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[FixLittlePeople]

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I am just doing some hw on becoming a pharmacist and found some strange prereq. requirements. Some schools (i.e. Pacifi) require 8 hrs of Phys and anatomy, but others do not (i.e. UT Austin). I thought the 2 sem anatomy & phys courses were for students tht wanted to go into nursing. I have taken a 3 hr Intro to Phys course...What gives?

 

[Ray1234]

I am just doing some hw on becoming a pharmacist and found some strange prereq. requirements. Some schools (i.e. Pacifi) require 8 hrs of Phys and anatomy, but others do not (i.e. UT Austin). I thought the 2 sem anatomy & phys courses were for students tht wanted to go into nursing. I have taken a 3 hr Intro to Phys course...What gives?

I dont think 8hr of ana & phy course is for ppl who want to go nursing school. The course remains incomplete if you have 3 cr or 4 cr of ana & physiology I. The difference between 3cr and 4cr class will be lab. Every school has different set of pre-pharm requirements. I have seem completing two semester of ana & physiology to go to biomedical engineering schools.
I had 4cr physiology and 4 cr. anatomy in one semester. If you take an anatomy class, you should in good shape.
All the schools i applied required 2 semester of Ana & Physilogy classes.
There are some schools that require Immunology too (i.e Auburn and south alabama uni) and i did not apply there because i was in no mood to take that class.
The school selection vastly depends on your choice of school and the pre-requisite you have taken.
It would be good idea to narrow down your choice of schools looking at their pre-req.
ray

 

[aboveliquidice]

The 8 credit hours comes from 6 hours of lecture - and 2 hours of lab. Some schools block them as Anatomy & Physiology I w/ lab (4 hours) and II (4 hours) - while some block them as Anatomy (3 hours) w 1 hour lab - Physiology (3 hours) w 1 hour lab.

Either way will cover the 8 hour requirement... yes nursing students need these classes - but they dont hurt - I found them both interesting and useful.

~above~

 

[Caverject]

I am just doing some hw on becoming a pharmacist and found some strange prereq. requirements. Some schools (i.e. Pacifi) require 8 hrs of Phys and anatomy, but others do not (i.e. UT Austin). I thought the 2 sem anatomy & phys courses were for students tht wanted to go into nursing. I have taken a 3 hr Intro to Phys course...What gives?

You can't possibly be this dense....

 

[ForcedEntry]

You can't possibly be this dense....

Don't be shy.

 

[Farmercyst]

You also have to be careful due to changing requirements. The requirements for this year's entering class at any university won't always be the same requirements for the next year's class. A/P is one of these changes being instituted at several universities. And not all A/P classes are treated equally. For instance, my CC has two A/P versions 250/251 are A/P combined for 2 semesters and are accepted at USC, but not UCSF. 260/261 is Anatomy for 1 semester followed by Physiology for 1 semester. This series is accepted by both UCSF and USC. The material covered is exactly the same for both classes, just a different order. So be careful when choosing what classes you'll be taking.

 

[Omegadramon]

At my university there is Human Anatomy & Physiology I & II but it's considered a "low level" biology class for the nursing students (it's a pre-req for them to joing the uni's nursing program). There is a 3000 level Human Physiology course (which actually counts towards a bio major) and a 4000 level Advanced Human Physiology course (which is required for a concentration in Physiology).

Luckily, the schools I'm interested in don't require it.....

 

[GatorRxGirl]

I am just doing some hw on becoming a pharmacist and found some strange prereq. requirements. Some schools (i.e. Pacifi) require 8 hrs of Phys and anatomy, but others do not (i.e. UT Austin). I thought the 2 sem anatomy & phys courses were for students tht wanted to go into nursing. I have taken a 3 hr Intro to Phys course...What gives?

Yeah being a pharmacist you don't have to know anything about the human body. Knowing nothing about the body makes understanding the disease states a lot easier cause then you can just memorize the diseases and not know about how they affect the body. So when someone needs something for their Flexor Retinaculum muscle pain, you can recommend them eyedrops because clearly the problem is with the retina...in the eye.


I kid, I kid.