Pharmacy Courses and Course Sequence
Doctor of Pharmacy
The information listed below is from the PCOM course catalog. Terms, sequences, courses and credit hours are subject to change at any time without notice.
| First Year | ||
|---|---|---|
| Term 1 | Hours | |
| Fall | ||
| PHAR 024 | Portfolio I | .10 |
| PHAR 110 | Anatomy & Physiology and Pathophysiology I | 4 |
| PHAR 117 | Principles of Drug Action I | 4 |
| PHAR 127 | Pharmaceutical Calculations | 3 |
| PHAR 130 | Pharmacy Practice I: Introduction to Pharmacy | 2 |
| PHAR 150 | Patient Care Skills Lab I (Counseling & Communication) | 1 |
| PHAR 135 | Integrated Case Studies I | 1 |
| PHAR 112 | Biochemistry W/ Clinical Correlation | 3 |
| INDP 101A | Interprofessional Approach to Caring for the Community I | .15 |
| Hours | 18.25 | |
| Term 2 | ||
| PHAR 025 | Portfolio II | .1 |
| PHAR 151 | Patient Care Skills Lab II (Compounding) | 1 |
| PHAR 111 | Anatomy & Physiology and Pathophysiology II | 4 |
| PHAR 118 | Principles of Drug Action II | 4 |
| PHAR 128 | Biostatistics & Drug Information | 3 |
| PHAR 125 | Over The Counter (OTC) | 2 |
| PHAR 136 | Integrated Case Studies II | 1 |
| PHAR 199 | Milestone Progression Exam I | .05 |
| PHAR 132 | Pharmaceutics | 3 |
| INDP 101B | Interprofessional Approach to Caring for the Community II | .10 |
| Hours | 18.25 | |
| Second Year | ||
| Term 1 | ||
| Summer | ||
| PHAR 173G | Introductory Pharmacy Practice Experience, Community | 1 |
| Hours | 1 | |
| Term 2 | ||
| Fall | ||
| PHAR 026 | Portfolio III | .1 |
| PHAR 212 | Biopharmaceutics | 3 |
| PHAR 215 | Personalized Medicine (Pharmacogenomics and Care Across Life Span) | 2 |
| PHAR 216 | Health Care Delivery, Systems & Policy | 2 |
| PHAR 217 | Principles of Drug Action III (Pharmacology & Immunology) | 3 |
| PHAR 245 | Pharmacotherapy Case Studies I | 1 |
| PHAR 210 | Pharmacotherapy I | 6 |
| PHAR 250 | Patient Care Skills Lab III (Patient Assessment) | 1 |
| INDP 201A | Interprofessional Approach to Caring the Community III | .15 |
| Hours | 18.25 | |
| Term 3 | ||
| Spring | ||
| PHAR 027 | Portfolio IV | .1 |
| PHAR 220 | Public and Population Health, Pharmacoepidemiology & Pharmacoeconomics | 2 |
| PHAR 222 | Pharmacy Administration and Management | 2 |
| PHAR 218 | Principles of Drug Action IV (Microbiology & Infectious Disease) | 4 |
| PHAR 246 | Pharmacotherapy Case Studies II | 1 |
| PHAR 251 | Patient Care Skills Lab IV (Aseptic Techniques) | 1.1 |
| PHAR 211 | Pharmacotherapy II | 6 |
| PHAR 299 | Milestone Progression Exam II | 0.25 |
| PHAR 230 | Pharmacy Practice II: Medication Use Systems, Care Transitions and Informatics | 2. |
| INDP 201B | Interprofessional Approach to Caring the Community IV | .10 |
| Hours | 18.45 | |
| Third Year | ||
| Term 1 | ||
| Summer | ||
| PHAR 174 | Introductory Pharmacy Practice Experience, Intro to Clinical Services | 1 |
| PHAR 263G | IPPE: Intro to Clinical Services II | 1 |
| Hours | 2 | |
| Term 2 | ||
| Fall | ||
| Students will take 2 elective courses in Fall, for a total of 2 credits of electives. | 2 | |
| PHAR 345 | Pharmacotherapy Case Studies III | 1 |
| PHAR 316 | Research Methods, Evidence Based Practice and Literature Evaluation | 2 |
| PHAR 028 | Portfolio V | .1 |
| PHAR 319 | Integrated Patient Safety and Toxicology | 2 |
| PHAR 309 | Pharmacotherapy III | 6 |
| PHAR 323 | Basic & Clinical Pharmacokinetics | 3 |
| PHAR 356 | Advanced Pharmacy Practice Experiences (APPE) Readiness I | 1 |
| INDP 301A | Interprofessional Approach to Caring the Community V | .15 |
| Hours | 17.25 | |
| Term 3 | ||
| Spring | ||
| Students will take 2 elective courses in Spring, for a total of 2 credits of electives. | 2 | |
| PHAR 029 | Portfolio VI | .25 |
| PHAR 310 | Pharmacotherapy V | 6 |
| PHAR 320 | Pharmacy Law & Ethics | 3 |
| PHAR 314 | Complementary and Alternate Medicine (CAM) | 2 |
| PHAR 399 | Milestone Progression Exam III | .05 |
| PHAR 346 | Pharmacotherapy Case Studies IV | 1 |
| PHAR 357 | Advanced Pharmacy Practice Experiences (APPE) Readiness II | 2 |
| INDP 301B | Interprofessional Approach to Caring the Community VI | .10 |
| Hours | 16.25 | |
| Fourth Year | ||
| Term 1 | ||
| Summer, Fall, Spring | ||
| Students take 8 five credit Advanced Pharmacy Practice Experience Courses (APPE PHAR 4XXG) in their fourth year Summer-Spring, including one off block, and 2 credits of Capstone in Fall and Spring. There are four Experience courses that are mandatory below: | 20 | |
| PHAR 410G | Advanced Community Pharmacy | 5 |
| PHAR 420G | Advanced Health Systems Pharmacy | 5 |
| PHAR 430G | Advanced Ambulatory Care | 5 |
| PHAR 450G | Advanced Inpatient Acute Care and Diverse Populations | 5 |
| PHAR 499A | Capstone I | 1 |
| PHAR 499B | Capstone II | 1 |
| PHAR 499C | Capstone III | 1 |
| Hours | 43 | |
| Total Hours | 152.7 | |