Step 1: Minimum Eligibility Requirements
In order to have your application materials accepted for review, you must first meet the eligibility requirements outlined below. In the application materials you will be asked to provide verification that you are eligible. Applicants who do not meet these requirements, or who are unable to provide the verification necessary, will not be considered for admission; and their applications will be administratively canceled. There are no exceptions to these requirements.

PharmD Admissions Requirements for Fall 2009

Conditional Admission - University of Pittsburgh students awarded a conditional admission out of high school and are applying to the professional  School of Pharmacy for fall 2009:

Conditional students applying to the professional program for fall 2009 admission must meet the following criteria by the end of the spring term of 2009:

Open Admission - Non-conditional Students from the University of Pittsburgh and Transfer Students

Competitive applicants should meet the following requirements:

Applicants invited for an interview must attend an interview to be considered for admissions. Interviews are by invitation only.

Academic Prerequisites

All prerequisites must be satisfied under the guidelines set forth by the Academic Prerequisite Record (part of the online application). All prerequisite mathematics and science subjects must be completed no later than the spring term of the year of admission. All other preprofessional courses should be completed no later than August 20, 2009.  All required courses must be taken for a letter grade.  Pass/fail, online, distance learning, CLEP and foreign courses are not accepted.  Grades lower than a letter grade of a C are non- transferable from institutions other than the University of Pittsburgh.

Use this worksheet to help you determine whether or not you have completed our preprofessional requirements. Please do not call the Admissions Department.

Advanced Placement Tests
Some prerequisites may also be met through the Advanced Placement Test offered through The College Board and Educational Testing Services (ETS). These are the only placement tests accepted toward prerequisites. CLEP credits are not accepted.

Computer Literacy

All students should be able to utilize word processing and spreadsheet software. Students unfamiliar with these basic computer applications should complete a computer literacy course.