University of the Incarnate - Word Feik School of Pharmacy
www.uiw.edu
DESCRIPTION
The Feik School of Pharmacy envisions itself as a partner in the community of health care educators and practitioners who are patient dvocates dedicated to the delivery of superior care and enhancement of the quality of life for all citizens through the development of highly trained, culturally-competent, caring pharmacists. The Goals of the UIW School of Pharmacy are to:- Recruit and retain competent faculty who will teach, serve as humanistic and academic role models, publish, and conduct research.
- Recruit, retain, and train qualified, motivated,humanistic, multicultural students for professional practice and leadership roles in pharmacy.
- Promote the establishment of a viable student life that encourages involvement in campus life, the community, and professional organizations and associations at the local and national level.
- Produce pharmacy graduates who embrace the University of the Incarnate Word mottoof "The Universe is Yours" by their desire to embrace the global community and become leaders in the clinical sciences, outstanding biomedical researchers, biomedical politicians, or in the delivery of contemporary pharmaceutical care.
- Help advance the undergraduate core scienceto a level of outstanding quality and support for any student preparing for a career in the biomedical sciences.
- Produce a significant number of students who are conversant in Spanish and capable of rendering basic pharmaceutical care in Spanish.
CURRICULUM
The goal of the curriculum in the UIW Feik School of Pharmacy is to offer a professional program leading to the Doctor of Pharmacydegree where the graduates are capable of and willing to render pharmaceutical care.It is a four-year course of study requiring the completion of a rigorous prepharmacy program. The curriculum is designed toequip the student to understand many aspects of medicine. The curriculum emphasizes knowledge and practice in the areas of preventivemedicine, primary care for the pediatric and adult population, as well as geriatrics. This curriculum will also place emphasis oncommunity involvement-patient advocacy and advisement�for populations that are underserved for a variety of reasons. Thiscurriculum is designed to specifically offer a service to the local population by offering the student an opportunity to become conversantin medical Spanish. Coupled with the diversity of the basic educational requirements, the curriculum should satisfy the goal of producinga graduate whose personal ethics and professional skills allow for full participation and prosperity in the medical community.The integrated course of study provides approximately 37 hours in the pharmaceutical sciences, 11 hours in pharmacy administration,and 106 hours in pharmacy practice and experiential learning.
PHARMCAS | Application Deadline
No Feb 15PCAT
YesTUITION
ADMISSION REQUIREMENT
Applicants must complete a pre-pharmacy course of study at any U.S. accredited college or university. The pre-pharmacy curriculum must compare in content and comprehensiveness with the Incarnate Word pre-pharmacy program. Applicants must have a minimum GPA of 2.5/4.0 in pre-pharmacy course work and 64 semester hours (71 hours for Graduate or professional financial aid). Students who have completed a 4-year degree are encouraged to apply.
The process for admission to the Fall class opens in September and concludes January 31st. All students, including UIW Prepharmacy students, must apply for admission to the Professional program using the Pharmacy Admission Application. Applicant must have official transcripts from all colleges attended, undergraduate and graduate, 2 letters of recommendation, official score reports from the Pharmacy College Admission Test (PCAT: Code #099), proof of 80 hours of experience in an approved pharmacy setting, and acceptable TOEFL scores when English is not the primary language. An onsite interview (applicants' expense) is required for persons who are under consideration for admission. A critical thinking assessment and writing sample and will be taken at that time. Review of applicants will begin first business day of February of the application year.
Require Coursework
General Biology with lab. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Microbiology with lab. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Human Anatomy/Physiology with lab. . . . . . . . . . . . .. . .8
General Chemistry with lab. . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . 8
Organic Chemistry with lab. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . 8
Calculus. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . 3
Statistics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Physics with lab. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . 4
English Composition. . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . 6
Humanities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Social/Behavioral Sciences. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
The process for admission to the Fall class opens in September and concludes January 31st. All students, including UIW Prepharmacy students, must apply for admission to the Professional program using the Pharmacy Admission Application. Applicant must have official transcripts from all colleges attended, undergraduate and graduate, 2 letters of recommendation, official score reports from the Pharmacy College Admission Test (PCAT: Code #099), proof of 80 hours of experience in an approved pharmacy setting, and acceptable TOEFL scores when English is not the primary language. An onsite interview (applicants' expense) is required for persons who are under consideration for admission. A critical thinking assessment and writing sample and will be taken at that time. Review of applicants will begin first business day of February of the application year.
Require Coursework
General Biology with lab. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Microbiology with lab. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Human Anatomy/Physiology with lab. . . . . . . . . . . . .. . .8
General Chemistry with lab. . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . 8
Organic Chemistry with lab. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . 8
Calculus. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . 3
Statistics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Physics with lab. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . 4
English Composition. . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . 6
Humanities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Social/Behavioral Sciences. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
- Accreditation Status
- Candidate
Admitted Student Profile
2006- Average: 3.3
- Range: 20-50
- Admitted-Ratio: 5:1
ADDRESS
Feik School of Pharmacy - University of the Incarnate Word4301 Broadway CPO #99
San Antonio, TX 78209
210-805-3012
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