University of Manitoba Pharmacy

Pharmacy
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Contacts

Website: http://umanitoba.ca/faculties/pharmacy/
Phone: (204) 474-8811
Email: indira_agrawal@umanitoba.ca

Admission Requirements

General Notes

• International students are not accepted unless they are officially sponsored by government agencies
• Enrollment is limited and preference is given to Manitoba residents
• No out-of-province applicants have been accepted within the last 15 years

Please refer to the following website for more information: http://www.umanitoba.ca/student/admissions/media/pharmacy.pdf

Criteria

Required classes

• Applicants must have completed 30 credits in the following courses with no grade less than C:
  • 6 credits of Chemistry
  • 6 credits of Biology
  • 6 credits of Mathematics
  • 6 credits of Arts electives at the 100 level or above (of which 3 credit hours satisfy the written English requirement)
  • 9 credits of open electives at the 100 level or above

Please refer to the following website for more information: http://umanitoba.ca/pharmacy/students/BSc_admissions.html

GPA

• An adjusted GPA (AGPA) of 3.5 or more is required
• Applicants with an AGPA of less than 3.5 will not have their essays evaluated
• If a core course has been repeated once, the higher grade will be used for calculating the core GPA
• If a core course has been repeated more than once, all grades for attempts will be averaged

PCAT

• Not required

Supporting Documents

• Current official transcript of an applicant's university record
• Faculty of Pharmacy Critical Skills Essay: (1 hour duration, usually written in late April or early May): formal, persuasive, academic essay arguing for or against a selected proposition

Deadlines

• March 1: application submission due
• June 1: receipt of all supporting documentation

Tuition

• Tuition rate for Canadian citizens and permanent residents: $5387

Statistics

• For 2006: 298 applications were received for the 50 places available
• 2006-2007 entering class profile: AGPAs from 3.90 to 4.50, with an essay minimum score of 5