<p>Hi, i am currently a senior high school. Cant wait to graduate and have a new life in college. I want to become a pharmacist like my father. I want to go to community college first then transfer to 4 years university. The problem is the community college i want to go to not offer pharmacist, I cant find “pharmacist” in their degree list. So what can I do?</p>
<p>You don’t need a 2-year ‘pharmacy’ degree from a community college, because you will need a PharmD (Doctor of Pharmacy) to become a practicing Pharmacist. There are several 4-year baccalaureate programs that prepare students to enter a 2-year PharmD program, and there are also 6-year integrated PharmD programs for entering Freshmen. </p>
<p>You should look at integrated PharmD programs to see if they will accept transferring community college students (some won’t). You should also look into 4-year baccalaureate programs that prepare students to enter PharmD programs. Those programs can tell you the requirements for community college students who want to transfer in.</p>
<p>Pretty much all PharmD programs want to see the same set of prerequisite courses for entry:</p>
<p>1 yr of General Biology
1 yr of General Chemistry
1 yr of Organic Chemistry
Biochemistry
Microbiology
English Composition
1 yr of Calculus
Statistics
Interpersonal Communication
Microeconomics </p>
<p>Almost all of the above-listed classes are typically offered at community colleges that have college transfer programs. Once you get the list of courses and other requirements for entry to a baccalaureate (or integrated) Pharmacy program, you can start in on those courses.</p>
<p>It might be helpful to get an Associate’s degree when transferring, but there really is no 2-year ‘Pharmacy’ major per se. </p>
<p>Some community colleges offer a Pharmacy Technician degree, but that is completely different from a PharmD degree, which is the only avenue toward becoming a professional Pharmacist.</p>