I'm interested in becoming a Pharmicist, but not sure which classes to take?

Question

I'm signing up for classes soon and not sure what to take for prerequisites... I don't know where to get the info for what to take etc. I'm going to a junior college for 2 years (starting this fall) and then transferring to either University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) or University of California Santa Barbara (UCSB). I can't find info on their websites for what classes I need. Was any one a pharmacist? I need help!!!

Answer 1

I'm a pre-pharm major. Go talk to your academic advisor and they will print the classes that needs to be taken. The first 2 years you are going to be taking the your "basics" so there isn't much decision on what to take. college alg., history, english comp, bio., and psych ...for your first semester (Fall-Freshman) (that's 15 hrs) depends if you are fulltime or not.

Answer 2

Radiologist - take a look at Syracuse University website, my friend's sister is doing that program. I believe it's four years Pharmacist - Chemistry 1 and 2 with labs, Organic 1 and 2 with lab, Calculus and Statistics, Physics and your regular English and History stuff. Some schools require more, such as Microbiology and Economics. A few schools have the full 6 years program and you are accepted as a freshman into it, others only have the 4 year program and you must do the pre-reqs somewhere else or at the same school, you're just not part of the PharmD program yet.

Answer 3

Taken from the UCSF School of Pharmacy ( I know a pharm prof there)

General Chemistry, must include:
1 year of lecture and lab

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Organic Chemistry, must include:
1 year of lecture and lab

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Biology, must include:
1 lab

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Physiology, mammalian (whole animal or human)
Anatomy, plant physiology, or cell physiology courses may not be used to fulfill this prerequisite.

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Physics, must include:
1 lab in electricity and magnetism

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Mathematics, must be:
2 courses in calculus

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English, must be:
2 courses in college composition
Technical, professional, science, creative, and ESL writing courses are not eligible to meet this English requirement.

If you are not a United States citizen or permanent resident (or if you're not sure), see Information for International Applicants.

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Electives in the Humanities and/or Social Sciences

(Technical, professional, math, and science-related courses are not eligible to meet Electives in the Humanities and/or Social Sciences requirements.)

Must include all of the following:

1 course in economics (macro- or micro-), and
1 course in public speaking or debate, and
1 course in psychology, sociology, or cultural anthropology
Courses in interpersonal communications are not eligible to meet the public speaking or debate requirement.

Answer 4

I had a friend who wanted to attend pharmacy school.
She was a chemistry major as an undergrad and took, obviously, lots and lots of chemistry (useful for making the chemicals in the drugs) and a good amount of biology (useful for figuring out how the drugs affect people). Also I recall she had to take some psychology classes. In other words, science, science, and more science.

Answer 5

Both UCLA and UCSB do not offer pharmacy. The prereqs vary by college. In general, they include general biology, general chemistry, physics, organic chemistry, anatomy and physiology, economics, public speaking, calculus, social science, humanities, freshman composition, and cultural diversity.
In California, you need a bachelors to be competitive. Also, since none of the public schools accept PCAT, you have to have an extremely high GPA.

Answer 6

take the courses that are "gen ed" requirements for the schools where you're going to think about transferring.

the advanced courses that are required for a pharmacy program won't be transferable anyways, more than likely

just do the basics at the c.c. and make a good case for your status as a qualified student. then, when you apply to the state schools, apply directly to their pharmacy program. that's where you'll specialize.

Answer 7

Hi there. Try taking chemistry and biology. Any science and math classes will look great to someone who is hiring you.