<p>I want to be a pharmacist but I keep hearing different things about what kind of schooling you need. First I thought it was six years of 'pre-pharm' but now I'm hearing that it's one year undergrad then four years of pharmacy studies and then internship. Does anyone actually know how many years it takes to become a pharmacist?</p>
<p>Some schools are 2 years pre-pharm then you apply to the pharmacy school. The pharmacy school is 4 years total; with the last one being an internship. The first two years (pre-pharm) are really to weed the applicants out. At some schools this can become very competitive. I know at UCONN they will only accept up to 100 into the school of pharmacy a year. They don't accept tranfers though.</p>
<p>Pharmacy school is 4 years.</p>
<p>Almost all pharm schools require a minimum of 2 years of pre-pharm course work - chemistry, organic chem, some biology, various other courses that depend on the schools you may be applying to, but the minimum is usually 60 credit hours. You also must take the PCAT (Pharmacy College Admissions Test). Finish those two years and then you apply to a number of pharmacy schools.</p>
<p>You can however go to undergrad for 3 or 4 years and then apply to pharm school. My roommate from last year and pledge brother during undergrad went for 4 years of undergrad and got his bachelor's before heading to pharm school. He loved college and wouldn't have done it any other way so it's something actually graduating is something to consider.</p>