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international students

Applicants who are not citizens or permanent residents of the U.S. should review the following requirements carefully in order to apply for the PharmD program. International students are not eligible for our hybrid option, the Pioneer Pathway, but can choose from our four in-person campus locations in Abilene (P1-P4), Amarillo (P1-P4), Dallas (P1-P4), and Lubbock (P3-P4). A step-by-step list of the international application process can be found here and additional resources can be found on the TTUHSC International Student Services page.

Application Information:

In addition to the PharmCAS application that all students must complete for admission, international students will be required to submit additional documents in order to complete their application. This can include English proficiency test scores, a copy of your passport, bank statements, and other requested items by our TTUHSC International Student Services office. Our prerequisites must be completed in order to be eligible for admission into our PharmD program.

English Proficiency

International applicants must demonstrate adequate proficiency in the English language before they can be considered for admission.

United States Equivalent Course by Course Foreign Transcript Evaluation:

Applicants that have taken any courses outside the United States (U.S.) *must* have a U.S. equivalent course by course foreign evaluation foreign transcript evaluation from a foreign transcript evaluation agency. We do not mandate evaluations to come from a certain company; however, they must be a U.S. equivalent course by course evaluation. Foreign transcript evaluations must be official, coming to us directly from the evaluation agency. If multiple Institutions outside the U.S. have been attended, the evaluation must include all institutions attended. This is an admissions requirement and needs to be submitted to us by the application deadline.

We will accept course-by-course evaluations from the following services:

  • WORLD EDUCATION SERVICES
    1-800-937-3895
    fax: (212) 739-6139
    website: www.wes.org
  • FOREIGN CREDENTIALS SERVICE OF AMERICA
    Dr. William J. Paver, Director
    1910 Justin Lane
    Austin, TX 78757
    phone: (512) 459-8428
    fax: (512) 459-4565
  • INTERNATIONAL ACADEMIC CREDENTIAL EVALUATORS, INC.
    P.O. Box 2465
    Denton, TX 76202-2465
    (940) 383-7498
    fax: (940) 382-4874
    email: staff@iacei.net
  • GLOBAL CREDENTIAL EVALUATORS, INC.
    P.O. Box 9203
    College Station, TX 77842
    1-800-517-4754
    fax: (512) 528-9293
    email: gce@gceus.com
    website: gceus.com