Admissions Applications Fast Facts
Application Requirements
• PCAT is not required.
• Bachelor’s degree is not required.
• Prerequisites – 60 semester hours
• Online courses accepted for all prerequisite courses including science courses with labs
• No limits on AP/IB/CLEP credit hours but credits must appear on official transcript
• Submit your transcript for a review of prerequisites.
• 2 academic letters of recommendation, one committee letter counts as two letters
Application Deadlines
• Priority Deadline – October 1, 2024
• Priority Spring Deadline – January 13, 2025
• Regular Deadline – February 3, 2025
PharmCAS application coupon codes
• UAMS is paying for your PharmCAS application fee
• First come first served while supplies last
• Must be ready to e-submit application within two weeks from receipt of code
• $180 PharmCAS coupon code – applying to one school only
• $60 PharmCAS coupon code – applying to multiple schools at one time
Application Deadlines for Fall 2025 Admissions
- Priority Deadline: October 1, 2024 for fall 2025 enrollment.
- Spring Priority Deadline: January 13, 2025 for fall 2025 enrollment.
- Regular Deadline: February 3, 2025 for fall 2025 enrollment.
*Applicants who apply before the regular deadline will be eligible to be considered for UAMS College of Pharmacy scholarships.
Admissions Requirements
To apply, applicants must meet all of the following requirements:
- 2.5 cumulative minimum GPA
- US citizen or permanent resident
- 60 semester credit hours of prerequisite coursework. Have a question about your prerequisites? Complete this online form to ask the admissions office.
Application Requirements and Deadlines
Applicants must submit the following application items to PharmCAS.
| Check Off | Application Items | Application Deadlines | If applying for priority deadline submit by: | If applying for spring priority deadline submit by: | If applying for regular deadline submit by: |
| Official transcripts from each institution attended | Priority Deadline: October 1, 2024 | September 15 | December 29, or after fall grades have posted | January 15 | |
| 2 academic letters of recommendation (committee letter counts as 2 letters) | Spring Priority Deadline: January 13, 2025 | October 1 | 2nd Monday in January | February 1 | |
| Completed PharmCAS application | Regular Deadline: February 3, 2025 | October 1 | 2nd Monday in January | February 1 |
Additionally, applicants must submit a supplemental application to the UAMS College of Pharmacy. The college will contact you with the link to submit the supplemental application after your PharmCAS application has been verified. There is no fee to submit the application.
Steps in the Admission Process
| Check Off | Step |
| Create account on PharmCAS. | |
| Submit official transcripts from each institution attended to PharmCAS. See instructions for sending transcripts. | |
| Ask two academic instructors for letters. | |
| Complete all four sections of the online PharmCAS application and e-submit. | |
| Log into PharmCAS to check application periodically to make sure letters have been submitted or check application status (received, complete, verified). Once the application is verified, UAMS COP will contact you for an on-campus interview. |
Contact Us
PharmCAS
Applicants may contact PharmCAS help at info@pharmcas.org or 617-612-2050
College of Pharmacy
Applicants may contact College of Pharmacy at copadmissions@uams.edu or 501-686-8889 for individual help with the application at any time.
