Doctor of Pharmacy (Pharm.D.)

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Professional Year 1 Fall Courses

• PHPP 501 Introductory Pharmacy Practice Experiential (IPPE) I (1)
• PHPS 504 Pharmaceutical Immunology (3)
• PHPS 501 Biochemistry—biomolecules (3)
• PHPS 505 Pharmaceutics I (3)
• PHPP 511 Culture & Inter-professional Health Care (2)
• PHPS 503 Pharmaceutical Calculations (2)
• PHPS 512 Introduction to the Pharmaceutical Sciences (3)

Total of 17 credits

Professional Year 1 Spring Courses

• PHPP 502 Introductory Pharmacy Practice Experiential (IPPE) II (1)
• PHPP 508 Introduction to Biostatistics (3)
• PHPS 509 Pathophysiology (4)
• PHPS 502 Biochemistry—metabolism (3)
• PHPS 506 Pharmaceutics II (3)
• PHPS 507 Foundation of Integrated Therapeutics and OTC drugs (3)

Total of 17 credits

Professional Year 2 Fall Courses

• PHPP 503 Introduction Pharmacy Practice Experiential (IPPE) III (1)
• PHPP 514 Evidence-Based Medicine (3)
• PHPP 515 Integrated Therapeutics I (7)
• PHPS 511 Pharmacokinetics (3)
• Elective (2). Choose one course from:
  • PHPS 550 Genetics in Medicine (2)
  • PHPP 550 History of Pharmacy (2)

Total of 16 credits

Professional Year 2 Spring Courses

• PHPP 504 Introduction Pharmacy Practice Experiential (IPPE) IV (1)
• PHPP 520 Pharmacy Law and Ethics (3)
• PHPP 523 Wellness, and Disease Prevention (2)
• PHPP 516 Integrated Therapeutics II (7)
• PHPS 591 Basic and Applied Toxicology (3)
• Elective (1). Choose one course from:
  • PHPS 558 Drug Development and Regulation in the 21st Century (1)
  • PHPS 553 Radioactivity in Pharmacy–An Introduction to Radiopharmaceutical Sciences (1)
  • PHPS 554 Herbal Medicines (1)
  • PHPS 555 Geographic (Tropical) Medicine (1)

Total of 17 credits

Professional Year 3 Fall Courses

• PHPP 505 Introduction Pharmacy Practice Experiential (IPPE) V (2)
• PHPP 522 Pharmacy Practice Management and Marketing (3)
• PHPP 519 Health Care Systems (1)
• PHPP 517 Integrated Therapeutics III (7)
• PHPP 525 Complementary Medicine (3)
• Electives (2). Choose two courses from:
  • HPP 556 Advanced Topics in Hypertension (1)
  • PHPP 559 Spanish for Healthcare Professionals (1)
  • PHPS 565 Genetics and Pharmacology of Malaria (1)
  • PHPP 557 Personal Finance (1)

Total of 18 credits

Professional Year 3 Spring Courses

• PHPP 524 Pharmacoeconomics (3)
• PHPP 518 Integrated Therapeutics IV (7)
• PHPP 521 Applied Pharmaceutical Care (3)
• Electives (3). Choose three courses from:
  • Current Topics in Health Care (1) or
  • Pharmacogenetics (1) or
  • Current Advances in Neuropharmacology (1) or
  • Environmental Toxicology (1) or
  • Emerging Trends in Drug Discover (1) or
  • Managed Care (1)

Total of 16 credits

Professional Year 4 Courses

• Fourth Year (P-4) - Advanced Professional Practice Experiences: 42 weeks
  • PHPP 540 Advanced Pharmacy Practice Experiential - Ambulatory Care (6)
  • PHPP 541 Advanced Pharmacy Practice Experiential - Community Practice (6)
  • PHPP 542 Advanced Pharmacy Practice Experiential - Medicine (6)
  • PHPP 543 Advanced Pharmacy Practice Experiential - Hospital Pharmacy (6)
  • PHPP 544 Advanced Pharmacy Practice Experiential - Elective I (6)
  • PHPP 545 Advanced Pharmacy Practice Experiential - Elective II (6)

Total of 36 credits