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Hey...i want to get admission in pharm.d course based on my b.pharm degree from gujarat technological university..........just completed in in june.......
Now i want to do my further study in usa particularly in pharm.d course ......plzz give me ur advice .....which exam are required for that.....weather gre or toefl ??? Nd how much scires of it ......plzzzzzz rply me.......i need ur advice.........admission in pharm.d particularly in new jersey.........usa based on indian b.pharm degre......g

You can definitely pursue Pharma D course in USA. You can also go for MS degree course in Pharmacy since you have completed your B.Pharma.

For Pharma D course, you need to give the following exams :-
-FPGEE (Foreign Pharmacy Graduate Equivalency Examination) and
-NAPLEX (North American Pharmacist Licensure Examination)

Note:- You must have undertook a 5 year B.Pharma course to be eligible for these exams. If not, then you need to pursue your Masters in India and then apply for the above exams.

For MS degree course, you need to give the following exams :-
-Graduate Record Examination (GRE)
- Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL)

For best universities, you need to have more than 150 in verbal and quantitative section and above 4.5 in writing in GRE exam. The top universities are :-

1. University of Illinois-Chicago
2. Purdue University
3. Ohio State University
4. University of California
5. University of Cincinnati:
6. University of Kentucky
7. Ferris State University
8. University of Minnesota - Twin Cities
9. University of North Carolina
10. University of Tennessee
11. University of Oklahoma
12. University of Utah