Doctor of Pharmacy Program > Admission Interview

Travel Information

• Oklahoma City
• Tulsa

Student Resources

• AACP - For Students & Applicants
• American Pharmacists Association
• HSC Student Drug Screening Policy
• Technical Standards
• Background Check\Drug Tests policy

Things to Remember

•  Contact information for Pharmacy Student Affairs:
  OKC:  405.271.6598 or OUPharmD@ouhsc.edu
  Tulsa:  918.660.3572 or OUPharmD@ouhsc.edu

• Interviewees will be informed of their status approximately 3-4 weeks after their interview. Possible statuses are: conditional acceptance; waitlist; denial.
• Keep Pharmacy Student Affairs informed of all contact information changes.
• Keep Pharmacy Student Affairs informed of any name changes.
• Be sure that you have a working e-mail address that you check often AND that you have placed our address on “accepted” e-mail to avoid it going to a spam box.
• If you are accepted, have your official transcript showing spring grades sent directly to Pharmacy Student Affairs by June 1, 2011. 
• If you have a bachelor’s degree, we must also receive an official transcript showing that degree even if you received it before Spring 2011.
• University of Oklahoma College of Pharmacy Attn: Jennifer Richardson
  Office of Pharmacy Student Affairs
  1110 N Stonewall Avenue
  Oklahoma City, OK 73117
• If you are accepted into the program, you will need to be in compliance regarding the university requirements for immunizations before enrollments can be processed. 
• Please note that each section requires either proof of the actual immunization or proof of the titer (blood test) for immunity.  Documentation of the illness does not satisfy the requirement as having the illness does not always indicate immunity. 
• Please forward your completed vaccine history form NO LATER THAN JUNE 1, 2011 with all pertinent documentation (regardless of campus assignment) to:
• Darla Puckett
  OUHSC College of Pharmacy
  1110 N Stonewall Avenue
  OKC OK 73117

• If you have a significant change in lab coat size before July 1, please notify Darla Puckett at darla-puckett@ouhsc.edu.
• For information on financial aid visit http://w3.ouhsc.edu/sfs/.  You can begin the financial aid process even if you have not yet been accepted.

Vacine History Form
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Immunization Information
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Interview Day Information

• Interviews are typically conducted during a half day session.
• Each applicant will participate in a 40 minute panel interview. There is no on-site writing assessment .
• Applicants will also participate in additional activities that day which will include a campus tour.
• Panels consist of 3 members-a faculty member, current student, and preceptor/alumni.
• Due to the nature of the interview day, we respectfully request that you bring no guests with you that day.There are links on the interview website with information on things to do in Oklahoma City that may be informative for your guests.

Campus Selection Procedures

NOTE:  THE FOLLOWING CAMPUS SELECTION OPTIONS ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE.
The University of Oklahoma College of Pharmacy admits students to both the OKC and Tulsa campuses. If you are selected for an interview, you will make one of the following selections on Interview Day:

1. I will only accept an offer of admission from the OKC campus.
2. I will only accept an offer of admission from the Tulsa campus.
3. I will accept an offer of admission from either campus but prefer the OKC campus.
4. I will accept an offer of admission from either campus but prefer the Tulsa campus.
5. I will accept an offer of admission from either campus; I have no preference.

We strongly recommend applicants research the campuses prior to attending Interview Day. Applicants cannot change their campus selection after Interview Day.  Barring extraordinary circumstances, it will NOT be possible for a student to transfer campuses after enrollment.

Campus Assignment Procedure:

• Applicants who select options 1 or 2 will only be offered admission to the campus indicated.
• Applicants who select options 3 or 4 will be offered admission to their preferred campus, provided the campuses are filled in equal proportion. In cases where campus preference cannot be honored, application completion dates (date on which all application materials are received by the U of OK) will be used to determine priority in honoring campus selections from a particular interview day.
•  Applicants who select option 5 will be assigned a campus according to admission needs in filling each campus proportionally from a particular interview day.

Campus Placement Procedures for Applicants Admitted from the Waitlist:

• The college operates one waitlist for both campuses, and offers positions to applicants as openings occur on either campus.
• Applicants who select options 1 or 2 will only be offered a position in the college if a position opens on the indicated campus.
• Applicants who select options 3, 4 or 5 will be offered a position in the college as soon as their number is reached in the waitlist. They will be obliged to accept that position, regardless of campus, or forfeit admission to the Pharm.D. program.

Campus Selection and Improving Chances of Admission:

Selecting options 3, 4 or 5 will NOT improve an applicant’s chances of admission. The Admissions Committee admits applicants based on the admissions criteria and overall strength of their application, and not on which campus an applicant prefers to attend.

The only time that campus selection will affect admission to the program is in the case of waitlist placement. Offers are made from the waitlist as seats in the program become available. If, for example, the last seat in the program that opens is on the Tulsa campus and the next applicant on the waitlist selected option 1, this applicant will not be offered admission to the Tulsa campus. The seat will be offered to the next applicant on the waitlist who has indicated options 2, 3, 4 or 5.

Frequently Asked Questions:

Q- Why would I select option 1 or 2?
A- I am confident that I would only be comfortable attending one of the two campuses.

Q- Why would I select option 3 or 4?
A- I would prefer attending one of the two campuses, however I would be comfortable attending either campus. I would not want to risk being passed up on the waitlist, should I be assigned to it. I understand that I am obliged to accept an offer to the campus assigned, even if I am not offered admission to my preferred campus.

Q- Why would I select option 5?
A- I really have no preference at all – I’d be happy with attending either campus. I understand that I am obliged to accept an offer to the campus assigned.

Questions:

For questions about the campus selection procedures, contact:

Jennifer L. Richardson
Director of Recruitment & Admissions
University of Oklahoma College of Pharmacy
Office of Pharmacy Student Affairs
1110 N. Stonewall Ave, Rm 111
OKC, OK 73117
P/405-271-6598
F/405-271-3830
jennifer-richardson@ouhsc.edu
http://pharmacy.ouhsc.edu