University of Manitoba Pharmacy
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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
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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)
- With 1 year of university studies
- 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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For information regarding financial aid, visit http://www.umanitoba.ca/student/admissions/finances/supports/