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• B.C. secondary school graduation or equivalent (Adult Graduate Diploma).
• English 12 with minimum 60% or .
• For applicants whose first language is not English:
  • Language proficiency test results that meet the National Association of Pharmacy Regulatory Authorities (NAPRA) Language Proficiency Requirement:
    
    • IELTS Required Scores

      Reading	7.0
      Listening	7.0
      Speaking	7.0
      Writing	6.5

      Applicants must complete all four subtests in a single testing session of any approved test and achieve passing scores for each. It is imperative for applicants to achieve the cut score in each subtest, as the overall score is not considered.
    • OET-Occupational English Test is also accepted:

      Reading	B
      Listening	B
      Speaking	B
      Writing	C+

  • Or, graduation from a high school in Canada with three consecutive, first language English courses
  • Or an undergraduate degree from a university in Canada, whose instruction was provided in English.
• A minimum grade of 60% in BIOL 11, Life Sciences 11, or an equivalent Advanced Level ABE Biology course, or Biology 12, Anatomy and Physiology 12, or an equivalent. The Biology course must include a human anatomy and physiology component.

  • For applicants who have completed their Biology courses in B.C. (at the senior secondary level or through ABE), Biology 12 is required. B.C. Biology 11 does not include a human anatomy and physiology component.

• A minimum grade of 60% in Chemistry 11 or an equivalent Advanced Level Adult Basic Education Chemistry course. Chemistry 12 is recommended.

• Math requirement:

  • A minimum of 60% in any of:

    • Pre-calculus Grade 11
    • Principles of Mathematics 11
    • Adult Basic Education MATH 011
    • Okanagan College MATH 120.

    • Or a minimum of 70% on an Okanagan College Mathematics 11 Proficiency Exam.

    • Applicants who have not satisfied this requirement within the last seven years may write the Okanagan College Mathematics 11 Proficiency exam and must receive a minimum grade of 70%.

• A criminal record check clearance from the B.C. Ministry of Public Safety and Solicitor General's Criminal Records Review Office. Okanagan College's admission offices will provide applicants with instructions and forms for applicants to submit to the Solicitor General's Office and a deadline for the College to receive the clearance letter. Applicants should only initiate their criminal record check when instructed by Admissions. Failure to provide a clearance letter by the deadline will result in a cancellation of the applicant's admission application.

Program Requirements:

The following will be collected on the first day of classes by the instructor:

• Current immunization as required by clinical partner sites and recommended by B.C. Centre for Disease Control (2009): diphtheria and tetanus, polio, hepatitis B, measles, mumps and rubella (MMR), varicella, and influenza.
• Applicants must provide evidence of a negative tuberculin test, taken no more than six months before the date of application (or evidence of appropriate follow up if the test was positive).