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2006-06-13 02:59:19 · 22 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Other - Education
Most pharmacy schools right now do not need a 4 year degree. They have a list of classes that you need to take that covers things like chemistry and biology and math. It's just a 2 year prepharm series of courses. Then you take the p-cat and apply to school. If you want to go to school for pharmacy, you should look up what the pharmacy schools you're considering require and then just plan to take those. Most schools do not require you to declare a major.
This may change in the future, although you will probably not have to major in anything specific even then. You would still just have to get the list of required courses done, but something like biochemistry should fulfill most of the requirements. The others you could use for your general electives.
2006-06-13 03:07:46 · answer #1 · answered by TheHza 4 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Well I'm not a pharmacists but maybe this will help. I'm actually a criminal justice major and I was in the same boat you are now not to long ago. I knew very little and had tons of questions. No matter how many books I read or websites I visited I just built up more questions. Talking with school counselors and such didn't help much either. So what I did was I went and found anyone in a field of work that had to do with criminal justice. I talked to police, lawyers, judges, FBI agents, and more. I was surprised how open and helpful they were. I would suggest you do the same and find anyone you can. If necessary go to you're local pharmacies when they are not to busy and try to talk with them. I'm sure some of them will be more then willing to give you some info or advice. I went to local police stations and courts and just randomly talked to people and many were more then willing to share what they knew. I also made appointments with professors at various colleges simply to learn more about the field and what I would need to do. I hope this helps and wish you the best of luck in you're endeavor. Never give up and the answers are out there you just have to find them.
2006-06-13 10:41:32 · answer #2 · answered by Xavier 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would try to find a school of Pharmacy in your area. If that is not an option then I would gear your studies towards the sciences & mathematics. Perhaps taking 2 years at a community college and then applying for Pharmacy school may be an option as well
2006-06-13 10:11:03 · answer #3 · answered by heather_7781 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would go with chemistry since you will need to know all the ins and outs of chemicals when you work with medicine. In fact some colleges may have a pre-pharmacist major in undergrad talk to the admission offices of the college you want to attend and they can also help you out.
2006-06-13 10:07:36 · answer #4 · answered by Summer M 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
To become a licensed pharmacist, you'll need to spend at least six years after high school working toward the Pharm.D. degree.
Biochemistry
Biomedical Engineering
Biotechnology
Molecular Biology
Neuroscience
Prepharmacy
2006-06-13 10:07:24 · answer #5 · answered by captures_sunsets 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You need to get a doctor in pharmicology. There is a great school in Philly, but great programs all over the country. Most of the time these schools only have pharmicological majors and are very, very competitive and hard. The payoff is working for
K-Mart for $100,000 with great benefits and every holiday off.
2006-06-13 10:04:34 · answer #6 · answered by Nick R 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I believe its six years of schooling, you can either do two years of pre-pharmacy at a college that offers the program and then transfer to a pharmacy college for four years or just go to a pharmacy college for six years. I'm not sure were you are looking to go to school but here is a link to Mass College of Pharmacy.
http://mcphs.edu/
2006-06-13 10:16:20 · answer #7 · answered by D 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You should major in Pre-pharmacy studies at the university you plan to attend. If the institution does not have a general pre-pharm major, get a list of pre-requisites from the pharmacy school you plan to attend and go from there. Hope this helps, I'm doing pre-pharm myself!!!
2006-06-13 10:20:38 · answer #8 · answered by hey_8745 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I believe the degree is Doctor of Pharmacy...the major would be Pharmacy.
My husband's cousin and his wife are both pharmacists. They went to University of Pacific. A quick glance at this website looks like it may help you identify specifically your field of interest (there are different fields of pharmacology) and what may be required of you. Anyway, hope this page of FAQs helps. Good luck!
http://www.pacific.edu/admission/PharmD/PharmDfaqs.asp
2006-06-13 10:18:14 · answer #9 · answered by Jen 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Pre-Pharmacy
2006-06-13 10:03:50 · answer #10 · answered by Sussenerbsin 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋