Part time Pharmacy School does it exist?

They won't allow you to work while you're in the program? I'm not sure if I'll be working full-time while in pharmacy school, but it will at least have to be very close to it. What other options do many of us have, you know?

 

Well, you can certainly work full-time and get your pre-pharm reqs done - I think a lot of people do that, especially those of us who have been out of school for awhile.

There is a school in the northeast (Duquesne, I think) that has a program where you go to class on the weekends only for 3 years. That is the only part-time program that I know about.

I interviewed and was accepted into Creighton's web-based program. That same question came up in our information session at the interview. They told us that they actually encourage their students to work some while they are in school, but that they have found that students who are working more than about 10-15 hours a week have a much more difficult time keeping up with the work. Therefore, I think they are basically discouraging anyone who they think might be trying to work full-time from applying. They are on a traditional semester system, so you have 6 or 7 classes going on at the same time. I would think that work load alone would just make it impossible to work full-time also.

 

I agree with Rxlynn. I had to work full-time while getting my pre-pharmacy coursework completed, however I feel that it may be damn near impossible to work a 40 hr week and get your PharmD, although I'm sure people have done it. I think when they say you cannot work full time they are strongly recommending that you don't. I dont think they would kick you out of the program if they found out.

 

What you could do is find an Amazing wife like mine!!!! She is pretty much my sugar momma right now. The deal is that she supports us through my pharmacy school, and when I am done and earning a substantial income she doesn't have to work if she does not want to. Pretty good deal I think.

 

The funny thing about that is that we have a new baby, and Although I certainly would rather be the one working so that she can spend more time with the baby, unfortunately that just can't be. That is what makes her the best wife in the world. The plan was to wait to have children, but what happens, happens. I was originally looking at Med School but when she got pregnant, i changed to pharmacy, no residency, better hours and I dont have to move to go to school. I owe her a lot, she is the best.

 

I had a similar situation. I worked and put my wife through nursing school and my daughter was 2 when she started. We bought a house, and when I finish pharmacy school we should be in great shape. I think that for a married couple it works out best that way if both parties are committed to helping the other.

 

I don't believe there are any part time PharmD programs out there. Duquesne is a weekend program but it's designed for people who already have their bachelor's degree and it is year round saturday and sunday from 9-6. It ends up being the same just a different pathway. Definitely would not classify that as part time.

 

Sure there's a way to go to pharmacy school part-time, although I doubt it is the way you would like to go about it. In many programs if you fail a class that is a prerequisite for classes in the following semester you automatically drop to part-time.