The state boards of pharmacy usually require a period of practical experience in pharmacy. Students should request information concerning requirements for a certificate to practice pharmacy from the board of pharmacy in the state in which they wish to practice. Since colleges of pharmacy vary in their requirements, prepharmacy students should ascertain the requirements of the school they plan to enter before selecting the courses for the second year. The program outlined below prepares the student for transfer to the College of Pharmacy at the Ohio State University after one year. Suite 201, Bethesda, MD 20014.
Some pharmacy schools require additional calculus.
The two-year preveterinary medical program which follows meets the requirements of the College of Veterinary Medicine at the Ohio State University. Students should obtain information as early as possible about the requirements of the school where they plan to apply. The student who desires to take an arts and sciences degree to qualify for licensure to teach in the public schools may take work in education after graduation or qualify for the combined degree program outlined here. On the basis of the accumulative grade point average, a student may register in both the College of Education and Human Development and the College of Arts and Sciences for the combined degree as soon as eligible. Earn at least 142 hours including education courses.