Reviewing your application

Below is an explanation of the steps we take to review your application.

Calculating your Academic Score

You can also use this worksheet to calculate your own Academic Score.

Step One: Calculating your Pre-requisite Average

We input the grade for each of your pre-requisite courses.
We add together all these grades.
We divide by the number of required pre-requisite courses taken to determine your Pre-requisite Average.

Biology	1001 _______ & 1002 _______
Chemistry	1050 _______ & 1051 _______ OR 1010 _______ & 1011 _______ & 1031 ______
Physics	1020 _______ & 1021 _______ OR 1050 _______ & 1051 _______
Mathematics	1000 _______ & 1001 _______
English	1xxx _______ & 1xxx _______ (any 6.0 credit hours at the 1st year level)
Sum total of all grades	____________
Divided by number of courses (10 or 11) =	____________ = Pre-Requisite Average

Step Two: Calculating your Cumulative Average

If you are currently in your first year of post-secondary studies:

Your Cumulative Average is based on the average of ALL post-secondary courses (including pre-requisite courses) completed by of the end of the winter semester of the same year you are applying for admission.
Example: For admission in Sept. 2012, this will be your average as of the end of the Winter 2012 semester.

If you have completed more than one year of post-secondary studies:

Your Cumulative Average is based on the average of ALL post-secondary courses (including pre-requisite courses) completed by the end of the fall semester the year before you are applying.
Example: For admission in Sept. 2012, this will be your average as of the end of the Fall 2011 semester.

Step Three: Calculating your Academic Score

We add your Pre-requisite Average and Cumulative Average together.
We divide this total in half to determine your Academic Score.

Pre-requisite Average	+	Cumulative Average	= Total	Total / 2 =	Academic Score
________________		_______________	______		____________

Ranking the applicant pool

Academic scores are ranked from highest to lowest for two pools of applicants:

The first pool includes bona fide residents of Newfoundland and Labrador (see below for definition).
The second pool includes applicants who are NOT bona fide residents of Newfoundland & Labrador.
96 applicants are invited for an interview with approximately 2/3 coming from the Newfoundland and Labrador pool.
If you are offered an interview, we take your Academic Score and add it to the Interview Score to make up an Admission Score which ranks you among others and ultimately determines who gets a seat. Click here for more information about the Admission Score and offers of admission

Definition of a bona fide resident of Newfoundland and Larbador

The following criteria will be used to determine resident status. Individuals will be deemed residents of Newfoundland and Labrador if they:

Are currently residing or have a permanent address in the province and attended school for five years during primary to high school inclusive, or
Are currently working full-time in the province for one year, or
Have been attending a post-secondary educational institution in the province for three years continuously, as of September 1 of the year in which admission is being sought, or
Are currently residing and have a permanent address in the province for one year because of family relocation, or
Are currently residing and have a permanent address in the province for one year because of obtaining Landed Immigrant status.

Applicants who are living or have lived in Newfoundland or Labrador and do not meet these criteria will be reviewed on an individual basis.

All applicants are expected to claim the same place of residency on applications to all Faculties/Schools of Pharmacy.

Benchmarks

Given how academically challenging the pharmacy program is, if your Academic Score is less than 70% you will not be invited for an interview or admitted into the program.

Generally, the minimum Academic Score required to advance to the interview stage for applicants in the Newfoundland and Labrador pool ranges from 73 % - 74%.

Generally, the minimum Academic Score for applicants who are not bona fide residents of Newfoundland and Labrador, ranges from 81% - 82%.

The actual minimum varies each year, depending on the strength of the applicant pool.

If you have any other questions, please feel free to contact us by email at pharminfo@mun.ca or call (709) 777- 8300.