Doctor of Pharmacy Curriculum
First Professional Year| First Semester (16 units) | |
| Course | Units |
| Bioc 460 - Biochemistry | 3 |
| Bioc 461 - Biochemistry | 2 |
| PhPr 800 - Pharmaceutical Calculations | 1 |
| PhPr 802 - Pharmaceutics | 3 |
| PhPr 805A - Pharmacy Practice | 1 |
| PhPr 804 - Interviewing and Counseling Skills | 2 |
| PhPr 806a - Pharmaceutics Lab | 1 |
| Pcol 820 - Case Discussions | 1 |
| Pcol 835 - Immunology and Hematology | 2 |
| Second Semester (16 units) | |
| Course | Units |
| CBA 807 - Anatomy | 3 |
| Psio 480 - Physiology | 5 |
| PhPr 805B - Pharmacy Practice | 1 |
| PhPr 806B - Pharmaceutics Lab | 1 |
| PhPr 816A - Patient Assessment | 3 |
| Pcol 821 - Case Discussions | 1 |
| PhPr 861A - Statistical Methods | 2 |
Second Professional Year
| First Semester (16 units) | |
| Course | Units |
| PhPr 822 - Case Discussions | 1 |
| PhPr 845 - Medication Use in Health Care Systems | 3 |
| PhPr 861B - Research Design Considerations | 2 |
| Pcol 837A - Medicinal Chemistry | 3 |
| Pcol 871A - Pharmacology | 4 |
| Pcol 836A - Chemotherapy of Infectious Diseases | 3 |
| Second Semester (19 units) | |
| Course | Units |
| PhPr 861C - Drug Info., Literature Evaluation | 2 |
| PhPr 875A - Pharmacotherapeutics | 6 |
| Pcol 837B - Medicinal Chemistry | 2 |
| Pcol 871C - Pharmacology | 3 |
| Pcol 874 - Clinical Toxicology | 2 |
| PhPr 812A - Non-Prescription Medications and Devices | 2 |
| Electives | 2 |
| Summer Second Professional Year (optional) | |
| Course | Units* |
| Required 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 (17 units) | |
| Course | Units |
| PhPr 895B - Prep. for Rotations | 1 |
| PhPr 875B - Pharmacotherapeutics | 6 |
| PhPr 807 - Pharmacokinetics | 4 |
| PhPr 808A - Pharmacokinetics Discussion | 1 |
| PhPr 842 - Prof. Practice Mgmt. | 3 |
| Electives | 2 |
| Second Semester (16 units) | |
| Course | Units |
| PhPr 875C - Pharmacotherapeutics | 6 |
| PhPr 843 - Pharmacy Laws/Ethics | 2 |
| PhPr 885 - Clinical Pharmacokinetics | 3 |
| PhPr 808B - Pharmacokinetics Discussion | 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 803F | 3 |
| Spring Semester | |
| Course | Units* |
| Required/Elective Rotations | 10-15 |
| PhPr 803A-E, PhPr 810A-I, or PhPr 815 A-L | |
| PhPr 896a,Pharmacy Practice Project | 2 |
| PhPr 803g | 2 |
Eight units of upper division electives (nonpracticum) and 15 units of practicum electives are required for the PharmD program. Total units (prepharmacy + professional): 67 + 142 = 209 units.
*Total units required from experiential (rotation) courses = 35 units.
Student Outcomes
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