Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD)

Care with Confidence

Welcome to Canada's only PharmD co-op program

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Finding your Pharmacy Pathway

The School of Pharmacy welcomes PharmD applicants from all programs and backgrounds.

Select the pathway that suits you!

A Pharmacy School Like No Other

Waterloo Pharmacy takes students beyond the prescription and amplifies their passion for patient-centred care.

Students get to experience 18 months of work-integrated learning by graduation.

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3.6 year

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January 

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120

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100% success rate

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Life as a Waterloo Pharmacy Student

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The pharmacy frisbee team gathers for a cheer before the game starts
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Success stories

“It was amazing to able to play a big role in the vaccine rollout during the pandemic, I felt like I was able to put my skills to use and really contribute to society, even while just on co-op."

CAMILLE HUO, Rx2023
"The education from Waterloo pharmacy is next to none. I treat it like a bragging right. The impact is the level of competence I felt right out of school and the ability to adapt to all sorts of work environments and patient encounters."

MICHAEL KANI, WATERLOO PHARMACY ALUM, CPHA NEW PRACTITIONER OF THE YEAR 2019
"The School of Pharmacy co-op program is incredibly important to us, it’s the missing piece of the puzzle. They [students] can explore different opportunities in pharmacy while learning hands-on skills, but we also learn from them."

ANDREW HANNAH, CO-OP SUPERVISOR AND PHARMACIST SUPERVISOR AT AVALON COMPOUND PHARMACY
"Waterloo Pharmacy graduates are different. We have the ability and confidence to hit the ground running after graduation."

MINH-THU NGUYEN, Rx2017
"I’ve been so impressed with the thought that’s been put into the curriculum and the care of you as a participant. Life happens while you’re in School, they see us as people with our own lives, empathize and help you as much as they can."

JOY BETHEL, Rx2027
"Waterloo Pharmacy sets us up to keep asking ‘why not’. The type of lens it gives its students encourages them to push the limits and barriers, to propel the profession forwards."

MAT DEMARCO, Rx2011
"I’m so grateful that we as pharmacy students can advocate for the profession and show how approachable and helpful pharmacists are, even in non-medication related questions."

CASSANDRA VAN DRUNEN-LACHANSE, Rx2025