Doctor of Pharmacy Curriculum-Class of 2013
The curriculum below represents the courses effective for the graduating Class of 2013. The curriculum for classes graduating in 2010, 2011 and 2012 are listed on a separate page.
Courses below listed with titles but without actual course numbers are in development.
First Professional Year| First Semester (17 units) | |
| Course | Units |
| PhPr 800 - Pharmaceutical Calculations | 1 |
| PhPr 802 - Pharmaceutics | 3 |
| PhPr 805C - Pharmacy Practice | 2 |
| PhPr 804 - Interviewing and Counseling Skills | 2 |
| PhPr 806A - Pharmaceutics Lab | 1 |
| Pcol 820 - Case Discussions | 1 |
| Pcol 835A - Immunology and Hematology | 3 |
| Pcol 832 - Metabolic Basis of Pharmacotherapy | 4 |
| Second Semester (16 units) | |
| Course | Units |
| PhPr 801A -IPPE | 2 |
| PhPr 887 - Individualized Medicine & Applied Pharmacogenetics | 3 |
| PhPr 805B - Pharmacy Practice | 1 |
| PhPr 806B - Pharmaceutics Lab | 1 |
| PhPr 816A - Patient Assessment | 3 |
| Pcol 821 - Case Discussions | 1 |
| Pcol 836A - Chemotherapy of Infectious Disease | 3 |
| PhPr 861A - Statistical Methods | 2 |
Second Professional Year
| First Semester (17 units) | |
| Course | Units |
| PhPr 822 - Case Discussions | 1 |
| PhPr 845 - Medication Use in Health Care Systems | 2 |
| PhPr 861B - Research Design Considerations | 2 |
| Pcol 837A - Medicinal Chemistry | 3 |
| Pcol 871A - Pharmacology | 4 |
| PhPr 801B (or 801C) - IPPE | 2 |
| PhPr xxx - Compliance/Adherence | 1 |
| Electives | 2 |
| Second Semester (17 units) | |
| Course | Units |
| PhPr 861C - Drug Info., Literature Evaluation | 2 |
| PhPr 875A - Pharmacotherapeutics | 6 |
| Pcol 837B - Medicinal Chemistry | 2 |
| Pcol 871C - Pharmacology | 3 |
| PhPr 801C (or 801B) - IPPE | 2 |
| PhPr 812 - Non-Prescription Medications and Devices | 2 |
| Summer Second Professional Year (optional) | |
| Course | Units* |
| Rotations (optional at this point in the curriculum) | 5-10 |
| PhPr 803A - Community Pharmacy Practice | |
| PhPr 803B - Institutional Pharmacy Practice |
Third Professional Year
| First Semester (18 units) | |
| Course | Units |
| PhPr 895B - Prep. for Rotations | 1 |
| PhPr 875B - Pharmacotherapeutics | 6 |
| PhPr 807A - Basic Pharmacokinetics | 3 |
| PhPr 808C - Pharmacokinetics Discussion | 1 |
| PhPr 842 - Professional Practice Mgmt. | 3 |
| PhPr 885A - Applied Pharmacokinetics | 2 |
| PhPr 863 - QA & Medication Error Reduction | 2 |
| Second Semester (18 units) | |
| Course | Units |
| PhPr 875C - Pharmacotherapeutics | 6 |
| PhPr 843 - Pharmacy Laws/Ethics | 2 |
| PhPr xxx - Advanced Pharmacy Practice | 3 |
| PhPr xxx - Preventive Care | 2 |
| PhPr 801D - IPPE | 1 |
| PhPr 862 - Writing a Proposal for a Scientific Study | 2 |
| Electives | 2 |
Fourth Professional Year
| Summer Session | |
| Course | Units* |
| Required/Elective Rotations | 5-10 |
| PhPr 803A-E, PhPr 810A-I, or PhPr 815A-L | |
| Fall Semester | |
| Course | Units* |
| Required/Elective Rotations | 10-15 |
| PhPr 803A-E, PhPr 810A-I, or PhPr 815A-L | |
| PhPr 896A - Pharmacy Practice Project | 2 |
| Spring Semester | |
| Course | Units* |
| Required/Elective Rotations | 10-15 |
| PhPr 803A-E, PhPr 810A-I, or PhPr 815 A-L | |
| PhPr 896B - Pharmacy Practice Project | 2 |
Four units of upper division electives (nonpracticum) are required for the PharmD program.
*Total units required from experiential (rotation) courses = 35 units.
Student Outcomes
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