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Contacts

Website: http://www.usask.ca/pharmacy-nutrition/
Phone: (306) 966-6327
Admissions e-mail:Undergrad_Pharmacy_Nutrition@usask.ca

Program Information

• Bachelor of pharmacy
• 4 years in length
• Number of applications in 2007: 208
• Class size in 2009: 90
• Space reserved for non-residents of Saskatchewan: 14 (includes out-of-province and international students)
• Space reserved for Aboriginal students: 4

Admission Requirements

Course and Degree Requirements

• Degree: Must have completed at least 30 credit units of course work at the university level before April 30 of the year in which they are applying(any discipline)
• Required Courses
  • Life Sciences (3 credits)
  • General Chemistry (3 credits)
  • Introduction to Organic Chemistry(3 credits)
  • Literature or Composition(3 credits)
  • 12 credits in humanities, social sciences or fine arts, of which 6 credits must include psychology, sociology, philosophy or native studies

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GPA

• Minimum: 3.5(4.0 scale)
• Average accepted GPA 2008:
• Calculation method:
  • Admission average is based on the 30 credit units of required subjects (weighted as 40% of the overall average) and the cumulative average obtained at the university level (weighted as 60% of the overall admission average)

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Test of Critical Skills and Personal Profile

• Test of Critical Skills (1 hour duration): applicants are asked to write a formal, persuasive academic essay in response to a proposition drawn from a short reading
• Test is administered usually at the end of March and applicants are required to attain a minimum level of achievement on the test regardless of performance on other criteria
• A seminar is usually held in early March to help applicants improve critical skills and understand the nature of the test
• Personal Profile (1 hour duration): analogous to a written interview; candidates should be prepared to discuss why they have chosen pharmacy and how they perceive the role of the pharmacist

For more information on the test, click: http://www.usask.ca/pharmacy-nutrition/faq.shtml here

PCAT

• Not required

Supporting Documents

• 2 original, complete and final sets of official transcripts from the intuition that the applicant is attending
• Test of Critical Skills
• Personal Profile
• Reference letters and other items are not used in the selection process
• Supplementary documents are used only if specifically requested

For more information, click: http://www.usask.ca/pharmacy-nutrition/faq.shtml here

Timeline

• February 15: submission of completed application form and application fee
• Early March: Seminar on Improving Critical Skills
• Late March: Test of Critical Skills and Personal Profile
• June 1: receipt of transcript
• Note: dates for Seminar and Test of Critical Skills and Personal Profile may change depending on test site

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Tuition

• No yearly flat tuition rate; tuition is based on number of credits taken per year
• Cost per credit unit for Canadian students: $206
• Cost per credit unit for international students: $535.60

For more information, click: and http://students.usask.ca/moneymatters/tuition/graduate/ here