The Pharmacy College Application Service (PharmCAS) will go live July 14, 2020. The rolling admission encourages applicants to apply early. Applications will be reviewed as soon as they are received by the school. Formal admission interview invitations to select applicants will go out soon after, and students find out their admission status the next business day after interviews.
Applicants are admitted in the following Fall term only. The next Pharm.D. application deadline is June 1, 2021.
View the 2020-21 admissions timeline (PDF)
View the 2021-22 admissions timeline (PDF)
Pre-pharmacy students completing prerequisites at UMKC apply through UMKC Admissions.
For questions about your admission eligibility or the admission process, contact the UMKC School of Pharmacy Office of Student Affairs by phone at 816-235-1613 or email.
UMKC is an equal opportunity/access/affirmative action/pro-disabled and veteran employer action institution.
*Repeated course grades are averaged together for overall cumulative and science/math GPA calculations. The original grade and the repeated grade will both count toward GPA.
Courses completed at other institutions may transfer to UMKC. Contact us for information about courses from schools not listed.
Applicants completing coursework at an institution of higher education in the United States must ensure that the institution is regionally accredited (PDF). College coursework from institutions that are not regionally accredited will not meet the pre-pharmacy course requirements.
Foreign credit earned in General Biology I and II, General Chemistry I and II, Calculus, Physics, Organic Chemistry I and Communications may transfer if the UMKC International Student Affairs Office approves it as equivalent and it meets the minimum grade and timeline requirements.
Your reference will submit an evaluation directly to PharmCAS.
Evaluations are accepted from these categories of evaluatorsPersonal friends, relatives or coworkers are not acceptable evaluators.
Follow the instructions to complete the PharmCAS application. Applicants applying for regular admission must complete and submit this application with all required documentation and the fee no later than June 1, 2021. Students applying for Early Action admission must apply no later than September 15, 2020.
An official transcript from each college attended, which shows all coursework attempted, including courses from UMKC and dual-credit courses from high school through the fall 2020 semester, must be submitted to PharmCAS.
Please notify us by email about any Advanced Placement (AP) or International Baccalaureate (IB) credit for prerequisite course work. Official AP and IB scores should be sent to UMKC before the fall semester.
If sending electronic transcripts to PharmCAS, be aware that it is listed under “A” for American Association for Colleges of Pharmacy (PharmCAS). View an example of the drop-down menu (PDF).
The Early Action program is a non-binding option for applicants who would like the application process to be complete early in the school year. Early Action applicants will interview in one of the first two interview dates, and could interview in Kansas City, Columbia or Springfield.
In addition to completing the PharmCAS application, applicants applying for Early Action must arrange for PharmCAS to receive all of their official transcripts and the fee by the September 15 deadline. Students who apply by the September deadline will automatically be considered Early Action.
Applicants indicate their campus site preferences on the application. You have the option to rank site selections, choose only one site selection or indicate no preference. Do not rank a site if you are certain it is not a good fit for you. If you choose a site, even if ranked second, you must be willing to accept an admission offer to that site. Ninety-five percent of our students are accepted to their first choice of campus site.
With rolling admissions beginning in October, your best chance to be placed at your preferred campus location is to apply early in the process. The School of Pharmacy strives to place students at their selected campus site location; however, site preference is not guaranteed.
Applicants are notified of their acceptance site in their admission notice, delivered by the USPS. Students admitted to a site other than their first choice will remain on the waiting list for their higher-ranked preference.
Prospective students are encouraged to visit each site before making their selections.
Supplemental Application Instructions
1. Which type of applicant are you?
a. First-time applicant
Select first-time user to create an account. You will receive an email within a few minutes with a PIN to set up a password.
b. Enrolled at UMKC or have previously enrolled
Log in to your account, and create a new application.
2. Complete new application
Select "2021 Professional" and "2021 Pharm-D" options.
Select “Create Application”
The supplemental application will instruct you to send all college transcripts to UMKC; however, the transcripts you send to PharmCAS are considered official to UMKC. Please send all transcripts through the fall 2020 to PharmCAS only. Applicants DO NOT need to send separate transcripts through fall 2020 to UMKC.
Applicants applying for regular admission must complete and submit the supplemental application and the fee no later than June 1, 2021. Students applying for Early Action admission must apply no later than Sept. 15, 2020.
Your application will be reviewed for admission after PharmCAS has received all of your required materials, and UMKC has received your supplemental application and fee.
Pharm.D. Supplemental Application
Supplemental application fees
New UMKC domestic applicants: $60
Currently enrolled or returning UMKC domestic applicants: $15
New UMKC international applicants: $90
Currently enrolled or returning UMKC international applicants: $15
After you have submitted your PharmCAS application and UMKC Pharm.D. supplemental application, you should continue to monitor your PharmCAS applicant portal for messages and notices.
Completing the application process does not serve as a statement of acceptance or admission to the University of Missouri-Kansas City.
Selected applicants will be invited to a formal interview at the UMKC School of Pharmacy. The interview is a required component of the application process.
Fall interviews will be held virtually, with plans to hold spring interviews in person at the School of Pharmacy, if possible. More information will be provided to applicants in their interview invitation, which will be sent by email.
View the Admissions Timeline Calendar (PDF) for interview dates.
Selection process
The selection process for the interview is based on a multifaceted review process and the qualifications of the applicant pool. Applicants should be aware that admission is competitive and meeting minimum eligibility requirements does not guarantee an interview.
Factors considered for interview selection include:Applicants will be notified regarding admission within a few days after the formal interview.
Resources to help you prepare for the UMKC School of Pharmacy formal interview
The School of Pharmacy is on the UMKC Hospital Hill campus, where it shares the Health Sciences Building with the School of Nursing and Health Studies. The address is 2464 Charlotte Street, Kansas City, Missouri 64108.
There is no free parking on the UMKC campus.
Before the interview date, a one-day UMKC parking hangtag will be mailed by USPS to applicants who are not currently enrolled at UMKC. This will allow applicants who are not UMKC students to park on the flat lot that is at 25th and Charlotte Street (#28A on the Hospital Hill campus map).
UMKC students who have a valid UMKC Day Parking Permit can park in the parking structure (#28 on the Hospital Hill campus map) on levels 4–7 or may park in the flat lot at 25th and Campbell Street (#67 on the Hospital Hill campus map).
Early Action applicants scheduled for an interview in Columbia on the University of Missouri campus on October 11 will meet at the Academic Support Center (ASC), which is located at 6th and Stewart. After you enter the building, walk down the steps to the check-in table in the hallway.
Current Mizzou students with a campus parking pass may park in designated student parking. We will send non-Mizzou students a link to register your car as a guest for the day. Please check for an email from Cathy Rinta-Evans. There is guest parking in the Conley Parking Structure, across the street from ASC.
On October 4, some Early Action applicants will interview in Springfield on the Missouri State University (MSU) campus. Students notified about this location should meet at the MSU Brick City campus, located at 327 West Mill Street. The School of Pharmacy is located in Building 1 on the fourth floor.
Parking for the School of Pharmacy at Brick City is adjacent to the building. Students will be emailed a link to register their car online as a guest for the day.
Applicants will receive written notification from the school regarding the admission decision. Applicants selected for admission will be required to confirm their acceptance and submit an advance deposit to guarantee their place in the entering class. This deposit is applied to the first term’s educational fees and is not refundable or transferable.
Acceptance is contingent on submission of a criminal background check, good academic and behavioral standing, grade C or higher in the specified minimum pre-pharmacy course requirements and any other coursework completed during the winter, spring or summer term prior to fall admission entry.
If you are not admitted the first time, you may reapply the next year. Applicants are encouraged to contact the Office of Student Affairs by phone at 816-235-1613 or by email to discuss ways to become a more competitive applicant.
An official transcript from each college attended, showing all coursework attempted through the spring and summer terms prior to entry into the Pharm.D. program, will be required following finalization of term for accepted candidates.
Please make arrangements to have your official transcripts sent directly to
UMKC School of Pharmacy
Office of Student Affairs
2464 Charlotte Street
Kansas City, MO 64108-2718
In addition to completing the PharmCAS application and the UMKC Doctor of Pharmacy supplemental application, international applicants must follow the UMKC International Admission Requirements. Copies of all materials submitted to the International Student Affairs Office must be sent to the UMKC School of Pharmacy Office of Student Affairs.
English proficiency requirements
Prior to their first enrollment in classes at UMKC, newly admitted international graduate students must register with the UMKC Applied Language Institute (ALI), and unless exempt by their academic unit, they must take the English Evaluation Examination. Based on results of the English Evaluation Examination scores, students must enroll in and successfully complete the ALI courses indicated as necessary by the student's academic unit in consultation with the UMKC Applied Language Institute. Prospective international graduate students should be aware that required coursework in English as a second language may add extra time to their individual graduate programs of study.
International graduate students exempted from this admissions policy