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Cairo University admission at a glance
For the PharmD - Clinical Pharmacy programme, the Faculty of Pharmacy accepts students through the coordination office and newly-acquired high school diplomas and Arab and foreign equivalent certificates, and international applicants need an official nomination to the Faculty of Pharmacy-Cairo University from the foreign arrivals administration (2026/27, the latest published).
The published steps come from the Faculty of Pharmacy (PharmD - Clinical Pharmacy in English, the credit-hour PharmD in Arabic) and from the Faculty of Law, which lists a section taught in English. These are faculty pages, so each faculty sets its own steps.
The application form for the Clinical Pharmacy programme costs 1000 EGP, paid through Fawry (2026/27, the latest published). The programme lasts five academic years (five levels over ten semesters) and includes 175 credit hours.
Programmes with published admission steps
The Faculty of Pharmacy describes the Clinical Pharmacy programme as a private credit hour program that aims to graduate a clinical pharmacist familiar with all the requirements of the profession and with the latest branches of clinical pharmacy, and the Faculty of Law lists a legal-studies section taught in English.
PharmD - Clinical Pharmacy: The Cairo University Council gives the graduate a Bachelor’s degree in Pharmacy (PharmD - Clinical Pharmacy) according to the credit hour system. (2026/27, the latest published)
Undergraduate PharmD: the Faculty of Pharmacy also lists a credit-hour PharmD in Arabic, according to the page.
Faculty of Law: the faculty site lists three sections under its application conditions: شروط التقديم والالتحاق بكلية الحقوق جامعة القاهرة لليسانس والدراسات العليا قسم العربي قسم الدراسة القانونية باللغة الإنجليزية قسم الفرنسي. Its English-section conditions page is titled شروط تقديم : قسم الدراسة القانونية باللغة الإنجليزية.
Admission routes for the Clinical Pharmacy programme
The programme page sets five routes in, and The Clinical Pharmacy program welcomes all students who wish to join it..
The routes are named on the page as follows (2026/27, the latest published).
- First: Students nominated from the Coordination Office to the Faculty of Pharmacy - Cairo University
- Second: Students nominated from the Coordination Office to other government colleges of pharmacy
- Third: Equivalent certificates students nominated to the Faculty of Pharmacy - Cairo University
- Fourth: Equivalent certificates students nominated to other government Faculties of Pharmacy
- Fifth: International arrival students
Each route has its own steps. The eligibility rule behind all of them is that students are accepted into the program from students admitted to the Faculty of Pharmacy-Cairo University through the coordination office and newly-acquired high school diplomas and Arab and foreign equivalent certificates.
International applicants: nomination and enrolment
An international applicant to the Clinical Pharmacy programme must have an official nomination to the Faculty of Pharmacy-Cairo University from the foreign arrivals administration.
Enrolment then happens at the programme office: The student’s guardian or whoever represents him with an official power of attorney come to the clinical program office with this official nomination to complete the enrollment steps. (2026/27, the latest published)
For the credit-hour PharmD, the Faculty of Pharmacy publishes Please fill out the form on this following link International Students' Admission (according to the page).
Ask the foreign arrivals administration, which issues the nomination, about your own certificate. The programme office takes questions at In case of any inquiries, please contact us on: clinical-admission- 2026 @pharma.cu.edu.eg.
Documents and steps after nomination
Applicants nominated through the Coordination Office prepare an electronic copy of five papers and then submit the originals (2026/27, the latest published).
- Fawry payment receipt for the application.
- The student′s birth certificate.
- Statement of high school grades.
- Coordination Office nomination letter.
- A recent personal photo of the student.
The student’s data is filled and a copy of all the required documents is uploaded to the following registration link. Then The student’s guardian will be communicated through the e-mail to come to the program office to submit the original documents for the student and complete the enrollment steps, once two statements have arrived: The arrival of the official statements from the Coordination Office with the names of students nominated to Faculty of Pharmacy - Cairo University and The arrival of official statements of the medical examination results of the students.
Applicants with equivalent certificates follow a similar path, with one difference in the grades paper: Statement of high school grades (latest official record).. Enrolment for this route starts after the arrival of the students files.
Transfers into the Clinical Pharmacy programme
For 2026-2027 entrants, a transfer needs the student must have been nominated by the Coordination Office of one of the government pharmacy colleges in the academic year 2026-2027.
The transfer itself runs online: Follow the electronic transfer steps on the official electronic gate for services of the Cairo University students, create an account for the student using “Registering new student” and follow the instructions stated for the transfer process.. After the official approval on the transfer from the president of Cairo University, the student’s guardian will be communicated through the e-mail to come to the program office to submit the original documents of the student and complete the enrollment steps.
The Clinical Pharmacy page also says that The approval of the student to join the program is a commitment of his enrollment and obligates him to pay the expenses that results from it (administrative expenses + educational services) and he does not receive his file before paying these obligations.. Rules above are (2026/27, the latest published)
PharmD - Clinical Pharmacy: structure of the degree
The programme runs five academic years (five levels over ten semesters), followed by an internship year.
The Bachelor of Pharmacy degree (PharmD - Clinical Pharmacy) is the first university degree in the field of pharmacy necessary to obtain a license to practice the profession in all available pharmacy areas (2026/27, the latest published).
| Item | What the page says |
|---|---|
| Study length | five academic years (five levels over ten semesters) |
| Credit hours | 175 credit hours |
| University requirements | 6 credit hours of university requirements |
| Elective courses | 4 elective courses |
| Initial training | 100 hours |
Undergraduate PharmD (Arabic page)
The credit-hour PharmD page, written in Arabic, states its study length as مدة الدراسة بالبرنامج خمس سنوات دراسية (according to the page).
It adds تتضمن الدراسة بالبرنامج عدد 175, and it gives its entry rule as يشترط فيمن يتقدم للالتحاق. Failed students are treated as on the Clinical Pharmacy page: لا يتم قبول تحويل الطلاب الراسبين.
Faculty of Law: the section taught in English
The Faculty of Law lists قسم الدراسة القانونية باللغة الإنجليزية as its own section, next to an Arabic and a French section.
The faculty announces results for this section نظام الساعات المعتمدة (the credit hour system).
Applications for new first-year students for 2026/27 were reopened by the faculty: 4-10-2026. The faculty asks applicants to وعلى الطلاب الراغبين في التقديم follow the announced dates, procedures and documents.
Law: the 2026/27 application opening
The Faculty of Law opened a further application round for new first-year students on 4-10-2026, for 2026/27.
That date is in the past. The notice on the faculty site is addressed to new first-year students.
For fall 2027 entry, watch the same faculty site for the next notice before you plan around any date.
Tuition and fees
Clinical Pharmacy charges tuition per semester (2026/27, the latest published): Tuition fees for the Clinical Pharmacy Program are estimated for each semester.
Fees are fixed for the new comers in 2026-2027 throughout the years of study. The financial value of the credit hour is doubled during the summer semester.
The credit-hour PharmD page prints amounts (in Egyptian pounds, according to the page):
| Item | Amount |
|---|---|
| Total per semester (fall or spring) | 19965 |
| Study fees | 18150 |
| Administrative fee, collected for the university | 1815 |
| Credit hour outside the standard load | 965 |
| Application form, non-refundable | 500 |
The same page says the fees are المصروفات الدراسية ثابتة and the summer credit hour is يتم مضاعفة قيمة الساعة.
Cairo University for international applicants: summary
Check three things before you apply: the nomination by the foreign arrivals administration, the documents list, and the fees of your programme.
Nomination: an official nomination to the Faculty of Pharmacy-Cairo University from the foreign arrivals administration (2026/27, the latest published)
Form fee: 1000 EGP (2026/27, the latest published).
Cairo University: frequently asked questions
How do international students apply to Cairo University's Clinical Pharmacy programme?
The Faculty of Pharmacy page lists a route for international arrivals: an official nomination to the Faculty of Pharmacy-Cairo University from the foreign arrivals administration. After that, The student’s guardian or whoever represents him with an official power of attorney come to the clinical program office with this official nomination to complete the enrollment steps..
How much is the Clinical Pharmacy application form?
The page lists 1000 EGP through Fawry (2026/27, the latest published).
Which documents does the Clinical Pharmacy programme ask for?
Fawry payment receipt for the application, The student′s birth certificate, Statement of high school grades, Coordination Office nomination letter and A recent personal photo of the student. (2026/27, the latest published)
How long is the PharmD - Clinical Pharmacy degree?
It runs five academic years (five levels over ten semesters), plus an internship year, and includes 175 credit hours.
Does Cairo University accept foreign certificates?
For the Clinical Pharmacy programme, the page accepts students through the coordination office and newly-acquired high school diplomas and Arab and foreign equivalent certificates.
Can I transfer into the Clinical Pharmacy programme?
Only in set cases: the student must have been nominated by the Coordination Office of one of the government pharmacy colleges in the academic year 2026-2027, and The transfer of students who failed in the basic program to the clinical pharmacy program as new candidates is not allowed..
Are Clinical Pharmacy fees fixed during the degree?
Yes for 2026-2027 entrants: Fees are fixed for the new comers in 2026-2027 till graduation. The financial value of the credit hour is doubled during the summer semester.
What does the credit-hour PharmD cost per semester?
The Arabic page prints 19965 Egyptian pounds per semester, made of 18150 for study and 1815 administrative (according to the page).
Does Cairo University teach law in English?
The Faculty of Law lists a section called قسم الدراسة القانونية باللغة الإنجليزية, next to an Arabic and a French section.
When did Cairo Law applications open for 2026/27?
The faculty announced a further application round for new first-year students from 4-10-2026. That date has passed.
Is a medical examination part of the Clinical Pharmacy enrolment?
The page lists The arrival of official statements of the medical examination results of the students among the statements that must arrive before enrolment is completed (2026/27, the latest published).
Where these numbers come from
Official pages of Cairo University, UCAS, gov.uk and the ranking publishers. Applicant reports, where shown, are self-reported and labelled.
https://pharma.cu.edu.eg/English/ClinicalPharmacyProgram/Admission.aspx · https://law.cu.edu.eg/Article-إعلان-مهم · https://pharma.cu.edu.eg/English/ClinicalPharmacyProgram/WhyThisProg.aspx · https://law.cu.edu.eg/ · https://law.cu.edu.eg/Taqdim-قسم-الدراسة-القانونية-باللغة-الإنجليزية · https://pharma.cu.edu.eg/English/AcademicPrograms/UgPrograms/StuForeign.aspx · https://pharma.cu.edu.eg/English/ClinicalPharmacyProgram/ProgDetails.aspx · https://pharma.cu.edu.eg/English/PharmD_Mainstream/Admission.aspx
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