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Interviews Begin: Sept. 11, 2025       

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Submission Deadline: June 1, 2026    
Verification Deadline: June 15, 2026  

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application process and answer your questions!

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After reviewing the information below, if you have additional questions, please reach out to our admissions office at admissions@unthealth.edu or schedule an online advising session.

The 2026 application cycle opens July 11, 2025.

(It takes four to six weeks for PharmCAS to verify all of your submitted application materials. It is highly recommended that non-U.S. citizens apply well in advance of these deadlines to allow the preparation of immigration documents.) Please apply early!

Consideration for admission:

  • Complete the pharmacy prerequisites prior to matriculation.

      • Option to Claim the General Education Prerequisites Exemption: If you have (or will complete in May) a bachelor’s or higher degree from an accredited U.S. college or university, you may claim an exemption from the General Education Prerequisites. If you claim the General Education Prerequisites exemption, then only your Math and Science prerequisite coursework will be included in the GPA calculation.

      • (Important – Claiming the General Education Prerequisites Exemption is optional. If you choose to claim the General Education Prerequisites Exemption, you must have a 2.5 GPA or higher in your Math & Science coursework to be considered for an interview.)

      • If two-thirds (2/3) of your Math and Science prerequisite courses are not completed by the end of fall semester, the Faculty Admissions Committee may not review your application until your fall grades are posted. 

  • Achieve a minimum 2.5 grade point average on prerequisite coursework is required to be considered for admission review and interview consideration. If a course has been failed or repeated, all attempts are used in the calculation of the grade point average. However, the Admissions Committee will consider upward grade trends.

  • Have at least two (2) letters of recommendation submitted; three letters are encouraged. Each letter of recommendation must be from a person who can comment on the applicant’s academic, volunteer, and/or employment experiences and attributes. Letters of recommendation from friends and family members will not be accepted; if submitted, such a letter will delay application processing or cause the application to be incomplete. Letters of Recommendation should be submitted directly from the recommender to the PharmCAS portal.

  • Apply for admission via PharmCAS www.pharmcas.org.

  • Submit the UNT System College of Pharmacy Processing Fee.

Your application must be submitted by 10:59 p.m. Central time on Monday, June 1, 2026.

Supplemental materials must be submitted by 10:59 p.m. Central time on Monday, June 15, 2026.

      • These include letters of recommendation, official transcripts, processing fee, etc.
      • Items must be submitted to PharmCAS unless otherwise noted.

Your application must be Verified by the deadline for transcripts and other required items. Verified means that PharmCAS has ensured that all your coursework was entered correctly and consistently, which allows us to fairly evaluate your academic history. Because this process takes time, you should plan to have transcripts submitted as soon as possible in the application process.

Most prerequisites should be completed by the end of the Spring 2026 term. Spring semester courses and grades should be added to the applicant’s PharmCAS application during the Spring Academic Update period, which opens April 15, 2026 and closes June 30, 2026. Transcripts for the spring term are to be sent directly to PharmCAS to arrive by June 30, 2026 at the latest.

If you are completing final prerequisites in Summer Session I, transcripts should be sent directly to The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth (UNT Health). Official electronic transcripts can be sent to processing@unthealth.edu. Official paper transcripts can be sent to:

UNT Health Fort Worth
ATTN: Office of Admissions
3500 Camp Bowie Blvd., SSC 130*
Fort Worth, Texas 76107

For accepted students, final prerequisites must be completed by Summer Session I of the matriculation year.

*Please be certain to include “SSC 130” to help ensure correct delivery of your transcript(s).

Disclosure – Doctor of Pharmacy Graduates and Licensure

  1. To practice pharmacy, a person who graduates with a Doctor of Pharmacy degree must also pass pharmacy licensing board examinations of the state(s) in which they want to practice and become a registered pharmacist.

  2. All pharmacy licensure boards recognize the Doctor of Pharmacy Degree from an Accreditation Council of Pharmacy Education (ACPE) accredited College of Pharmacy as fulfilling the academic requirements for pharmacist licensure. The ACPE maintains national accreditation standards for Colleges of Pharmacy.   The University of North Texas System College of Pharmacy is an ACPE-accredited College of Pharmacy.

  3. All pharmacy licensure boards recognize the North American Pharmacy Licensure Exam (NAPLEX) as a standardized licensure exam for pharmacist licensure.  Additionally, each state may have different licensure requirements including a state specific pharmacy law exam (refer to each state’s board of pharmacy website for state specific information).  Forty-nine pharmacy licensure boards require passing the Multistate Pharmacy Jurisprudence Examination (MPJE) as component of licensure.  Arkansas, California, Idaho, Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands do not utilize the MPJE for their law examination.

Health and Technical Standards

All candidates must meet certain health and technical standards to be admitted and enrolled in the pharmacy education program of the UNT Health College of Pharmacy. Because the PharmD degree signifies that the holder is an individual prepared to sit for the North American Pharmacist Licensure Examination and for entry into the practice of pharmacy as a generalist, it follows that the graduates must have the requisite knowledge and skills to function in a broad variety of clinical situations and be able to provide a wide spectrum of patient care. This requires the development of broad knowledge, skills, behaviors, ongoing self-directed learning, and the ability to deliver competent pharmaceutical care within a reasonable time frame and within the context of the legal and ethical framework of the profession.

A candidate for the PharmD degree must have abilities and skills in five areas: observation; communication; motor; intellectual, conceptual, integrative and quantitative; and behavioral and social. Reasonable accommodations will be made as required by law, however; the candidate must be able to meet all technical standards with or without reasonable accommodation. The use of a trained intermediary means that a candidate’s judgment must be mediated by someone else’s power of selection and observation. Therefore, assistance from trained intermediaries in meeting these technical standards may eliminate an essential element of the program and is not a reasonable accommodation. The UNT Health College of Pharmacy will work with the candidate to determine whether reasonable accommodations are available.

The following technical standards describe the essential functions candidates and students must possess and demonstrate in order to fulfill the requirements of a general pharmacy education, and thus, are prerequisites for admission, progression, and graduation from the UNT Health College of Pharmacy.

  1. Observation: The candidate must be able to observe demonstrations and experiments in the basic and pharmaceutical sciences and practice-based activities including, but not limited to, medical illustrations and models, microbiologic cultures and microscopic studies of microorganisms, and tissues in normal and pathologic states. A candidate must be able to observe a patient accurately at a distance and close at hand. Candidates must be able to observe and interpret presented information including but not limited to, monitoring of drug responses and reading EKGs, drug blood levels, and other laboratory results. Observation requires the functional use of visual, auditory, olfactory, and somatic senses.
  2. Communication: A candidate should be able to speak, hear, and listen to patients in order to elicit information; describe changes in mood, activity, and posture; and perceive and accurately report verbal as well as nonverbal communications. A candidate must be able to communicate effectively and sensitively with patients and their caregivers, peers, faculty, and staff. Communication includes not only speech but also reading, writing, hearing, and computer literacy. Candidates should be able to communicate with and supervise technical support staff. The candidate must be able to communicate effectively and efficiently in oral and written English with all members of the health care team. Students must be able to complete forms or appropriately document activities according to directions in a complete and timely fashion.
  3. Motor: Candidates should have sufficient motor function to elicit information from patients by palpation, auscultation, percussion, and other diagnostic maneuvers. A candidate should be able to perform basic tasks in the practice of pharmacy including, basic laboratory tests, administering immunizations, compounding sterile and nonsterile dosage forms (including specialty dosage forms), and processing multiple types of drug orders. A candidate should be able to execute motor movements which are reasonably required to provide general care and emergency treatment to patients. Examples of emergency treatment reasonably required of pharmacists include cardiopulmonary resuscitation, the rapid and accurate administration of appropriate intravenous medication, and the application of pressure to stop bleeding. Such actions require coordination of both gross and fine muscular movements, equilibrium and functional use of the senses of touch and vision.
  4. Intellectual, Conceptual, Integrative, and Quantitative abilities: These abilities include measurement, calculation, reasoning, analysis, judgment, and synthesis. Especially important is the appropriate and rapid and accurate calculation of dosages for a variety of clinical conditions and calculations involving appropriate dilution or reconstitution. Problem solving, the critical skill demanded of pharmacists, requires all of these intellectual abilities. The candidate must have effective and efficient learning techniques and habits that allow mastery of a rigorous and intense didactic and experiential curriculum. In addition, candidates should be able to comprehend three-dimensional relationships and to understand the spatial relationships of structures. The ability to incorporate new information from peers or teachers, and to locate and evaluate new information from the literature to be used appropriately in formulating assessments and pharmaceutical care plans is essential, as is good judgment in patient assessment and therapeutic planning for disease management. A candidate must be fully alert and attentive at all times in clinical settings.
  5. Behavior and Social Attitudes: Candidates must possess the emotional health required for full use of their intellectual abilities, the exercise of good judgment, the prompt completion of all responsibilities attendant to the screening and care of patients, and the development of mature, sensitive and effective relationships with patients of differing cultures and backgrounds. Candidates must be able to tolerate physically, intellectually, and emotionally taxing workloads and to function effectively under stress or with distractions. They must be able to adapt to changing environments, display flexibility and learn to function in the face of uncertainties inherent in the clinical problems of many patients. Candidates must understand the legal and ethical aspects of the practice of pharmacy and function within the guidelines established by the law and by the ethical standards of the profession. Students are expected to accept appropriate suggestions and criticism and if necessary, respond quickly, appropriately and cooperatively by modification of behavior. Compassion, integrity, honesty, patience, concern for others, interpersonal skills, interest, and motivation are all personal qualities that will be assessed during the admission and education process.

Students are required to certify that they meet these technical standards prior to matriculation and on an annual basis. Individuals with questions or concerns about their ability to meet these standards should contact the Senior Associate Dean for Academic Affairs at the UNT Health College of Pharmacy.

PharmCAS Application

Step ONE: Complete and submit the PharmCAS online application.

Before completing the application, please read PharmCAS instructions in their entirety.
All PharmCAS application questions should be addressed to PharmCAS at www.pharmcas.org

The PharmCAS application will ask for the following:

        • Biographical information
        • Personal data
        • Institutions attended
        • Official US transcript(s)
        • Coursework
        • Extracurricular activities* (post high school)
        • Volunteer Experience* (post high school)
        • Work experience
        • Letters of recommendation
        • PharmCAS application fee

(All items are submitted directly to PharmCAS. Do not mail any of these items to the UNT System College of Pharmacy.)

Processing Fee

Step TWO: Turn in the Processing Fee

The processing Fee is $75. You may pay the fee online at this link.

Interview Selection

Selected applicants will be invited to an online admissions interview. Please note that not everyone who applies for admission is invited to interview.

If you have any questions regarding the application process or you experience technical difficulties, please contact the Admissions Office at: admissions@unthealth.edu

Regular Admissions Fall 2026 (Cycle 26)

July 11, 2025*  PharmCAS opens for Admission Fall 2026 (Cycle 26)
September 2025 – June 2026  Interviews for the 2026 application cycle
April 1, 2026  PharmCAS Application Priority Deadline at 10:59 p.m. (CST)
June 1, 2026  PharmCAS Application Final Deadline at 10:59 p.m. (CST)
June 15, 2026 PharmCAS Application Verification Deadline
TBD**  myHSC Day
July 2026

All in-progress course requirements must be completed by the end of Summer Session 1 2026. See Prerequisites Page for more information. Official transcripts are due in the Admissions Office. Order your transcripts at the beginning of the semester and ask Registrar to Hold for final grades before mailing. (Will not accept course work from Summer Session 2.)
TBD**  

Orientation
August 2026**

 Classes begin – Class of 2030
TBD**  

White Coat Ceremony

*Dates provided by PharmCAS
**Mandatory For Incoming Students

Tuition and Fees for the College of Pharmacy:

We’ve awarded more than $1 million in scholarships and awards.

UNT System College of Pharmacy has among the most affordable tuition rates in Texas.

Financial Aid & Support

Explore options for financial support and financial aid.

The College of Pharmacy acknowledges the exceptional efforts and achievements of its students through a variety of awards and scholarships; we’ve awarded more than $1 million to date.

Learn more about scholarship and award opportunities.

(Early Application is Recommended)

Required Documents:

In addition to admissions requirements, international applicants must submit the following:

1. A course-by-course evaluation (original copy) by World Education Services, Inc. (WES), submitted directly to PharmCAS from WES; we require the WES International Credential Advantage Package (ICAP).

WES will need your PharmCAS ID in order to properly route your ICAP.  If you ordered your WES ICAP before you had a PharmCAS ID, you will need to contact WES customer service (select “PharmCAS” from the drop-down and scroll down to “Additional Information”).

2. Catalog course descriptions in English for the specific courses to be considered for the fulfillment of prerequisites.**

3. Document from your institution(s) showing science prerequisite courses taken are designated for science majors, in English.**

4. Syllabi may be required.**

** To be uploaded to the Program Materials Section of PharmCAS under Documents.

If translation is required:

      • Documents must be transmitted from the applicant’s institution via website or .edu email address to translation service and from translation service to our institution
      • Translations must be certified

English Language Proficiency Requirements:

Proficiency in English is required and will be measured by:

      • An official TOEFL score of 80 or higher (internet-based) on the traditional 1-120 scale and 4.0 on the new 1-6 scale. 
      • Submit scores to PharmCAS using TOEFL PharmCAS Code 8246.  Please note that meeting minimum scores does not guarantee admission.
      • Completion of at least 74 semester credit hours at an accredited United States university or college (excludes F-1/J-1 students).

Possible Exemption from General Education Requirements:

With an international degree from an accredited institution, applicants have the option to claim an academic exemption, which means the General Education Requirements are covered by the degree; all Math and Science Requirements must still be fulfilled.

Please review detailed information regarding prerequisites.

For questions regarding the admissions process, please contact admissions@unthealth.edu.

For questions regarding the I-20 process, please contact international@unthealth.edu.

(Note:  If you have an undergraduate pharmacy degree from outside the United States, you may be able to use this degree to become licensed as a pharmacist in Texas. Please, see “Information for Foreign Pharmacy Graduates” on the Texas State Board of Pharmacy website: https://www.pharmacy.texas.gov/applicants/foreign-pharm-grad.asp.)

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