Application Process
How to apply
Before you even get started, make sure you contact us no later than August of the year before you’d like to start. We’ll help you understand our admission requirements. Then, follow these steps to make sure that your application is complete:
- Complete a Dalhousie University Undergraduate Application Form, on paper [PDF - 326 kB] or online. If you choose to complete the paper application, please fax, mail or deliver it to:
Office of the Registrar
Dalhousie University
6299 South Street
P.O. Box 15000
Halifax, NS B3H 4R2
Fax: 902-494-1630
- Complete a Pharmacy Supplemental Form [PDF - 159 kB]. Please fax, email, mail or deliver it to:
College of Pharmacy
Dalhousie University
5968 College Street
P.O. Box 15000
Halifax, NS B3H 4R2
Email: pharmadm@dal
Fax: 902-494-1396
- Ensure that your application form, pharmacy supplemental form and any transcripts are submitted before the February 1 deadline in order to be considered.
- Have your university transcripts (including the most current) forwarded to the College of Pharmacy as soon as they are available.
- Make sure that your application is complete by following up with us at pharmadm@dal.ca or 902-494-3824.
- Complete your interview. This step will only be offered to applicants with the highest ranking based on academic performance.
- Wait to hear from us. You’ll be informed of your status by the end of July. If you’re put on the wait list, you could be accepted as late as September.
What to expect from your interview
If you’ve met our requirements for academic achievement, you may be invited for an orientation/interview session intended to assess your non-academic skills and qualities, including:
- commitment to care
- critical thinking, problem solving and creativity
- ethical reasoning and integrity
- responsibility
- interpersonal skills
- oral communication skills
- maturity
- motivation to be a pharmacist
- conflict resolution
- team player
- self-awareness
In person interviews will not occur for the 2021 admissions cycle. A virtual interview process is being investigated by the College of Pharmacy. More information will be available on this site when available.
Mark your calendar
The interview dates for 2021 at To Be Determine. If you’re selected for an interview, we will contact you by phone to let you know.