would i start in a pharmacy school right after i finish high school? or will i have to attend a four year college?
2006-09-14 15:01:28 · 8 answers · asked by Becky 2 in Education & Reference ➔ Other - Education
Yes and yes. In the U.S., the PharmD is a 6 year program, but each college does it a bit differently. There are program which you can enter right after graduating high school (0+6). Most programs are 2+4, meaning 2 years of undergrad, and 4 years of pharmacy school. A couple of the 2+4 programs offer guaranteed admission programs. There are a handful of 4+4 programs, meaning they require a bachelors.
2006-09-17 05:11:18 · answer #1 · answered by Lea 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Pharmacy Tech is a 2 year Associates Degree available at many local community colleges. Check into that first, don't fall for the correspondence courses or waste your time with the four year program. If you want a Bachelor's or more, you could start looking at Pharmacist, which is either 4 or 6 years, I can't remember off the top of my head.
2006-09-14 15:05:10 · answer #2 · answered by Tifferz 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You need to attend a four year college first and then two years in an intern ship at a pharmacy
2006-09-14 15:04:39 · answer #3 · answered by vtlovie 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Around here you need a four year college and then a two year pharmacy school.
2006-09-14 15:03:07 · answer #4 · answered by Rich Z 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Pre-Pharm like Pre-Med isn't a significant yet greater of an advising music or checklist of recommended training to take. I went to a college, for prePharm, which had a pharmacy software, yet there are fairly some pharm scholars who went to faculties which don't have a software. while you're on the two year prePharm music, you will probable not ought to call a significant. the main uncomplicated majors are biology, chemistry, and biochemistry. California is the toughest state, in terms of admissions. you will possibly need closer to a three.5 GPA, and that's additionally genuine at fairly some pharmacy faculties. that is confusing to get right into a college, era. my own college has an acceptance value of a million in 9. the popular easy GPA for powerful applicants is approximately 3.4-3.5.
2016-10-15 00:28:06 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Most schools admit you directly into a pharmD (degree for phamacists) program. You would have to go to school for six yrs to attain this degree. The first two yrs are a pre-professional phase, with the next four being the professional phase, where you learn subjects needed to practice pharmacy.
This is true at least in the north-east U.S.
2006-09-14 15:06:18 · answer #6 · answered by liljjg 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
nowadays you pretty much need a bachelors degree to apply. So, no you cannot enter straight out of high school.
Once you get in (typically four years or more) then it will be another 3 or 4 years depending on which college you enter.
2006-09-16 17:37:10 · answer #7 · answered by jloertscher 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
4 years in collage and 2 years in pharmasist school
2006-09-14 15:09:28 · answer #8 · answered by lilbraat15 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋