University of Waterloo Pharmacy

Pharmacy
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Contacts

Website: http://www.pharmacy.uwaterloo.ca
Phone: 519-888-4567
Admissions e-mail: e-mail: myapplication@uwaterloo.ca

Program Information

• Bachelor of pharmacy
• 4 years in length

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)

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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.

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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

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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

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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

• 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

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