Prospective Pharm. D. Student
Doctor of Pharmacy Degree Requirements
The Doctor of Pharmacy (Pharm. D.) program is the second part of the curriculum you must complete to earn the Doctor of Pharmacy (Pharm. D.) degree. The Doctor of Pharmacy (Pharm. D.) degree is awarded on the basis of successful completion of a total of 314 quarter hours. The Pharm. D. program generally takes four years to complete.
You may be accepted into this program only after you have completed the pre-pharmacy program. Please note that completion of the pre-pharmacy program does not guarantee you admission into the Doctor of Pharmacy program.
Within the Doctor of Pharmacy program, you cannot take required Pharmacy courses on a pass/fail basis (unless the course is specifically offered with a pass/fail option). You can take one non-pharmacy class per quarter on a pass/fail basis with the permission of the instructor. You must earn a "C" or better in all classes and maintain an overall quality point average above 2.5.
Required Courses
First Year
The following information shows, quarter-by-quarter, the courses you must complete
during your first year in the entry-level Doctor of Pharmacy program.
|
Course Number
|
Autumn Quarter
|
Credit Hours
|
| PADM 611 |
Statistics for RPh
|
3
|
| PBIO 612 |
Biochemistry
|
4
|
| PBIO 613 |
Anatomy and Physiology with Lab
|
6
|
| PHRX 614 |
Fundamentals Pharmacy Practice |
4
|
| PHPE 615 |
Longitudinal Patient Care Experience
|
1
|
| |
TOTAL CREDIT HOURS
|
18
|
| |
|
|
|
Course Number
|
Winter Quarter
|
Credit Hours
|
| PADM 621 |
Pharmacy Communications
|
3
|
| PBIO 622 |
Molecular Biology
|
2
|
| PCHM 623 |
Principles of Medicinal Chemistry
|
3
|
| PBIO 624 |
Principles of Pharmacology |
5
|
| PHPE 625 |
Longitudinal Patient Care Experience
|
1
|
| PHRX 626 |
US Health Care Systems |
3
|
| |
TOTAL CREDIT HOURS
|
17
|
| |
|
|
|
Course Number
|
Spring Quarter
|
Credit Hours
|
| PADM 631 |
Pharmacy Jurisprudence |
3
|
| PHTH 632 |
Ther Inflam, GI, Resp
|
5
|
| PCEU 633 |
Drug Delivery I
|
6
|
| PHRX 634 |
Practice Skills Dev I
|
2
|
| PHPE 635 |
Longitudinal Patient Care Experience |
1
|
| |
TOTAL CREDIT HOURS
|
17
|
Remember, in addition to the required courses shown, you must also complete
a total of 24 quarter hours of general education electives ( 18 of which were completed in Pre-pharmacy ) and 11
quarter hours of professional Pharmacy electives to satisfy the entry-level
Doctor of Pharmacy requirements.
Second Year
The following information shows, quarter-by-quarter, the courses you must complete
during your second year in the entry-level Doctor of Pharmacy program.
|
Course Number
|
Autumn Quarter
|
Credit Hours
|
| PCEU 711 |
Drug Delivery II
|
6
|
| PADM 712 |
Pharmacy Management I
|
3
|
| PHTH 713 |
Ther. Cardiovascular
|
5
|
| PHRX 714 |
Practice Skills Dev II |
2
|
| PHPE 715 |
Longitud Pract Exp |
1
|
| |
TOTAL CREDIT HOURS
|
17
|
| |
|
|
|
Course Number
|
Winter Quarter
|
Credit Hours
|
| PCEU 721 |
Clinical Pharmacokinetics
|
4
|
| PADM 722 |
Pharmacy Management II
|
3
|
| PHTH 723 |
Ther. of Renal/Electrolytes
|
3
|
| PHTH 726 |
Drug Lit Evaluation
|
1
|
| PHRX 727 |
Pharmacy Ethics
|
2
|
| |
TOTAL CREDIT HOURS |
13
|
| |
|
|
|
Course Number
|
Spring Quarter
|
Credit
Hours
|
| PHTH 731 |
Ther. of Infectious Disease |
5
|
| PHRX 732 |
Health Systems Pharmacy Practice |
3
|
| PHTH 733 |
Ther. of Endocrine Disorders |
4
|
| PHRX 734 |
Practice Skills Dev III |
2
|
| |
TOTAL CREDIT HOURS |
14
|
Remember, in addition to the required courses shown, you must also complete
a total of 24 quarter hours of general education electives ( 18 of which were completed in Pre-pharmacy ) and 11
quarter hours of professional Pharmacy electives to satisfy the entry-level
Doctor of Pharmacy requirements.
Third Year
The following information shows, quarter-by-quarter, the courses you must complete
during your third year in the entry-level Doctor of Pharmacy (Pharm. D.)
program.
|
Course Number
|
Autumn Quarter
|
Credit Hours
|
| PHTH 811 |
Therapeutics of Neuro and Endocrine Disorders
|
5
|
| PADM 812 |
Pharmacoeconomics
|
3
|
| PHRX 813 |
Practice Skills Dev IV
|
2
|
| |
TOTAL CREDIT HOURS
|
10
|
| |
|
|
|
Course Number
|
Winter Quarter
|
Credit Hours
|
| PHRX 831 |
Pharmacy Seminar
|
2
|
| PHTH 832 |
Ther. of Skin Membrane Disorders
|
3
|
| PHPE 833 |
Intro to Advanced Professional Experience
|
2
|
| PHTH 725 |
Ther. of Cancer/Hematology |
4
|
| |
TOTAL CREDIT HOURS |
11
|
| |
|
|
|
Course Number
|
Spring Quarter
|
| PHPE 821 |
Professional Experience |
6
|
| PHPE 822 |
Professional Experience
|
6
|
|
TOTAL CREDIT HOURS
|
12
|
| |
|
|
Remember, in addition to the required courses shown, you must also complete
a total of 24 quarter hours of general education electives ( 18 of which were completed in Pre-pharmacy ) and 11
quarter hours of professional Pharmacy electives to satisfy the entry-level
Doctor of Pharmacy requirements.
Fourth Year
The following information shows, quarter-by-quarter, the courses you must complete
during your fourth year in the entry-level Doctor of Pharmacy program.
|
Course Number
|
JUNE through APRIL
|
9 x 1 month rotations
|
| |
|
|
|
Course Number
|
Summer Quarter
|
Credit Hours
|
| PHPE 90x |
Advanced Clinical Pharmacy Experience |
18
|
| |
TOTAL CREDIT HOURS |
18
|
| |
|
|
|
Course Number
|
Autumn Quarter
|
Credit Hours
|
| PEPE 91x |
Advanced Clinical Pharmacy Experience
|
18
|
| |
TOTAL CREDIT HOURS
|
18
|
| |
|
|
|
Course Number
|
Winter Quarter
|
Credit Hours
|
| PEPE 92x |
Advanced Clinical Pharmacy Experience
|
12
|
| |
TOTAL CREDIT HOURS
|
12
|
| |
|
|
|
Course Number
|
Spring Quarter
|
Credit Hours
|
| PEPE 93x |
Advanced Clinical Pharmacy Experience
|
6
|
| PHRX 93x |
Contemporary Practice
|
6
|
| |
TOTAL CREDIT HOURS
|
12
|
Remember, in addition to the required courses shown, you must also complete
a total of 24 quarter hours of general education electives ( 18 of which were completed in Pre-pharmacy ) and 11
quarter hours of professional Pharmacy electives to satisfy the entry-level
Doctor of Pharmacy requirements.
Elective Courses
To complete the Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD) Program, you must complete at least 24 quarter credit hours in the general education areas with at least nine credit hours in Humanities and Arts, and at least nine credit hours in Behavioral and Social Sciences.
A minimum of 18 quarter credit hours are required for application into the professional Pharmacy program. General education elective courses must be, in part, upper division.
Additionally, you must complete 11 quarter credit hours of professional elective courses.
Students with only 2 years of pre-pharmacy coursework may require additional electives to meet the minimum of 314 credit hours for the degree.
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