<p>OOooooo, wait I get you, your saying Uni of Sci in Philly offers majors like Biology or Prephar, I need to take those for 2 years then I can go join in the Pharm.D. program right? But USP does offer Pharm.D. program, its a pharmacy school. So those rankings are the ranks of the Pharm.D. graduate program like in USP or SUNY Buffalo? The first two years will be my undergrad studies? Unlike other undergrad studies which is four years?</p>
<p>^^^^^
I know that, that's why they're professional degrees, not graduate degrees, two different things. I understand this by now, my mom worked as a systems analyst at UCSF Stanford, and I got bored, so I read, that's how I understand this.</p>
<p>A professional degree, like that from University of Sciences in Philadephia, are 4 year programs that are neither undergrad or graduate, it is sufficient to for working in a community pharmacy like Walgreens, but not much higher. For operations such as that at a hospital, you are strongly encouraged to go for a graduate degree.</p>
<p>Wait the professional degree at USP is NEITHER undergrad nor grad? So then whats the difference between professional degree and Pharm.D. degree? Do you have msn or aim or something? Would make it much easier to talk, thanks.</p>
<p>Nevermind ,I just checked, USP's is a Bachelors of Science, meaning you still need graduate studies.</p>
<p>I may be mistaken, but I am pretty sure Rutgers has a UG pharm program, or atleast a undergrad/grad combo program in pharm.</p>
<p>OO I see, so I can go to SUNY Buffalo for 2 or 3 years majoring in pharmacology, then after I finished all the required courses needed, I can go to any other graduate school stated on that USNEWS ranking list to get the Pharm.D. degree. One last question, whats after the Pharm.D. degree? Masters degree or PhD? Thank you.</p>
<p>yea i agree with Feng, whats afterwards a Pharm D. if u dont want to just work in walgreens. say if you are more research oriented?</p>
<p>If you live in New York you have two great pharmacy schools...Albany and Buffalo.</p>
<p>Doctor of Pharmacy will take you farther than Walgreens, Docotr of Pharmacy from say UCSF will take you many places.</p>
<p>Thanks guys, but lastpicked, if you want to do like research instead of working at CVS or Walgreens, I think you have to major in Pharmaceutical Sciences instead of Pharmacology, Im not 100% sure but thats what I heard.</p>
<p>yea but u have to have a Pharm D first then do like research and stuff afterward the pharm d from any college. correcT?</p>
<p>UT...Austin</p>
<p>If you want to do research after getting a PharmD, you get the MS or PhD in Pharmacy.</p>
<p>ok, thank you very much.</p>
<p>Try asking the question at this website - they have some grad students who will answer your questions in your forum too! <a href="http://www.studentpharmacist.com/forum%5B/url%5D">www.studentpharmacist.com/forum</a></p>
<p>UCP offers a 4-year Pharmaceutical Sciences (BS) program and it also offers a 6-year Doctor of Pharmacy (Pharm.D) program which is a professional degree. As far as I know, that's the only professional degree you need to practice as a pharmacy (no, not confined to working in Walgreen).</p>
<p>There is no graduate program after Pharm D. You can go to graduate school for a PhD in Pharmacy but that is a different career path (research), and you don't need a Phard D to do that.</p>
<p>The US News ranking is specifically for Pharm D, not for PhD in Pharmacy. I'd presume all of the schools on that list offer Pharm D.</p>
<p>I would assume other programs beside the pharmD (i.e. MS and PhDs) are also considered. I do think those rankings are flaw though. Honestly, UCSD's pharmacy program is extremely tough to get into (I know i't sless than 100 per year.... around 60/ year now?) and 100 of the 1700 external applicants (less than 10% admit rate) get into UOP's pharmacy school while out in the midwest it's not as hard.</p>
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<p>I was under the impression that the US News graduate ranking for Pharmacy is for PhD in Pharmacy rather than the PharmD professional program. Isn't it?</p>