics courses within the last five years. All transcripts from coursework completed at foreign colleges or universities must be translated and evaluated course-bycourse by one of the following certified agencies, World (WES) Educational Services, Educational Credential Evaluations (ECE) or Educational Perspectives. These transcripts are required even if the coursework does not apply toward the prepharmacy requirements.

A minimum pre-requisite grade point average) grades in all prerequisite courses except the humanities and social science courses) of 2.8 and a cumulative grade point average (grades in all college courses) of 3.0 is required for application.

To apply, a student must submit materials to PharmCAS (www.pharmcas.org) and the Office of Academic and Student Programs. A supplemental application is also required. All application materials must be received by January 1.

Admission is competitive and is based on a number of factors including

1. cumulative grade point average,
2. prerequisite grade point average,
3. on-site pre-interview essay,
4. interview results,
5. and all application materials.

Please visit the school's web site (www.pharmacy.washington.edu/students) for further application information.

The PCAT must be taken within two years of application to the program and prior to the application deadline.