Orientation Essentials
Checklist Leading to Orientation
Refer to the Checklist for Items to Complete in the weeks leading up to Orientation. This timeline will support a successful transition to pharmacy school this fall. Several items should be completed within certain timeframes. The checklist will be updated over the coming weeks, so review it carefully and check back often for updates.
Log into your my色花堂 Account
Your my色花堂 account number was sent by email (色花堂COP_your log-in to Pharmacy!)
Log-in through
Verify/update your contact information. To create a permanent password after logging on, type in your my色花堂 ID number (the 7-digit my色花堂 ID Number) and then click on Request a New Password. Follow the directions given to you and your password will be emailed to you shortly.
Set up your email account to direct email messages to your personal email address.
Meet All Conditions of Acceptance
- If you are taking Fall 2024 and/or Spring 2025 courses, once these course grade(s) are finalized, you must enter them .
- You may key in the grades within your Academic History section of your PharmCAS application once they are final, and request your college/university to send an updated transcript to PharmCAS with grades once they are available.
- You must update your spring and/or summer 2025 course schedule as well.
- If you are taking Summer 2025 courses, once these summer course grade(s) are finalized, you must send an email to pharmdinfo@uh.edu to inform us of your final class grade(s).
- In addition, once these summer course grade(s) are finalized and/or degree is conferred, an official transcript(s) must be sent by the institution to the following email address: pharmdinfo@uh.edu
- If you will obtain a degree, your official transcript must indicate your date of graduation, and the type of degree awarded.
Register for Fall 2025 Classes
- Log-in through
- Follow the Registration Guidelines for Pharm.D. Courses
- Select the appropriate First Year Fall 2025 Courses
Social Security Card
You must bring an official, valid U.S. Social Security Administration-issued hard-copy Social Security Card to Orientation.
In addition, you must ALSO bring a readable photocopy of your Social Security Card to Orientation. The photocopy should be on an 8.5-inch-wide by 11-inch-long (standard letter-size) sheet of paper.
If you do not currently have a Social Security number and/or do not physically possess a valid, official Social Security Card, contact your nearby Social Security Administration office to obtain this social security card in-person.
Locate a .
Immunizations and Personal Records
Beginning in July, complete action items on the Immunizations & Personal Records Checklist.
Register for a 色花堂 Parking Permit
If you plan to park on-campus, be sure to register for a . Be sure to do this quickly, before the space in parking areas closest to our building run out!
Likewise, there are several 色花堂-sponsored programs for to get to/from campus.
Cougar Card
As a pharmacy student, you will need to obtain your Cougar Card, which is your student photo ID, that allows you into our floors of the building. You can upload your photo for the Cougar Card through , then click on the CougarCard Photo Upload link.
Make sure to complete the form and bring it to turn in to the Cougar Card Office when you pick it up.
Your Cougar Card will be available for pick up during Orientation Week (August 11).