Pharmacology

College Majors
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<p>I'm a senior in High school and I want to major in pharmacology. I'm not sure what I should take after high school. Is PhD required to become a pharmacologist. Should I go for my BS then take MS? No sure. Help please.</p>

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<p>Are you referring to pharmacology (the study of the effect of drugs on humans) or pharmacy (dispensing medicine)? If you're referring to pharmacy, most people get an MS or a PharmD.</p>

<p>Pharmacy admissions: <a href="http://www.aacp.org/site/page.asp?VID=1&CID=687&DID=4741&TrackID=%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://www.aacp.org/site/page.asp?VID=1&CID=687&DID=4741&TrackID=&lt;/a>
Pharmacy overview: <a href="http://www.aacp.org/site/page.asp?VID=1&CID=686&DID=4740&TrackID=%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://www.aacp.org/site/page.asp?VID=1&CID=686&DID=4740&TrackID=&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

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Is PhD required to become a pharmacologist?

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Usually. Some people become pharmacologists with an MD or MD/PhD.</p>

<p>A BS in chemistry would be a good springboard to a graduate program in pharmacology. If you have good stats, Duke offers a pharmacology concentration within the chemistry major.</p>

<p><a href="http://www.chem.duke.edu/undergraduate/major/Handbook/Contents.html#BSPharm%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://www.chem.duke.edu/undergraduate/major/Handbook/Contents.html#BSPharm&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

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<p>Pharmacology is usually graduate school I thought. I believe the way it works is you major undergraduate in another science, and than apply to Pharm school to get your PharmD</p>

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<p>I don't think he is talking about a PharmD. I am also looking at a Pharmacology major, and so far, I have noticed Duke, UCSD, Michigan, and Wisconsin have undergrad majors that relate to pharmacology, but you generally got to grad school to get a PhD in it.</p>

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<p>I thought some schools combine undergrad + grad too... Hm.</p>