Information for Incoming Student Pharmacists 

Information for Incoming Student Pharmacists

Review all of the information on this website and check back periodically for updates and new information.

Please use one of the following for all correspondence unless otherwise specified below:

UCI Student Housing

UC Irvine Student Housing is now accepting applications! Applications are processed in the order received and include a $20 processing fee for all first-time housing applications. To maximize your housing options, complete your application today. You do not have to submit a Statement of Intent to Register (SIR) before completing your application, as this was automatically transmitted to housing when you indicated your acceptance through your applicant portal. You will however, need to activate your UCInetID (not Student ID or AAMC ID) and password to access the housing application. If you have forgotten your UCInet ID password, you can change or reset your password by clicking here. Your UCInetID can be found on the STATUS tab home screen of your applicant portal.

Learn more about on-campus housing options on the Housing Website. Housing is not guaranteed so explore other options as well, including on-campus privately-managed American Campus Communities (furnished apartments) and off-campus options. 

Obtain a new TB test / PPD or Interferon gamma release assay (IGRA)

Each year you will need to have a current PPD or IGRA to prove your TB status. Your TB test should be dated on or after July 1, 2023. If you do not waive out of the student health insurance plan (GSHIP), your costs will be covered for required immunizations and titers performed during GSHIP coverage dates.

The services at the Student Health Clinic (SHC) are available to all students even if you waive UC SHIP. Students with insurance coverage other than SHIP typically pay lower fees for most services as compared with community rates (see Fees for Common Services).

Important SHC Policies for New Students to Read, Understand and Acknowledge: 

In addition to the above referenced admission health and health insurance requirements, new students, prior to their initial appointment at the Student Health Center (SHC), must acknowledge that they have read and understand other SHC policies:

• Notice of Privacy Practices
• Patient Consent/Acknowledgements/Notice of Rights and Responsibilities
• Statement of Financial Responsibility

You may acknowledge these policies at the time of appointment self check-in at SHC or on the Wellness, Health & Counseling Services secure Student Health Patient Portal. 

Immunization Requirements

The UCI School of Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical Sciences requires all incoming student pharmacists to obtain or show proof of the following Immunizations and Tuberculosis (TB) Screening.

Compliance with any immunization requirement is not fulfilled unless and until the student uploads their records to the Student Health Patient Portal and they are verified. For step-by-step instructions on how to upload your COVID-19 and other immunization records; enter your vaccine dates; and complete the TB Risk Screening Form on the portal, click here >>> Student Vaccination Upload Instructions.

Student pharmacists who fail to submit this documentation will be placed on an academic hold by the Student Health Center (SHC) and cannot register for courses for the following quarter. 

Transcripts

Please be advised that PharmCAS does not forward transcripts to pharmacy schools.

You will need to request an official transcript with your undergraduate degree posted on it from your school to clear your provisional admission as soon as it is available.

UC Irvine requires official transcripts from the institutions from which you earned a degree. Official transcripts must include the name of the degree earned and the date the degree was conferred. Additional documents may be required for degrees earned outside of the U.S. Please see our website for details.

Your official transcript(s) should be mailed to the address below:

University of California, Irvine
Pharm.D. Student Affairs Office
209 Steinhaus Hall
Irvine, CA 92697-3958

If you earned your degree at a U.S. institution and your school is able to securely transmit your degree posted transcript to UCI electronically, you may have the transcript sent to pharmd@uci.edu.

Electronic transcripts may also be sent directly by the Registrar of your school to Gradtranscripts@uci.edu.

NOTE: Do not send your official transcript to UCI until it is requested.

Send transcript as soon as your degree is awarded and posted on your transcript.

All records submitted to our office become the property of the University and will not be returned to the student.  If your academic records cannot be replaced, please bring them directly to our office and we will photocopy and return them to you.

Confidentiality Agreement

The Confidentiality Agreement is required of all students for access to the UC Irvine Health information system, and must be submitted by August 1. You will receive an email from DocuSign, a tool that enables legally-binding electronic signatures on documents. 

When you receive the emails from DocuSign, click on the “Review Documents” button, adopt a signature from the options presented, and then continue to carefully review and sign the documents enclosed.  This service will be used to initially collect your Confidentiality Agreement and Technical Standards (referenced below).