Will a misdemeanor keep me out of pharmacy school?

[CapitanPenguin]

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EDIT: Oh god, the title should say will a MISDEMEANOR keep me out of pharmacy school

I got into trouble recently. It's still ongoing in the court system but my lawyer worked out a deal with the state which would leave me with Electronic Harassment a Class B misdemeanor on my record. The pharmacy school I was accepted to runs a background check sometime in late Spring. Does anyone know if this will keep me out of school? I don't want to approach the school about it at the moment as technically I'm still charged with more than electronic harassment because the charge technically hasn't been reduced yet.

 

[owlegrad]

FIFY

 

[owlegrad]

As for the charge, I think you will be ok.

 

[CetiAlphaFive]

LOL, you're charged with a felony and waiting on it to be reduced, aren't you?
"A misdemeanor" is misleading, as class C can be a parking ticket.

You should be more worried about what the state board will say even if you do somehow get admitted.

 

[Lnsean]

EDIT: Oh god, the title should say will a MISDEMEANOR keep me out of pharmacy school

I got into trouble recently. It's still ongoing in the court system but my lawyer worked out a deal with the state which would leave me with Electronic Harassment a Class B misdemeanor on my record. The pharmacy school I was accepted to runs a background check sometime in late Spring. Does anyone know if this will keep me out of school? I don't want to approach the school about it at the moment as technically I'm still charged with more than electronic harassment because the charge technically hasn't been reduced yet.

If it's a felony...you will probably get your offer rescinded.

 

[CapitanPenguin]

LOL, you're charged with a felony and waiting on it to be reduced, aren't you?
"A misdemeanor" is misleading, as class C can be a parking ticket.

You should be more worried about what the state board will say even if you do somehow get admitted.

Yes and I listed what the deal said the charge will be reduced to...

 

[alphabetsoup2]

Hmmmm, what a pickle.

I imagine you'll have to report this to your state board of pharmacy. It might be worth contacting them now (if only for peace of mind) to get a sense of how they'll respond to it. They look at things like this on a case-by-case basis, but you might as well try to find out now rather than when you apply for your intern license.

Good luck to you.

 

[ldiot]

How the hell do you get charged with electronic harassment

 

[CapitanPenguin]

UPDATE: So I contacted the school and asked what offenses disqualify you. They said when it comes to rescinding an offer they generally follow a state law that prohibits people with certain offenses (in my state it was mostly violent crimes, child-related, hard drugs, other hard felonies) from working in healthcare. Based on the law it looks like I will be fine. But they also said certain misdemeanors not on that list, and especially felonies, could make finding rotations harder.

I feel relieved. I will contact the state board later on when it's all over with.