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You will notice that avik’s goal is to get into a 0+6 pharmacy program.
And, chemE is the backup plan.
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<p>As I mentioned, NO pharmacist that I know in ANY practice field EVER does any “pill counting”, as those functions are performed by technicians and robots.</p>
<p>avik (or others) can find out more about pharmacy by referencing other pharmacy threads on CC or any of the websites I mentioned. Or, avik can pm me if he/she want to know more about any of the practice areas I mentioned.</p>
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<p>Yes, there are elective slots in all engineering programs. Usually, there are electives required in the areas of humanities and social science, as well as some engineering technical electives. I assume you need some courses like bio, biochem, microbiology, anatomy and physiology, etc. These might not fulfill the elective requirements of your engineering degree program. But, if you can get AP credit for the required electives (like history or english), you will then have space in your schedule for the elective you really want/need to take. Another option is to take the electives you need during the summer terms.</p>
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<p>Ususally, college students take about 5 courses each semester. Some take 4, some take 6, but 5 is probably the average. You can take extra courses to a point, but after a certain amount of credits they do charge you extra. Check with your prospective colleges to see what range of credits constitutes a “full time student”. I will warn you, however, that engineering is pretty time consuming and labs are usually 4 hours (which count for 0 or 1 credit only). You will be busy. However, on the good side, your classes ususally will meet only M-W-F or T-H, so you don’t have the daily grind of high school courses. You will get a day “off” to do your problem sets, study, write papers, etc. Just don’t overload yourself. I think my son had like 17 required engineering credits freshman year for which he had to attend like 23 hours of class. Frankly, I think you might do well to consider chemistry or biochemistry majors as well, as they are less math-intensive. With chemE, I think you will have at least calc I, II, and III, as well as linear algebra and differential equations (basic math for all engineers). Chem and Biochem will also have 4 hour labs, but these majors may give you more elective slots in your schedule.</p>
<p>PS to Japher and Smilodon: Why not focus on positive assistance rather than bashing other professionals? Not cool. Oh, and I have been a practicing pharmacist in various fields for 25 years. So yeah, I know something about it.</p>