Is Pre Med and Pre Pharm the same thing ?

Pre-Med & Medical School Pre-Med Topics
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<p>Hello Pre Med forum !</p>

<p>I'm sorry I asked this in the wrong place but is Pre Med and Pre Pharm the same thing or are they different ?</p>

<p>And does every university offer PreMed/PrePharm program ?
Thanks !</p>

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<p>Pre med and pre pharm are not “programs”. Pre med and pre pharm are a series of required classes that are the minimum requirements for anyone planing to seek admission to medical school or pharmacy school.</p>

<p>Pharmacy school pre reqs are not exactly the same as medical school pre reqs.</p>

<p>Pharmacy schools seem to have a greater diversity of requirements among different schools. Pharm pre reqs listed by school here:</p>

<p><a href=“http://www.aacp.org/resources/academicpolicies/admissionsguidelines/Documents/2011-12%20FINAL%20PharmacyPre-RequisiteInformation.pdf[/url]”>http://www.aacp.org/resources/academicpolicies/admissionsguidelines/Documents/2011-12%20FINAL%20PharmacyPre-RequisiteInformation.pdf&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>Pharm schools are much more likely to require things like biochem, microbiology and psych than a med school.</p>

<p>Generally for both career tracks you’ll need introductory biology (2 semesters) w/lab, gen and organic chemistry (2 semesters each) w/lab, physics (2 semesters)w/lab, calc 1, and freshman composition.</p>

<p>Since pre med/pre pharm are not majors, but a series of courses, all colleges will offer them. However, not all colleges will have a health career advisor on staff. And the advising at some schools is better than at other schools.</p>

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<p>thank you so much !</p>