Science/pharm

[23serenity]

Hi AskMonash

Was wondering if its better to finish a bachelor of science then transfer into pharmacy
or transfer straight into pharmacy?

will it be the same thing? In the end --> pharmacy degree complete

If so, what are the major differences?

This might sound stupid because why transfer later, when you can do it earlier
but I have issues  with distance and such

Appreciate any help!!
Thanks

[PlaySchoolPlayCool]

If you don't want to take a bachelor of pharmacy straight away, another route is taking a masters of Pharmacy degree after a bachelor degree.

Using University of Sydney as an example, the Master of Pharmacy is a 2 year course with admission requirements of:
1. A bachelor degree
2. A minimum GPA of 5 or a GAMSAT mark of 55 with 50 in each section
3. A certain amount of credit points in particular prerequisite subjects which can be seen at http://sydney.edu.au/courses/Master-of-Pharmacy

I'm not too experienced with uni course transfers, but it could be a possibility that you could transfer from a bachelor of Science to a bachelor of Pharmacy.

Obviously though, taking a bachelor of Pharmacy straight from the start will be overall less of a hassle and more straight forward with it only being 4 years in total (as opposed to 5 years with Bachelor of Science and Master of Pharmacy), but particularly because you won't have to fight for positions to enter the Master of Pharmacy (Which will usually be dependent on your GPA or GAMSAT score if you enter through that).

Good luck pursuing your career!

Edit: Just saw this was in the Monash Sub-forum, check this out https://www.monash.edu/pharm/future/courses/pharmacy/grad-pharmacy

[keltingmeith]

Hi AskMonash

Was wondering if its better to finish a bachelor of science then transfer into pharmacy
or transfer straight into pharmacy?

will it be the same thing? In the end --> pharmacy degree complete

If so, what are the major differences?

This might sound stupid because why transfer later, when you can do it earlier
but I have issues  with distance and such

Appreciate any help!!
Thanks

If you want to do pharmacy, do pharmacy. The transfer exists for people that aren't sure/didn't even consider it until halfway through their degree.

That's why nearly every transfer scheme exists - don't assume it's because one pathway is better. They exist for people who aren't sure about the specific degree and so want to try something more general first, or for people that choose general, and in doing that general made them realise they only like the stuff taught in the specific.