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The Texas A&M Irma Lerma Rangel College of Pharmacy's curriculum equips students with essential knowledge and skills to become well-rounded general practitioners in pharmaceutical care. Spanning four academic years, the program immerses students in a comprehensive professional curriculum covering biomedical sciences, pharmaceutical sciences, social/behavioral/administrative pharmacy sciences, and practical pharmacy applications. Structured across 146 semester credit hours, the curriculum systematically guides students from foundational pharmaceutical and clinical coursework to culminating experiential rotations. This includes 102 credit hours of core requirements, 6 elective hours, and 38 clinical-experiential hours (including a pharmacy capstone). The final year focuses entirely on advanced practice experiences, significantly building upon the knowledge and abilities developed during the first three years. The program's central objective is to deliver thorough pharmacy training in an engaging setting, producing skilled, compassionate, and ethical professionals committed to delivering exceptional pharmaceutical care.
To be considered for admission into the PharmD program at the Rangel College of Pharmacy, applicants must:
Have a cumulative GPA, as determined by PharmCAS, of 2.75 or higher.
Earn a preferred composite PCAT score of 40 or higher and a preferred PCAT writing score of 3.0 or greater.
English proficiency can also be demonstrated by:
Applicants whose native language is not English are required to earn a TOEFL score of 550 (213 computer based, 80 on the Internet based test) or higher.
Minimum IELTS Academic test score of 6.0 overall band (Texas A&M University does not accept the IELTS General test), or
GRE Verbal Reasoning score of at least 146 (subject to departmental approval), or
GMAT Verbal Score of at least 22 (subject to departmental approval), or
Acquiring alternative verification during the admission process from the Graduate and Professional School via a departmental request.