Do I need bachelor degree to be a pharmacist?

Question

I would like to be a pharmacist so I can work in the pharmacy but the problems is its cost to much money to go to University and my brain heheheheh not like when I was on my younger days. Do I still can work in pharmacy with a pharmacist certificate without a bachelor degree. If I can I'll study online to be a pharmacist. Any suggestion will be appreciated. Thanks in advance.

Answer 1

You don't need a bachelors degree to become a pharmacist, but you'll need a doctor of Pharmacy degree. All programs must be accredited by ACPE.
Pay is very good. The average is about $47 per hour.
To be a pharmacy technician, you just have to be a high school graduate. Average pay is about $10-$12/hour.

Answer 2

This is the category for special education, this refers to school children who have special educational needs.

You would get better answers if you post this question in the Higher Education or Business/Careers categories.

In the U.S. a pharmacist has a degree in pharmacy from a reputable university. Watch out for fake degrees on-line -- to study pharmacy you need lab courses with an instructor.

Answer 3

to be an actual pharmacist in USA you require a BS degree in Pharmacy. However, you still can work as a pharmacy technician with a certificate in pharmacy assisting only.

Answer 4

I think that to be the actual pharmacist you have to have a degree for it, but I am pretty sure that you can be an assistant with less training. Pharmacists at Walgreen's make about $22 an hour though, I know that much.

Answer 5

Why could you learn pharmacy in Canada extremely of merely reading in usa? you will be waiting to get a job right here yet I doubt it. there's a ton of scholars getting pharmacy tiers in usa so as that should placed them at an benefit to you.