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Pharmacy College Admissions Test

The PCAT is constructed specifically for use by colleges of pharmacy for admission purposes. The design and content of the PCAT are determined by the types of abilities, aptitudes, and skills deemed essential by colleges of pharmacy and by research concerning the kinds of tests that most accurately predict success in science-oriented courses.

Outline of Test

Verbal Ability                          Biology

Chemistry                              Reading Comprehension

Quantitative Ability                 Writing

Score Guide:

Scaled scores for the multiple-choice subtests are ranked on a scale of 200–600, are based on the number of core items answered correctly, and are calculated separately for each multiple-choice subtest. Experimental items do not count toward your score. A percentile rank indicates the percentage of examinees from the current norm group who received a scaled score lower than a given score. For example, a Verbal Ability percentile rank of 60 indicates that 60% of the examinees in the norm group received a Verbal Ability scaled score lower than 407.

2012-2013 Dates:

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