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Pharmacy Courses and Course Sequence 
Doctor of Pharmacy

The information listed below is from the . Terms, sequences, courses and credit hours are subject to change at any time without notice. Please note, PCOM is transitioning to a trimester academic calendar beginning in Summer 2025. For more information, visit the academic calendar page.

Plan of Study Grid
First Year
Term 1Hours
±Ê±á´¡¸éÌý120³Ò Pharmacy Practice I: Foundations in Therapeutics and Clinical Reasoning 2
±Ê±á´¡¸éÌý110³Ò Anatomy Physiology and Pathophysiology I 4
±Ê±á´¡¸éÌý150³Ò Biochemistry with Clinical Correlations 4
±Ê±á´¡¸éÌý117³Ò Principles of Drug Action I 2
±Ê±á´¡¸éÌý109³Ò Personal and Professional Development I 1
±Ê±á´¡¸éÌý118³Ò Integrated Case Studies I 1
±Ê±á´¡¸éÌý041³Ò Professionalism Portfolio I 0
±õ±·¶Ù±ÊÌý100³Ò Inter Professional Approach to Caring for the Communities 0
ÌýHours14
Term 2
PHARÌý134G Biostatistics 2
PHARÌý115G Anatomy Physiology and Pathophysiology II 4
PHARÌý145G Pharmaceutical Calculations 2
PHARÌý137G Principles of Drug Actions II 4
PHARÌý161G Patient Skills Lab I 1
PHARÌý122G Integrated Case Studies II 1
±Ê±á´¡¸éÌý041³Ò Professionalism Portfolio I 0
±õ±·¶Ù±ÊÌý100³Ò Inter Professional Approach to Caring for the Communities 0
ÌýHours14
Term 3
PHARÌý133G Health Information Retrieval & Informatics 1
PHARÌý132G Integrated Case Studies III 1
PHARÌý138G Principles of Drug Actions III 5
PHARÌý141G Pharmaceutics 4
PHARÌý162G Patient Skills Lab II 1
PHARÌý139G Self-Care and Holistic Wellness I 2
±Ê±á´¡¸éÌý041³Ò Professionalism Portfolio I 0
PHARÌý199G
±õ±·¶Ù±ÊÌý100³Ò Inter Professional Approach to Caring for the Communities 0
ÌýHours14
Term 4
PHARÌý173G Introductory Pharmacy Practice Experience, Community 0
ÌýHours0
Second Year
Term 1
PHARÌý208G Research Methods 1
PHARÌý214G Integrated Case Studies IV 1
PHARÌý221G Health Care Systems and Policy 2
PHARÌý231G Pharmacotherapy I 5
PHARÌý256G Patient Care Skills Lab III 1
PHARÌý269G Biopharmaceutics 4
PHARÌý042G Professionalism Portfolio II 0
INDPÌý200G Inter Professional Approach to Caring for the Communities 0
ÌýHours14
Term 2
PHARÌý228G Pharmacy Administration and Management and Entrepreneurship 2
PHARÌý224G Medical Microbiology and Immunology 3
PHARÌý232G Pharmacotherapy II 5
PHARÌý251G Integrated Toxicology and Patient Safety 2
PHARÌý253G Personal and Professional Development II 1
PHARÌý215G Integrated Case Studies V 1
PHARÌý042G Professionalism Portfolio II 0
INDPÌý200G Inter Professional Approach to Caring for the Communities 0
ÌýHours14
Term 3
PHARÌý209G Public Health and Pharmacoepidemiology 1
PHARÌý241G Integrated Infectious Disease 3
PHARÌý229G Pharmacotherapy III 5
PHARÌý233G Pharmacy Practice II Topics in Patient Care 3
PHARÌý254G Patient Care Skills Lab IV 1
PHARÌý216G Integrated Case Studies VI 1
INDPÌý200G Inter Professional Approach to Caring for the Communities 0
PHARÌý042G Professionalism Portfolio II 0
PHARÌý299G
ÌýHours14
Term 4
PHARÌý263G IPPE Clinical 0
PHARÌý265G IPPE Community 0
ÌýHours0
Third Year
Term 1
PHARÌý308G Literature Evaluation and Evidence Based Practice 1
PHARÌý327G Integrated Basic and Applied Pharmacokinetics 3
PHARÌý333G Advanced Pharmacotherapy I 5
PHARÌý352G Patient Care Skills Lab V 1
PHARÌý315G Integrated Case Studies VII 1
INDPÌý300G Inter Professional Approach to Caring for the Communities 0
PHARÌý043G Professionalism Portfolio III 0
Elective Track, take two 1-credit electives in area of Ambulatory Care/Acute Care Medicine/Managed Care 2
PHARÌý174G. Take once only. Offer fall and winter. 0
ÌýHours13
Term 2
PHARÌý309G Pharmacoeconomics and Health Outcomes 1
PHARÌý318G Self Care and Holistic Wellness II 3
PHARÌý334G Advanced Pharmacotherapy II 5
PHARÌý353G Personal and Professional Development III 1
PHARÌý316G Integrated Case Studies VIII 1
INDPÌý300G Inter Professional Approach to Caring for the Communities 0
PHARÌý043G Professionalism Portfolio III 0
Elective Track, take two 1-credit electives in area of Ambulatory Care/Acute Care Medicine/Managed Care 2
PHARÌý174G. Take once only. Offer fall and winter. 0
ÌýHours13
Term 3
PHARÌý368G Pharmacy Law and Ethics 3
PHARÌý314G Pharmacogenomics and Personalized Medicine 1
PHARÌý335G Advanced Pharmacotherapy III 5
PHARÌý354G Patient Care Skills Lab VI 1
PHARÌý317G Integrated Case Studies IX 1
INDPÌý300G Inter Professional Approach to Caring for the Communities 0
PHARÌý399G
Elective Track, take two 1-credit electives in area of Ambulatory Care/Acute Care Medicine/Managed Care 2
ÌýHours13
Fourth Year
Term 1
Students take two 4 Credit Advanced Pharmacy Practice Experience Courses (APPE) PHAR 4XXEG 8
ÌýHours8
Term 2
Students take four 4 Credit Advanced Pharmacy Practice Experience Courses (APPE) PHAR 4XXEG 16
ÌýHours16
Term 3
Students take two 4 Credit Advanced Pharmacy Practice Experience Courses (APPE) PHAR 4XXEG 8
PHARÌý499G 0
ÌýHours8
ÌýTotal Hours155
1

Each student will be randomly assigned IPPE (Introductory Pharmacy Practice Experience) during the second year.

2

Five days in Summer (June or August) No tuition is charged nor is there any financial aid eligibility as this is not half time.

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