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− | * | + | *Doctor of pharmacy (PharmD) |
*4 years in length | *4 years in length | ||
− | + | *Co-op program with three paid work terms | |
+ | *120 seats | ||
+ | *program starts in January, not Septemeber | ||
==Admission Requirements== | ==Admission Requirements== |
Revision as of 15:59, 22 October 2013
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Contacts
Website: http://www.pharmacy.uwaterloo.ca
Phone: 519-888-4848
Admissions e-mail: e-mail: pharmacy@uwaterloo.ca
Program Information
- Doctor of pharmacy (PharmD)
- 4 years in length
- Co-op program with three paid work terms
- 120 seats
- program starts in January, not Septemeber
Admission Requirements
Course and Degree Requirements
- Degree: two full years of university-level science
- Required Courses
- Biology:
- Introductory Cell Biology (with lab)
- Genetics
- Fundamentals of Microbiology (with lab)
- Chemistry:
- Physical and Chemical Properties of Matter (with lab)
- Chemical Reactions, Equilibria and Kinetics (with lab)
- Introductory Biochemistry or Fundamentals of Biochemistry
- Introductory Chemical Thermodynamics
- Basic Organic Chemistry 1 (with lab) or Organic Chemistry 1
- Basic Organic Chemistry 2 (with lab) or Organic Chemistry 2
- Mathematics:
- Calculus 1 for the Life Sciences or Calculus 1 for Honours Mathematics or Calculus 1 (Advanced)
- Calculus 2 for the Life Sciences or Calculus 2 for Honours Mathematics or Calculus 2 (Advanced)
- Introductory Statistics for Scientists
- Humanities or Social Sciences (4 semesters)
- normally no more than 2 terms should be from a single subject area
- English may be used to satisfy the humanities or social sciences requirement
- English course (1 semester)
For more information, click here
GPA
- Minimum: 3.0(4.0 scale)
- Average accepted GPA 2013: N/A
- Calculation method:
- The grade achieved in every university course you have taken since entering university will be included in the overall average calculation.
For more information, click here
PCAT
- Not required for University of Waterloo's School of Pharmacy
Supporting Documents
- Post-secondary transcripts
- Pharmacy Admission Information Form
- Application Fee
- English Language Proficiency Score Reports (if applicable)
- 1 Reference Letter Form: preferably from a pharmacist, alternatively a nurse or a doctor
For more information please visit: here and here
Evaluation criteria
- University of Waterloo's School of Pharmacy does not make the weighting of the admissions criteria publicly available.
Interview
- May 2-4, 2014
- Applicants must complete a Reading Comprehension/Writing Test (time limit applies) as part of the interview process
For more information please visit: here
Timeline 2013-2014
- August 12, 2013: Applications opened
- January 6, 2014: Deadline to submit the winter 2015 application and application fee
- February 7, 2014: Deadline to submit supporting documents
- April 10, 2014: Invitation for Pharmacy interviews will be sent by email.
- April 17, 2014: Deadline to confirm attendance to interview.
- May 2-4, 2014: Pharmacy Admission Interviews and Reading Comprehension/Writing Test (for selected candidates)
- June 6, 2014: Deadline to submit University transcripts with final Winter 2011 grades.
- June 11, 2014: Admission decisions will be communicated to all applicants.
June 25, 2014: Deadline to accept Offer of Admission to Pharmacy. For more information, click: here
Tuition Fall 2013
- Domestic
- First-year tuition: $9, 448.23 Term 1, $10, 103.23 Term 2
- International
- First-year tuition: $18, 295.00 Term 1, $18, 295.00 Term 2
For more information, click here For information on financial aid, click here