Pharmacy College Application Service (PharmCAS)

1. June 1, 2008: The 2008 PharmCAS application opens for filing. You must go to the PharmCAS Web site to create an account and commence an application. This site gives complete instructions for completing the PharmCAS portion of our application process.
   
   
2. You don’t require completing the entire PharmCAS application in one session. Once you have created an account, you may return at your convenience any time through the November 1 time limit to work on your application.
   
   
3. You are obliged to present letters of recommendation through PharmCAS. For details, visit the PharmCAS Web site. (Reapplicants: this is dissimilar than in previous years.)
   
   
4. Carefully check the information offered on the PharmCAS School Page for UCSF. It is your task to follow all instructions and meet all time limits.
   
   
5. Complete all parts of the PharmCAS application as instructed. Since you will be unable to correct your input after you electronically submit the application, we advise that you:
   
   
   • Wait to submit it until after you have also finished the UCSF Supplemental Application.
   • Verify both applications for accuracy.
   • Answer all inquiries to your satisfaction.

BENEFITS TO THE ASPIRANTS

• Offers an easy, efficient process to be appropriate to multiple colleges and schools of pharmacy utilizing a particular Web-based application.
  
  
• Facilitates applications to a broader array of pharmacy institutions which may amplify the probability that qualified candidates will enrol in a pharmacy degree program.
  
  
• Gives access to individual pharmacy school admission requirements in a simple to acquire and standardized format.
  
  
• Supplies candidates with a complete online checklist and instructions to help them more easily navigate through the application and admissions process.
  
  
• Reduces or removes the need for duplicate application data, letters of reference, PCAT scores, and transcripts for those using to more than one pharmacy institution.
  
  
• Offers a real-time status tool so that aspirants may check the status of their PharmCAS application, transcripts, test scores, and letters on-line at any occasion.