Summer courses

[waqaszeb]

Hi guys,
I am Canadian but I'm pretty sure I won't be able to get in to a pharmacy school anywhere in Ontario. I am planning on applying to the States. A friend told me that most pharmacy schools in the States do not recognize courses taken during the summer session? Sounds kinda weird to me..I checked admission requirements for a bunch of schools but none of them talk about this policy specifically. Most schools don't accept summer courses taken prior to the beginning of a September session in pharmacy school because they don't have access to grades during the admission process. I think that might have thrown my friend off a little. I still need to make sure though because I have a few courses I did in the summer last year. Can someone confirm this for me?

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[seaswim]

Best to check with each school you're interested in specifically. I don't know of any schools that will accept summer courses from the summer before matriculation.

 

[redheadedrx]

Definitely check with the school. The school I'll be attending "prefers" you to finish your classes the spring before you start, but I have a couple of classes I'm taking this summer that they've approved.

 

[pharm B]

As mentioned above, it's school-specific. Some schools will explicitly tell you not to do it, while I know my school accepted courses taken right up until the end of second summer session.

 

[FBZ28]

My pharmacy school was fine with me finishing my O. Chem 2 class in the summer prior to this coming Fall.

 

[waqaszeb]

Thanks everyone!