The College of Pharmacy accepted its first class in September 2007.  In July 2008, the college applied for consideration for provisional accreditation by the Canadian Council for Accreditation of Pharmacy Programs (CCAPP).  CCAPP is the sole pharmacy program accreditation agency in Canada. Provisional accreditation status is the highest level of recognition that this agency can award to new programs in the formative stage of development.

In January 2009, CCAPP informed Qatar University that the institution had been awarded the status of Provisional Accreditation for the 2-year term January 2009 – December 2011.  The program will seek Full Accreditation status in 2011, concurrent with the graduation of the first BSc (Pharm) classs and the enrollment of students in their final year of the 6-year Doctor of Pharmacy program.

The College of Pharmacy at Qatar University is the first international program to be awarded an accreditation status by CCAPP.