If you receive an offer into the Bachelor of Pharmacy programme, don't forget to accept your offer by the deadline.

What to enrol into

After you accept your offer of place, you will need to enrol for both semesters of your academic year. You will complete four Pharmacy courses.

You can find more detailed information in the Pharmacy Enrolment Guide.

Please note, you must enrol into same stream in Semester One and Semester Two. This means, if you enrol in Stream 1 in Semester One you must also enrol into Stream 1 in Semester Two. 

Deadline to enrol

You must enrol into your courses by 3 February 2025. 

Semester One

Semester Two

* To complete this course students must attain a level of competency in the English language as determined by the School of Pharmacy. This course must be completed prior to enrolling in PHARMACY 213.

How to enrol

If you want to know more about enrolling in your courses, please see:

Completed study at the University of Auckland

If you've completed study at the University of Auckland, your courses will be reassigned by the University where appropriate. 

You do not need to do anything and are not expected to pay any fees. This process will be completed around May 2025.

Completed study at another university

If you've completed your studies at a university or institution other than the University of Auckland, you need to apply for an external credit transfer. This credit transfer will cover Part I of the Pharmacy programme. 

To complete this process, you will need to complete the External Credit Transfer Application Form - Prior Study (AS-14).

Please note a fee of $85 will be charged for the credit transfer. The fee will be added to your account on Student Services Online (SSO).

For more information, please see External transfer of credit.

As a student enrolled in the Bachelor of Pharmacy, please be aware that you must meet the fitness to practise requirements. 

For more information about what fitness to practise means, and why you need to meet these requirements, please see: 

Child safety

You must also pass a safety check that's required under the Children's Act 2014. You completed these requirements during the MMI process.

As a Bachelor of Pharmacy student, you must be immunised to complete the requirements of the programme. Once you have accepted your offer, you will be sent information about the FMHS Immunisation screening programme. Please work through these documents and complete as much as you can prior to orientation.

Orientation

As a new student, you are expected to attend the orientation for the Bachelor of Pharmacy. 

Faculty orientation

• Date: Tuesday 25 February 2025
• Location: Grafton Campus Atrium

Programme orientation

• Date: Thursday 27 February 2025
• Location: 505-007

To begin your studies, you must be in Auckland from the start of orientation. 

The Bachelor of Pharmacy is not offered online.

Orientation begins with a pōwhiri for all Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences students on Tuesday 25 February, before a Pharmacy-specific orientation on Thursday 27 February. 

Key things to know:

• You must go to your orientation for the Bachelor of Pharmacy
• If you do not attend your first week of your programme, your place in the programme will be forfeited and offered to another applicant on the waitlist
• You will learn more about key assessments and activities

Programme

During the Bachelor of Pharmacy programme, you must be available for all teaching and learning activities throughout your programme, including off-campus experiential learning placements.

You should add these dates to your personal calendar.

*Attendance is required at this teaching activity which takes place during the University's standard break period. 

Timetable

Your confirmed timetable will be published on Student Services Online. 

As a Bachelor of Pharmacy student, you are required to participate in a Māori Health Intensive. 

This is a compulsory part of your programme and a requirement to pass your PHARMACY 213 course. 

For more information, please see:

To study the Bachelor of Pharmacy, you must have access to a laptop or desktop computer to complete your course requirements.

For more information, please see:

Your BPharm programme will include compulsory off-campus experiential learning placements. During your BPharm programme a minimum of one placement block must be undertaken outside of the Greater Auckland region.

Part II Pharmacy

In Part II Pharmacy, placements are in the Greater Auckland region at industry, hospital, and community pharmacy sites.

Part III and IV Pharmacy

In Part III, placements will be held at hospital and community pharmacies across New Zealand. In Part IV, placements will be held at hospital and community pharmacies and/or health related organisations across New Zealand.

Auckland Pharmacy Students' Association

The Auckland Pharmacy Students’ Association (APSA) organises events throughout the year for students enrolled in the BPharm. Click the link below to access the 2025 APSA Welcome Pack and for information about the upcoming Freshers’ Camp.

Grassroots Rural Health Club

If you're particularly interested in working in rural health, you could join the Grassroots Rural Health Club.

There are a range of other resources you can access as a Pharmacy student. These are: 

• Clubs and societies

Please make sure to read the disclaimer for joining the Bachelor of Pharmacy programme. 

If you have additional questions enrolling into and studying the Bachelor of Pharmacy programme, please email ad-pharmacy@auckland.ac.nz.