ABOUT US

The UNT System College of Pharmacy is part of the UNT Health Science Center, located on a 33-acre campus in Fort Worth’s Cultural District, home to world renowned museums including the Amon Carter Museum of American Art, the Kimbell Art Museum, and the Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth.  The Health Science Center houses six schools/colleges, research institutes, and health care delivery units that provide patient-centered education, research, and health care.

The UNT System College of Pharmacy produces professionals who embrace a team-based approach in caring for patients.  We keep patients at the center of our efforts in education, research, and care by engaged learning with frequent practice.  Our educational model is to:

• Acquire new knowledge.
• Apply knowledge to solve problems.
• Communicate solutions to patients.
• Prepare for learning before each class session.
• Find ways to improve every day.

Our pharmacy students receive didactic, laboratory, and experiential training, and apply what they learn in each setting.  Students accepted to the program who are interested in research will be referred to faculty members on staff who can advise them on matters related to research.  

REQUIREMENTS

• Submit PharmCAS application
• Submit Supplemental Application & fee
• Have a minimum GPA of 2.5 on prerequisite coursework
• Obtain three letters of recommendation
• Complete pre-pharmacy prerequisites with a “C” or better at a U.S.-accredited college or university

INTERPROFESSIONAL EDUCATION

The global vision of the College of Pharmacy is to make health care better.  Making health care better crucially depends upon the improved teamwork of a variety of health care professionals and improved access for patients.  Our program leverages the benefit of being located on a Health Science Center campus through Interprofessional Education, providing pharmacy students the opportunity to work with students from the other five colleges on the Health Science Center campus each semester, as well as with students from nearby Texas Christian University.  The UNT System College of Pharmacy is leading the way in team-based training that puts the patient at the center of care decisions while controlling costs and reducing medical errors.

STUDENT TESTIMONY

“The aspect that helped me pick the UNT System College of Pharmacy is the fact that the curriculum is set up to train me to not only be a pharmacist, but to also be a functioning member of the health care team.  It helps us build teamwork and learn to work for the betterment of our future patients.”

~ Robert Hawkins, Class of 2017

University of North Texas Health Science Center UNT System College of Pharmacy’s Doctor of Pharmacy program is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education, 135 South LaSalle Street, Suite 4100, Chicago, IL 60603, 312/664-3575; FAX 866/228-2631, website www.acpe-accredit.org.