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Absolutely!
Yep!
Some schools require you to have a Ph.D
Yeah, but since Pharmacy School is so competitive nowadays, almost everyone has a BA/BS when applying (at least in CA). So, having a BA/BS is great but that's not going to really help you much with the admission unless you also have a stellar GPA attached to that degree.
Is that a new thing? Last year when I applied there were people at my interview without degrees.
WSU's class of 2009 was about 50% 4 yr degree grads, and it increased to where my class is OVER 70% 4 yr degrees. Additionally, 4 have Master's degrees and 2 have PhDs.
I was fortunate enough to be accepted while only having a 2 year Associate's degree. I highly recommend applicants to pursue the 4 yr degree route and to make sure your pre-reqs support that goal. For example, the Calculus I took would not have crossed over easily to a 4 yr degree in some of the Biology & Chemistry degrees.
This is definitely the path that the competition is headed, so be wise in your class choices. You'll be glad you did!
I was fortunate enough to be accepted while only having a 2 year Associate's degree. I highly recommend applicants to pursue the 4 yr degree route and to make sure your pre-reqs support that goal. For example, the Calculus I took would not have crossed over easily to a 4 yr degree in some of the Biology & Chemistry degrees.
This is definitely the path that the competition is headed, so be wise in your class choices. You'll be glad you did!
Yeah, I think it begins this year. So if you were to apply this year you'd have to have a bachelor's degree.
Taken from the site:
"Applicants are now required to have completed a Bachelors Degree prior to matriculation into the PharmD program. Applicants are not required to have prior pharmacy education; any undergraduate major is acceptable as long as prerequisites are met."
