Gpa

[new2pharm]

Does your GPA in pharm school matter? I heard someone say "grade c equals pharmD" once. Do people that graduate with a higher gpa than others get better pay? someone told me it was illegal for hiring pharmacies/companies to view your gpa.

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[RxWildcat]

Grades don't matter, party on.

 

[jtwcamel]

Unless you want to do a residency. However knowledge does matter.

 

[legaia]

Does your GPA in pharm school matter? I heard someone say "grade c equals pharmD" once. Do people that graduate with a higher gpa than others get better pay? someone told me it was illegal for hiring pharmacies/companies to view your gpa.

if you have a C avg, u get put on probation and kicked out.

 

[pinkyrx]

... However knowledge does matter.

Exactly!

Grades themselves aren't that important, but you do need to come out of pharmacy school having learned the stuff!

 

[mike36]

if you have a C avg, u get put on probation and kicked out.

At my school, straight C's = Pharm.D. No probation or anything like that.

 

[genesis09]

The minimum GPA at UIC Pharmacy is a 2.0 for both overall and required courses. Some schools do require a 2.5 or something like that.

 

[Priapism321]

At my school, straight C's = Pharm.D. No probation or anything like that.

Very high standards, something to really shoot for...

 

[mike36]

Very high standards, something to really shoot for...

Hey, I don't make the rules...I got all A's last semester.

 

[UTPharm]

We have to get a 3.0 or above to stay in the pharmD program... however, if you fall below, you have 2 semesters to bring your pharmacy GPA back up above it. If not, you're gone.

 

[JimblyUK]

Pacific University doesn't have a GPA, but has a 90% pass mark on the bi-weekly tests. I'm planning to apply there, so I hope having a GPA isn't essential down the line

 

[RXpress]

"C" is for continue!! One should aim for A's and B's especially if they want to do a residency, but you only need C's to get through.

 

[Hels2007]

For me not getting poor grades was always a matter of self-respect. Who cares what someone else thinks, I would be disgusted to look at myself in the mirror in the morning if all I managed to pull out was a C-average when at least half the people around me had better grades. Which is kind of why I was A to A- average through my academic career.

 

[superflunker87]

We have to get a 3.0 or above to stay in the pharmD program... however, if you fall below, you have 2 semesters to bring your pharmacy GPA back up above it. If not, you're gone.

That's hardcore.