Program for Top High School Seniors

~Provisional Program
Students accepted into the provisional admission program hold a reserve seat in the first professional year of the Pharm.D. program if they successfully complete freshmen year eligibility requirements.

During the Freshman year, which will be on the UMKC campus, students will decide if they would like to continue their Pharm.D. studies at UMKC or on the Satellite program on the University of Missouri - Columbia campus.  Click on the link for more information.

Students meeting high school eligibility requirements should contact the Pharmacy Student Services office about the Provisional Program early in the student's senior year for more information. The Provisional application can be found down below.  Please note: filling out the general UMKC application, either online or mailed in, is not required for the Provisional Program. The Pharmacy Provisional Application is required and must be sent to the School of Pharmacy.  Be sure to read all instructions carefully. 

~Minimum Eligibility for Provisional Program
        (this has recently changed)
High school seniors whose high school cumulative GPA is 3.25 and above at the end of their Junior year and whose ACT composite score is a minimum 23 (1060 SAT score) are eligible to apply for the Freshman Provisional Admission Program. The GPA is worked up by the School of Pharmacy Student Services Office and could differ than what shows up on your transcript. Up to 30 provisional freshmen are accepted each year. Provisional students complete the pre-pharmacy coursework at the UMKC campus and take the Pharmacy College Admissions Test during the freshman year. 

~Pre-Pharmacy Requirements
Students who do not quite qualify for the Provisional Program are still very much welcomed to attend UMKC as a Pre-Pharmacy student.  Pre-Pharmacy students will take almost all the same prerequisite courses as well as the PCAT, and apply for the Pharm.D. program when they are ready, usually after one or two years.  They will also be advised throughout their time here by School of Pharmacy academic advisors to ensure getting the best advice. 

Eligibility requirements for Pre-Pharmacy fall back to UMKC Admission requirements for Freshman, and can be found here.  Note, clicking on the orange Pharmacy Program link towards the top will take you back here.  Scroll down to find the minimum requirements for UMKC.

~Courses & AP Scores
To see the pre-requisite courses, what the Pharm.D. curriculum looks like, and to look at equivalency sheets that shows which courses will transfer to us from other universities in Missouri, click here.  To find out how UMKC looks at AP scores, click here. 

~Fees
Educational fees for the 2008-09 school year is $310.25 per credit hour for Missouri residents and $679.95 for Non-Missouri residents.  Fees for the current academic year are posted at http://www.umkc.edu/adminfinance/finance/cashiers/fall_2008_fee_schedule_ug.asp. Provisional & pre-pharmacy students pay the undergraduate level, per credit hour rate during the freshman year.

How to Apply

Please click here to to apply.  The Provisional deadline is December 15th. 

Please email comments or questions to pharmacy@umkc.edu.

UMKC Home Page www.umkc.edu / UMKC Pharmacy Catalog www.umkc.edu/UMKC/catalog/html/pharm/0000.html