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Contacts

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

Admission Requirements

General Notes

• 90 applicants are admitted yearly
• Applicants apply through the University of Saskatchewan server at https://pawnss.usask.ca/pls/uosprod/bwskalog.P_DispLoginNon

Criteria

Required classes

• Applicants 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
• Full year undergraduate classes, which must include:
  • One semester of general Biology
  • One semester each of General Chemistry and Introduction to Organic Chemistry
  • One semester of Literature or Composition
  • 2 credits in humanities, social sciences or fine arts, of which 6 credits must include psychology, sociology, philosophy or native studies

Check out this link for more information: http://www.usask.ca/pharmacy-nutrition/undergradprograms/admission_requirements.shtml

GPA

• 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)
• Applicants must have a minimum average of 70%

Check out this link for more information: http://www.usask.ca/pharmacy-nutrition/undergradprograms/admission_requirements.shtml

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

Check out these links for more information on the test: http://www.usask.ca/pharmacy-nutrition/undergradprograms/admission_process.shtml http://www.usask.ca/pharmacy-nutrition/faq.shtml

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

Deadlines

• 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

Check out this link for more information: http://www.usask.ca/pharmacy-nutrition/undergradprograms/admission_process.shtml

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

Check out these links for more information: http://students.usask.ca/moneymatters/tuition/undergraduate/ and http://students.usask.ca/moneymatters/tuition/graduate/

Statistics

• Number of applicants accepted yearly: 90
• Number of spaces reserved for non-residents of Saskatchewan: 14 (includes out-of-province and international students)
• Number of spaces reserved for Aboriginal students: 4

Check out this link for more information: http://www.usask.ca/pharmacy-nutrition/undergradprograms/admission_info.shtml