Should I get Nursing degree, Biology degree, or none?

[diligentredpharm]

I am currently a junior in college and a Certified Pharmacy Technician in the state of Texas. I started out college with the plan of becoming a nurse, but then I changed my major to biology due to being misinformed and thinking that pharmacy school required a Bachelors in Biology. During my college career, I took all the necessary prerequisites for pharmacy school. But unfortunately, I won't be able to go to pharmacy school until fall of 2017, due to the one year application process. I do plan on taking the PCAT soon, but regardless, i have to wait for fall of 2017 to start school, assuming I get accepted beforehand. Now here comes my question. Since I was both a nursing major and a biology major at different times, I do have credits relevant for both degrees. So should i go for a biology degree, a nursing degree ,or none and just wait for pharmacy school? Regardless of the degree I chose, both will take approximately 2 years to complete so I'd graduate by around fall 2018 and then go to pharmacy school. And what is worrying me is the fact that I started college on the fall of 2013, and I've recently learned that there is a 5 year rule concerning the credits achieved in college that states that after 5 years of receiving a credit, they will become invalid.

P.S. : I'm not sure if it matters but I've been employed at a pharmacy for as long as i been in college, which is 3 years.

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[DrDrugs2012]

Just throwing this out there... if you get your nursing degree, your hourly wage as a PRN nurse will far exceed that of a pharmacy intern/technician. So while in pharmacy school, you could reasonably work one shift a week and help defray the cost of pharmacy school. You would be unlikely to be able to do that with a biology degree. And when break rolls around, especially winter break, you likely could add many shifts, thus saving lots more money.

 

[AlphaBeta<3]

Just throwing this out there... if you get your nursing degree, your hourly wage as a PRN nurse will far exceed that of a pharmacy intern/technician. So while in pharmacy school, you could reasonably work one shift a week and help defray the cost of pharmacy school. You would be unlikely to be able to do that with a biology degree. And when break rolls around, especially winter break, you likely could add many shifts, thus saving lots more money.

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[DrDrugs2012]

Wanted to add one more thing. If you wanted to get in heavy on the clinical side of pharmacy, having a nursing degree (and experience doing it during pharmacy school) is definitely going to help you assess and respond.