If some one wants to become a Pharmacy What do they have to do?
is it just 4 years?
is there like a medical school for it
wat are pre req?

any info about this would be helpful thanks

Originally Posted by mfattal

If some one wants to become a Pharmacy What do they have to do?
is it just 4 years?
is there like a medical school for it
wat are pre req?

any info about this would be helpful thanks

I'm thinking you want to be a pharmacist?

I have a couple of friends that are doing it, but they have all went to the states! I did hear something about Waterloo starting a pharmacy program!

There are a few pharmacy schools, I think it's U of T, Waterloo, and U of Saskatchewan...can't think of many others.


THIS PROGRAM WILL BE HARD. My friend is in 1st year Pharm right now and is doing 9 courses for his 1st term. 9 full out exams.

You have to do 2 years of undergrad, write the PCAT, then go to pharmacy school (in ontario: UofT and Waterloo) which is 4 years.

As for prerequisite courses, I don't know. Perhaps someone else here does though?

Well I'm not an expert but I don't think Engineering has the elective space to complete all the bio/chem requirements.

UofT's pharmacy have changed their prerequisite courses for this year: http://pharmacy.utoronto.ca/programs...quirements.htm

As well, after the PCAT, there's an interview. I do know in Waterloo that you can enter the Pharmacy program right after highschool.

Originally Posted by --HP--

I'm thinking you want to be a pharmacist?

I have a couple of friends that are doing it, but they have all went to the states! I did hear something about Waterloo starting a pharmacy program!

its not for me some one else

any one else know this is kinda important

i thought ur "virtually" in 2nd year engineering (in ur little world)

and its impossible for a human being to become a pharmacy , human build a pharmacy using tools (engineers) wait so u can build a pharmacy but you cant be one

hope this helps bye

Er, I believe Waterloo also requires two years of undergrad.

And 9 courses don't mean you have 9 exams. A lot of these courses extend the full year and may just be labs.

To the OP: Pharmacy is an undergraduate professional program. You complete two years of undergraduate studies (with the right prerequisites to get into pharmacy, which you can look for on their websites. it varies between schools), apply to a pharmacy school, write PCAT and show up for an interview (if they require one).

After that, the program is four years and you can work as a pharmacist when you graduate, without having to pursue further studies. Most people will work in community pharmacies (Shopper's, etc). You can go into hospital pharmacy as well. You can choose to do more schooling, though. You could go for a combined law/mba program and go into industry instead.

What else do you want to know?

Edit: Disregard first sentence. You can get into Waterloo from high school. Sorry.

Originally Posted by ytpos

Er, I believe Waterloo also requires two years of undergrad.

And 9 courses don't mean you have 9 exams. A lot of these courses extend the full year and may just be labs.

To the OP: Pharmacy is an undergraduate professional program. You complete two years of undergraduate studies (with the right prerequisites to get into pharmacy, which you can look for on their websites. it varies between schools), apply to a pharmacy school, write PCAT and show up for an interview (if they require one).

After that, the program is four years and you can work as a pharmacist when you graduate, without having to pursue further studies. Most people will work in community pharmacies (Shopper's, etc). You can go into hospital pharmacy as well. You can choose to do more schooling, though. You could go for a combined law/mba program and go into industry instead.

What else do you want to know?

Edit: Disregard first sentence. You can get into Waterloo from high school. Sorry.

He's doing 9 exams, I checked. And from what he's been telling me, it's not gonna get any lighter.

o.o Wow, what school does he go to?

He goes to Waterloo.

Dang, 9 exams. I only have 4 (+1 lab exam) this semester. I'm in Toronto, though.

Originally Posted by sjager

He goes to Waterloo.

Waterloo is intense.
I had a friend who was taking some math related course and he had 6 maths in one semester.