becoming a pharmacist?

Question

hi i'm a sophmore in highschool. but i will graduate my junior year probably because i'm going into homeschooling. i'm goin to be homeschooled through penn foster. i want to be a pharmacist and i notice penn foster has a career diploma for pharmacy. so do i only need a career diploma? wat is a career diploma? if i get that do i not have to go through college? if i do go through college how many years. and should i do the career diploma at the same time? help please. thank you

also if i go to a school of pharmacy that counts as college right. i dont have to get an associates or bachelors degree at regular college and then go to school of pharmacy

Answer 1

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Answer 2

Penn Foster has a "pharm tech" program.
Any credit which you get from them will not transfer. You have to do your pre-pharm course work at a 4 year school to be competitive. It takes a minimum of 6 years to become a Pharmacist.

Answer 3

there is no way in the world you can be a pharmacist without going to college. maybe your career diploma prepares you to be a pharmacy tech and count pills and fill bottles and stuff like that, but not a pharmacist.

Answer 4

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Answer 5

A degree in pharmacy -PharmD-requires at least six years of higher education beyond high school. Most states now require a PharmD to practice as a pharmacist.