<p>I will be a freshman this Sept and am having a hard time deciding on a school. School A offers my preferred major of Biochemistry with a BA degree</p>
<p>School B offers a Bs program in Biology</p>
<p>School C offers a BA/Ma program in biotechnology 5 yr program</p>
<p>My ultimate goal is to get into a masters pharmacology program. A chemistry or biochemist degree is usually preferred for pharmacology.</p>
<p>My question does it really matter if i get a Bs or Ba degree? Should I go for my preferered biochem major and hope to be accepted into a pharmacology masters program ( im not sure how competitive it is ) or should i go for the ba/ma biotech program and finish in 5 yrs?</p>
<p>There really aren't formal standards that determine what one school will call a "B.A." and what another one will call a "B.S." Each school gets to name its own degrees. What the graduate school will care about is the specific coursework that you do, the grades that you get in those courses, letters of recommendation from your faculty members, GRE exam scores, any relevant laboratory/research experience.</p>
<p>If you know the pharmacology programs that you will consider applying to in four years, check their websites and see what specific courses are prerequisites for the courses that form those programs. Then look at the specific coursework available at schools A and B. You may find that one of them is a better fit.</p>
<p>Also, ask yourself what the chances really are that you might change your career goals, and your major. Then look at what each of these schools offer that could be interesting to you if you do change plans.</p>
<p>Wishing you all the best.</p>
<p>I won't matter if you have a BA or BS as long as you have the courses that the grad school or professional program wants you to have.</p>