The Pharmacy College Application Service (PharmCAS) is a centralized application service for schools and colleges of pharmacy.

This comprehensive service

• Facilitates the pharmacy admissions process for applicants, evaluators, and member institutions;
• Provides pharmacy institutions with a comprehensive set of tools and services for processing, reviewing, and analyzing applications;
• Promotes the profession of pharmacy and participating institutions to interested applicants; and
• Houses a rich database of applicant information.

BENEFITS TO OUR APPLICANTS

• Offers a simple, efficient process to apply to multiple colleges and schools of pharmacy using a single Web-based application.

• Facilitates applications to a broader array of pharmacy institutions which may increase the likelihood that qualified applicants will enroll in a pharmacy degree program.

• Provides access to individual pharmacy school admission requirements in an easy to find and standardized format.

• Supplies applicants with a comprehensive online checklist and instructions to help them more easily navigate through the application and admissions process.

• Reduces or eliminates the need for duplicate application data, letters of reference, PCAT scores, and transcripts for those applying to more than one pharmacy institution. 

• Provides a real-time status tool so that applicants may check the status of their PharmCAS application, transcripts, test scores, and letters on-line at any time.

• Gives applicants an electronic tool to request letters of reference from selected evaluators and check on the status of these electronic letters via the on-line PharmCAS status tool at any time.

• Allows applicants to check the status of supplemental application materials sent directly to a designated pharmacy school via an on-line status tool.

• Decreases unintended applicant errors and omissions by incorporating validation rules into the web application.

• Allows applicants to access the application from ANY computer with Internet access and standard browser, regardless of what computer used to begin the application. Applicants can close and reopen their application as often as desired prior to submission.

• Gives applicants the ability to view their individual PharmCAS-calculated GPAs and verified course data after their application is verified.  By reviewing the GPAs, applicants assist PharmCAS in the verification quality control process.

• Provides one point of contact for customer support needs.

• Facilitates the application fee payment process by allowing applicants to make online credit card payments over a secure Web site using a real-time payment system (VeriSign).  Money orders are also accepted by PharmCAS via the mail.