Students must apply through PharmCAS as well as complete a supplemental application for Pacific. You may send in your supplemental application as soon as it is ready.  You are not required to wait until you submit your PharmCAS application. All students are required to submit a supplemental application and you should not wait for Pacific to notify you that it has not been received.  There will be no deadline extensions granted if you miss the deadline.  Please be sure to check the e-mail address you provide to PharmCAS and Pacific often. We will use this as the main way to contact you throughout much of the review cycle. Links to the PharmCAS and the Pacific supplement are available here.

The PharmCAS and Pacific Supplemental Application Deadline date is November 1, 2011. More information including Tier Deadlines can be found on the Pharm D. deadlines page.

Re-applicants are required to submit new paperwork, including all PharmCAS and Supplemental documents.  The only exception to this is for students who have submitted international transcripts and an official ECE evaluation.  Pacific will keep these documents for at least one year and you are not required to re-send if we have them on file. You are required to re-send transcripts, recommendation rating forms, new fees, essays, etc.

Pacific uses the date your items were received at PharmCAS and postmarked to Pacific to determine if your application was completed on time. Students will not be penalized for the processing time required by PharmCAS.

Pleae note:  PCATS ARE NOT REQUIRED AND WILL NOT BE REVIEWED IF RECEIVED.

Students should send the following items directly to PharmCAS
(PharmCAS Application):

Regular Mail:	Express/Overnight:
PharmCAS P.O. Box 9109 Watertown, MA 02471	PharmCAS - Liason International 311 Arsenal Street, Suite 15 Watertown, MA 02472

 

1. The PharmCAS web-based application form including essay
2. *Official U.S. transcripts from all accredited schools attended. Please send transcripts through Spring 2010. Summer session and fall grades will need to be updated through PharmCAS after during the academic update period in December.  Do not wait to apply and do not neglect to send what is available due to summer session enrollment. DO NOT SEND A COPY OF YOUR U.S. Accredited transcripts to Pacific. Summer session and fall grade updates should be sent to PharmCAS.
3. TOEFL scores (if applicable) Minimum scores: Paper: 550; Computer: 213; Internet: 80. Please send scores to PharmCAS: Agency Code 8246.
4. PharmCAS application fee and an incremental fee for each additional pharmacy school selected.
5. Two recommendations (PharmCAS electronic or paper copy) from a licensed pharmacist who is not a relative and an academic recommender from a school you have attended within the last three years. If you have not enrolled in ANY school within the last three years, you may submit a recommendation from your supervisor in place of the academic form. IMPORTANT! In all cases, the recommendation must be on the PharmCAS rating form. Please note PharmCAS will not accept more than four recommendations. Please be sure that you submit appropriate recommendations to fulfill our requirement. There are no exceptions; you must provide, on the PharmCAS rating forms, a recommendation from a pharmacist and an academic professor (supervisor if you have not enrolled in school for more than 3 years.) If you are using a letter service, you may have the service send the letters to PharmCAS; however, you must also have the two required PharmCAS rating forms in order to meet our requirement. If you need to have a form sent directly to Pacific, please contact: vsemler@pacific.edu to discuss your situation.

 

*PharmCAS COLLEGE CODE LIST

PharmCAS only provides college codes for U.S. institutions recognized by one or more of the following accreditation agencies:

• Middle States Association of Schools and Colleges (MSA)

• New England Association of Schools and Colleges (NEASC)

• North Central Association of Schools and Colleges (NCA)

• Northwest Association of Schools and Colleges (NWCCU)

• Southern Association of Schools and Colleges (SACS)

• Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC)

• Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE)

• Association of Theological Schools in the United States and Canada (ATS)

If you attended an institution that is not recognized by one of these agencies, do NOT enter the institution on your PharmCAS application and do NOT submit its transcript to PharmCAS. If you list courses from a non-regionally accredited institution, PharmCAS will delete them from your application.

Transcripts from non-regionally accredited institutions should be sent directly to Pacific:

Office of Admission
University of the Pacific
3601 Pacific Avenue
Knoles Hall- Pharmacy Processing
Stockton, CA 95211

 

Items sent directly to Pacific
(Supplemental Application Information):

Regular Mail or Express/Overnight Mail:

Office of Admission University of the Pacific 3601 Pacific Avenue Knoles Hall- Pharmacy Processing Stockton, CA 95211

1. Supplemental application (This form is downloadable here. )
2. $60.00 application fee (Students filing an electronic supplemental application will be required to submit the fee online. Students filing a paper copy must pay by check. Make check payable to: University of the Pacific. Please list the applicant's name and date of birth on the check.)
3. Supplemental Essay (The supplemental essay is submitted as part of the online application)
4. Supplemental Educational Background Chart completed in full. This chart must account for each year since graduating high school. Please see sample form and instructions available on our website. If your form is not completed properly, your application will not be considered complete.(The educational background chart is submitted as part of the online application)
5. Resume of work experience and all extra curricular activities. Please use the format outlined in the supplemental application. You should include all groups, clubs, and organizations you belong too, volunteer/community service, and work experience. Activities need not be health care related to include on your resume. Please list names and contact numbers, if available, for verification purposes. You may still list your activity even if there is no longer a contact person to list. In these cases, please list: Contact N/A.(The resume is submitted as part of the online application)
6. Pre-Requisites Checklist is used to determine if all Pre-Pharmacy requirements have been met. This is a required part of the Supplemental Application. (The pre-requisite checklist is submitted as part of your online application)
7. Signature is required and by electronically submitting your supplemental application you have digitally acknowledged the information you have provided is accurate and complete to the best of your knowledge and you have attended no institutions other than those listed in the application.

If you enrolled in coursework at an international college or university, you are required to send:

1. Official international transcripts directly from the institution (commonly called mark sheets) and translation
2. An official evaluation of international transcripts completed by Educational Credential Evaluators, Inc. P.O. Box 514070, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53203-3470. Web: www.ece.org . Phone 414-270-6333.
   Please note a Catalog-Match-Evaluation is required if you are using course work to fulfill a pre-requisite. If not, you may request a Course-by-Course Evaluation report.

If you enrolled at an unaccredited institution, including a technical school, vocational school, or language school, you are required to send:

1. Official transcripts from U.S. institutions which are not regionally accredited. PharmCAS does not collect transcripts from unaccredited institutions. Official transcripts from these schools must be sent directly to Pacific by the deadline date. If the unaccredited school you attended does not issue transcripts, please have the school send us an official letter verifying they have no transcript or grades available to send.

If you are an international candidate, you are required to supply:

1. A funding letter (certification of finances) written by a bank official on bank stationery verifying funding for at least one full year of tuition and living expenses in the amount of $84,000.00. The letter should be addressed to Pacific, current within 12 months of anticipated entrance, written in English using U.S. dollars, and signed and stamped by a bank official.
2. If someone other than your parents is supporting your educational costs, a letter verifying sponsorship is also required.
3. Copy of I-20 and I-94 forms
4. An international physical address

If applicable please send:

1. Official AP test scores only required if fulfilling a pre-requisite. Pacific accepts AP exams to fulfill Calculus (4,5) Physics (4,5). May also fulfill *English composition (4,5) and *General Education (4,5). *No more than two exams accepted to substitute for English and GE.
2. Students who answer "yes" to the Pharmacy Technician question must provide a copy as part of the supplemental application. If you are currently in the process of receiving your license,   include an anticipated date of receipt on your resume under the "Pharmacy Experience" section. Students should send a copy of their technician's license directly to Pacific when it is available.  Please include your full name, date of birth, and address so that we may match it to your application.
3. Course descriptions are needed for all pre-requisite courses completed at an institution for which Pacific does not have an articulation agreement. Please send a photo copy of catalog pages for the entire department for Calculus, Physics, Biology, Chemistry, Microbiology, English, and Public Speaking. Please send the individual course descriptions (not the whole department listing) for Economics, Psychology, and General Education. (Print-outs from internet catalogs are acceptable.)
4. Students who completed coursework in the Military should send an official copy of the ACE transcript directly to Pacific with a copy of the DD214 form.

For Non U.S. Citizens: If you are a permanent resident of the U.S., or are in the process of obtaining your permanent residency, you are required to supply:

1. A copy of your most recent correspondence from the U.S. Immigration Services establishing your immigrant status. You may supply a copy of a “notice of action” letter or a copy of your permanent resident card. Federal regulations permit the copying of this card for federal financial aid purposes.

PharmCAS will hold all applications until they are completed. It is your responsibility to make sure they receive all required documents no later than the final deadline date and by 12:00 midnight EST (9:00 p.m. PST) Students who have questions regarding the status of their PharmCAS application should contact PharmCAS directly at PharmCAS Hotline: 617-612-2050 (TTY Phone: 617-612-2060), Email, or the web site: http://www.pharmcas.org.

For further information about the Doctor of Pharmacy Admissions application process, e-mail Veronica Semler.