Program Requirements

To earn their Doctor of Pharmacy (Pharm.D.) degree, students complete a minimum of 201 credits, including core, major-sequence and clinical requirements as outlined below. For more information about courses, please see the College of Pharmacy and Allied Health Professions section of our Undergraduate Bulletin.

FIRST YEAR
Fall Semester

ENG1000C3
THE1000C*3
CHE1110, 1111, 11124
MTH12503
DNY1000C3
PHR1000 0 
CPP1101 1
Total 17

Spring Semester

ENG1100C*3
THE2000-29993
CHE1120, 1121, 11224
MTH12603
PHI1000C3
PHR11011
Total 17

SECOND YEAR
Fall Semester

THE3300*3
PHI2240*3
BIO20003
CHE1130, 1131, 11324
SPE1005C3
PAS23011
Total 17

Spring Semester

PHI3000C3
PAS22013
BIO30003
PHS21013
PHS22014
PHS23011
Total 17

THIRD YEAR
Fall Semester

PAS31014
PHS35043
[PHS35052]
[PHS35062]
PAS33013
Elective 2
PAS31021
PHS33021
Total 18

Spring Semester

PAS31034
PHS35073
[PHS35082]
[PHS35092]
PHS35103
CPP32012
PAS31041
PHS33031
Total 18

FOURTH YEAR
Fall Semester

[PHR41054]
[PHR41093]
[PHR41103]
PAS43032
CPP43012
PHR42011
PHS53012
Total 18

Spring Semester

[PHR41073]
[PHR41113]
[PHR41124]
PAS44013
PAS43052
PHR42021
CPP44022
Total 18

FIFTH YEAR
Fall Semester

[PHR51084]
[PHR51063]
[PHR51073]
PAS52024
PHR52011
CPP53013
PHR5000+0
Total 18

Note: Bracketed courses taught sequentially.
+ Course required for graduation.

Spring Semester

Module Rotations 15
CPP44011
Total 16

SIXTH YEAR
Fall Semester

Module Rotations 12

There are a total of nine rotations in the entry-level Pharm.D. Program.
They are divided in four-week blocks at three credits each. Of the nine rotations only externships are required in the fifth academic year. The rotations are as follows:

Required Rotations

CPP5401Institutional Pharmacy Practice Externship 
CPP5402Ambulatory Pharmacy Practice Externship 
CPP5403Inpatient Clerkship I 
CPP5407Ambulatory Care Clerkship 
CPP5405Inpatient Clerkship II 

Elective Rotations

CPP5404Elective Clerkship I 
CPP5408Elective Clerkship II 
CPP5409Elective Clerkship III 
CPP5410Elective Clerkship IV 

Spring Semester

CPP61013
CPP61023
PHR60123
Professional Elective 3
Professional Elective 3
Total 15