The Pharmacist
Evaluating Examination
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The Pharmacy Examining Board of Canada
The Pharmacist Evaluating Examination
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Application Procedure
You need to complete and submit an application form each time that you apply to write the Pharmacist Evaluating Examination. The application form is available on the PEBC website. Application form in printable PDF format. You must download and print a copy of the form. Complete all the sections on the top half of the application form. All areas of the application form must be completely and accurately filled in. There are English and French versions of the application forms. Please select the correct version, choosing the same language in which you wish to take the examination. You must use the most current application form which indicates the version code “eEval0109” if you are taking the examination in English or “fEval0109” if you are taking the examination in French. , the version code can be found in the bottom right-hand corner of the form. The Pharmacist Evaluating Examination Application Checklist, on page two of each application form, must also be completed and signed before the application form is sent to PEBC. The application that you submit must include the following: Please note that application forms cannot be delivered in person, to the PEBC office. Please keep us informed about any changes to your contact information (i.e. address, telephone number, email address), by advising us in writing by fax, mail or email. You will need two recent, identical photographs (with date taken, stamped or written on back by a professional photographer), for your application. They must have been taken within the last twelve months of the examination date and they must be the same size and quality as passport photos. They cannot be photocopies or home-generated digital prints and they must be identical. Glue one photo in the space provided on the application form. Staple one photo to the top left-hand corner of the application form. The date the photos were taken must be written or stamped on the back of the one photo to be stapled to the application form. Once the photographs are attached, you will need to have your signature on your application, witnessed by an appropriate individual. Acceptable witnesses include: Your witness must sign across the front of the glued photograph on your application form and also at the bottom of your signed certification statement on the application. Enclose a cheque or money order for the examination fee of $500.00 ($865.00 for the Applications that are received after the deadline date will NOT be processed but will be held for a future examination date. Overseas candidates who require a visa to take the examination in Please do NOT contact the PEBC office by telephone, fax or email to confirm receipt of your application or to find out about your assigned examination location. If you wish to know whether PEBC has received your application, you must do one of the following: Application receipt acknowledgement will NOT be provided by phone, fax or email. Note that the office's return of your Acknowledgment Form #100-E does NOT ensure that your application has been accepted; it simply indicates that PEBC has received your examination application.
The examination fee of $500 ($865.00 for the Fees must be paid in Canadian funds, by cheque or money order, and dated no later than the application deadline date. All payments from outside of
PEBC reserves the right to change fees for the Pharmacist Evaluating Examination, at any time, as required. The Evaluating Examination will be held at university locations in
It is recommended that you NOT make your travel arrangements more than one month in advance of the examination date. Changing Examination Centres If you wish to change examination centres after your application has already been submitted, you must mail your written request, together with an administrative fee of $50 (cheque, money order or bank draft) to the PEBC office. All payments from outside of
Bilingual Examination Booklet The Pharmacist Evaluating Examination is available in both official languages: French and English. If you wish to have a bilingual (French/English) Examination Booklet, you must complete the French version of the application form and indicate that you wish to write the examination in French. Special Needs Testing Arrangements
If you have a physical impairment, or other disability which substantially limits one or more major life and work activities, you may make a request for special needs accommodation, which must be submitted at the same time as your examination application. All requests for accommodation for special needs testing arrangements should be submitted to the Registrar-Treasurer and are subject to review and approval. Confidentiality will be maintained. In addition, if you use assistive devices such as hearing aids or a wheelchair or any other assistive devices, then you must also submit a written request together with the appropriate documentation and your application form. Should the need for an assistive device arise after submission of the application, you must notify PEBC immediately. You must provide a request letter that clearly states the nature of your disability and its severity, and the nature of special arrangements requested. Your request must be accompanied by an official, original letter/documentation (on office stationery) from a qualified professional appropriate for evaluating the disability. It is your responsibility to provide acceptable documentation. The intent of the official documentation is to provide current supporting documentation, including:
PEBC will assess such requests on an individual basis, and, if deemed appropriate, will try to offer reasonable testing accommodations. However, No change will be made in the examination content or PEBC rules and policies. You will be required to sign an acknowledgement of the agreement reached with PEBC in advance of the examination date. PEBC reserves the right to assign the centre(s) where the accommodations can be offered, as all accommodations may not be available at any given examination centre. This may require that a candidate accept assignment to a centre other than his or her preferred centre choice(s). Since arrangements for some accommodations may have significant cost and other resource implications, a candidate who has signed an agreement to the conditions of an accommodation will be bound by those conditions. Once arrangements have been confirmed, cancellations are not permitted and the examination fee cannot be refunded.
If you withdraw or are absent from the examination, part of the examination fee for each application will be refunded according to the following conditions: (i) If your notice of withdrawal is received, in writing, by fax, or mail (including email), in the PEBC office on or before the application deadline General Information), your full fee less an administrative fee of $100 will be refunded to you, that is, $400 for the Summer 2009 examination and $415 for the Winter 2010 examination. (ii) If you withdraw after the application deadline and up to 8 weeks before the date of the examination, i.e. before an administrative fee of 50% of the fee will be charged. The remaining 50% of your fee will be refunded to you, that is, $250 for the Summer 2009 examination and $257.50 for the Winter 2010 examination. iii) If you withdraw less than eight weeks before the examination, your full fee, that is $500 for the Summer 2009 examination and $515 for the Winter 2010 examination, is forfeited (no refund). (iv) Absence because of certified illness, emergency, bereavement or failure to graduate will be considered case by case. When you request a refund, you must return your PEBC Identification/Card of Admission (if issued), along with appropriate supporting documents (e.g. original medical certificate, etc., within thirty days of the examination). Refunds are processed after the examination session. After a withdrawal, when you re-apply for a future examination session, you must submit a new application form with new photographs and the necessary fee. There is a processing charge of $20 for refunds prepared in the form of a money order (refunds for overseas cannot be processed in the form of a cheque). This amount will be deducted from the total amount of the refund. Please note that candidates are not eligible for a refund due to a visa refusal, unless they have withdrawn from the examination either before the application deadline date or at least 8 weeks before the date of the examination. Withdrawal/Absence for Special Circumstances If unplanned incidents arise immediately before or during the examination or before dismissal from the examination, the Presiding Officer is authorized by the Board to make decisions regarding admission to or continuation through the examination at his/her discretion. You must immediately notify the PEBC office if: You must immediately notify the Presiding Officer at the examination if: Candidates are strongly encouraged not to attempt the examination and to make an appropriate withdrawal if, prior to the examination, they are ill or have extraordinary circumstances, including bereavement, that may affect their performance on the examination.
Any request for a refund or for another consideration must include documentation verifying the circumstances. The written request, together with appropriate documentation, must be received by the PEBC office no later than 7 calendar days after the examination. If absent due to illness, you must provide an original medical certificate, verifying that you were examined at the time of the illness. The date of the certificate must be appropriate for, or match, the examination date. If absent due to bereavement, you must provide a copy of the death certificate, verifying that the bereavement was at the same time as the examination. |
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