Program Requirements
General Program Requirements:
Number of Credits Required: 140
Required Courses:
| Year 1 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Fall | Credit Hours | |
| ±Ê±ÊÌý±Ê140 | Professional Practice | 1 |
| ±Ê±ÊÌý±Ê145 | Immunology/Biotechnology | 3 |
| ±Ê±ÊÌý±Ê146 | Drug Information | 1 |
| ±Ê³§Ìý±Ê151 | Medicinal Chemistry I | 4 |
| ±Ê³§Ìý±Ê155 | Principles of Infectious Diseases | 3 |
| ±Ê³§Ìý±Ê161 | Pharmaceutics I | 3 |
| ±Ê³§Ìý±Ê171 | Pharmacy Lab I | 1 |
| Ìý | Credit Hours | 16 |
| Spring | ||
| PPÌýP136 | IPPE 1 1 | 2 |
Community Pharmacy Experience | Ìý | |
Faculty Shadow/Reflection | Ìý | |
IPE Workshops 2 | Ìý | |
| PPÌýP142 | Soc & Econ Aspcts/Hlthcare | 2 |
| PPÌýP148 | Introduction to Pharmacy Care | 2 |
| PSÌýP152 | Medicinal Chemistry II | 4 |
| PSÌýP162 | Pharmaceutics II | 3 |
| PSÌýP164 | Pharmacology | 4 |
| PSÌýP172 | Pharmacy Lab II | 1 |
| Self-Selected Co-Curricular Activity (CPD) 3 | Ìý | |
| Ìý | Credit Hours | 18 |
| Year 2 | ||
| Fall | ||
| PPÌýP233 | Path/Ther Cardiopulm I 4 | 3 |
| PPÌýP235 | Pathophysiology/Therapeutics: Pediatrics 4 | 1 |
| PPÌýP239 | Pharm Care Rec I | 1 |
| PPÌýP248 | Communication Skills | 1 |
| PSÌýP251 | Medicinal Chemistry III and Natural Products | 4 |
| PSÌýP261 | Concepts in Pharmacogenomics | 3 |
| PSÌýP265 | Pharmacology II | 3 |
| PSÌýP271 | Pharmacy Lab III | 1 |
| Self-Selected Co-Curricular Activity (CPD) 3 | Ìý | |
| Ìý | Credit Hours | 17 |
| Spring | ||
| PPÌýP234 | Path/Ther Cardiopulm II 4 | 2 |
| PPÌýP236 | IPPE 2 1 | 2 |
Hospital Pharmacy | Ìý | |
IPE Workshop and IPE Community Service Activity | Ìý | |
PY-4 Student Shadow/Reflection | Ìý | |
| PPÌýP237 | Path/Ther Endocr/Meta Di 4 | 3 |
| PPÌýP246 | Pharm Care Rec II | 1 |
| PPÌýP254 | Bio Stat/Med Lit Eval | 2 |
| PPÌýP260 | Contemporary Pharmacy | 2 |
| PPÌýP280 | Pharmacist Directed Care | 3 |
| PSÌýP262 | Pharmacokinetics | 3 |
| PSÌýP272 | Pharmacy Lab IV | 1 |
| Self-Selected Co-Curricular Activity (CPD) 3 | Ìý | |
| Ìý | Credit Hours | 19 |
| Year 3 | ||
| Fall | ||
| PPÌýP312 | ADRS Organ Systems Appr | 2 |
| PPÌýP321 | Pathophysiology/Therapeutics Neurology/Psychiatry 4 | 3 |
| PPÌýP325 | Pathophysiology/Therapeutics - Infectious Diseases 4 | 3 |
| PPÌýP347 | Pharm Care Rec III | 1 |
| PPÌýP352 | Economics of Pharm Pract | 3 |
| Electives 5 | 4 | |
| Self-Selected Co-Curricular Activity (CPD) 3 | Ìý | |
| Ìý | Credit Hours | 16 |
| Spring | ||
| PPÌýP313 | Clin Pharmacokinetics | 3 |
| PPÌýP323 | Pathophysiology/Therapeutics of Oncology and Immunology 4 | 3 |
| PPÌýP336 | IPPE 3 1 | 2 |
Inpatient or Clinic - Patient and Interprofessional Communications | Ìý | |
IPE Community Service Activity | Ìý | |
| PPÌýP338 | Pathophysiology/Therapeutics - Gastroenterology/Nutrition and Renal Disorders 4 | 3 |
| PPÌýP341 | Pharmacy Law | 2 |
| PPÌýP348 | Pharm Care Rec IV | 1 |
| Electives 5 | 4 | |
| Self-Selected Co-Curricular Activity (CPD) 3 | Ìý | |
| Ìý | Credit Hours | 18 |
| Year 4 | ||
| Fall | ||
| Advanced Pharmacy Practice Experience (APPE) 6 | 6 | |
| Advanced Pharmacy Practice Experience (APPE) 6 | 6 | |
| Advanced Pharmacy Practice Experience (APPE) 6 | 6 | |
| Ìý | Credit Hours | 18 |
| Spring | ||
| Advanced Pharmacy Practice Experience (APPE) 6 | 6 | |
| Advanced Pharmacy Practice Experience (APPE) 6 | 6 | |
| Advanced Pharmacy Practice Experience (APPE) 6 | 6 | |
| Ìý | Credit Hours | 18 |
| Ìý | Total Credit Hours | 140 |
- 1
During the first through third professional years of study, students are required to complete a total of 300 hours of Introductory Pharmacy Practice Experiences (IPPEs). These hours may be scheduled throughout the year.
- 2
Students are required to complete the Interprofessional Education (IPE) workshops, simulations and community service activities as outlined in the IPPE manual.
- 3
"CPD" indicates Continuing Personal/Professional Development.
- 4
The Pathophysiology and Therapeutics (P/T) courses are offered sequentially in each semester.
- 5
During the third year of professional study at °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÙÍø School of Pharmacy, students may begin to differentiate their degree by choosing electives in one of the following tracks: Advanced Clinical Practice, Clinical Research, Community Pharmacy, and Drug Safety. Students are required to take a minimum of 8 elective credits but may choose to take up to 12 elective credits.
- 6
All students are required to complete six 6-week Advanced Pharmacy Practice Experiences (APPEs) and are awarded 6 credits for each experience. These rotations are scheduled throughout the student's fourth professional year (May-May).
Additional Requirements:
- Students must pass the four Top 300 Drug Exams offered each semester from Fall PY-2 through Spring PY-3
- PY-4 students are required to pass the seven Post-Rotation Exams and to take the online Pre-NAPLEX and Law Practice Tests.