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pharmacogenomic · 01-25-2008, 02:42 PM

Well, more and more students entering pharmacy have a bachelors. One school I interviewed at was UCSF, where 95+% of the class have a degree from year to year. But you are right, there are fewer 0-6 programs straight out of high school (UOP, USP, and Mass College of Pharmacy being some off the top of my head that still exist). I'd also venture that it's also about money, as attrition rates tend to be greater in those schools. I'm also reviewing what I wrote earlier, and I think one of the primary counterarguments to requiring a bachelors is to suit non-traditional students who want to make a career change.

The University of Michigan has also been increasing the average age of its students, requiring volunteering/pharmacy experience. I think of my class, ~80% has a bachelors with most of the rest coming from the University of Michigan undergrad. I think UofM is comfortable with this as the undergraduate science classes are pretty insane in rigor, so my friends tell me. I believe the students who get in with only two years of experience are rather exceptional in quality, which isn't necessarily reflected in most statistics. I've had discussions with some of my classmates who have completed 3 years of undergrad at UofM and while we disagree on the necessity of the bachelors, they certainly represent a small minority of students who can demonstrate their maturity (usually through research, shadowing, being affiliated strongly with pharmacy, having parents as college of pharmacy faculty/practitioners, or volunteering/working in pharmacies for long periods of time).

01-25-2008, 02:42 PM	#43
pharmacogenomic Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: University of Michigan Posts: 98	Well, more and more students entering pharmacy have a bachelors. One school I interviewed at was UCSF, where 95+% of the class have a degree from year to year. But you are right, there are fewer 0-6 programs straight out of high school (UOP, USP, and Mass College of Pharmacy being some off the top of my head that still exist). I'd also venture that it's also about money, as attrition rates tend to be greater in those schools. I'm also reviewing what I wrote earlier, and I think one of the primary counterarguments to requiring a bachelors is to suit non-traditional students who want to make a career change. The University of Michigan has also been increasing the average age of its students, requiring volunteering/pharmacy experience. I think of my class, ~80% has a bachelors with most of the rest coming from the University of Michigan undergrad. I think UofM is comfortable with this as the undergraduate science classes are pretty insane in rigor, so my friends tell me. I believe the students who get in with only two years of experience are rather exceptional in quality, which isn't necessarily reflected in most statistics. I've had discussions with some of my classmates who have completed 3 years of undergrad at UofM and while we disagree on the necessity of the bachelors, they certainly represent a small minority of students who can demonstrate their maturity (usually through research, shadowing, being affiliated strongly with pharmacy, having parents as college of pharmacy faculty/practitioners, or volunteering/working in pharmacies for long periods of time). Last edited by pharmacogenomic; 01-25-2008 at 02:48 PM.