The University of British Columbia offers a four-year Entry-to-Practice Doctor of Pharmacy (E2P PharmD) degree. To be considered for admission, applicants must be Canadian citizens or permanent residents of Canada and:

  • have completed 60 credits of transferable post-secondary coursework;
  • have completed all prerequisite coursework, with the exception of Humanities or Social Sciences and Elective credits, within the last 10 years at an approved college or university;
  • meet a minimum overall average of 70%, or 2.80 GPA, calculated on the last 30 credits of coursework completed;
  • have completed all prerequisite courses (see chart below) for graded credit;
  • have applied by the application deadline of December 1st; and
  • applicants should be aware that admission is competitive and satisfying the minimum entrance requirements does not guarantee an interview or admission. In an effort to select well-rounded, mature, and motivated individuals, the admissions committee embraces a broad-based admissions philosophy, where a combination of academic and non-academic criteria is considered.

Useful links when using this course planning worksheet:

UBC Program Requirements
UBC Department Website
BC Transfer Guide
Langara Diagnostic Tests 

Please note, only UBC courses with Langara equivalents are included here. For a complete list of all UBC courses that meet the prerequisite coursework requirements, including UBC courses without Langara equivalents, please refer to the UBC Calendar link above.

The required (core) courses:

UBC Courses

Credits

Langara Equivalents

Credits

Biology requirement:
BIOL 112, BIOL 121, and BIOL 180

 
8


Unavailable

 
0

Chemistry requirement:
CHEM 111 & 113
or
CHEM 121 & 123

 
8

8


Unavailable

CHEM 1120 & 1220

 
0

8

English requirement1:
6 credits of English composition, literature, communication and/or writing courses at any year level (which must transfer to UBC)

 
6

Two of, but not limited to, the following:

ENGL 1100, ENGL 1123 or 1127 or 1128, ENGL 1129 or 1130



6

Calculus requirement:
MATH 102 (recommended) or MATH 100, 104, 110, 120, 180 or 184

plus MATH 103 (recommended) or MATH 101, 105 or 121

 
3


3


MATH 1171, 1173/1183, 1174, or 1175

AND

MATH 1271, 1273/1283, 1274, or 1275

 
3/6



3/6

 

Student must also present the following prerequisite courses:

UBC Courses

Credits

Langara Equivalents

Credits

Cell Biology requirement:
BIOL 200

  
3


BIOL 2415

 
3

Biochemistry requirement:
BIOL 201 
or BIOC 202

 
3
3


BIOL 23152
Unavailable

 
3
0

Organic Chemistry requirement:
CHEM 233 & 235
or CHEM 203

 
4
4

 
CHEM 2216
or CHEM 2316 & 2416

  
4
8

Microbiology requirement:
MICB 211 
or MICB 212

 
3
3


Unavailable
Unavailable
0
0

Statistics requirement:
STAT 200



or STAT 203,
or BIOL 300

 
3



3
3


STAT 1181 & (STAT 2225 or STAT 3223)
or STAT 2225
or STAT 1224

or STAT 11243
Unavailable


6
3
3

0
0

Humanities or Social Sciences requirement:
Most courses offered by UBC Faculty of Arts at any year level

 
 
6


Any transferable course from Social Sciences or Humanities

 

6

Electives

 

Additional coursework to get the total number of transferable credits to 60

 

 

Footnotes:

1 UBC SCIE 113 (LANG SCIE 1113 or 1114) may be accepted in lieu of 3 credits of English. Other courses may satisfy the English requirement. If you are unsure of whether or not the course(s) you have taken will fulfill the English requirement, please contact the Office of Student Services by emailing undergrad.pharm@ubc.ca.

2 Need Organic Chemistry (CHEM 2216, 2316, OR 2416) as a co-requisite to receive credit for UBC BIOL 201.

3 Not for credit in the faculty of Science.

This course planning outline is created by the Langara College Counselling Department and is intended for use only as a guide. It is the students' responsibility to consult original sources to ensure accuracy.

Updated December 2023