Do you need a bachelors degree to get into pharmacy school and can I get a masters after that?

Question

I need help!!!! I changed my major and I want to get into pharmacy school after I get my degree but I need to know the prequisites, the classes I need to take and what else I need to become a pharmacist.

Answer 1

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Answer 2

USN has a de facto requirement of a bachelors. It's nearly impossible to get into that school without a bachelors. Some schools do require a bachelors.

Answer 3

Right now, a bachelors is not required at all pharmacy schools. Some schools do require a bachelors and others have de facto requirement.
General prereqs at most schools are biology, chemistry, physics, organic chemistry, microbiology, anatomy/physioloy, public speaking, statistics, calculus, economics, freshman english composition, and some general education courses.
Most schools also require that you take the PCAT exam.
You can get a masters with your PharmD.

Answer 4

First off, the process for qualifying as a pharmacist differs from jurisdiction to jurisdiction. You should go to the website of the Faculty (or School or whatever) of a university near you or which interests you and check its admission requirements.
For the second question yes you can get graduate degrees in pharmacy.

For an overview of the profession in the US see http://www.bls.gov/oco/ocos079.htm

Answer 5

yes maam you do.....i graduated from college with a cosmetology diploma...then i went back to pursue a career in pharmacy...which i'm doing that right now....but you can work in a pharmacy just to get the experience for now......try places like walgreens they'll hire you right now without a degree...in the meantime you can go college or tech school and take some course...its hard but you can do it...then you would need to go to get a masters...good luck the prequisties are fundamentals of anatomy& physiology,medical terminaology, psychology you know you have to have your core classes too right? general math, english, mirco computers...need help check any college on line.....once again good luck......

Answer 6

why don't you find a school that you want to go to that has a pharmacy program and read their site on the program? I live near Rutgers in NJ and they have a pharm major that IS BS degree (it's a 6 year program). other schools might have something similiar.

Answer 7

well you can get a bachelors degree in pharm. Your salary may be a little lower but only by a couple thousand! Also you can work at like walmart or HEB or kroger not hospitals usually! :)