ASPIR²E Pre-Matriculation Program

Contact

Office of Student Affairs
Phone: 361.221.0648
cop-admissions@tamu.edu

Juan Bustamante, PhD
Instructional Associate Professor of Pharmaceutical Sciences
Director of Recruitment
Phone: 361.221.0643
bustamante@tamu.edu

Amanda Galindo, EdD
ASPIR ²E Project Director
Assistant Dean for Student Affairs
Phone: 361.221.0608
galindo@tamu.edu

About the Pre-Matriculation Program

The Texas A&M Irma Lerma Rangel College of Pharmacy is excited to announce the ASPIR ²E Pre-Matriculation Program! ASPIR ²E stands for Aggie Student Pharmacists Initiative for Recruitment|Retention and Education.

The pre-matriculation program is designed to help first-year PharmD students successfully transition to the rigors of the PharmD education and life as a professional student pharmacist. First-year students are often surprised by how different the professional student experience is from the undergraduate experience.

All admitted students for the current academic year may apply. There are no costs to participate.

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Why apply to the Pre-Matriculation Program?

“During this PMP program, I found that being able to meet our professors and learn their teaching and testing styles were extremely valuable to me. Being able to meet some of our peers also made me feel more comfortable coming in on the first day. I also found that the assignments given to us were very reasonable and significantly helped refresh my memory.”

- PMP Participant; Class of 2025

What is an ASPIR ²E Peer Mentor?

Program Schedule

Pre-Matriculation Program Schedule
	Tentative Dates	Tenative Times	Tenative Location
Week 1	June 2 - June 6 (Monday through Friday)	Traditional 8am to 3pm Schedule Monday-Friday	Online via Zoom
Week 2	Tuesday, June 10 Thursday, June 12	9am to Noon (Tuesday) Noon to 3PM (Thursday)	Online via Zoom
Week 3	Tuesday, June 17 Wednesday, June 18	9am to Noon (Tuesday) Noon to 3pm (Wednesday)	Online via Zoom
Week 4	Tuesday, June 24 Thursday, June 26	9am to Noon (Tuesday) Noon to 3pm (Thursday)	Online via Zoom

*The PMP is four weeks long during the summer prior to matriculation. All four weeks will be held online. There is no cost to participate. The PMP kicks off on June 2, 2025 immediately following the College of PHarmacy's Pre-Orientation.

Pre-Matriculation Program Content

ASPIR2E faculty The program will focus on six key modules:

Biochemistry
Patient Care & Medical Terminology
Organic chemistry
Pharmaceutical calculations
Physiology
Student success skills

Developing a solid understanding on the foundational components of these six modules should provide you with a firm bridge for the first-year courses.

Please note participating in this program occurs before you enroll and matriculate in the Rangel College of Pharmacy. Any scores you earn during this program do not transfer when you matriculate and does not guarantee that you will complete the first year with any pre-determined grades.

How to apply to the Pre-Matriculation Program

Admitted Class of 2029 students submit the online program application by Friday, March 21, 2025.
The college notifies selected participants by Friday, March 28, 2025.
Students accept offer by Friday, April 4, 2025.

Contact

Office of Student Affairs
Phone: 361.221.0648
cop-admissions@tamu.edu

Juan Bustamante, PhD
Instructional Associate Professor of Pharmaceutical Sciences
Director of Recruitment
Phone: 361.221.0643
bustamante@tamu.edu

ASPIR2E Pre-Matriculation Program

Contact

About the Pre-Matriculation Program

Why apply to the Pre-Matriculation Program?

What is an ASPIR 2E Peer Mentor?

Program Schedule

Pre-Matriculation Program Content

How to apply to the Pre-Matriculation Program

Contact

ASPIR²E Pre-Matriculation Program

What is an ASPIR ²E Peer Mentor?