University of South Florida
Tampa | St. Petersburg | Sarasota-Manatee
Search
Menu
Give Now
*As you review the information below, feel free to reach out to Mr. Carter Harbert with additional questions at BSMD@honors.usf.edu.
Welcome to the Future of Pharmacy! First Time in College (FTIC) USF Judy Genshaft Honors College students and are interested in attending pharmacy school have an opportunity to receive admission to USF Health's Taneja College of Pharmacy (TCOP) and complete a doctorate in pharmacy (Pharm.D.) in seven years, provided that the student continues to meet all the benchmarks of the program, including a successful interview with TCOP.
THIS COULD BE YOU!
The first three years of study will be completed at the Judy Genshaft Honors College at USF and Years 4-7 will be completed at the Taneja College of Pharmacy. A Bachelor of Science (B.S.) will be conferred following successful completion of undergraduate requirements (typically after the fourth year of study). Students applying for this accelerated program will complete a major in Biomedical Sciences (BMS). The Doctor of Pharmacy (Pharm.D.) will be conferred after the successful completion of the pharmacy program.
Judy Genshaft Honors College academic advisors will provide oversight of the student's progress in meeting Honors requirements and will coordinate overall completion of the first three years of the program. The Taneja College of Pharmacy will provide oversight of the four-year pharmacy school curricular components of the program.
For admission to the program a student must:
Eligible students must:
Submit two letters of recommendation from USF faculty prior to the beginning of the third year; one letter must be from a science professor.
Students who meet all of the above specified benchmarks will officially apply to the Taneja College of Pharmacy during the summer between their second and third undergraduate years. Students will apply by the priority deadline outlined by USF TCOP for the application cycle in which the applicant is set to apply. All required items can be reviewed in the catalog, here. Apply through the Pharmacy College Application Service (PharmCAS).
PharmCAS applications may be submitted beginning in July of each year. Since PharmCAS reviewers need four to six (4-6) weeks to verify applications prior to forwarding information to medical schools, it is strongly encouraged that students submit their applications by the end of July.For students entering the program, a 65th percentile composite PCAT score is preferred, with no individual sub-score lower than 40 permitted. Students with lower scores that may have other strong academic indicators providing evidence of success will be reviewed.
Applicants who have met all GPA, PCAT, and co-curricular benchmarks, and have submitted required application materials by the deadlines will receive an invitation for a formal interview by TCOP. Successful completion of the interview is a requirement for acceptance into the Taneja College of Pharmacy.
Note: Volunteer activities that are religious or political in nature are not accepted toward this requirement. If you are unsure whether or not your intended service experience is appropriate to meet the 7-Year B.S./Pharm.D. requirement, please check with one of the program advisors.
Students pursuing the 7-Year BS/Pharm.D. Pathway must also complete Judy Genshaft Honors College requirements and co-curricular program benchmarks which may be found here.
Students must submit a minimum of two letters of recommendation as part of the secondary application to TCOP (required letter amounts vary among other pharmacy schools).
Students must have a successful formal interview with the Taneja College of Pharmacy. Interviews are typically conducted between September and December of Year three, depending upon when students submit their primary PharmCAS application. Judy Genshaft Honors College advisors are available to assist students in preparing for the formal interview.
All BMS students will complete FLENT and Summer Enrollment requirements as well as graduation requirements listed in the catalog. Specifically, according to the BOG Articulation Regulation 6A-10.030; earn a minimum of 48 semester hours of upper-level work (courses numbered 3000 and above), therefore, BMS students will take 21 credits of additional 3000+ level coursework in addition to their required major and exit courses listed below.
Of these 21 credits, up to 10 credits will be shared with the Pharm.D. program. The entire undergraduate program will total no more than 120 credits. All BMS coursework can be found in the catalog, here.
Students must successfully complete all requirements of the Doctor of Pharmacy curriculum to graduate. Successful completion of the academic program of study contained within the first professional pharmacy year is required for the completion of the bachelor’s degree in the accelerated (3+4) program and to continue in the pharmacy program. Curricular revision is an ongoing process at USF TCOP, so the courses listed may change. Please refer to the TCOP Pharm.D. section within the catalog for the most up-to-date course listing.
According to the BOG Articulation Regulation 6A-10.030; earn a minimum of 42 semester hours of upper-level work (courses numbered 3000 and above), therefore, the B.S. in Biomedical Sciences students will take up to 21 credits of additional 3000+ level coursework in addition to their required major and exit courses listed here. Out of these 21 credits, up to 10 credits will be shared with the PharmD.