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Contacts

Website: http://umanitoba.ca/faculties/pharmacy/
Phone: 204-474-8811
Admissions e-mail: pharmacy@umanitoba.ca

Program Information

• Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy
• 5 years in length
• Number of applications in 2008: 254
• Class size in 2009: 50
• No international students are admitted
• For the last 10~15 years, no other residents of Canada were accepted except for Manitoba residents

Admission Requirements

Course and Degree Requirements

• Degree: Minimum 30 credit hours of undergraduate study with no grade less than C
• Required Courses
  • Chemistry (6 credits)
  • Biology (6 credits)
  • Mathematics (3 credits)
  • Arts electives (6 credits)
    • 3 credits of 6 must satisfy the written English requirement
  • Open electives (9 credits)
• Note – Students who have completed AP and IB programs must have completed at least one year with a minimum of 24 credit hours

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GPA

• Minimum Adjusted GPA (AGPA) of 3.50 or more is required
• AGPAs from 3.90 to 4.50 were accepted
• AGPA is calculated as follows
  • With 1 year of university studies
    • ( 2 x average of core courses + 3 x average of year ) / 5
  • With 2 years of university studies
    • ( 2 x average of core courses + 3 x average of the better year + 1 x average of other years ) / 6
  • With 3 or more years
    • ( 2 x average of core courses + 3 x average of the best year + 0 x average of the worst year + the average of each other years) / 6 (or 7 or 8 as appropriate)
• If a core course has been repeated once, the higher grade will be used. If more than once, all attempts are averaged

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PCAT

• Not required

Supporting Documents

• Essay component
  • Minimum grade of 5 out of 10 is required for consideration
• AGPA is considered with 70% weight, while essay component is considered with 30% weight
• Official transcripts must be submitted to the enrolment services/admissions office as the year finishes
• Online application can be found at the Admissions website
• Criminal record check
• Must meet English Proficiency standards

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Timeline

• March 2, 2009 – Application is due
• April 30, 2009 – Essay component will be written in campus
• June 2, 2009 – deadline for official transcript to be sent in

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Tuition 2008-2009

• $7,336 for full course load (41 credits)
• $887 for books and supplies

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