Faculty of Pharmacy, The University of Sydney

Places available in 2011

• up to 10 CSP
• 50 Domestic full fee paying
• International (number of places determined annually)

All numbers of places are subject to confirmation.

Bachelor Degree/GPA
Applicants must have completed or be in the final year of a Bachelor degree at the time of application, and have achieved a minimum GPA of 5.5.The GPA is calculated on the last three full-time years of the most recent Bachelor degree, including an Honours year if undertaken.

GAMSAT
Applicants are required to achieve a minimum GAMSAT score of 50 in each of the three Sections, and a minimum Overall Score that will be determined annually by the Faculty on receipt of applications.

Essential prerequisites
There are 7 essential prerequisites worth a total of 54 credit points. Applicants must have completed at least 42 out of the 54 credit points before commencing the Master of Pharmacy degree. Outstanding prerequisites must be completed by the end of the first year of the Master of Pharmacy. All prerequisites must have been completed within the last five years or, if the prerequisites are part of your previous degree, the degree must have been completed in the last five years. See the Faculty website for details.

Pharmacy Case Study Scenario
Interviews are not part of the selection process for the Master of Pharmacy.

Shortlisted applicants will be invited to complete the Pharmacy Case Study Scenario in October 2010.

Offers
Applicants will be ranked on a combination of the following:
»»GAMSAT score;
»»GPA;
»»completed essential prerequisites;
»»score in the Pharmacy Case Study Scenario.

Offers of admission will be made to the highest ranked applicants in November 2010.

International Students
International students are welcome to apply and will be required to meet the admissions criteria outlined above.

Either GAMSAT or MCAT scores are acceptable. Those applying with MCAT must have received a grade of M or better in the writing sample and 8 in the sections given numerical scores.

In addition, TOEFL or IELTS scores are required for applicants whose Bachelor degree was not completed in an English medium university. Original copies of your official TOEFL or IELTS results must be submitted to ACER as part of your application.

NB: Pharmacy will accept MCAT scores from sittings up until 5 August 2010.

GPA calculator closed?
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