<p>Avik, it is actually not a bad thing that Rutgers Pharmacy doesn’t accept AP credits. High school classes will vary widely, and this is Rutger’s way of assuring that all students start off on equal footing and have the basics needed to succeed in upper level classes. In my experience (ack! if anyone will accept that), pharmacy schools want you to succeed and are not trying to flunk you out. If you can get in, you can graduate.</p>
<p>Also, even though you don’t have enough experience, you could take a practice PCAT to see what you would be up against. </p>
<p>How is your math? ChemE is going to be more math-oriented than chem/bio/biochem. Keep this in mind if you are protecting your gpa. DiffEq and Thermo are hard classes. </p>
<p>I have looked at your links to the pharmacy and engineering curriculum. The prepharmacy 2 years is very regimented. If you want to transfer after two years (if you don’t get the 0+6 thing), you must fulfill the requirements exactly. You need to check these things:</p>
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<li><p>Are the classes (chem, physics) for engineers identical to the courses required for pharmacy? They have different course numbers. Sometimes, colleges have sections of science and math designated just for engineers, and those might not fulfill your pharmacy requirements. For example “General Physics” is not the same as “Analytical Physics”, the Economics classes are different, </p></li>
<li><p>Can a person register for the pharmacy prerequisite classes, such as “Mammalian Physiology”, if they are not a declared prepharm major?</p></li>
<li><p>Will the prepharm students have their own sections of bio, chem, etc, or will they be mixed in with the general student population? Are there designated prepharm sections of classes? If so, you probably need to be a prepharm major to register for them.</p></li>
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<p>You really need to contact an admissions counselor at Rutgers Pharmacy School to ask about your options if you don’t get the 0+6. Ask them if you need to be a declared prepharm major to be considered for the college to college transfer process, and if the class sections are the same. </p>
<p>You are doing the right thing by thinking ahead! :)</p>