<p>does it hurt my chances to get into business grad school if i major in biology?
similarly, does it hurt my chances to get into pharmacy school if i major in business/communications?</p>
<p>I don't even think it's possible to get into pharmacy school with a degree outside of a biology-type major. Business is significantly less technical knowledge though, so I think it wouldn't be as big of a deal.</p>
<p>I completely disagree. I know plenty of people who came in to pharmacy school with liberal arts majors. In fact, it probably adds some diversity to the class as long as you still demonstrate strength in the sciences. Most importantly, pharmacy school admissions try and determin your drive behind being a health care professional, and if you have taken classes that have inspired your humanism, the better. It really shouldn't matter what you major in; I know some people who majored in theater that are going off to medical school.</p>
<p>OP, you should look at and search older posts. We hashed this issue about a few weeks ago.</p>
<p>Short summary: What you major in does not matter for either grad school or professional school. What you know and what you can do does matter, and for many grad programs (that is to say PhD research programs) field specific knowledge can be important. An english major with know knowledge of science is unlikely to be admitted to a chemistry PhD program, for example. (OTOH, an english major with a knowledge of science can be admitted. One of my fellow students in my biology Phd program was such a person!)</p>
<p>Professional programs (i.e. non-research programs) generally don't care much about background, but there are exceptions such as clinical psych, speech/audiology etc.</p>
<p>But you sound like a lower undergrad, so I would not sweat it now. You have plenty of time to explore and ask questions.</p>
<p>You should be able to do it if ur ready to take up courses to make up..</p>
<p>Look at grad school departments and see what prereqs they expect applicants to have met. A particular major may not be required but a specific set of background course work is usually specified.</p>
<p>^ they may not even state what background they expect! when in doubt, call the department.</p>
<p>pharmacogenomic, I think you assumed something the OP did not say. He made no mention of "business major but had taken prereq courses for pharm". That's a fairly big stipulation.</p>
<p>Business school (MBA) doesn't care about your undergraduate degree. They want work experience that demonstrates your interest in business, a decent undergraduate GPA and a good score on the GMAT.</p>
<p>As other posters have said, for graduate school you need the courses that are prerequisite for the graduate courses you want to take. There are all kinds of pre-med/pre-dent/pre-pharmacy students out there majoring in things like English, History, (or my personal favorite) Classical Archaeology.</p>
<p>All the best.</p>
<p>gthopeful, I'm not quite sure I understand what you mean. Most people who apply to pharmacy school (or any professional school for that matter) complete prerequisites. I was mainly contesting your point that it's not "possible to get into pharmacy school with a degree outside of a biology-type major."</p>
<p>Issue 1) I think, if anything, business schools will trip over themselves to get students from diverse majors. A background in the sciences is a huge boost for some of the biggest industries today (pharmacy, biotech, etc.)</p>
<p>Issue 2) Pharmacy schools don't care about degree, just prereqs. A significant number of schools don't even require a bachelors before you start professional school (though it's strongly recommended). A lot of other programs, however, do care: you can't get into a Chem PhD program with a BA in comp lit (unless you've done extensive independent research and taken most of the classes a science major would).</p>