if i wanna be a pharmacist, out of high school i go to say,UCSF, for math & basic classes,THEN pharmschool?>

Question

i'm obviously still in high school & am not real sure about this.
or out of high school do i work for a bachelors? help.

Answer 1

You won't be able to take classes at UCSF. They're grad only. They don't even have a 6 year program where you take 2 years of undergrad and finish the rest in pharm school.

If you want to go to UCSF, get your bachelors first, then apply.

If you wanna save time, I'd just apply to the 6 year programs at USC and Univ of Pacific. There's such a shortage of pharmacists, it really doesn't matter what school you go to.

Answer 2

You would first receive a bachelor's degree and then attend pharmacy school. Some pharmacy schools, including UCSF, do not require a bachelor's degree and only require that you meet pre-pharmacy requirements. But it's best to receive a bachelor's to be a competitive candidate. UCSF has a great pharmacy program but does not offer bachelor's degrees. You should research pharmacy schools to learn about their prerequisites for admission so you can make sure you are taking the required courses.

Pharmacists are in high demand. My friend is a nuclear pharmacist and she said you just need a beating heart to get a job.

Answer 3

There are some 0+6 schools that admit right out of highschool. I think they are private schools (more expensive than UCSF) and on the east coast. You should look up schools and prerequisites on the internet. Eg:
http://pharmacy.ucsf.edu/pharmd/admissions/

Most Pharmacy schools admit students with 2 years of prepharmacy or a bachelor's degree so that's 6 or 8 years of school. With pharmacy your undergraduate major can be anything you want (biology, chemistry, english, drama...something you like and get good grades in) as long as you complete the prerequisites of the schools (1 yr general chemistry, 1 yr organic chemistry, 1 yr biology etc...and with good grades).

The trend is more admits with bachelor's degrees. You'll be more competitive with a bachelor's degree. So maybe you can apply when you have the prereqs and 2 yrs at university and if you don't get in keep working on your undergrad degree and apply in later years.

Answer 4

You first have to apply to undergraduate school. (You're an 'undergraduate' if you haven't completed bachelors). Whether or not you have to complete a bachelor's first all depends on the pharmacy school - some don't require an actual bachelor's, just that you take specific courses as an undergraduate. Those schools would then let you apply for their pharmacy prgrams. So unless you have a specific pharmacy school you want to get into, you just get your bachelor's. or you can apply to places like uop that have special programs u complete it in like 6 years without worrying about undergrad/grad degrees.

I have a friend who's planning on becoming a pharmacist. She is a second year undergrad working on her bachelor's in chemistry. She'll start applying to pharmacy schools her senior year (4th year).

By the way, UCSF (university of california, san francisco) isn't an undergrad school, u have to have a bachelors to apply there.

Answer 5

I'm pretty sure UCSF doesn't have an undergrad program. If you want to look within the UC system, try Berkeley--it's a great school. The answer to your question is yes, you need to earn an undergraduate bachelor's degree first.

Answer 6

UCSF doesn't have an undergrad program. It's only grad school, so you'll probably have to go to a different college. You should go to a college that is good enough so that the pharmschool will accept you later.

Answer 7

Though UCSF says they accept non-bachelors students, in reality, they do not.
You might want to look at University of the Pacific because they have a special program.