Can I apply to transfer into UH Hilo Pharmacy from another Pharm.D. program?
UHH-CoP may accept transfer students from other ACPE accredited pharmacy schools as long as these students are in good academic standing and have legitimate reasons for seeking a transfer. All requests for transfer information should be referred to the Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, UHH-CoP so that the potential transfer applicant can be counseled prior to submitting an application. To be considered for transfer, a student must meet the College’s general requirements for admission. He/she must also submit the following: 1. A letter to the Chair of the Admissions Committee indicating why he/she wishes to transfer and explaining any difficulties encountered at his/her current institution; 2. Official transcripts from all schools attended—undergraduate, graduate, and professional; 3. A catalog and a detailed pharmacy syllabus for any courses for which advanced standing consideration is requested; 4. A letter from the dean of the pharmacy college in which the student is enrolled. The
UHH-CoP may accept transfer students from other ACPE accredited pharmacy schools, as long as these students are in good academic standing and have legitimate reasons for seeking a transfer. Transfer applicants must have completed or be in the process of completing all required prerequisite courses listed on the admissions website: http://pharmacy.uhh.hawaii.edu/admissions.php. All requests for transfer information should be referred to the UHH-CoP Director of Student Services, so that the potential transfer applicant can be counseled prior to submitting an application. Transfer students will only be accepted for Fall enrollment. Complete applications for transfer are due by February 1 of the matriculation year. It is important to note that there is no guarantee that coursework taken at a previous College of Pharmacy will transfer into University of Hawaii-Hilo, College of Pharmacy. Students may only transfer didactic coursework and introductory pharmacy practice experience (IPPE). Adva
