Omg x-x

[ImDaStyle]

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My previous college is not accredited and pharmcas won't accept the courseworks T__T what should I do now?

 

[Jammerdez1]

cry and start over. 😱

 

[ImDaStyle]

If I could start clean, I would...

 

[cdhoward]

I know its lost time, but if they're not accredited, they're not accredited. If you still wish to pursue a degree in pharmacy, you must start over.

Why do you say you can't start clean?

 

[goinkhead]

bummer, im sorry. At least the classes you retake wont be as difficult.

 

[ImDaStyle]

bummer, im sorry. At least the classes you retake wont be as difficult.

General biology I, II, general chemistry I,II, microbiology, macroeconomics, public speaking, english I, english II, and 3-4 general classes... -__-

 

[ImDaStyle]

I know its lost time, but if they're not accredited, they're not accredited. If you still wish to pursue a degree in pharmacy, you must start over.

Why do you say you can't start clean?

How about transcripts from previous colleges?

 

[ImDaStyle]

Anyone know any pharm schools who dont require PHARMCAS?

 

[sasukewalker]

if your classes and things are from an unaccredited school and won't count for your degree or pharmacy school, then retake them. sure it sucks, but look on the bright side. since your gpa isn't that great anyway, this might be a blessing in disguise.


http://www.pharmcas.org/collegesschools/schoolpagesNONPARTinstitution.htm

i googled this and this is the first site given. make sure to check that these schools are accreddited as well.

 

[pcproduct]

I don't think the University of Georgia requires PHARMCAS when you apply to the school.

 

[fenixtnlfan]

Anyone know any pharm schools who dont require PHARMCAS?

Wow! That's a really big bummer. 🙁 I don't think non-PharmCAS schools would take courses from an unaccredited college either, but worth a look anyways.

Here's a list of all the pharm schools. I think PharmCAS also has this list and will tell you which ones do not participate in their application process. I know there is a better list for this out there somewhere, but I can't find it!

 

[ImDaStyle]

Ehhh yea =\

I was going to take bachelor degree in that school too, but I'm glad I decided to transfer to another school... but I still need like 2-3 semesters to retake all the classes...

I'm transferring to Xavier next semester and finish all the pre reqs there, so I hope they would consider me... =\ I NEED A MIRACLE!!!

 

[tootoo30]

Wow, that sucks, but I don't think Xavier will accept those classes from an unaccredited school either. Since you have to start over, just make it count, meaning get the best grades possible. 🙂

HTH

 

[confettiflyer]

yeeks, what school did you go to? Was the accred. pulled WHILE you were in school, or before? Either way, no respectable institution will accept your coursework...you'll have to start over =/

There's only a few straight non-accredited schools operating out there, and they're usually run by some cultists or left/right wing nut jobs that don't care about accred.

 

[atticus27]

Did you go to a liberal arts pass/fail school?

 

[atticus27]

I am willing to do a lot to get into pharmacy school.(no really, check the poo thread) Even if I don't get in this cycle I am willing to take more classes and get a B.S., but the thought of retaking all my prereqs, I would have to tap out.

 

[sasukewalker]

hopefully you aren't going to that college anymore or you are going to withdraw from it asap. you should go to your local community college (make sure it's accredited) and do all the prereqs and transfer to a 4 year university (that is accredited).

you should also call some pharmacy schools and ask them about the unaccredited status of the school you attended (as in do they recognize your work at the schools at all; if not, you might not have to send those grades and it could be as if they never happened).

if they don't recognize your grades in any way or form, you have a fresh new slate and you can retake your prereqs. it should be way easier the second time around. and maybe you could get a 3.0 gpa and become more competitive.

at least you learned this before you graduated from a university that is unaccredited (which makes it a useless degree).

 

[mochiko]

Based on the OP's previous thread, I think the school was Pensacola Christian College and University of West Florida.

I'm very sorry to hear about your situation. However, as other posters have said, it may give you the opportunity to redo your lackluster undergrad GPA. Whatever path you decide to follow, I wish you the best of luck! 👍

 

[cinnamoroll12]

I was kind of curious, so I went online and checked. The University of West Florida says that they're accredited on their website.

 

[atticus27]

I was kind of curious, so I went online and checked. The University of West Florida says that they're accredited on their website.

Her other school says this...
"PCC helps by requiring pre-medicine students to maintain at least a “B” in all biology, chemistry, and physics courses. The overall curriculum of PCC’s pre-medicine program provides the kind of experience medical schools are looking for, and this helps graduates in their goal to one day earn an M.D. or other medical degree. PCC graduates have successfully completed degrees at many medical schools including some of America’s most prestigious medical schools."

If they're talking up their pre-med program then surely they would be accredited for Rx school right?

 

[confettiflyer]

Her other school says this...
"PCC helps by requiring pre-medicine students to maintain at least a "B" in all biology, chemistry, and physics courses. The overall curriculum of PCC's pre-medicine program provides the kind of experience medical schools are looking for, and this helps graduates in their goal to one day earn an M.D. or other medical degree. PCC graduates have successfully completed degrees at many medical schools including some of America's most prestigious medical schools."

If they're talking up their pre-med program then surely they would be accredited for Rx school right?

Unfortunately, it makes no mention of accreditation by that region's accrediting body.

And I've never seen a school outright say they'll help you get a B average, that almost sounds fishy to me.



EDIT: Oh boy, I was right...

"Pensacola [Christian College] ... has shown no interest in outside approval of any kind. Nor does it advertise its unaccredited status. A search of the Web site turns up no mention of accreditation. It is not mentioned in the college's viewbook either, which dedicates four pages to sports activities and two to campus facilities. It is mentioned, in small print, on the inside flap of the course catalog: "Pensacola Christian College has never made application for regional accreditation as the College believes it would jeopardize the College's philosophical distinctives."

Source: http://chronicle.com/free/v52/i29/29a04001.htm

SHADY SHADY SHADY!

 

[atticus27]

Wow, think how f***ed up this situation would be. This is from the source above

Lack of accreditation has been a problem for Amy Brown, too. She graduated from Pensacola in 2003 with a degree in early-childhood education. But because the college is not accredited, she cannot teach in public schools, she says. She had no idea what accreditation was before enrolling at Pensacola. "I never tried to transfer," she writes in an e-mail message, "because I had friends that did and ended up with all of their credits as electives," meaning that they had to retake required courses.

I think someone is going to go on a murderous rampage at their headquarters. That's like an inmate counting down the days to get out of prison and as soon as he does he's told to get the f**k back in to redo his sentence. Hhaha, I would be shanking bastards left and right.

 

[ImDaStyle]

I'm going to talk to the school today. I wasted money and time, but I got no credits...wtf seriously -_-

I'm going to talk to my parents, I might retake all the classes to the new school I'm transferring to or just take classes at community college, since it's cheaper and easier...

 

[ImDaStyle]

I just talked to the school, and he said he would talk to Xavier if they would accept my credits...he also gave me the list of medical/pharmacy schools who accepted the credits...More than 80 schools accepted the credits...but I don't know about PHARMCAS, maybe I should contact the schools...but I'm still not 100% sure though =\ should I just retake the classes?

 

[cdhoward]

Is that 80 schools, or 80 pharmacy schools? That's a huge difference.

 

[ImDaStyle]

Here are the pharmacy schools from the list...

"The following medical schools have accepted PCC graduates in the past, based on the graduate's personal and academix record. PCC graduates have matriculated through most, but not all, of these schools. For additional information or assistance, please contact the Office of Institutional Relations."

University of South Alabama
University of Colorado Denver
University of Connecticut*
Mercer University
University of Iowa
University of Illinois
Saint Louis University
University of Mississippi*
University of Nebraska*
University of Toledo*
Temple University
Thomas Jefferson University
University of Texas*
University of Washington
Michigan State University
University of Florida
University of Michigan
University of Pittsburgh
Ferris State University*
University of Montana*
Campbell University
University of Houston*
Massachusetts College of Pharmacy
Notre Dame School of Pharmacy

*= non-participating PHARMCAS

 

[ImDaStyle]

Is that 80 schools, or 80 pharmacy schools? That's a huge difference.

80 medical/pharmacy schools

 

[confettiflyer]

you'll want to contact each school to clarify. your school didn't make it clear whether or not they accepted PCC coursework. for all we know, these students may have attended a local junior college for prereq's and used those for admissions purposes. i'm about 99% sure no one from my pharmacy class (Jefferson) attended PCC, quick FB search with the medical college revealed no past PCC students as well.

what baffles me is that, in the email you pasted, they even said, "PCC graduates have matriculated through most, but not all, of these schools." That basically means, "We pulled this list out of our asses and for some of these schools, PCC grads haven't even matriculated. Enjoy."

Pensacola Christian College .... wtf? I hope this comes up on a google search, haha. What a fraud. I hope you get into pharmacy school.

 

[bananaface]

You might contact PharmCAS support. They may be able to add the school in for you somehow, even if it is as PCC (unaccredited).

 

[atticus27]

Ticket scalping ass clowns I tell ya.

 

[Amina]

In the case that you do decide to re-take the classes,I would equally advice going to a cc just to keep the cost down.However,its important that you maintain as high a GPA as possible so as to be as competitive an applicant as someone who went a four year school.
Either way,I hope it all works out well for you......