Saskatchewan Pharmacy (PharmD): CASPer and Interview

Does University of Saskatchewan pharmacy require CASPer, and what is the PharmD interview like?

Yes. The University of Saskatchewan's College of Pharmacy and Nutrition requires Casper, used as a minimum threshold, and does not consider PCAT scores. Applicants complete a virtual personal video interview, with no face-to-face interviews. Published weights: academic average 75% and video interview 25%.

Key facts

✓The University of Saskatchewan PharmD requires Casper as a minimum threshold for September 2027 entry and does not consider the PCAT.
✓The University of Saskatchewan PharmD interview for September 2027 entry is a personal video interview completed online between 16 and 31 March 2027; there are no face-to-face interviews.
✓The University of Saskatchewan PharmD admission score for September 2027 entry is academic average 75% and video interview 25%.
✓Applications to the University of Saskatchewan PharmD for September 2027 entry, including payment, close on 15 March 2027.
✓Arvin Ardakani, a final-year medical student who founded ExperienceMED, coaches medicine, dentistry, pharmacy, physiotherapy, nursing and every other pre-health applicant, plus residency applicants, for CASPer and interviews, and marks every answer himself.

Arvin Ardakani presenting to a seminar room of students, explaining a thoughts, feelings and behaviour diagram on the screen

Arvin Ardakani presenting to a class

Saskatchewan pharmacy requires CASPer: the University of Saskatchewan’s College of Pharmacy and Nutrition uses Casper as a minimum threshold for September 2027 entry to its PharmD and does not consider the PCAT. Once you pass that gate, the admission score is 75% academic average and 25% a personal video interview, completed online with no face-to-face interviews. Applications, including payment, close on 15 March 2027.

Does Saskatchewan pharmacy require CASPer?

Yes. Saskatchewan requires Casper (test CSP-10211, Canadian Professional Health Sciences) and uses it as a minimum threshold; no numeric cutoff is published. For 2027 entry, the page lists Casper test dates from 19 July 2026 to 8 April 2027, and the application deadline is 15 March 2027. Snapshot and Duet are not mentioned, and Saskatchewan states it does not consider PCAT scores. Applying across the prairies? Compare how Manitoba pharmacy and Alberta pharmacy handle Casper and the interview.

What is the Saskatchewan pharmacy video interview like?

Saskatchewan uses a personal video interview and states there are no face-to-face interviews. You need an internet-connected computer with a webcam and microphone, or a smartphone. Invited applicants complete it between 16 and 31 March 2027, after the 15 March application deadline.

How does Saskatchewan pharmacy select applicants?

Published weights: academic average 75% and video interview 25%. The academic average is itself 60% required-course average and 40% cumulative university average. Casper is a threshold, not a weighted component.

What does Saskatchewan pharmacy not publish?

The Casper threshold score.
The number of interview questions.
One interview window: the interview section gives 16 to 31 March 2027, while the list of required items gives late January to 31 March 2027.

How to prepare for the Saskatchewan pharmacy video interview

A video interview means speaking to a camera with no reactions to read. Arvin Ardakani has applicants record timed answers and marks them himself, so the first time you answer on camera is never the real one. See virtual interview: what to wear and how to behave, and for the Casper threshold, how to prepare for CASPer.

To have your answers marked personally, try the free CASPer mock or see the programs.

Frequently asked

Does Saskatchewan pharmacy require CASPer?

Yes. The University of Saskatchewan's College of Pharmacy and Nutrition requires every PharmD applicant for September 2027 entry to complete Casper (test CSP-10211) and reach a minimum threshold relative ranking to be eligible.

Does Saskatchewan pharmacy use the PCAT?

No. The University of Saskatchewan's College of Pharmacy and Nutrition states that it does not consider PCAT scores in its PharmD admission decisions.

How is CASPer used at Saskatchewan pharmacy?

As a minimum threshold. Casper has no percentage weight in the University of Saskatchewan PharmD admission score, and no numeric cutoff is published.

Is there an in-person interview for Saskatchewan pharmacy?

No. The University of Saskatchewan PharmD uses a personal video interview with no face-to-face interviews. For September 2027 entry it runs from 16 to 31 March 2027 and counts for 25% of the admission score.

Who coaches Saskatchewan pharmacy applicants for CASPer and the video interview?

Arvin Ardakani coaches pharmacy applicants alongside medicine and dentistry applicants through ExperienceMED, because the situational judgment and interview skills these programs look for are shared. He marks every answer himself, gives students direct WhatsApp access, and his CASPer program carries the 4th Quartile Promise.

Arvin Ardakani in scrubs wearing a yellow theme cap, taking a selfie with colleagues on the paediatric ward

Arvin Ardakani on the paediatric ward

By the ExperienceMED team. Reviewed by Arvin Ardakani, final-year medical student, 4x 4th-quartile CASPer scorer.

Updated 2026-10-21

Does University of Saskatchewan pharmacy require CASPer, and what is the PharmD interview like?

Key facts

Does Saskatchewan pharmacy require CASPer?

What is the Saskatchewan pharmacy video interview like?

How does Saskatchewan pharmacy select applicants?

What does Saskatchewan pharmacy not publish?

How to prepare for the Saskatchewan pharmacy video interview

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