how do you count the years?

[ChemAngel]

I was speaking with a couple of people from other schools and realized that a P1 in one school...isn't called a P1 in another...but a P2.

every school has a different way of categorizing what stage of school you are in.....what is your school's way?

first off to clarify:

1) what year did you start "pharmacy school" according to your school?
2) what graduating class are you going to be in?

3) explain how your school does things (is it a mixture of prepharmacy with pharmacy school....do you need a degree before you enter?)

 

[imperial frog]

For UF
1. 2004
2. 2008
3. You need the prereqs completed before you enter. I'm not sure if you need the actual AA degree but you don't need a Bachelor's degree. After entry it's 4 years.

 

[kwakster928]

unlike some other schools, temple only has 4 professional years. we have no known pre-pharmacy program who gets advantages over other applicants.

so in my case
1) 2004
2) 2008
3) you need complete pre-req to apply but more than half (i am sure more this year), of my classmates have BS or BA

 

[ChemAngel]

at nova

1)2004
2)2008

3) This is also a 4 year program that you apply after you meet the pre-reqs. A bachelors isn't required but they have an advantage over non-bachelors.

 

[dgroulx]

1. 2003
2. 2007
3. UF requires an AA degree, plus all the science prereqs. You can do it in 2 years with a heavy load and attending summer session.

 

[pinkyrx]

I started in 2004 and will graduate in 2008.

We are considered P1's the first year and then starting with next Fall we'll be considered P2's.

Our school requires nearly 3 years of prerequesites now, but a BS is not required. However, I think more that 75% of incoming students already have their BS degree.

 

[ultracet]

hmmmmm
1. 2002
2. 2006

we have students that come from our undergraduate program but they are not considered anything other than pre-pharm like everyone else