Steps to Pharmacy School

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Hello, my name is Anita and I have a bachelors in Health Services Management. I want start studying for my pcats and apply to pharmacy schools. Do I need to take more classes in science or other subjects before I can consider taking the pcats and applying to pharmacy sugar? Please help. Thanks.
 
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The PCAT will cover 2 semesters of General Chemistry and a bit of Organic Chemistry, Calculus, and 2 semesters of General Biology.
 
In terms of taking the PCAT, I would suggest browsing through a review book and looking at the practice tests to see how comfortable you feel with the material. If you have been out of school a long while, or if you have never taken many science courses, you may need to review more. But, there aren't any specific courses you are required to take before taking the PCAT. Most schools recommend that you have at least one semester of Organic Chem completed, and maybe Calculus, before you take the PCAT.

As for applying to schools, all schools have their own pre-requisite courses (they typically vary slightly from school to school) - you should start looking at schools you might want to apply to and see what classes (if any) you are missing from their requirements. This will help you plan what classes you need over the next year or so.

Hope that helps a little!
 
Thanks, that helps. I'm trying to get a job as a pharmacy technician. I live in a small town and there aren't too many schools close by. Not sure if there are any schools who offer online classes for pharmacy schools.
 
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