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Studying Pharmacy after Chemistry

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lonnyz - 14 Jul 2003 00:23 GMT
Hi all

Just wondering if anyone in the newsgroup can help me to get some
information I've been looking for. I want to know if it's possible to do a
conversion course in Pharmacy in the UK after getting a BSc degree in
chemistry. I knew of someone who told me that he was doing this and that it
was only going to take him 2 years to obtain a pharmacy degree after getting
a chemistry degree. Does anyone know if such a conversion course exists and
where there is any information about it.

Thanks,
Joe.
Paul Trusten - 14 Jul 2003 16:46 GMT
Joe,

I'm writing from the United States, and while I do not know the requirements
of the colleges of pharmacy in the UK, I can surmise that a BSc in chemistry
is a very good background to have if one is transferring into a school of
pharmacy.

When you say "conversion course", however, I assume you are expecting a
course of study, not just one course.
As one with a BA in biology, I was accepted into a pharmacy school as a
transfer student here in the US, back in 1973, and was granted two years of
pre-professional credit in science courses, plus credit for the required
courses (on this side of the pond) of economics and biochemistry taken as a
biology undergrad. I had to complete what we call the "professional years"
of study---3 years---at the college of pharmacy in which I was enrolled.
But, obviously, my biology degree, which included courses in general and
organic chemistry and the biochemistry and economics electives I took,
filled the bill.

> Hi all
>
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> Thanks,
> Joe.
 
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