• Please refer to the Prerequisite Coursework section of the webpage
• We recommend any accredited, strong 4-year institution for you to be most competitive. We accept courses from community colleges (junior colleges), although most community college students have not performed as well historically on the PCAT, thus reducing their chances for admission.

We have a small number of students who are accepted 2 years after high school; however, they complete the 90 required hours during those 2 years by taking heavy course loads and going to summer school. This is not recommended, but it is acceptable if the student can keep grades high and do well on the PCAT. We also have an "early acceptance" program for students who meet our average admissions criteria: 3.4 GPA and 80th percentile on PCAT. A student can be considered for this "conditional" acceptance during their 2nd year of college with the stipulation they remain in school for another (3rd) year of college and complete the remaining coursework while maintaining their good GPA. The purpose of this "early acceptance" policy is to offer strong students a guarantee of admission the following year.

Write, phone, or get PCAT information on the web at the following addresses:

Pearson Assessment
19500 Bulverde Road
San Antonio, TX 78259

1-800-211-8378
www.PCATweb.info

UT requires a minimum PCAT composite score at the 40th percentile, with no individual subject area less than the 25th percentile. However, these scores are not competitive. The average PCAT score for the class entering in Fall 2008 was at the 78th percentile.

• The UT College of Pharmacy admits one class each year, enrolling in the Fall semester.
• We have expanded enrollment to 175 students.

Foreign students are eligible to apply ONLY if they already hold a BS pharmacy degree and are applying for advanced standing for our Doctor of Pharmacy program (most students will have to complete the final 3 academic years).

Foreign students MUST also have a faculty appointment at a College of Pharmacy or affiliated institution in their home country, supported by a letter from the Dean of that College. Priority will be given for these limited positions to students associated with those institutions with which we already have an affiliation agreement.

Please refer to the UT College of Pharmacy webpage regarding foreign applicants.

Interviews begin in November and are by invitation only. We advise submitting your PharmCAS application as soon as possible so that you may be interviewed early in our admissions cycle. The admissions committee screens applicants and interviews students based on academic records and PCAT scores. Any applicant who scores less than the required minimum on the PCAT may not be invited for an interview.

The alternate list is developed after the Admissions Committee has selected all candidates for the upcoming academic year. The list is composed of 20-25 of the best-qualified, remaining candidates. If one or more of the accepted students decline acceptance or defers admission, that position would be filled from the alternate list. The alternate list is NOT ranked due to new PCAT scores and/or spring grades becoming available. Candidates on the alternate list should know their status by June prior to admission.

The UT Board of Trustees approved the College's expansion plan to increase enrollment to 200 students in Fall 2006. This plan includes the expansion of our operations in Knoxville, which will allow 75 students per class to complete their final 3 years of the PharmD program there. The new 15,000 square foot facility is located on the campus of the UT Medical Center on Alcoa Highway.