Can I do this? Is it possible?

Question

I want to be a pharmacist...but since there is no such thing as a "pre-med" major I can choose any major I want. I was thinking about it and I came to a conlcusion...I like Fashion and I really want to be a pharmacist too....so, can I major in Fashion Design and Marketing and minor in something else that will prepare to enter pharmacy school. Or will it be too much for me to handle?

Answer 1

Honestly ... go for it. You'll work your rear-end off, but you will enjoy it more.

Another way to think of it ... let's say you do only the practical thing ... you get the Pharmacy degree and then find yourself 40 years old and you've really passed up an opportunity to do something you've always wanted to do. Then you will be faced with two possibilities: Never doing what you want; or going back to school while you are working 40 hours per week. You may have a spouse by then, children, and lots more time-constraints, more responsibilities, and more pressure.

Here is a list of the Curriculum DOCTOR OF PHARMACY from U. of Iowa

First Pre-Professional Year (Fall)
Rhetoric 10:1 or 10:3
Principles of Chemistry I 4:11
Calculus for Biol Sciences 22M:16
Physics 29:8 (if needed)
General Education Electives

First Pre-Professional Year (Spring)
Rhetoric 10:2
Principles of Chemistry II 4:12
Principles of Biology I 2:10
General Education Electives

Second Pre-Professional Year (Fall)
Organic Chemistry I 4:121
Human Anatomy 60:110
Principles of Biology II 2:11
Microeconomics 6E:1
General Education Electives

Second Pre-Professional Year (Spring)
Organic Chemistry II 4:122
Human Physiology 27:130
Microbiology 61:164
Statistics 22S:XX, but not 22S:002
General Education Electives

First Professional Year (Fall)
Pharmacy Practice Lab I 46:50
Biochemistry 99:162
Pharmaceutics I 46:123
Pathology 69:133
Intro to Pharmacy Literature 46:103

First Professional Year (Spring)
Pharmacy Practice Lab II 46:051
MNPC I 46:128
Pharmaceutics II 46:124
Pharmacology I 71:180
Pharmacy Law & Ethics 46:104

Second Professional Year (Fall)
Pharmacy Practice Lab IV 46:116
MNPC II 46:131
Pharmacokinetics/Biopharmaceutics 46:138
Introduction to Therapeutics 46:149
Therapeutics-Women's & Men's Health 46:154
Pharmacology II 71:181
Introduction to Practice Experience 46:002*

Second Professional Year (Spring)
Pharmacy Practice Lab IV 46:117
MNPC III 46:132
Clinical Pharmacokinetics 46:170
Therapeutics-Respiratory 46:155
Therapeutics-Cardiovascular 46:156
Clinical Practice Skills 46:106
Professional Electives**

Third Professional Year (Fall)
Pharmacy Practice Lab V 46:118
Therapeutics-FEN, GI, Renal 46:158
Therapeutics-Immunology, Hematology 46:159
Clinical Practice Skills II 46:107
Core Principles in PSE 46:130
Drug Literature Evaluation 46:115
Professional Electives**

Third Professional Year (Spring)
Pharmacy Practice Lab VI 46:119
Therapeutics-Neurology, Psychiatry 46:164
Therapeutics-Infectious Disease 46:165
Clinical Practice Skills III 46:108
PSE Selectives***
Introductory Practice Experience III 46:003*

Professional Electives**

Answer 2

You need to look at the pre-requisites for the classes you will need to take once you enter pharmacy school. Even if the school does not required a specific major at the undergraduate level, the classes will probably have some pre-requisites. If you don't take those while you are an undergraduate, you will have to get them while you are earning your graduate degree. Doing so will elongate the graduate process. You might also want to talk to a practicing pharmacist for a recommendation for your undergraduate degree.

Answer 3

Fashion is part of your life and will stay with you for the whole. Pharmacy is of importance in getting it. In these periods of learning go for pharmacy. I don't know whats the subject structure you have to choose but thats the straight way instead of thinking for two life genre at single instance.

Even after 40 Yrs age you can come to fashion world and give your own design and label.

Answer 4

If it's what you want to do then do it! If it makes you happy then do it, girl!

Do fashion school and pharmacy school..BOTH! In the daytime you can be a pharmacist, and at night you can hold runway shows!!!!!

Cheers

Answer 5

You should choose pharmacy then get into fashion . It will be easier to handle .

Answer 6

Fashion design will NOT get you addmitted to Pharmacy school. I can't make it any more plain.

Answer 7

You gotta ask urself taht question. No one can answer that for you. Are you willing to take the work load and go for it. Or will you just crap out and quit when things get too tough.

Answer 8

Technically you could, but you will have to take tons of science classes outside your major it wouldn't really be worth it. Might I suggest chemistry or microbiology

Answer 9

my advice: Do the pharmacy.
If you have time AFTER your degree, go into Fashion school...but a pharm degree is much more realistic to have!

Answer 10

since you are interested in both let me tell you this choose one as your career and just know things of the other.it makes sense.