Step Six: Requirements for International Applicants

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.

Applicants who have completed coursework at foreign institutions must 1) request official academic transcripts from any regionally accredited institutions in the U.S. to be sent to PharmCAS.  2) After PharmCAS application submission, it will take a few working days, and then applicants will have a UMKC Slate application portal created.  3) Once applicant has been notified of their UMKC pharmacy supplemental application, they will need to upload PDFs of any foreign academic records (transcripts, diplomas, etc.) with their UMKC application in Slate.  Foreign documents can be unofficial for Slate upload.  4) Next, applicants must submit an online IERF application and request any official international college transcripts to be sent directly from the college/university to IERF.  Once evaluated, the report will be sent to UMKC Office of Admissions so that proper course equivalencies can be determined.  To request the report, follow the IERF Evaluation Service instructions for UMKC.

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

• Native English speakers from English-speaking countries such as Canada, England, the Republic of Ireland, Australia and New Zealand.
• Non-native English speakers who hold degrees or diplomas from post-secondary institutions in English-speaking countries (such as the United States, Canada, England, the Republic of Ireland, Australia and New Zealand), provided they have a minimum of two years of successful full-time study, and English was the medium of instruction.