Application Process

The Feik School of Pharmacy is a designated PharmCAS school in which the application process begins at the PharmCAS website. We encourage you to complete and submit your application as soon as possible. Read all the documents and instructions carefully. Incomplete or late applications will not be considered.

It is optional for applicants to submit PCAT scores. Any PCAT scores submitted must be within within two years of the application date.

See Harcourt Assessment, Inc. website customer service for the appropriate applications, testing dates and payment deadlines. Because we are a designated PharmCAS school, you MUST arrange for Harcourt Assessment to send your PCAT scores directly to PharmCAS – CODE 104.

To apply for the Pharmacy Technician Certificate, follow the steps below.

1. Create a GoUIW account.
   • As you are competing the form, under "Academic Programs," select Pharmacy Technician Certificate.
2. Once you have submitted the form to create a GoUIW account, the profile page will be available. Click on the "edit" link to complete your started application, submitting all necessary documents as indicated.

After completing the GoUIW application, a representative from the Pharmacy Tech program will reach out with more details and next steps.

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Exposure to pharmacy or the medical field is highly recommended. If you want to document experience in the pharmacy field, you may fill out the Pharmacy Observational Experience Certification Form and send it to UIW Feik School of Pharmacy, Office of Student Affairs.

Information on financial aid, including scholarships and a link to the current FAFSA, can be found on the UIW Financial Assistance page.

The Feik School of Pharmacy does not allow transfer of professional pharmacy credits or waiver of requisites, nor does it admit students with academic or professional infractions from other colleges or schools of pharmacy.

The University of the Incarnate Word takes an active and supportive approach to cultivating a positive, secure, friendly and welcoming environment for all - because excellence is only attainable when everyone is included, respected and empowered. As such, the Feik School of Pharmacy is a learner-centered community dedicated to advancing the quality of healthcare in diverse populations. The Feik School of Pharmacy is committed to equal access for students with disabilities to complete the course of study of the Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD) degree.

Pharmacy students must possess skills and abilities that allow them to complete the curriculum and practice the profession of pharmacy. The University of the Incarnate Word Feik School of Pharmacy has an ethical responsibility for the safety of patients for whom the student will encounter as a student and for whom the graduate will serve during his/her career. Patient safety becomes the guiding principle under which the school establishes requirements for physical, cognitive, and emotional capabilities of matriculating students and graduates. The technical standards include skills and abilities across the four domains: intellectual, communication, behavioral and social, and motor.

1. Intellectual: The student must maintain the ability to retain, comprehend, analyze, synthesize, integrate and apply information for problem-solving and clinical reasoning. This includes abilities to reason, calculate, analyze, measure and synthesize information in a variety of settings, including those which may be urgent with increased transient stress and distractions. Students must demonstrate ability to comprehend three-dimensional relationships, and to understand spatial relationships of structures, including anatomical structures.
2. Communication: The student must be able to communicate effectively, efficiently, appropriately, and in a sensitive manner with patients, caregivers, peers, staff, instructors and members of the healthcare team, in writing and in person. English is the primary language used for all educational activities, including classroom and clinical settings and students must be able to communicate in person, in writing, and by reading in Non-verbal communication includes perceived behaviors, movements, postures and other physical characteristics which are interpreted as well as performed by the student.
3. Behavioral and Social: Students must maintain the emotional health required for full utilization of their intellectual abilities, which include the exercise of good judgment, prompt completion of all educational and clinical responsibilities, and the development of mature, sensitive and effective professional relationships with patients, families and other healthcare professionals. Students must be able to tolerate mentally and physically taxing workloads and adapt to changing environments, display flexibility and learn to function in the face of uncertainties inherent in the clinical problems of many Compassion, integrity, concern for others, interpersonal skills, interest and motivation are all personal qualities that will be assessed during the admissions and educational processes.
4. Motor: Students should have sufficient motor function to coordinate both gross and fine motor movements, maintain equilibrium, and have the functional use of the sense of touch in an educational and pharmacy practice This includes fine, gross and psychomotor (including observation) skills, as well as sufficient eye-hand coordination to perform clinical skills and tasks. Students should be able to execute motor movements reasonably required to provide general and emergency care to patients. Other activities which require sufficient motor activities include, but are not limited to: cardiopulmonary resuscitation, assessment of blood pressure and pulse, administration and compounding of medications.

All students admitted to the Feik School of Pharmacy should be able to demonstrate these abilities at the time of admission and throughout program matriculation.

The University of the Incarnate Word is committed to providing a supportive, challenging, diverse and integrated environment for all students. In accordance with Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act – Subpart E, Title III of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), and Title III of the ADA Amendments Act of 2008 (ADAAA), the University ensures accessibility to its programs, services and activities for qualified students with documented disabilities. To qualify for services, the student must provide Student Disability Services with the appropriate documentation of his or her disability at the time services and/or accommodations are requested.

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Upon acceptance, all students must complete a background check through Certiphi Screening, Inc.

All applicants and students, according to Texas HB 1508 and the Texas Occupations Code 58.001, please be advised of the following:

1. An individual who has been convicted of an offense may be ineligible for issuance of an occupational license upon completion of the educational program
2. Each licensing authority that may issue an occupational license to an individual who completes an educational program must establish guidelines which state the reasons a particular crime is considered to relate to a particular license and any other criterion that affects the decisions of the licensing authority.
3. Local or county licensing authorities may issue additional guidelines related to criminal history. Applicants should contact their respective local or county licensing authority for more details.
4. A person may request a criminal history evaluation letter regarding the personal eligibility for a license issued by a licensing authority under Texas Occupations Code 53.102.

Potentially helpful agencies include the Texas State Board of Pharmacy and the National Association of Boards of Pharmacy.

International applicants have the option to submit acceptable TOEFL scores if English is not their primary language.

Foreign transcripts are not accepted without an official evaluation from the WES, ECE or other accredited agencies.