School of Pharmacy granted Provisional Accreditation status by the Canadian Council for Accreditation of Pharmacy Programs

Kitchener - The School of Pharmacy at the University of Waterloo has been granted Provisional Accreditation status by the Canadian Council for Accreditation of Pharmacy Programs. Provisional Accreditation is the next important step in our progress toward full accreditation, which can only be granted once the first class of students graduates. In its report, the council stated:

“The CCAPP board commends the University, Hallman Director Thiessen and his faculty and staff for the excellent work to date to develop the new School of Pharmacy. It was particularly impressed with the care that has been taken to design a contemporary, patient centred curriculum; the introduction of admissions criteria to ensure academically strong and committed students are invited to enter the professional program; efforts that have been made by the School to develop positive links with the pharmacy profession in the Kitchener-Waterloo region; and with the construction of your wonderful new building for student teaching, graduate programs and research, and patient care collaboration with other health science disciplines. The board concluded that Waterloo has made remarkable progress in a relatively short period of time.”

The School of Pharmacy is delighted with this recognition of all the hard work that has gone into developing the School. Stating "Our success is critically dependent on our partners and supporters, so our profound thanks to all of you!"