It sounds like you’re in the US. You can no longer get a BS in Pharmacy. That’s old info. Now, you need a PharmD to be a pharmacist.

You can major in whatever you like. Pharm schools, like med schools, don’t care what your major is. They have a list of required courses and as long as you fulfill those, you can apply to pharmacy school. You should check each pharm school you’re interested in for their exact list. Most should be nearly identical, but there might be a random class or two difference and you don’t want to disqualify yourself by missing one class. Public speaking is usually the weird one.

You don’t really need to talk to your counselor. Just go log onto the website of a few pharm schools and see their admissions pages. If you only have a year left, you should get started on getting ready to apply now.

Depending on what state you’re applying to, you might not need to take the PCAT. CA schools tend not to require it for some strange reason. If the schools you’re interested in do require it, you need to start studying right now to be ready to take it in time to apply to start in Fall of 08.

Anyhow, you’ll have to take the PCAT. So you’ll have to study hard for it and take it this winter or this spring. You don’t have to have a specific major, but you will need to have completed all the requirements (1st year biology, 1st year chemistry, 2 semesters of Organic chemistry, and 1st year physics). I’m sure as a biology major that you have taken a lot of other courses that you will find helpful for taking the PCAT and getting your pharmacy degree. You might want to consider doing Biochemistry, Anatomy, Microbiology, and a few other courses if you haven’t already done them.

For the Pharmacy school interview, you’ll have to have some knowledge about how Pharmacy works. I say you go over to a pharmacy and ask to shadow a pharmacist to get this experience.

I’m not sure how the application process works out–but you’ll certainly want to write and submit an application soon if you want to go to Pharmacy school the year you finish college (I’m assuming you are a senior). I am not sure that you will be able to go to Pharmacy school next year if you have started making plans at this late date, but you should be able to do it the year after if next year doesn’t work out. I have heard of students in Medical and pharmacy school submitting applications in the summer before the senior year starts, so you might be too late this year, especially with the PCAT.

Study life sciences, health and mathematics in high school.

Step Two

Complete one to two years of pre-pharmacy college-level coursework. Most pharmacy schools require this, and a growing number also look for high scores on the Pharmacy College Admissions Test.

Step Three

Obtain a B.S. in Pharmacy (which takes five years) or a Doctor of Pharmacy degree (which can take six or more years) from one of the 80 U.S. colleges offering programs accredited by the American Council on Pharmaceutical Education.

Step Four

Pass your state’s licensing examination; all 50 states require pharmacists to be licensed.

Step Five

Participate in an internship under the direction of a licensed pharmacist to become qualified to practice pharmacy.

Step Six

Continue your professional education through periodic refresher courses as required by your state’s licensing board.

Tips & Warnings

* Most states don’t require re-examination for pharmacists already licensed in another state; in fact, many pharmacists are licensed in more than one state.

GOOD LUCK!!!!!!!!!!

I bet such schools get biology, biochem, pre-med, and chem. degrees.

Go onto the website www.ucas.com and look up post graduate courses in phamacy. These should tell you what qual they would want for you to enrol on their course. (even if you’re not in the uk it may help.)

Ie if it says to enrol on this course you must have a BSc in biology you know you’re ok.

You can also check www.findamasters.co.uk and search again for pharmacy post grad courses and see what they ask for. Good luck, and hope this helps. x