The University of Toledo was founded in 1872 as a municipally supported institution and became part of the State University System in 1967.
Admission to the University is coordinated by the Office of Undergraduate Admissions located in Rocket Hall 1300. All applications and accompanying material for admissions should be addressed to: The University of Toledo, Office of Undergraduate Admissions, 2801 W. Bancroft, Toledo, OH 43606-3390, 800-5TOLEDO, or 419-530-8700. Students still in high school may apply during their senior year for admission in the semester following graduation. Sixteen units of high school work are required. These requirements include:
- English (4),
- History/Social Science (2),
- Laboratory science above the freshman year (usually Biology),
- Chemistry (1),
- Algebra (2),
- Plane Geometry (1).
- Additionally recommended courses include: physics and advanced mathematics such as trigonometry or calculus.
Computer proficiency is expected. Students who are state of Ohio residents and who have been graduated from an accredited Ohio high school will be admitted as entering freshmen to the preprofessional division of the College of Pharmacy upon completion of the proper application procedure and completion of the ACT or SAT.
- PCAT is not required.
- Out-of-state students must have a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.0 on a 4.0 scale and a composite ACT score of 21 or total SAT score of 1000.
- Transfer students may apply up to ten months prior to the beginning of the semester in which admission is sought and must have a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.7 on a 4.0 scale for admission to the first or second preprofessional years.
- Students with course work from non-Ohio institutions will be evaluated on an individual basis. Transfer applications for fall admission must be received by May 1.
Admission to the professional division of College of Pharmacy programs requires formal application and is based on the completion of
- general chemistry,
- organic chemistry,
- college biology,
- functional anatomy and pathophysiology,
- the mathematics requirement,
- the physics requirement,
- successful completion of a minimum of 63 semester hours of coursework and attainment of a cumulative and science GPA of 2.7 to be considered as an applicant.
From this pool, the top 105 applicants will be selected for the Pharm.D. program and the top 90 for the B.S.P.S. program. Academically exceptional high school graduates may be offered contingent admission to the professional program. Automatic admission to the third year of the curriculum will be dependent upon successful completion of the first and second pre-professional years, while maintaining specific scholastic standards.