Curriculum
Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD)—Direct Entry| COURSE | TITLE | SEMESTER HOURS |
Year I-Fall | ||
| BIO 151 | Biology I: Cellular and Molecular Biology | 3 |
| CHE 131 | Chemical Principles I | 3 |
| CHE 131L | Chemical Principles I Laboratory | 1 |
| ITM 101 | Introduction to the Major | 1 |
| LIB 111 | Academic Writing and Research | 3 |
MAT 150 OR MAT 151 | Precalculus OR Calculus I | 3 |
| TOTAL | 14 | |
Year I-Spring | ||
| BIO 152 | Biology II: Biology of Organisms | 3 |
| BIO 152L | Biology II: Biology of Organisms Laboratory | 1 |
| CHE 132 | Chemical Principles II | 3 |
| CHE 132L | Chemical Principles II Laboratory | 1 |
| LIB 112 | Writing in the Humanities | 3 |
LIB 120 OR LIB 133 | Introduction to Psychology OR Introduction to Social Sciences: Identity, Power, and Society | 3 |
MAT 151 OR MAT 261 | Calculus I OR Statistics | 3 |
| TOTAL | 17 | |
Year II-Fall | ||
| BIO 255 | Medical Microbiology | 3 |
| BIO 255L | Medical Microbiology Laboratory | 1 |
| CHE 231 | Organic Chemistry I | 3 |
| CHE 231L | Organic Chemistry I Laboratory | 1 |
LIB 120 OR LIB 133 | Introduction to Psychology OR Introduction to Social Sciences: Identity, Power, and Society | 3 |
| PPB 210 | Introduction to Pharmacy | 1 |
MAT 261 OR XXX | Statistics OR Distribution Elective* | 3 |
| XXX | Distribution Elective* | 3 |
| TOTAL | 18 | |
Year II-Spring | ||
| CHE 232 | Organic Chemistry II | 3 |
| LIB 220 | Introduction to Interpersonal Communication for Health Professionals | 3 |
| PSB 230 | Introduction to Pharmaceutical Sciences | 2 |
| PSB 225 | Anatomy and Physiology for Pharmacy | 3 |
| XXX | Distribution Elective* | 3 |
| XXX | Distribution Elective* | |
| TOTAL | 14 | |
*Three distribution courses (HUM, SSC, BEH) must be successfully completed prior to Professional Year I.
Professional Years III-VI
| COURSE | TITLE | SEMESTER HOURS |
Year III (First Professional Year)-Fall | ||
| PSB 322 | Pharmacy Law I & Healthcare Delivery | 3 |
| PSB 328 | Physiology/Pathophysiology I | 4 |
| PSB 339 | Essentials of Medical Biochemistry | 3 |
| PSB 349 | Dosage Forms and Drug Delivery Systems | 3 |
| PSB 353 | Pharmaceutical Calculations I | 2 |
| PPB 315 | Introduction to Pharmacy Practice I | 1 |
| PHB 380 | Personal and Professional Development I | 0 |
| TOTAL | 16 | |
Year III (First Professional Year)-Spring | ||
| PSB 329 | Physiology/Pathophysiology II | 4 |
| PSB 354 | Pharmaceutical Calculations II | 2 |
| PSB 359L | Dosage Forms Laboratory | 1 |
| PSB 363 | Foundations of Drug Action | 1 |
| PPB 316 | Introduction to Pharmacy Practice II | 1 |
| PPB 386 | Drug Information & Literature Evaluation I | 2 |
| PPB 345 | Self-Care Pharmacotherapy | 2 |
| PHB 381 | Personal and Professional Development I | 1 |
| LIB 512 | Healthcare Ethics | 3 |
| TOTAL | 17 | |
Year IV (Second Professional Year)-Fall | ||
| PPB 419 | Introductory Pharmacy Practice Experience I* | 4 |
| PSB 422 | Pharmacy Law II | 1 |
| PSB 463 | Drug Action I | 4 |
| PPB 435 | Seminar I | 1 |
| PPB 445 | Therapeutics I | 4 |
| PPB 486 | Drug Information & Literature Evaluation II | 3 |
| PHB 480 | Personal and Professional Development II | 0 |
| TOTAL | 17 | |
| *Scheduled during the Summer semester after Year III | ||
Year IV (Second Professional Year)-Spring | ||
| PSB 430 | Pharmacokinetics | 3 |
| PSB 465 | Drug Action II | 4 |
| PPB 436 | Seminar II | 1 |
| PPB 446 | Therapeutics II | 4 |
| PHB 481 | Personal and Professional Development II | 1 |
| TOTAL | 13 | |
Year V (Third Professional Year)-Fall | ||
| XXX | Professional Elective | 3 |
| PSB 563 | Drug Action III | 3 |
| PPB 514 | Infectious Diseases | 4 |
| PPB 515 | Advanced Pharmacy Practice | 1 |
| PPB 519 | Introductory Pharmacy Practice Experience II* | 4 |
| PPB 551 | Seminar III | 1 |
| PPB 555 | Therapeutics III | 4 |
| PHB 580 | Personal and Professional Development III | 0 |
| *Scheduled during the Summer semester after Year IV | ||
| TOTAL | 20 | |
Year V (Third Professional Year)-Spring | ||
| XXX | Professional Elective | 3 |
| PPB 516 | Advanced Pharmacy Practice II | 1 |
| PPB 552 | Seminar IV | 1 |
| PPB 556 | Therapeutics IV | 4 |
| PPB 510 | Clinical Pharmocokinetics | 3 |
| PSB 522 | Pharmacy Law III | 1 |
| PHB 581 | Personal and Professional Development III | 1 |
| TOTAL | 14 | |
Year VI (Fourth Professional Year) | ||
| PPBC 601 - 606 | Advanced Pharmacy Practice Experiences | 36 |
| PPBC 700 | NAPLEX Readiness | 0 |
| TOTAL | 36 | |
Total credits to complete degree requirements: 196
Sixth Year (Fourth Professional Year)
During the final year of study, PharmD students earn 36 credit hours by completing 36 weeks of advanced pharmacy practice experiential rotations. The rotations start as early as May and run consecutively through December. The rotations resume in January and finish in May.
Students are required to complete rotations in inpatient adult patient care, hospital/health systems pharmacy, ambulatory care, and community pharmacy. Additionally, students complete two elective rotations from areas such as administration, cardiology, community practice, critical care medicine, drug information, emergency medicine, gastroenterology, infectious diseases, nephrology, oncology/hematology, obstetrics/gynecology, pediatrics, poison information, and psychiatry.
Elective rotations chosen by the student are reviewed by the coordinators of experiential education to determine whether the rotations provide appropriate emphasis and balance to the student’s overall program. Scheduling of the rotations is completed by the Office of Experiential Education and may be modified at the discretion of the coordinator(s).
Students must also successfully pass an online NAPLEX Readiness Course consisting of review sessions and regularly scheduled assessments (i.e. UWorld/RxPrep) during the 6th year as a condition for graduation.