Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD)

PROGRAM OVERVIEW
The Pharm.D. degree program is a two-year pre-pharmacy program followed by a four-year professional program that prepares students for community or institutional practice, postgraduate education or the many other practice opportunities available to pharmacists. Students may be admitted to the two-year pre-pharmacy program direct from high school and, upon completion of established criteria, may enter the four-year professional program.

Students who have completed the proper coursework at another institution may apply for transfer into the professional program. The College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences offers admission to transfer students at the professional program level only. Students who have completed approximately 60 semester hours, including two semesters of organic chemistry (with labs), calculus, computers, statistics and microbiology generally are considered for admission to the professional program. Please contact the Office of Admission for information.

EDUCATIONAL GOALS & OBJECTIVES
The purpose of the pharmacy professional program is to provide the graduate with the relevant knowledge base, skills, attitudes, ethics and values to engage in the entry-level practice of pharmacy.  The curriculum is designed to provide the graduate with competence in these areas:
A.  Problem solving and decision making.
B.  Management. 
C.  Life-long learning. 
D.  Communicating and educating.
E.  Policy formulation and professional governance. 
F.  Professionalism. 

OCCUPATIONS
Graduates have obtained positions all areas of pharmacy practice including but not limited to:

Community Practice
Hospital Practice
Associations
Pharmaceutical Industry
Academia
Consulting
Regulatory Agencies

YEARS REQUIRED
Typically 2 years of pre-pharmacy, and 4 years for the professional years in the program.