APPLICATION GUIDELINES
1.
Applicants must submit completed applications online to both PharmCAS
(www.pharmcas.org) and the University of Georgia College of Pharmacy
(www.rx.uga.edu). The earlier the application is submitted, the sooner it
will be processed and considered by the Admissions Committee.
2.
At least two recommendations are required for each applicant. One
recommender should be a college instructor familiar with the applicant’s
academic background; the other should be a health care professional,
preferably a pharmacist supervisor/ mentor, who can speak to the
applicant’s potential in the pharmacy profession.
University of Georgia
College of Pharmacy
Curriculum Guide and
Application Information
Application to the professional program
Pre-pharmacy curriculum
For specific course descriptions and prerequisites, see the University of Georgia
online bulletin at http://www.bulletin.uga.edu.
Credit Hours
UGA Equivalent Course
SCIENCES (36 hours)
General Chemistry I
General Chemistry I Lab
3
1
CHEM 1211
CHEM 1211L
General Chemistry II
General Chemistry II Lab
3
1
CHEM 1212
CHEM 1212L
Organic Chemistry I
Organic Chemistry I Lab
3
1
CHEM 2211
CHEM 2211L
Organic Chemistry II
Organic Chemistry II Lab
3
1
CHEM 2212
CHEM 2212L
Biochemistry
3
BCMB 3100 or 4010
Principles of Biology I
Principles of Biology I Lab
3
1
BIOL 1107
BIOL 1107L
Principles of Biology II
Principles of Biology II Lab
3
1
BIOL 1108
BIOL 1108L
IMPORTANT DATES — APPLY EARLY!
Microbiology
3
MIBO 2500, 3000, or 3500
July
Anatomy and Physiology
OR
Anatomy
Physiology
6
CBIO 2200 and 2210
3
3
CBIO 3000
CBIO 3710, VPHY 3100,
or PMCY 3000
3.
4.
All applicants must take the Pharmacy College Admission Test (PCAT)
and have their scores sent to PharmCAS. The summer and fall test dates
are preferred so that students have the opportunity to retake the test in
January if they desire. Students may take the PCAT as many times as they
wish without penalty. Individual percentile scores as well as composite
percentile scores are reviewed by the Admissions Committee. Review
books and courses for the PCAT are available.
All applicants should be prepared for an on-campus interview with
members of the Admissions Committee. During the interview, students
may be asked to discuss their academic background, reasons for selecting
pharmacy as a profession, plans upon graduation, work experience,
leadership experience, and extracurricular activities. Verbal and written
communication skills also will be evaluated.
Fall
PharmCAS and College of Pharmacy applications available.
Summer administration of the PCAT (see www.PCATweb.info for
application and exam dates, times, and locations).
Submit online applications and send related materials (e.g.,
transcripts, letters of recommendation) to PharmCAS; files
completed before October 1 will be considered for early interview
dates. Fall PCAT administered in September, October, and
November.
QUANTITATIVE REASONING (6 hours)
Calculus
3
Statistics
3
Late Nov or
Early Dec Deadline for the PharmCAS application (see www.pharmcas.org for
exact date); all materials for which the student is responsible must
have been received by PharmCAS.
Dec 22
Deadline for UGA College of Pharmacy supplemental
application.
January
Winter PCAT administered.
Begin a successful career in pharmacy
Acquire knowledge, experience,
and proven skills
HUMANITIES & SOCIAL SCIENCES (18 hours)
English Composition I
3
English Composition II
3
Speech Communication
3
Economics
3
Social Sciences
6
WORLD LANGUAGES & CULTURE (9 hours)
Courses must be selected
9
from university list
MATH 2200 or 2250
STAT 2000
ENGL 1101
ENGL 1102
SPCM 1100 or 1500
ECON 2105 or 2106
T
o be admitted to the professional
program in the College of Pharmacy, a
student must complete pre-pharmacy
requirements. This pre-pharmacy
education requires satisfactory completion
of not less than 69 semester hours of
academic work with no grades lower
than C-. No more than two courses (with
only one being a science or quantitative
reasoning course) may be completed in the
summer prior to beginning the Pharm.D.
program.
Applicants must first apply through the
Pharmacy College Application Service
(PharmCAS) and then the College of
Pharmacy. Students may apply after they
have completed at least 35 hours of the prepharmacy requirements. Applicants who are
accepted but do not attend the designated
term must repeat the admission process for
a future term.
Applicants to the professional program
must take the Pharmacy College Admission
Test (PCAT) and have their scores transmitted to PharmCAS. In addition to PCAT
scores, the selection process utilizes the
applicant’s grade point average in pre-pharmacy coursework, recommendations, and
an on-campus interview. A criminal background check is required for all applicants
offered admission. The College of Pharmacy
accepts students into its professional program only for the fall semester.
Applicants for admission to the College of
Pharmacy who are known to have been
officially dismissed from another pharmacy
program will not be accepted. A student
who gains entrance to the College by misrepresentation of facts may be dismissed
immediately.
Doctor of Pharmacy curriculum
PROGRAM OF STUDY
PHARMACY INTERNSHIP
The College of Pharmacy offers the Doctor of Pharmacy (Pharm.D.) degree
to students who successfully complete the curriculum of prescribed courses. The pre-pharmacy coursework may be completed at any accredited
institution of higher education. The last four years (ten semesters) are in the
professional program and must be in residence at the College of Pharmacy.
The professional program is accredited by the Accreditation Council for
Pharmacy Education.
HOURS
In order to receive the Doctor of Pharmacy degree from the College of
Pharmacy, a student must have earned academic credit for not less than
69 semester hours in pre-pharmacy coursework and 148 semester hours of
required professional coursework.
FINANCIAL AID
Requests for student aid are handled through the University of Georgia Student Financial Aid office. The office is open year-round (except for holidays)
and the hours of operation are 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM, Monday through Friday.
For more information about financial aid and eligibility, you may call the
Student Financial Aid office at (706) 542-6147 or contact the office at osfa@
uga.edu.
THE HOPE SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM
Students who meet the criteria for the HOPE Scholarship and have not
exceeded the maximum number of credit hours under the HOPE program
may continue their HOPE Scholarship in the pharmacy curriculum. Pharmacy students have an eligibility limit of 127 semester hours (which includes
both pre-pharmacy and pharmacy coursework) under the HOPE guidelines.
Specific questions regarding eligibility for the HOPE Scholarship should be
directed to the University of Georgia Student Financial Aid office.
INFORMATION AND APPLICATION
Program information and the application can be accessed online at www.
rx.uga.edu. Questions also may be directed to the Office of Student Affairs
at (706) 542-5278.
The University of Georgia is accredited by the Commission
on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and
Schools to award baccalaureate, masters, specialist and
doctorate degrees. Contact the Commission on Colleges
at 1866 Southern Lane, Decatur, Georgia 30033-4097 or
call 404-679-4500 for questions about the accreditation of
the University of Georgia.
FIRST PROFESSIONAL YEAR
Fall Semester
PHRM 3030
PHRM 3300
PHRM 3310
PHRM 3540
PHRM 3550
PHRM 3600
PHRM 3900
PHRM 3940
THIRD PROFESSIONAL YEAR
Essentials of Pharmacy Practice I
Pharmaceutical Calculations
Principles of Pharmacology I
Nutrition and Lifestyle Intervention in Pharmacy Practice
Human Pathophysiology
Immunology and Biotechnology
Pharmacy Intercommunications
Survey of Drug Information
Spring Semester
PHRM 3040
Essentials of Pharmacy Practice II
PHRM 3070
Medicinal Chemistry I
PHRM 3320
Principles of Pharmacology II
PHRM 3500
Career Opportunities in Pharmacy
PHRM 3520
Interpreting Clinical Laboratory Tests
PHRM 3750
Pharmacy and the United States Health Care System
PHRM 3820
Self-Care, Nonprescription Drugs, and Herbal Products
PHRM 3950
Introductory Pharmacy Practice Experience I
3
2
2
2
4
2
2
1
18
3
2
2
1
1
3
3
3
18
PHRM 4430
PHRM 4870
Electives
Essentials of Pharmacy Practice III
Medicinal Chemistry II
Fundamentals of Pharmaceutics I: Physical
Pharmacy and Dosage Form Design
Principles of Pharmacology III
Pharmacotherapy I
Spring Semester
PHRM 4040
Essentials of Pharmacy Practice IV
PHRM 4180
Drug Therapy of Infectious Disease
PHRM 4211
Pharmaceutics II:
Biopharmaceutics and Pharmacokinetics
PHRM 4300
Physical Assessment
PHRM 4700
Statistical Approaches to Drug
Literature Evaluation
PHRM 4880
Pharmacotherapy II
Electives
Summer Semester
PHRM 4650
Introductory Pharmacy Practice
Experience II
Applied Pharmacy Practice I
Pharmacogenomic Therapies
Pharmacy Care Management
Drug Interactions and Adverse Drug Reactions
Pharmacotherapy III
Clinical Seminar
2
2
2
2
4
(1)
4
16-17
Spring Semester
PHRM 5170
Applied Pharmacy Practice II
PHRM 5420
Pharmacy Health Services Outcomes
PHRM 5560
Integrated Patient Care
PHRM 5680
Pharmacy Law and Ethics
PHRM 5890
Pharmacotherapy IV
PHRM 5920
Clinical Seminar
PHRM 5950
Advanced Drug Information and Drug Policy Management
Electives
2
2
2
2
4
(1)
2
3
17-18
FOURTH PROFESSIONAL YEAR
SECOND PROFESSIONAL YEAR
Fall Semester
PHRM 4030
PHRM 4060
PHRM 4200
Fall Semester
PHRM 5160
PHRM 5390
PHRM 5650
PHRM 5750
PHRM 5880
PHRM 5920
Electives
3
2
3
3
3
2
16
3
3
4
2
2
3
2
19
3
The fourth year consists of full-time experiences in institutional, community, and other patient
care settings.
Summer Semester
PHRM 5901
Advanced Pharmacy Practice Experience I
PHRM 5902
Advanced Pharmacy Practice Experience II
Fall Semester (Student completes 3 of 4 fall experiences)
PHRM 5903
Advanced Pharmacy Practice Experience III
PHRM 5904
Advanced Pharmacy Practice Experience IV
PHRM 5905
Advanced Pharmacy Practice Experience V
PHRM 5906
Advanced Pharmacy Practice Experience VI
Spring Semester
PHRM 5907
Advanced Pharmacy Practice Experience VII
PHRM 5908
Advanced Pharmacy Practice Experience VIII
PHRM 5909
Advanced Pharmacy Practice Experience IX
5
5
10
5
5
5
5
15
5
5
5
15
In order to become licensed to practice pharmacy in the state of Georgia, 1500 hours of internship must be earned as a pharmacy intern under
the immediate supervision of a pharmacist. Credit for internship may be
received only after a student has been licensed by the Georgia State Board
of Pharmacy as a pharmacy intern. Application for a pharmacy intern license
can only be made once a student has enrolled in a college of pharmacy.
Students are encouraged to satisfy internship requirements during the
summers. A total of 1000 hours of internship credit will be awarded for work
performed while registered for academic credit in the Doctor of Pharmacy
practice experiences. An intern license is required for participation in all
patient care experiences.
All pharmacy interns must contact the Georgia Board of Pharmacy, 2
Peachtree Street, NW, Atlanta, GA 30303 (Phone: (404) 651-8000) in order to
receive a license. Applications can be obtained from the Board of Pharmacy
website at gbp.georgia.gov.
PRACTICE EXPERIENCE
The experiential program is designed to develop professional practice skills
in a variety of patient care settings. The experiential program is divided into
two components: introductory and advanced pharmacy practice experiences.
Possible advanced practice experiences in the fourth year include:
Ambulatory Care
Industry
Automation
Infectious Disease
Cardiology
Internal Medicine
Community Pharmacy Practice
Managed Care
Compounding
Neurology
Consultant Pharmacy
Nuclear Pharmacy/Radiology
Critical Care/Operating Room
Nutrition Support
Drug Information/Medication
Utilization Evaluation
Obstetrics/Women’s Health
Emergency Medicine
Pediatrics/Neonatology
Family Medicine
Pharmacokinetics
Gastroenterology
Pharmacy Administration
Geriatrics
Psychiatry
Home Health Care
Public Health
Hospital Pharmacy Practice
Research
Oncology