-
Scholarship Access: Becoming a Student Doctor course
Free access to comprehensive medical school prep. Eligible students include AAMC FAP recipients and HS graduates from underserved areas. Apply today. -
Completing pre-reqs at a community college
- Thread starter blkmamba
- Start date
- Joined
- Jul 12, 2008
- Messages
- 8,850
- Reaction score
- 673
- Points
- 5,511
- Location
- Out to Pasture
- Pharmacist
Search the school names and "community college." You'll find quite a few threads that address your concerns.
There are also MANY threads about this topic as well if you would have searched UCSF, USC or UCSD. USC does NOT accept pre-reqs from CC's, as stated in those threads.
I don't think any pharmacy schools accept CC credits..Do they? ... Most of the schools I reviewed usually specify ''from an accredited 4 year university"
- Joined
- Mar 19, 2009
- Messages
- 25,395
- Reaction score
- 12,093
- Points
- 8,121
- Location
- Locked in the basement
- Website
- www.facebook.com
- Pharmacist
70% of my pre-pharm coursework was done at a CC and the other 30% at a University. I didn't have any problems getting into a CA pharm school.
- Joined
- Mar 19, 2009
- Messages
- 25,395
- Reaction score
- 12,093
- Points
- 8,121
- Location
- Locked in the basement
- Website
- www.facebook.com
- Pharmacist
70% of my pre-pharm coursework was done at a CC and the other 30% at a University. I didn't have any problems getting into a CA pharm school.
Good to know. Would you say a fair amount of your classmates did the same thing?
Advertisement - Members don't see this ad
I know of a couple that did some coursework at a CC but not sure the %age. Plus, the majority will have their BS degrees by August. So far only 2 of us (that I know of) will not have an undergrad degree by August.
I completed two years of community college, received my AA and then transferred to UF and am about to graduate with my Bachelor's. I have not had any trouble getting into pharm schools here in FL. I think where the issue may come up is if they see you are originally enrolled in a 4yr university and then you are taking pre-reqs at the CC for the easier levels. Other than that you should be good. Also, my advisors have always told me to take as many pre-reqs as possible when you transfer to the 4 yr univ (and the hardest ones). So i took calc, bio 1&2 and gen chem 1&2 at CC but then completed physics, orgo, anatomy, biochem ect at UF. If they see you do well in the more challenging ones at the 4 yr level, then you will be fine!
Good luck
- Joined
- Mar 18, 2009
- Messages
- 7,504
- Reaction score
- 12
- Points
- 4,591
- Location
- Palo Alto, CA
- Pharmacy Student
California schools, save for USC which has a blatant prejudice against CC units, are fine with CCs. The glitch comes in needing a BA/BS prior to matriculation, but you can certainly do coursework at CCs like I did (And Delano).
- Joined
- Mar 18, 2009
- Messages
- 7,504
- Reaction score
- 12
- Points
- 4,591
- Location
- Palo Alto, CA
- Pharmacy Student
Sure, it's "OK." They're just prejudiced against the CC credits (by recommending something, you're demonstrating prejudice of some kind) opposed to every other school that doesn't have such a clause.
You don't transfer to pharmacy school. You apply, interview and hopefully get accepted and then matriculate there. It's not like you fill out a transfer agreement and walk through the doors... Especially if TAP means Transfer Admission Program or something, there's no way to go from 2 years of CC to a pharmacy school through a guaranteed transfer program. USC undergraduate, perhaps... but not the pharmacy school.
After re-reading the OP I think you mean transferring to the undergrad - Yeah you'll be fine if you secure a BA/BS from a school and then apply.
They may still be biased against your CC coursework even though you may complete your undergrad education with them.
