Becoming a pharmacist isn't a easy. It takes a lot of hard work and long years of studying. You must commit to this profession. To become a pharmacist, a person must get a license to practice pharmacy. It is required for all states including the District of Columbia. To obtain the license, you must graduate from an accredited college or pharmacy, pass a state examination, and serve an internship under a licensed pharmacist. Most colleges of pharmacy requires one or two years of pre-pharmacy education.It would take approximately ten to eleven years after high school to finish schooling to become a pharmacist. There is the undergraduate schooling, which is the four years of regular college. Follwing that is three or four years of medical school, which offers a option of minoring in Chemistry or majoring in Biology. After medical school is the residency, which takes about two or three years. Residency is the understudy of a real doctor. The schooling includes preliminary required courses; then specializing in the subject. Here are recommended classes to take in high school: 9th grade (freshman) Math: Algebra English: English Science: Physical Science Social Sciences/Humanities: As required 10th grade (sophomore) Math: Geometry English: English Science: Biology or Chemistry Social Sciences/Humanities: Psychology 11th grade (junior) Math: Calculus English: English Applied Communications Science: Chemistry or Applied Biology Social Sciences/Humanities: Sociology 12th grade (senior) Math: Probability & Statistics English: English Applied Communications Science: Anatomy, AP Biology, Physics Social Sciences/Humanities: Government & Economics other classes - physical education (as required) - keyboarding - business computer applications Though you can take the most challenging courses in high school, it is nothing compared to the courses given in college. High school gives you a glimpse of what college work. To become a pharmacist, you will need to take college courses such as: general biology, microbiology, chemistry, physics, organic chemistry, calculus, anatomy, physiology, analytical chemistry, biological chemistry, statistics, pharmacology, medicinal chemistry, pharmaceutics, and physical chemistry. |
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