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**Statistics (3 credits)
 
**Statistics (3 credits)
 
**Courses that required expository writing (12 credits)
 
**Courses that required expository writing (12 credits)
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For more information, click [http://www.facmed.utoronto.ca/programs/md/admissions/0910/requirements/Academic_Qualifications/Prerequisites.htm here]
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For more information, click [http://pharmacy.buffalo.edu/files/uploads/admissions/PharmD_Pre-Pharmacy_PharmCAS.pdf here]
  
 
====GPA====
 
====GPA====
 
*Minimum 3.0 GPA in pre-pharmacy science and math courses
 
*Minimum 3.0 GPA in pre-pharmacy science and math courses
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*Middle 50th percentile in pre-pharmacy science and math courses: 3.4-3.7 (4.0 scale)
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*Profile of class entering 2012:
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*Average accepted GPA 2008: 3.89
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**Middle 50th Percentile Science & Math GPA: 3.1 – 3.7 (4.0 scale)
 
*Calculation method:
 
*Calculation method:
 
**GPA will be calculated by eliminating one full-course grade per full year of study.
 
**GPA will be calculated by eliminating one full-course grade per full year of study.
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For more information, click [http://www.facmed.utoronto.ca/programs/md/admissions/0910/requirements/Academic_Qualifications/Calculation_of_GPA_Weighting_Formula.htm here]
 
For more information, click [http://www.facmed.utoronto.ca/programs/md/admissions/0910/requirements/Academic_Qualifications/Calculation_of_GPA_Weighting_Formula.htm here]
  
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====MCAT====
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====PCAT====
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*Minimum scores:
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*Percentile Rank (not Scaled Scores) are considered
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**355-409
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**Percentile Rank is calculated by using the sum of each section under the Percentile Rank
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**min 300
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*No minimum scores
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*MCAT must have been written within 5 years of application deadline
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*Competitive applicants usually show a percentage of at least 300
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*Only the most recent MCAT scores will be considered
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*If taken twice, the higher of the two is considered.
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*If taken three or more times, the average of all the scores is considered.
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*Only PCAT test less than three years old are considered.
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*Profile of class entering 2012:
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**Middle 50th Percentile of Sum PCAT Percentile Score (excluding composite): 318 – 391
 
For more information, click [http://www.facmed.utoronto.ca/programs/md/admissions/0910/requirements/Academic_Qualifications/MCAT.htm here]
 
For more information, click [http://www.facmed.utoronto.ca/programs/md/admissions/0910/requirements/Academic_Qualifications/MCAT.htm here]
  
 
====Supporting Documents====
 
====Supporting Documents====
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*Personal Statement (1000 word essay) – see [http://www.ouac.on.ca/omsas/pdf/b_omsas_e.pdf OMSAS guidelines]
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*PharmCAS application consisting of:
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*Autobiographical sketch – outline of extra-curricular activities (with contact information)
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**Grade Point Average (GPA) & Pharmacy College Admissions Test (PCAT)
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*References (must provide 3) – referees must write a narrative statement and complete a standardized form
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**Prerequisite Courses
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*Official transcripts from universities attended
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**Three Letters of Reference
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For more information, click [http://www.facmed.utoronto.ca/programs/md/admissions/0910/requirements/Non-Academic_Qualifications.htm here] and visit the [http://www.ouac.on.ca/omsas/ OMSAS website]<br>
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**Experience
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For tips regarding the application procedure, click [http://www.facmed.utoronto.ca/programs/md/admissions/0910/application/Tips.htm here]
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**Personal Essay
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*Supplemental application and $50 supplemental fee
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For more information, click [http://pharmacy.buffalo.edu/pages/498/Application-Steps.html here]<br>
  
 
==Interview==
 
==Interview==
 
*Late February – early March
 
*Late February – early March
 
*Interviews are conducted at the Faculty of Medicine by a member of the Faculty and a current medical student
 
*Interviews are conducted at the Faculty of Medicine by a member of the Faculty and a current medical student
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*Total interviews for class entering 2012: 240
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*Total accepted: 126
 
For more information, click [http://www.facmed.utoronto.ca/programs/md/admissions/0910/application/interview.htm here]
 
For more information, click [http://www.facmed.utoronto.ca/programs/md/admissions/0910/application/interview.htm here]
  
 
==Timeline==
 
==Timeline==
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*Mid June, 2008: OMSAS application becomes available online
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*February 1: Apply through PharmCAS DUE FEBRUARY 1
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*Sept. 15, 2008: Deadline to create OMSAS account
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*March 1: Supplemental Admission Application Deadline
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*Oct. 1, 2008: Deadline to submit applications
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For more information, click [http://pharmacy.buffalo.edu/pages/35/PharmCAS-Admissions.html here]
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*Oct. 1, 2008: All transcripts and academic documents must be received by OMSAS
 
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*Oct. 6, 2008: All cheques/money orders must be received
 
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*Oct. 15, 2008: Deadline for MCAT scores to be released to OMSAS
 
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*May 15, 2009: First offers of admission
 
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*June 12, 2009: Deadline to accept offers of admission
 
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*June 30, 2009: All transcripts must be received by OMSAS
 
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For more information, click [http://www.ouac.on.ca/omsas/omsas-dates.html here]
 
  
 
==Tuition 2009-2010==
 
==Tuition 2009-2010==

Revision as of 19:26, 1 January 2013

Pharmacy
Canadian universities

Alberta
UBC
Dalhousie
Memorial
Laval
Manitoba
Montréal
Saskatchewan
Toronto
Waterloo

American universities

Albany
Buffalo SUNY
UCSF
Houston
Husson
Long Island
Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
UNC
Ohio
Pacific
Samford McWhorter
USC
Sullivan
Texas
Georgia
Washington
Wayne

International universities

Auckland
Otago

Contacts

Website: http://www.pharmacy.buffalo.edu/
Phone: (716) 645-2825
Admissions e-mail: pharm-admit@buffalo.edu

Program Information

  • Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD)
  • 4 years in length
  • Number of applications in 2010: N/A
  • Number of applicants interviewed in 2010: 250
  • Class size in 2010: 125, ~22 out-of-state

Admission Requirements

Course and Degree Requirements

  • Degree: Minimum 3 years of undergraduate study in Canada (any discipline)
  • Required Courses
    • Life Sciences (12 credits)
    • Social Sciences, Humanities or Languages (6 credits)
  • Recommended Courses
    • Statistics (3 credits)
    • Courses that required expository writing (12 credits)

For more information, click here

GPA

  • Minimum 3.0 GPA in pre-pharmacy science and math courses
  • Profile of class entering 2012:
    • Middle 50th Percentile Science & Math GPA: 3.1 – 3.7 (4.0 scale)
  • Calculation method:
    • GPA will be calculated by eliminating one full-course grade per full year of study.
    • If applying after three years of full-time study, the 3 lowest grades will be removed.
    • If applying after completion of four years of full-time study, the 4 lowest grades will be removed
    • Summer courses are not included in GPA calculation, though they may count towards prerequisites

For more information, click here

PCAT

  • Percentile Rank (not Scaled Scores) are considered
    • Percentile Rank is calculated by using the sum of each section under the Percentile Rank
  • No minimum scores
  • Competitive applicants usually show a percentage of at least 300
  • If taken twice, the higher of the two is considered.
  • If taken three or more times, the average of all the scores is considered.
  • Only PCAT test less than three years old are considered.
  • Profile of class entering 2012:
    • Middle 50th Percentile of Sum PCAT Percentile Score (excluding composite): 318 – 391

For more information, click here

Supporting Documents

  • PharmCAS application consisting of:
    • Grade Point Average (GPA) & Pharmacy College Admissions Test (PCAT)
    • Prerequisite Courses
    • Three Letters of Reference
    • Experience
    • Personal Essay
  • Supplemental application and $50 supplemental fee

For more information, click here

Interview

  • Late February – early March
  • Interviews are conducted at the Faculty of Medicine by a member of the Faculty and a current medical student
  • Total interviews for class entering 2012: 240
  • Total accepted: 126

For more information, click here

Timeline

  • February 1: Apply through PharmCAS DUE FEBRUARY 1
  • March 1: Supplemental Admission Application Deadline

For more information, click here

Tuition 2009-2010

  • First year tuition (in-state residency):$21,530
  • Total first year fees (in-state residency): $43,241.50
  • Additional Cost for Out of State Students: + $20,222

For more information, click tuition and scholarship and awards

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