Admission to the program considers both academics and non-academics.

Academics

Admission to the program is NOT direct entry from high school.

Applicants must successfully complete eight (8) specific and two (2) elective pre-requisite courses (or their equivalent) prior to being eligible for admission.  

Academic score

Once the pre-requisite courses are completed, an academic score is calculated for each applicant as follows:

Academic score = (Pre-requisite average + average of most recent ten (10) courses)/2

Pre-requisite average

The average of the required eight (8) specific pre-requisite courses:

• The pre-requisite average calculation is based on courses with numeric final grades.
• Courses with a final grade of “Pass” are deemed successfully complete but are excluded from the calculation.
• Final grades for pre-requisite courses being taken in the winter semester before September admission will be taken into account, but final grades must be available by May 1. 

Average of the most recent ten courses

The average of the last ten (10) courses taken up to December 31 of the previous year. If you are a first-year student who will only have completed ten (10) courses at the end of winter, the average of those courses will be used in the calculation.

Please note that a minimum academic score of 70% is required to be eligible for consideration into the EPPD program. The EPPD is, however, a competitive entry program, so it is essential to have a strong academic average. In recent years successful applicants generally have had averages in the high 70s.

Once Academic Scores have been calculated, they are ranked highest to lowest in the three pools of applicants:

1. Newfoundland & Labrador pool (NL),
2. Newfoundland & Labrador Indigenous pool, and
3. Out-of-province pool (OP).

Applicants will be required to complete an online asynchronous interview once they have completed their application. Keep in mind that completion of an interview does not guarantee eligibility for admission; only those who meet eligibility for acceptance will have their interview assessed.

Non-academics

Interview

Applicants will be invited to a virtual, asynchronous interview as part of the application process. An invitation does not confirm eligibility for admission. You will receive an email with instructions on how to complete the interview sometime in February and will be given a window of time (about a week) to complete the task. Interview questions are normally behavioral type questions. This means applicants will be asked to talk about a real experience from the past. For example, "Tell us about a time when you had to solve a challenging problem."

Offers of admission based on admission score

An admission score is calculated for each applicant. Please see below. 

Academic score component = 65% + interview score component = 35%.

Admission scores for applicants are ranked highest to lowest in each pool of applicants. 

Normally, 34 seats are reserved for residents of Newfoundland and Labrador (NL), one seat for an NL Indigenous applicant and five seats for non-NL applicants, including international applicants.

For more information, refer to the Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) page.

If you have questions, please contact us at pharmadmissions@mun.ca or 709-864-2077.