Yes, technically many schools require it, but the requirement is being dropped by more and more schools every year, and employers don’t care which school you come out of, so your competition is greatly increased.

And it’s not like med school or many other grad school options where you have to take MCAT, which is far more rigorous than PCAT anyway, but since the graduate of a pharmacy school that doesn’t require it is the same as one that does in the job market, it effectively nullifies the bar an entry exam might set.

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