Doctor of Pharmacy (Pharm.D.) and Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.) Combined Degree Program - Doctor of Pharmacy and Master of Business Administration Combined Degree

Frequently asked questions

• How much does Doctor of Pharmacy (Pharm.D.) and Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.) Combined Degree Program - Doctor of Pharmacy and Master of Business Administration Combined Degree cost?

  CAD 1,635 / year.

• What English score does it need?

  IELTS 6.5 overall is the score listed for this programme.

• What are the entry requirements?

  A valid offer of admission to the Pharm.D. program or up to 12 months of registration in the Pharm.D. program. Students must express their interest in the combined program to the Administrative Officer Undergraduate Affairs in the College of Pharmacy & Nutrition. All posted admission requirements for the M.B.A. program . The Admissions Committee in the College of Pharmacy and Nutrition will make a recommendation to the Joint Pharm.D./M.B.A. Admissions Committee. Selection criteria will be based on the following: minimum weighted average of 70% in the last two full years of study (or 60 credit units to the nearest term if they are a U of S grad); minimum of 60% in all Pharm.D. courses with no failures in the Pharm.D. program (if applicable); letter of intent. | College of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies minimum: for a master's, a four-year undergraduate degree (or a three-year first-cycle degree from an institution meeting the Bologna Declaration criteria) in a relevant discipline and a cumulative weighted average of at least 70% in the last two years of full-time study (about 60 credit units); for a Ph.D., a master's degree in a relevant discipline with at least 70%; for a postgraduate diploma, a four-year degree with at least 65% in each of the final two years. Applicants must apply to receive an official credential evaluation and grade conversion. Source: https://grad.usask.ca/admissions/admission-requirements.php · English: IELTS 6.5 (no band below 6.0); TOEFL iBT 86; PTE Academic 63; Duolingo English Test 120 · English test waiver: No English test is required where the applicant has completed a minimum of three consecutive years of full-time study, or a graduate degree, at a recognised post-secondary institution whose exclusive language of instruction and examination is English (the College of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies publishes the list of eligible institutions at https://grad.usask.ca/admissions/english-countries-institutions.php); or has completed English for Academic Purposes Level 4 at the University of Saskatchewan Language Centre, or EAP 100 and EAP 101 at the University of Regina. Approval of a study-based waiver is at the discretion of the academic unit, which may still require an official test. Source: https://grad.usask.ca/admissions/admission-requirements.php · Application fee: CAD 145.00 (non-refundable, international applicants; CAD 125.00 domestic) · Deposit: The University states: "USask may require that you confirm your admission offer and pay a deposit of $1,000 CAD, which will be applied toward your tuition when you enrol in classes." Deposits are non-refundable, with exceptions considered only in limited circumstances, and are posted to the student account on 2 September (Fall), 6 January (Winter), 4 May (Spring) or 2 July (Summer). Payments from outside Canada must be made through Flywire. Source: https://students.usask.ca/money/tuition-fees/international-student-deposit.php

• Is there a scholarship?

  The College of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies administers over CAD 14 million in scholarships a year and states that a majority of USask Ph.D. programmes offer a guaranteed funding package of CAD 20,000 per year for four years to newly admitted Ph.D. students. Many entrance awards are managed by the academic unit, so applicants are told to contact the programme's graduate chair or administrator. Source View scholarship page

• Is it accredited?

  Pharmacy (Pharmacist): Canadian Council for Accreditation of Pharmacy Programs (CCAPP). CCAPP publishes a status and a term for each programme, and the status matters: Accreditation (up to six years), Conditional, Probationary, and the two pre-accreditation awards. CCAPP states that graduates of a programme holding PROVISIONAL accreditation are deemed by CCAPP to be graduates of an accredited programme, but that QUALIFYING accreditation 'brings no rights and privileges of accreditation' - and t…