Doctor of Pharmacy Course Sequencing

The Doctor of Pharmacy is a six-academic year program, given that acceptance into the program is directly from high school. Each academic year corresponds to a level with P1 being the first year’s level of the program and P6 being the last year’s level of the program. To progress through the program there are both academic and non-academic requirements. The courses associated with each academic year are listed below. Additional requirements for forward progression in the program can be found in the College of Pharmacy Student Handbook.

Course Sequence

The required P3 (undergraduate, first-professional year) courses include:

The required P1 and P2 (undergraduate) courses include:

Twelve hours of CORE+ General Education courses

Three hours from the O1 CORE+ General Education Outcome
Three hours from the O3 CORE+ General Education Outcome
Six hours from the R1 or R2 or R3 or E1 or E2 CORE+ General Education Outcome


	or

one of the following:

The required P4 (undergraduate, second-professional year) courses include:

The required P5 (graduate, third-professional year) courses include:

PHAR 551	Pharmacy Law	2
PHAR 552	Pharmacy Administration	3
PHAR 553	Pharmacoeconomics	3
PHAR 560	Pharmacology, Pathophysiology and Therapeutics of Neurologic and Psychiatric Disorders	4
PHAR 563	Pharmacology, Pathophysiology and Therapeutics of Hematology/Oncology	4
PHAR 569	Pharmacology, Pathophysiology and Therapeutics of Gastrointestinal Disease	3
PHAR 584	Pharmacy Practice Skills IV	1
PHAR 590	Pharmacy Culminating Research Experience	2
PHAR 591	Introduction to Pharmacy Practice Experience V	1
PHAR 592	Introduction to Pharmacy Practice VI	1
PHAR 599	Application of Pharmacy Practice	5

In addition to the above listed courses, pharmacy students during their P1-P5 levels must complete a minimum of 14 approved professional elective hours.