Pharmacy (with Preparatory Year)

Graduate Entry

• Graduates with science based Bachelors degree: third class honours or higher.
• Graduates with a science based MSc or PhD, pass required.

Important: If your degree level qualifications are not science based admissions decisions will revert to the Level 3 requirements stated above

Additional Entry Requirements
Applicants will also be expected to have an awareness, and a rudimentary understanding, of the GPhC Standards for Pharmacy Professionals as part of the process.

English language requirements must be met

• All UK applicants must possess GCSE (or equivalent) English at grade C/5 or above as an academic requirement for admission.
• International students will require to obtain an IELTS qualification of at least 7.0 overall with a minimum of 6.5 in all subskills. Alternatively, an equivalent such as TOEFL iBT of at least 100 overall with a minimum of 22 in all subskills.

Qualification resits
We allow one resit of Level 3 qualifications (e.g. A Level).

Previous study of Pharmacy
We will not normally accept any applicants who have previously enrolled on a UK MPharm degree. In exceptional cases, where a student has left a programme for personal or other non-academic reasons, then on a case-by-case basis consideration may be given to starting the MPharm in Year 1 - please contact us to discuss before applying. As a member of the Pharmacy Schools Council, the school makes use of the Excluded Students Database to identify applicants who have been excluded from a professional degree programme on grounds of fitness to practice. Applications from applicants who appear on the Database will be considered on an individual basis.

Criminal records declaration (DBS/Disclosure Scotland)

If your application is successful, you will be required to complete a DBS (Disclosure Barring Service) as part of the process for admissions to the course. If you have a relevant criminal conviction, this will be stated in the check and may affect your ability to enrol on the course. Those with criminal convictions should contact pharmacyadmissions@bangor.ac.uk prior to application. Applicants are required to meet the costs of obtaining a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) Certificate and are encouraged to join the DBS Update Service for the duration of the programme.

Health checks

Before starting the course, all successful applicants will be required to undergo a health check, including screening for blood-borne viruses and tuberculosis, by our Occupational Health Service. If you are non-immune to Hepatitis B, you will need to complete a full immunisation programme before taking part in placement activities. If you have a health issue that you think might have an impact on your ability to study or practise, please contact us before applying.

Interview

Should you be selected, you will be invited to attend an interview. We use the multiple mini interview (MMI) format, which is a series of short interview stations. All applicants must attend for interview if invited.

Other

We will not normally accept any applicants who have previously enrolled on a UK MPharm degree. In exceptional cases, where a student has left a programme for personal or other non-academic reasons, then on a case-by-case basis consideration may be given to starting the MPharm in Year 1 - please contact us to discuss before applying. As a member of the Pharmacy Schools Council, the school makes use of the Excluded Students Database to identify applicants who have been excluded from a professional degree programme on grounds of fitness to practice. Applications from applicants who appear on the Database will be considered on an individual basis.

Contextual admissions
We carefully consider your contextual data (the circumstances in which you've been studying) upon application. We will be considering this in the offers that are made, which may be lower than advertised.