Pharm.D. Admissions

Requirements

Admission to the South Carolina College of Pharmacy is competitive and is based on the applicant’s completion of pre-pharmacy requirements, GPA, academic record, letters of recommendation, interview evaluations, PCAT scores, honors/awards, extracurricular activities, work experience, and student personal statement concerning their goals for a career in pharmacy. Applicants must take the PCAT and have official scores reported prior to the end of the application period, on or before January 1st of the year of anticipated admission.

Applicants must provide an official copy of all college transcripts, including all grades for courses taken through the fall semester prior to application. Those currently enrolled at either USC Columbia or MUSC may have their USC/MUSC transcripts generated internally at no cost for pharmacy admissions. As a state-assisted institution, preference will be given to in-state applicants. In-state students are defined as South Carolina residents and any non-South Carolina residents attending a South Carolina college or university. In-state status as defined here only applies to the admission process. Residency for the purpose of tuition will be based upon the South Carolina Code of Laws.

Application Process

Applications must be submitted electronically through the Application Portal below. You must designate your preferred campus (USC-Columbia or MUSC-Charleston). The SCCP Admissions Committee will evaluate all applications and each is rated based on criteria (such as GPA, PCAT*, extracurricular activity, work history, letters of reference, prior degree and personal statement) established by the Committee.

Once evaluated, applicants are ranked and then placed in the campus of their preference. Admission to each campus is made on a space-available basis (i.e. 110 students at the USC campus and 80 students at the MUSC campus). If one campus reaches capacity prior to all students being placed, students are considered candidates for the other campus if this option is indicated in the application.

The online processing fee is payable by electronic check or credit card (Visa or MasterCard) only. The non-refundable application fee for the South Carolina College of Pharmacy is $85.00 (US dollars).

*Applicants must take the PCAT and have official scores reported prior to the end of the application period, on or before January 1st.

Tuition and Fees

Before You Apply

For consideration for admission to the South Carolina College of Pharmacy, applicants are required to submit OFFICIAL transcripts from ALL prior institutions before an application is considered complete. Transcripts for coursework in progress at the time of application must be sent to Enrollment Services upon matriculation into the program.

Prior or Current USC/MUSC Students

If you are a prior or current USC or MUSC student, your USC transcripts are printed internally, and a transcript request to USC or MUSC is not required.

Sending Transcripts

If applicable, use the "Transcript Request Form," available within the application, or send your own request to the registrar of each institution. DO NOT OPEN THE ENVELOPE that contains the document. If the registrar will not give you an official copy, explain this in a note to Enrollment Services office and have the transcript(s) sent under separate cover.

Should you not be accepted, transcripts submitted to SCCP are retained for a period of one year to assist you in reapplying. After one year, transcripts are destroyed and official copies must be resubmitted.

Mail transcripts to:

SCCP Admissions
Office of Enrollment Management
41 Bee Street
MSC 203
Charleston, SC  29425-2030

International Transcripts

Academic records from foreign institutions must be provided in English and must be certified or validated as true by a university or government official or notary public. The following Web Sites provide more information about international transcript evaluation agencies:

World Education Services
American Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers (AACRAO)
International Education Research Foundation
Education International