<p>Hi</p>
<p>I'm narrowing down my college choices now between OSU, Ohio Northern and UC San Francisco. Does anyone know if UCSF has a 6-year program or 8? (4 undergrad, 4 pharm)? Since prestige doesn't matter with pharmacy programs then should I just choose the schools offering 0-6 programs?</p>
<p>UCSF does not have undergraduate programs.
<a href=“http://pharmacy.ucsf.edu/prospectivestudents/[/url]”>http://pharmacy.ucsf.edu/prospectivestudents/</a>
<a href=“http://www.ucsf.edu/about-ucsf/[/url]”>http://www.ucsf.edu/about-ucsf/</a></p>
<p>Are you 100% sure that you want pharmacy? If you might change your mind, then why not consider Univeristy of the Pacific, Drake, Butler and other “pre-assurance” schools that allow you admission as long as you meet the requirements. You still do the same pre-reqs but it is easier to transfer out of the program if you change your mind. It is definitely easier to go the 0-6 route as you are not competing with as many people for spots and you don’t have to score high on the PCAT. Also, be aware that after 2 years, you are generally considered a graduate student and the financial aid situation changes.</p>
<p>I think UCSF is just for grad and professional school.</p>
<p>UCSF’s only a grad school. If you want to go to UCSF for pharmacy you’d have to apply from college.</p>
<p>Both OSU and UCSF’s pharmacy programs are graduate level only - you must have a bachelor’s degree before you are admitted into their pharm school. OSU might have a pre-pharm program with guaranteed or preferential admissions to the pharm school if you are applying to OSU undergrad. </p>
<p>OSU is huge state flagship university in a mid-sized city.
UCSF is solely a graduate school located in a major city.
Ohio Northern is a 0-6 program in a small town in NE Ohio.</p>
<p>Your three college choices probably could not be any more different from each other. Are you sure you have researched pharmacy schools thoroughly? There are many more out there in all different types and sizes of schools.</p>
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<p>Columbus actually isn’t that much smaller than San Francisco in terms of population.</p>
<p>schritzo - Columbus is a great town (especially for students) and I enjoy visiting several friends I have who live there, but it isn’t San Francisco.</p>
<p>well yeah, SF is much more of a cultural center than Columbus is, I just didn’t think Columbus should be considered a mid-sized city population-wise. But you’re right if the metro area and overall impact of the city is taken into account there is no question that SF beats Columbus.</p>
<p>I’m not denigrating any school or metroplex, but I’m trying to illustrate that the OP’s definition of “narrowing down my college choices” is incredibly broad.</p>
<p>haha…had no idea that they were that different…Basically, my counselor recommended those colleges and I thought they all sounded ok…</p>
<p>Is money a concern or will your parents pay for wherever you go?</p>
<p>There are vertually hundreds of Pharm D programs for undergraduates to apply to, they are generally be refered to as (0-6) programs. Ample information is available on the net, here is a list of schools</p>
<p>[United</a> States Pharmacy Schools & Online Pharmacist Degrees, Colleges, Universities | U.S. PharmD](<a href=“http://www.uspharmd.com/school/]United”>http://www.uspharmd.com/school/)</p>
<p>Forget about UCSF, its for graduate students only. However, if you like northern california you can apply to •California Northstate College of Pharmacy or UOP as suggested before and be two hours away from San Francisco.</p>
<p>Here is the website that shows the 0-6 and early assurance schools. The link from the previous poster includes some schools that have programs that require 4 years and no guarantee of admission. </p>
<p>[AACP</a> - Admissions](<a href=“Admissions | AACP”>Admissions | AACP)</p>