We are here to support you
As a CAP student, we already know that you are academically strong, motivated, and passionate about pharmacy. It is exciting for us to be a part of your pharmacy journey - which has only just begun! We are here to support and guide you as you work dilligently toward your goal of entering the PharmD program, and eventually joining the pharmacy profession.
Resources for CAP students
Your responsibilities
CAP students must take their first two years of science studies at Waterloo, and complete the academic requirements for admission to the PharmD program by the end of the winter term of their second academic year. Students are responsible for ensuring that when selecting electives they take all of the courses required for admission to the PharmD program by the end of Year Two.
CAP maintenance requirements
- Complete each fall and winter term in the first two years of a science degree program, with a full course load of 2.5 units (which includes 5 lecture courses) exclusive of any associated labs.
- Successfully complete, within the first two years of study, all of the courses required for admission to the PharmD program, with a cumulative average of at least 75.0%. Averages are calculated using 1A, 1B, and 2A official grades.
- Successfully complete a minimum of 3 science courses and 2 elective courses per term (required for CAP2024; strongly recommended but not required for CAP2023).
- Complete the CAP Update web form and submit before the specified deadline in early June at the end of 1B. Your CAP advisor will provide individualized feedback on your progress.
- Successfully complete each term with no more than one failed course per term.
- Maintain, at a minimum, Good academic standing in each term i.e. a cumulative average between 70.0% and 80.0% (Students with an average 1.5% below the minimum requirements for their plan may be placed in Conditional academic standing and are normally given one additional term to attain a better academic standing).
- Continuous involvement and leadership in extracurricular activities in your first two years of university.
- Provide evidence of completion of at least 200 hours of (paid or volunteer) pharmacy-related experience by submitting the Pharmacy Experience Tracking Sheet by the specified deadline at the beginning of 2B (winter term of Year Two).
- Complete the Intent to Register web form in Year Two, to confirm your intention to join the PharmD program in Year Three.
- Achieve satisfactory performance on the Casper test administered online in Year Two.
- Achieve satisfactory performance on the PharmD admission interview and Fundamental Skills Assessment, conducted at the end of 2B (winter term of Year Two).
