Reviewing your application

Once we receive your application, one of the first things we do is calculate your academic score. The academic score is calculated by taking the average of your: 1) pre-requisite average and 2) cumulative average.

Calculating your Academic Score

You can get the following worksheet at this link.

Step 1: Calculating your Pre-requisite Average

Enter your final mark for each of the following pre-requisite courses and then divide by the total number of courses to calculate 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 2: 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. For example: for admission in Sept. 2013, it will be your cumulative average as of the end of the 2013 winter 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 in the year before you apply. For example: for admission in Sept. 2013, it will be your cumulative average as of the end of the 2012 fall semester.

Step Three: Calculating your Academic Score

Add together your pre-requisite average and your cumulatie average and divide by 2 to arrive ar your Academic Score.

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

Ranking the applicant pool

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

The first pool includes bona fide residents of Newfoundland and Labrador (see definition below).
The second pool includes applicants who are NOT bona fide residents of Newfoundland & Labrador.
Then, 96 applicants are invited for an on-site interview with approximately 2/3 coming from the Newfoundland and Labrador pool.
After the interview, the Academic Score and the Interview Score are used to determine your Admission Score. Click here for more information about the Admission Score and offers of admission.
The Admission Scores are ranked from highest to lowest for each pool of applicants and at least 75% of the seats are offered to bona fide residents of Newfoundland & Labrador.

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

Because the pharmacy program is academically challenging, applicants with an academic score of less than 70% are ineligible to advance to the interview stage.

Generally, the minimum Academic Score required of applicants in the Newfoundland & Labrador pool ranges from 74% to 75%.

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

The actual minimum Academic Score 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.