ok, lets say this year in the HSC, i get an ATAR of 90 and i choose to do a BSc at sydney
if after one semester ive decided that i really dont want to do science anymore, but id rather do pharmacy, would i be able to transfer to B Pharm for semester 2, 2010 given the following...
- I got an ATAR of 90 the previous year
- I have a credit average
Or would i have to wait until Semester 1, 2011?
Also, is it very difficult to achieve a credit average?
With B Pharm, whats the workload like? Eg. how many hours per week on campus? Is there more hours on campus per week than a degree like BSc or BComm?
thanks to whoever answers my questions!
Hey there,
I'm a current first year from BPharm (almost finished wooot) so I can provide u with some advice...
You can't transfer in Semester 2, 2010 because the subjects in Semester 2 have corequesites with sem 1 subjects (ie you have to have attempted the previous semesters subjects to be able to do 2nd sem subjects).
To get a transfer, its usually very competitive, and you will need a minimum distinction average I would think. If you're a hard worker - credit average isn't hard to achieve at all. Distinctions and HDs are where you need to put extra effort in for..
But don't just think that if you did really well in high school and got a high ATAR, then you're going to go great in uni. Not trying to discourage you or anything, but I know of people who got 99+ and didn't do as well as the people who got a little lower. So ATAR/UAI doesn't mean everything.. it's about how hard you work, understand the content and actually enjoy the course.
The workload of BPharm is quite hectic! There's heaps to juggle at one time - especially in 2nd semester 1st year!! Sem 1 Year 1 is a nice transition into pharmacy, but there still is quite a bit of work even then. Trust me, when it comes to final exams time, it feels like HSC all over again x 2! But it's all worth it in the end!
In 1st sem we had a 4 day week - with friday off (for most students). But our hours are high 20's per week. Usually 25-28 hrs/week at uni. Most pracs are 3 hours - except MBLG pracs in semester 2 are 5hrs!! Lectures 1 hr, Tutorials/Workshops either 1 or 2 hours. I would imagine BSc would not be MUCH less...
BComm would be significantly less I reckon, because they don't really have pracs (from what I know) --> this degree follows pattern of 2/3x1hr lectures + 1hr tutorial per week per subject = 12-16 contact hrs/week vs 25-28 for BPharm/BSc.
If you wanna do Pharmacy, why don't you just apply to get into it straight away rather than transferring from BSc?
If you were to transfer from BSc, then you would likely get exemptions for the CHEM161X units of studies, and the BIOL1003 and MBLG1001 - the last two are also taken in the BSc first year. But you still have do to the PHAR18XX units.. they are exclusively offered in the pharmacy degree. And THEY are the most interesting in my opinion. Here's the subjects in first year Pharm:
Semester 1 Year 1
CHEM1612: Chemistry A (Pharmacy)
BIOL1003: Human Biology
PHAR1812 - Basic Pharmaceutical Sciences
PHAR1811 - Foundations of Pharmacy
Semester 2 Year 1
PHAR1822 - Physical Pharmaceutics and Formulation A
PHAR1821 - Social Pharmacy
CHEM1622 - Chemistry B (Pharmacy)
MBLG1001: Molecular Biology and Genetics (Intro)
Hope that helps!
