PgDip Pharmacy – Overseas Pharmacists Assessment Programme (OSPAP)

Entry requirements

1. Applicants must normally have a pharmacy degree equivalent to a UK bachelor qualification as measured by NARIC.
2. Applicants must have received their General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC) approval letter.
3. Applicants must normally have passed the Academic IELTS test with a score of 7.0 in all components in one sitting to be eligible for adjudication. We now also accept OET with a score of B in all components in one sitting.
4. Applicants must normally have practised as a pharmacist, in a patient-facing role, equivalent to 6 months full time.
5. Students must be medically fit to undertake the Programme (including work visits) and students will therefore undergo an occupational health assessment. Students with disabilities are considered on an individual basis, all students must be potentially capable of demonstrating the competencies required by the governing body and the learning outcomes of the Programme.
6. In order to comply with the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (exceptions) Order 1975, students will therefore be required to undergo enhanced clearance checks by the Disclosure and Barring Services (DBS) followed by annual checks; entry onto the Programme is subject to a satisfactory self-disclosure and enhanced DBS check or equivalent for international students.
7. Students will be required to meet any requirements associated with the General Pharmaceutical Council’s Standards for Pharmacy Professionals and Student Fitness to Practise Procedures.

Months of entry

September

Course content

The Overseas Pharmacy Assessment Programme (OSPAP) is a full-time postgraduate diploma starting during September and ending in June. Learning and teaching is undertaken over a 3 day week during the academic year which is divided into two terms.