UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO
The following is a list of deadlines and requirements for the 2010
Pharmacy Class at UW.
October 1, 2008
Applications are now open.
Your application will be acknowledged by email and you will be sent
specific information on completing your on-line Pharmacy Admission
Profile and the Reference Letter Form.
Christmas Break
Dec.24/08 - Jan.5/09
Although we welcome your application during the Christmas Break,
acknowledgement emails will resume during the first week of January
2009.
January 30, 2009
Deadline to submit the winter 2010 application and pay the application
fee.
February 20, 2009
Details about the following items will be provided in your
acknowledgement email.
1.
2.
3.
4.
Deadline
Deadline
Deadline
Deadline
to submit interim University transcript(s)
for submitting your Pharmacy Admission Profile.
to submit confirmation of English Language Requirements
for receipt of Reference Letter Form
April 9, 2009
Invitations for Pharmacy Admission Interviews will be sent by email.
April 16, 2009
Deadline to confirm attendance for your interview. If you fail to
respond by this date, your interview time may be assigned to another
applicant.
May 1-3, 2009
Pharmacy Admission Interviews and Reading Comprehension/Writing Test
(for selected candidates)
June 12, 2009
Deadline to submit University transcripts with final Winter 2009
grades.
June 17, 2009
Admission decisions will be communicated to all
applicants
June 29, 2009
Deadline to accept Offer of Admission to Pharmacy
January 2010
Lectures begin
Academic requirements:
All required classes should be completed by May, but with extenuating
circumstances may be completed between May and January, but will not
count towards your application. All prerequisites must be completed
before commencing the pharmacy program.
Minimum Overall University Average of 75% (3.0/4.0 or 6.5/9.0
GPA) The grade achieved in every university course you have taken since
entering university will be included in the overall average
calculation. The average is not limited to the required courses only.
This average must be at least 75%.
Required Courses for Admission in January 2010 The specific course
requirements listed below will ordinarily necessitate a minimum of two
full years of university-level science.
Note: One term is equal to 4 months.
Biology
* Introductory Cell Biology ? - BIOL 130/130L
* Genetics - BIOL 139
* Fundamentals of Microbiology - BIOL 140
Chemistry
* Physical and Chemical Properties of Matter ? - CHEM 120/120L
* Chemical Reactions, Equilibria and Kinetics ? - CHEM 123/123L
* Introductory Biochemistry - CHEM 237/237L or Fundamentals of
Biochemistry - CHEM 233
* Introductory Chemical Thermodynamics - CHEM 254
* Basic Organic Chemistry 1 ? - CHEM 266/266L or Organic Chemistry
1 - CHEM 264
* Basic Organic Chemistry 2 ? - CHEM 267/267L or Organic Chemistry
2 - CHEM 265/265L
Mathematics
* Calculus 1 for the Life
Honours Mathematics - MATH 137
* Calculus 2 for the Life
Honours Mathematics - MATH 138
* Introductory Statistics
Sciences - MATH 127 or Calculus
or Calculus 1 (Advanced) - MATH
Sciences - MATH 128 or Calculus
or Calculus 2 (Advanced) - MATH
for Scientists - STAT 202
1 for
147
2 for
148
Humanities, Social Sciences, and English
* 2.0 full credits (four terms) in Humanities or Social Sciences
at the university level. No more than 1.0 credit in any one subject
area.
UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO
The following is a list of deadlines and requirements for the Pharmacy
school at U of T.
Application: December 18, 2008
PCAT: must be written on January 24, 2009
must be registered by December 12, 2008 Submission of Grades:
January 30, 2009 Submission of Transcripts:
Secondary school transcript: January 30, 2009
University transcript: January 30, 2009 for Fall term marks
and June
12, 2009 for final marks for the current academic year
Academic requirements:
Minimum academic requirements for the 2009 admission cycle:
1. Successful completion of at least one full year of study at the
university level* i.e. five full-credit (full-year course) equivalents.
2. Cumulative university average of at least 70%, i.e. equivalent
to a ?B-? at U of T.
3. Successful completion of the six specified required subjects at
the appropriate level of study* as indicated below:
ENGLISH
ENG4U** or former OAC
PHYSICS
SPH4U** or former OAC or University (two terms/semesters)
BIOLOGY
University* (two terms/semesters)
CHEMISTRY
University* (equivalent to U of T CHM138H + 139H or former CHM137Y ?
two terms/semesters)
CALCULUS
University* (equivalent to U of T MAT135Y ? two terms/semesters)
HUMANITIES or SOCIAL SCIENCE
University* - One full-credit equivalent (two terms/semesters). See
details and restrictions under ?Humanities/Social Science Subject
Requirement ?.
I have not completed the application for University of Toronto, but
have been accepted into the Pharmacy program at University of Waterloo.
If you have any further questions concerning applying for, or
completing, the application process for any pharmacy programs, I will
do my best to answer them. (I also applied for out of province
pharmacy programs.) I can be contacted at
kadamczy@scimail.uwaterloo.ca