Academic Requirements for Admission - September 2013

Prerequisite Courses required for admission:

Applicants must have completed 1st year courses from an accredited university, or a recognized university-transfer college program, in Biology, Chemistry, English, Calculus Math and Physics.

The specific courses required for applicants from UBC are:

Also acceptable are the UBC Science One program (plus 6 credits of 1st year English) and the Coordinated Science Program (General Science Option) (plus BIOL 112 and 6 credits of 1st year English).

The specific courses required for applicants from UBC-Okanagan are:

¹BIOL 228 is an acceptable equivalent for BIOL 112.
²For students with a minimum of 67% in Chemistry 12.
³For students without a minimum of 67% in Chemistry 12.
⁴For students without Physics 12.
⁵For students with Physics 12.

Non-UBC applicants without these specific UBC courses need to present a full year each (i.e. 2 semesters) of:

• First-year university Biology with a lab*
• First-year university Chemistry with a lab
• First-year university English (for which UBC gives transfer credit)
• First-year university Calculus, and
• First-year university Physics with a lab. Or, also acceptable, is a one-semester Physics course that has a prerequisite requirement of PHYS 12, and that includes a lab.

*If admitted, these non-UBC applicants may need to register in BIOL 112 if they have insufficient background for second year Microbiology. Students who have any doubts about their preparedness for the first-year Pharmacy program should consult an advisor at undergrad.pharm@ubc.ca or telephone 604-822-0344.

Non-UBC students taking courses in BC may consult the BC Transfer Guide at www.bccat.bc.ca.

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To assist students further, we have available a list of course equivalencies from other institutions which will satisfy the First Year Pharmacy prerequisite requirements at: List
of Course Equivalencies from Other Institutions

(Please note that this list is not complete, and may not list the course/institution you have attended or currently attending, therefore, please refer to the BC Transfer Guide.)