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Preparation for Pharmacy
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Physical Sciences, 419-372-8293
205 Administration Building, 419-372-2015
All
accredited colleges of pharmacy require five years of
study to qualify for the pharmacy degree. One or two
years of the five-year requirement may be satisfied
at the University. The state boards of pharmacy usually
require a period of practical experience in pharmacy.
Students should request information concerning requirements
for a certificate to practice pharmacy from the board
of pharmacy in the state in which they wish to practice.
In Ohio this information may be obtained from the State
Board of Pharmacy, 77 South High Street, Columbus, OH
43215-6126 (http://www.state.oh.us/pharmacy/).
Since
colleges of pharmacy vary in their requirements, pre-pharmacy
students should ascertain the requirements of the school
they plan to enter before selecting the courses for the
second year. The program outlined below prepares the student
for transfer to the College of Pharmacy at the Ohio State
University after one year. In the first year at BGSU,
students may enroll as "pre-health professional."
They may change to "pre-pharmacy" when they
have completed at least 30 hours of coursework, have declared
a major, and have completed BIOL
205, CHEM
125, and CHEM
127-128.
These courses must be taken for a grade. Upon completion
of 30 hours of coursework and the above-mentioned courses,
students must have BOTH an overall 3.25 GPA and a 3.25
Biology/Chemistry/Physics/Math GPA. Upon meeting these
criteria, students may contact their college office to
replace the label of "pre-health professional"
with "pre-pharmacy." If students do not meet
these criteria after 30 hours, they may keep their "pre-health
professional" label for up to 60 hours. If a student
has met the above criteria after 60 hours of coursework,
then he or she may change to "pre-pharmacy."
Once students have changed to "pre-pharmacy,"
they will be expected to meet with their advisors regularly
to plan their coursework for subsequent semesters. If,
after 60 hours, the above criteria still have not been
met, students must drop the "pre-health professional"
label and must also meet with an advisor to re-evaluate
future goals. Transfer students must enroll as "pre-health
professional" for the first semester at BGSU; if,
after one semester at BGSU, the student's overall and
Biology/Chemistry/Physics/Math GPA are a 3.25, then he/she
may change to "pre-pharmacy." A list of accredited
colleges of pharmacy may be obtained from the American
Association of Colleges of Pharmacy, 1426 Prince Street,
Alexandria, VA 22314 (http://www.aacp.org).
Recommended
course sequence
(33 hours)
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MATH
128 or 129 or 130 (by placement) and 131 (8)
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Electives
chosen from social sciences, literature and philosophy
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Some
pharmacy schools require additional calculus.
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