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Professional Degree (Pharm.D. Degree) Curriculum
Class of 2009 (admitted Fall 2005)

First Year, Fall Semester

NBAN 301 Principles of Human Anatomy 3 credit hours
PSIO 441 Mechanisms Body Function 4 credit hours
PHAR 700 Pharmacy as a Profession 1 credit hour
PHAR 701 Pharmaceutical Care Lab 1 2 credit hours
PHAR 702 Physical Pharmacy 3 credit hours
PHAR 703 Practicum 1 1 credit hour
PHAR 720 Patient Health Education 2 credit hours
  Total hours 16 hours

First Year, Spring Semester

BIOC 531 General Biochemistry 4 credit hours
PHAR 708 Pharmaceutics 3 credit hours
PHAR 709 Immunology and Biotechnology 2 credit hours
PHAR 710 Practicum 2 1 credit hour
PHAR 711 Chemical Properties of Drugs 2 credit hours
PHAR 712 Pharmaceutical Care Lab 2 2 credit hours
PHAR 737 Disease Prevention and Health Promotion 2 credit hours
  Elective 2-3 credit hours
  Total hours 18-19 hours

First Year, Summer I

PHAR 714 Community Pharmacy Rotation (2 weeks) 2 credit hours

Second Year, Fall Semester

PCOL 743 Pharmacology 1 3 credit hours
PHAR 715 Pathophysiology & Therapeutics 1 4 credit hours
PHAR 716 Chemistry of Drug Action 1 3 credit hours
PHAR 717 Practicum 3 1 credit hour
PHAR 723 Pharmaceutical Care Lab 3 1 credit hour
PHAR 727 Medical Literature Evaluation 2 credit hours
  Elective 2-3 credit hours
  Total hours 16-17 hours

Second Year, Spring Semester

PCOL 744 Pharmacology 2 3 credit hours
PHAR 719 Practicum 4 1 credit hour
PHAR 724 Pharmaceutical Care Lab 4 (Writing course) 2 credit hours
PHAR 725 Pathophysiology & Therapeutics 2 4 credit hours
PHAR 726 Chemistry of Drug Action 2 2 credit hours
PHAR 728 Pharmacy Management 2 credit hours
  Elective 2-3 credit hours
  Total hours 16-17 hours

Second Year, Summer I

PHAR 729 Institutional Pharmacy Rotation (2 weeks) 2 credit hours

Third Year, Fall Semester

PHAR 730 Pathophysiology & Therapeutics 3 4 credit hours
PHAR 731 Biopharmaceutics & Pharmacokinetics 3 credit hours
PHAR 732 Non-Prescription Drugs 3 credit hours
PHAR 733 Pharmacy Systems 2 credit hours
PHAR 735 Pharmaceutical Care Lab 5 1 credit hour
PHAR 742 Practicum 5* 1-2 credit hours
  Elective 2-3 hours
  Total hours 16-18 hours

Third Year, Spring Semester

PHAR 734 Pharmacy Law and Ethics 3 credit hours
PHAR 736 Pharmaceutical Care Lab 6 1 credit hour
PHAR 738 Outcomes Assessment/Quality Improve 2 credit hours
PHAR 739 Therapeutic Patient Monitoring 3 credit hours
PHAR 740 Pathophysiology & Therapeutics 4 4 credit hours
PHAR 741 Clinical Pharmacokinetics 3 credit hours
PHAR 746 Practicum 5 (continued) *  
  Elective 2-3 credit hours
  Total hours 18-19 hours

Year 4

9 rotation blocks

Students must complete a minimum of ten credit hours of electives in the first three years of the professional program. Of these ten, a minimum of six must be professionally related and selected from an approved list.

Note:

*Practicum 5 is currently under development.

 

 

 

   
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