Curriculum

In Fall 2018, the Pharm.D. Entry Level program introduced its new curriculum for incoming students. The curriculum for students currently enrolled and graduating through 2021 is shown below as Curriculum (Eff Fall 2011). These courses are representative of the overall requirements of the program at the time of publication and are subject to change. The curriculum will be revised, as needed, to meet the demands of the profession.

Curriculum (Effective Fall 2018)

First Year

Course	Course Name	Credits
PHRC 4810	Patient Care Basics	2
PHRC 4820	Biochemical Basis of Drug Therapy	2
PHRC 4830	Fundamentals of Pharmacodynamics	3
PHRC 4840	Dosage Forms and Drug Delivery	4
PHRC 4850	Pharmaceutical Calculations	1
PHRC 4861	Essentials of Professional Practice I	2
PHRC 4871	Evidence-Based Practice I	1
PHRC 4881	Leadership and Professional Development I	1
PHRL 4811	Pharmacy Skills Development I	1
PHRC 4891	Integrated Pharmacy Applications I	2
PHRC 4910	Nonprescription Drugs and Self Care	3
PHRC 4921	Individualized Drug Therapy I: Applied Pharmacokinetics	3
PHRC 4922	Individualized Drug Therapy II: Special Populations	2
PHRC 4931	Integrated Disease Management I	3
PHRC 4962	Essentials of Professional Practice II	2
PHRC 4972	Evidence-Based Practice II	2
PHRC 4982	Leadership and Professional Development II	1
PHRC 4912	Pharmacy Skills Development II	1
PHRC 4992	Integrated Pharmacy Applications II	2
Total: 38

Second Year

Course	Course Name	Credits
PHRC 4990	IPPE: Community Pharmacy	4
PHRC 5800	Patient and Physical Assessment	2
PHRC 5832	Integrated Disease Management II	4
PHRC 5833	Integrated Disease Management III	4
PHRC 5863	Essentials of Professional Practice III	2
PHRC 5873	Evidence-Based Practice III	2
PHRC 5883	Leadership and Professional Development III	1
PHRL 5813	Pharmacy Skills Development III	1
PHRC 5893	Integrated Applications III	2
PHRC 5910	Immunology and Clinical Microbiology	2
PHRC 5934	Integrated Disease Management IV	5
PHRC 5935	Integrated Disease Management V	3
PHRC 5964	Essentials of Professional Practive IV	2
PHRC 5974	Evidence-Based Practice IV	2
PHRC 5984	Leadership and Professional Development IV	1
PHRL 5914	Pharmacy Skills Development IV	1
PHRC 5994	Integrated Pharmacy Applications IV	2
PHRE	Elective(s)	6
Total: 46

Third Year

Course	Course Name	Credits
PHRC 5990	IPPE: Health Systems	4
PHRL 6810	Sterile Products Laboratory	1
PHRC 6836	Integrated Disease Management VI	1
PHRC 6837	Integrated Disease Management VII	4
PHRC 6838	Integrated Disease Management VIII	1
PHRC 6865	Essentials of Professional Practice V	4
PHRC 6875	Evidence-Based Practice V	2
PHRC 6885	Leadership and Professional Development V	1
PHRL 6815	Pharmacy Skills Development V	1
PHRC 6895	Integrated Pharmacy Applications V	2
PHRC 7700	Integrated Care	4
PHRC 77XX	APPE*	6
PHRC 77XX	APPE*	6
Total: 37

Fourth Year

Course	Course Name	Credits
PHRC 7710	APPE: Internal Medicine	6
PHRC 7720	APPE: Ambulatory Care	6
PHRC 7730	APPE: Advanced Hospital	6
PHRC 7740	APPE: Community Pharmacy	6
PHRC 7750	APPE: Elective I	6
PHRC 7760	APPE: Elective II	6
PHRC 7770	APPE: Elective III	6
PHRC 7780	APPE: Elective IV	6
PHRC 7801	Curricular Review I	1
PHRC 7802	Curricular Review II	1
PHRC 7803	Curricular Review III	1
Total: 39 (one or two of the above APPEs will be scheduled at the end of P3 Yr)*
Total Curriculum Credit Hours: 160

IPPE = Introductory Pharmacy Practice Experience
*APPE = Advanced Pharmacy Practice Experience, two APPEs are taken at the end of the third year.

Competency Based Educational College Outcomes

Curriculum (Eff Fall 2011)

First Year

Course	Course Name	Cr Hours
PHRC 4000	Medical Terminology	0
PHRC 4110	Pharmaceutics I	3
PHRC 4120	Pharmaceutics II	2
PHRL 4130	Pharmaceutics Compounding Lab	1
PHRC 4200	Pharmacy Calculations	1
PHRC 4210	Pharmacodynamics I	3
PHRC 4220	Pharmacodynamics II	3
PHRC 4250	Pharmacokinetics	4
PHRC 4300	Pharmacy & the US Health Care System	2
PHRC 4410	Physiology & Pathophysiology I	4
PHRC 4420	Physiology & Pathophysiology II	4
PHRC 4550	Intro to Drug Info Resources and Health Informatics	2
PHRC 4580	Intro to Professionalism and Leadership I	1
PHRC 4680	Intro to Professionalism and Leadership II	1
PHRC 4700	Biochemistry	4
Total: 35

Second Year

Course	Course Name	Cr Hours
PHRC 5000	Physical Assessment	2
PHRC 5150	Non Prescription Therapies	3
PHRC 5230	Pharmacodynamics III	4
PHRC 5240	Pharmacodynamics IV	4
PHRC 5300	Social & Behavioral Pharmacy	2
PHRC 5330	Communication in Patient Care	2
PHRC 5350	Research Design & Statistics	3
PHRC 5380	Pharmacy Law	2
PHRC 5410	Pharmacotherapy I	3
PHRC 5420	Pharmacotherapy II	5
PHRC 5570	Biomedical Literature Evaluation	2
PHRC 5580	IPPE: Community I	1.5
PHRC 5680	IPPE: Community II	1.5
PHRC 5700	Microbiology	3
PHRL 5710	Patient Care Management Lab I	1
Total: 39

Third Year

Course	Course Name	Cr Hours
PHRC 6250	Pharmacodynamics V	3
PHRC 6350	Pharmacy Management	3
PHRC 6370	Pharmacoeconomics/Outcomes Research	2
PHRC 6380	Public Health and Pharmacy Practice	2
PHRC 6430	Pharmacotherapy III	6
PHRC 6440	Pharmacotherapy IV	6
PHRC 6540	Pharmacy Practice Seminar	1
PHRC 6580	IPPE: Health System	2
PHRC 6680	IPPE: Pharmacy Service	2
PHRL 6720	Patient Care Management Lab II	1
PHRL 6730	Patient Care Management Lab III	1
PHRE	Electives	6
Total: 35

Fourth Year (rev AY18/19)

Course	Course Name	Cr Hours
PHRC 7710	APPE: Internal Medicine	6
PHRC 7720	APPE: Ambulatory Care	6
PHRC 7730	APPE: Advanced Hospital	6
PHRC 7740	APPE: Community Pharmacy	6
PHRC 7750	APPE: Elective I	6
PHRC 7760	APPE: Elective II	6
PHRC 7770	APPE: Elective III	6
PHRC 7780	APPE: Elective IV	6
PHRC 7790	APPE: Selective V (Optional)	(6)
PHRC 7801	Curricular Review I	1
PHRC 7802	Curricular Review II	1
PHRC 7803	Curricular Review III	1
Total: 51 (+6 optional)
Total Curriculum Credit Hours: 154

IPPE = Introductory Pharmacy Practice Experience
APPE = Advanced Pharmacy Practice Experience

Competency Based Educational College Outcomes