<p>so for the pharm program what does it mean when they say that they'll "pro-rate" my scholarship for the graduate/clinical portion? also, since pharm is a 6yr program does the 5th & 6th count as graduate? meaning that the 5th and 6th year will be more expensive than undergraduate? :( and finally, do kids get financial aid for summer session classes?</p>
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<p>Yes, your financial aid applies for summer sessions.</p>
<p>I don’t know about the expense of 5th/6th year… but, don’t forget that all pharmacists have had to pay for school after getting their bachelors. A majority of people who go on to grad school have to pay for it (one exception is funded science ph.D programs) and these people have to deal with huge loans once they graduate. </p>
<p>Fortunately, pharmacists make a lot of money and with big salaries it’s not tough to pay off. I have two friends who went to pharm school after first finishing undergrad separately. One of these just graduated and has SERIOUS debt (like 150k), but he says his loan payments are very manageable. </p>
<p>So, regardless of the cost of a 5th/6th year, you’re paying for an expensive, higher degree, and when you graduate, you’ll be in the same boat as other people in your field.</p>
<p>god… i was just reviewing my financial stuff and i was freaking out ! does my scholarship apply for summer too if i have a fall semester and then summer? but that last line about your friend made me feel a little better…</p>
<p>No it’s not! Not for pharm students. </p>
<p>Starting your 5th and 6th years, the university considers you graduate students. You have to change your federal forms to be graduate and they do some weird calculation to your scholarship to figure out how much to pay you during those two years. Your tuition also costs different because you are on learning experiences during parts of the years, so you might not be in classes. But keep in mind that you are also eligible for graduate scholarships now.</p>
<p>oh that sucks… the grad school part. so does that mean pharm majors get a bachelor’s after the 4th year? graduation and such?</p>
<p>^^ That is the standard pharmacy school practice to become a licensed pharmacist, it is not unique to Northeastern.</p>
<p>I found this change in policy on the website. The BS Pharmacy degree is NOT a professional degree and you still need to complete the D.Pharm. to become a pharmacist:</p>
<p>"VII. Professor Waszczak read the following and it was seconded:
BE IT RESOLVED That the Faculty Senate endorses the Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy Studies in the School of Pharmacy in the Bouv</p>
<p>So it looks like you get to “graduate” after 5 years with “everyone else” (but really, no one cares about graduating exactly with “everyone else”). And the fin aid website says you are a grad student financially after 4 years for pharm d students, but this implies it’s after 5, but whatever.</p>
<p>This is very similar to students that do combined bachelor and master degrees in any other major. For instance Chemistry allows you to graduate with a masters, but for most students they just spend their last year only taking grad courses. Does that mean they already officially “graduated” with a bachelors? No idea.</p>
<p>So, out of curiosity, do pharm students pay the undergrad tuition of $18,190 or Direct Entry PharmD (per term) $17,675?</p>