APPLICATION TIMELINE
Application Deadline February 1, 2025
The deadline to apply to the fall 2025 class will be Feb. 1, 2025. If you are interested in applying, the application window will open in July 2024.
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Priority Applicants: September 15 Deadline
The University of Florida College of Pharmacy welcomes applications for our Priority Deadline Applicant program. Students who apply before the priority deadline (Sept. 15, 2024), and whose applications are verified by Oct. 1, 2024, will receive their first campus choice and preferential consideration for scholarships.
STEP 1
Review admission requirements
Determine what course requirements you need to meet for admission.
Step 2
Request preprofessional course review
Contact our student affairs team and request a review of your preprofessional courses. Email: pharmdadmissions@cop.ufl.edu
step 3
Secure letters of recommendation
Ask for letters of recommendation to submit with your PharmCAS application.
step 4
Complete Application Interest Form
Before applying to PharmCAS, you are encouraged to complete the Application Interest Form. This will allow us to share important application resources with you.
step 5
Apply to PharmCAS
PharmCAS is the centralized application service used to apply to the Pharm.D. program in the UF College of Pharmacy.
Apply to PharmCAS
The Pharmacy College Application Service, or PharmCAS, is a centralized application service to apply to Doctor of Pharmacy degree programs offered by schools and colleges of pharmacy. PharmCAS is designed for first-year professional Pharm.D programs. You must do the following to complete your PharmCAS application.
- Send official transcripts directly to PharmCAS
- Submit at least two letters of recommendation (the recommendation form is in the PharmCAS application)
- Select the UF College of Pharmacy in your application
- Pay the required $175 application fee (each additional school is $55). PharmCAS offers fee waivers, but funding is limited so apply as early as possible.
Only applications completed and verified by PharmCAS will be reviewed by the UF College of Pharmacy Admissions Committee. Once the committee reviews the application, selected candidates will be notified via email inviting them for an interview.
International Students
The University of Florida College of Pharmacy will accept international students into the Doctor of Pharmacy program. Applicants should follow the steps above as well as fulfilling these admission requirements.
Test of English as a Foreign Language
International applicants are required to take the TOEFL unless they meet the requirements listed below.
Language skill assessment
Language skills will be assessed during the applicant’s interview to determine proficiency.
Foreign transcript evaluation
International applicants should have their transcripts evaluated by the World Education Services
International applicants are required to take the TOEFL unless they meet the following:
- One academic year of English courses at a college/university in the U.S. with grades of B or higher OR
- All high school instruction in the U.S.
- A language skill assessment determines proficiency during the applicant’s interview
- TOEFL iBT version with a minimum composite score of 80, but 100 or higher is preferred. For each subject area, the following minimum score is required: Reading = 20+, Listening = 20+, Speaking = 25+, Writing = 23+