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Admission
Requirements
Before you start your application process make sure you are applying
for the correct program. Check with the director of the program,
if you are not sure.
An application is considered complete
only when all (no exceptions) of the required
documents are sent directly to the following address:
Sujit S. Sansgiry, PhD
Director, Graduate Studies,
Department of Clinical Sciences and Administration
College of Pharmacy, University of Houston,
Texas Medical Center
1441 Moursund Street,
Houston, Texas 77030
USA
The following are the requirements for application
to the Master of Science program in Pharmacy Administration. Please
note that incomplete applications will not be reviewed. We recommend
you submit your application material in a single package so that
documents are not lost.
- Send a completed
Graduate Application Form (Texas Common Application). Click
on the link to apply online.
- Domestic applicants must send a non-refundable
application/evaluation fee of $25. Payments must be made with
a personal check or money order denominated in U. S. dollars,
payable to the "University of Houston." We do not
accept application fees via credit card or cash. Please send
your application fee in the form of a check or a money order.
Please make check or money order payable to “University of Houston”.
If payment is being sent from outside the United States, it
must be in the form of an American Express money order. All
application fees are non-refundable.
- Submit two (2) official transcripts of
all academic work, including subjects taken and grades earned.
- Submit official GRE (pregrad) or GMAT test
score results. When completing test applications use campus
code 6870 to have scores sent to the University of Houston Main
Campus. An additional certified photocopy (certified) must be
sent with your application even if the scores are sent directly
to the university. (Note: There is no department code for GRE)
- Submit at least three (3) letters of recommendations.
- Submit a personal statement of purpose,
which includes a 2-page double-spaced paper with 1-inch margins
on career goals and research interests.
- Submit two passport-size photographs of
yourself.
- Send a complete Resume or Curriculum Vitae
that is not more than three pages long.
In addition to the requirements listed above,
international applicants are required to:
- International applicants must send a non-refundable
application/evaluation fee of $150. If payment is being sent
from outside the United States, it must be in the form of an
American Express money order.
- International applicants must submit official
TOEFL test scores (minimum 550 paper-based, minimum 213 computer-based,
and minimum 79 Internet-based). Students are exempt from the
TOEFL if from Australia, the Bahamas, Belize, The British Isles,
English-speaking Canadian provinces, the Fiji Islands, Jamaica,
Liberia, New Zealand, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Trinidad,
the United States, the Virgin Islands, the West Indies or Zimbabwe.
Individuals lacking fluency in speaking English will be requested
to take English language courses.
- International applicants must submit a
Letter of Financial
Backing and a signed Statement
of Understanding. (Click
here to download PDF form)
The last date to receive applications is March
1 for Fall semester admission. However, applicants are
advised to send applications as early as possible. Please note
that the department is not responsible for applications mailed
at any other address and it is the student’s responsibility to
make sure that the application is sent to the correct address.
Once a completed application is received it will be processed
immediately. If you have any questions regarding your application
status send your inquiries to Dr. Sansgiry at SSansgiry@UH.edu
or call at (713) 795-8392.
NOTE: Please do not call
to request admission status before April 12, 2008.
Please print and review the check list of
items required before you mail your application. You should enclose
this check list with your application. Please arrange your application
portfolio (package) as per the items listed on the check list
before mailing it. If you are not able to include any items listed
on the check list, please provide an explanation in your cover
letter and information on when the department should expect to
receive it.
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Transfer
Students
Students should follow the same application
process.Students may be able to transfer a maximum of 9 credit
hours of completed course work from an accredited program.Transfer
students can seek admission through out the year. The deadline
for Spring semester transfer is October 1. Please check with the
Director of Graduate Studies before applying.
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Part-time Student
Students have an option to enroll part-time
and take courses as and when they are offered. Students have a
maximum of 5 years to finish their MS program requirements. Students
must register for one hour of seminar credit during the Fall and
Spring semesters every year.
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