Curriculum
Core competencies emphasized throughout the PharmD curriculum include:
- Providing patient-centered care
- Ensuring patient safety
- Collaborating to ensure quality improvement in all aspects of care
- Optimizing community health
- Facilitating regular team communication
The curriculum below represents the courses effective for the graduating Class of 2025.
The curriculum for the PharmD program may be delivered by the faculty using a variety of modes including in-class, online, hybrids of in-class and online, teleconferenced from outside of Tucson, or pre-recorded classroom lessons.
First Professional Year (33 units)
Second Professional Year (36 units)
Third Professional Year (34 units)
**A minimum GPA of 2.5 must be maintained at this point for graduation**
Summer Session (5-10 units)
PhPr 803: Advanced Pharmacy Practice Experience
Fourth Professional Year (29-34 units)
Total units required from advanced experiential (rotation) courses = 35 units
Total units of required electives = 8
Total degree units = 142
Summer tuition and fees are student’s responsibility.
The curriculum below represents the courses effective for the graduating Class of 2026.
The curriculum for the PharmD program may be delivered by the faculty using a variety of modes including in-class, online, hybrids of in-class and online, teleconferenced from outside of Tucson, or pre-recorded classroom lessons.
First Professional Year (33 units)
Second Professional Year (36 units)
Third Professional Year (34 units)
**A minimum GPA of 2.5 must be maintained at this point for graduation**
Summer Session (5-10 units)
PhPr 803: Advanced Pharmacy Practice Experience
Fourth Professional Year (29-34 units)
Total units required from advanced experiential (rotation) courses = 35 units
Total units of required electives = 8
Total degree units = 142
Summer tuition and fees are student’s responsibility.
The curriculum below represents the courses effective for the graduating Class of 2027.
The curriculum for the PharmD program may be delivered by the faculty using a variety of modes including in-class, online, hybrids of in-class and online, teleconferenced from outside of Tucson, or pre-recorded classroom lessons.
First Professional Year (33 units)
Summer Session (2 units)
PhPr 801a: IPPE (2)
Second Professional Year (36 units)
Third Professional Year (34 units)
**A minimum GPA of 2.5 must be maintained at this point for graduation**
Summer Session (5-10 units)
PhPr 803: Advanced Pharmacy Practice Experience
Fourth Professional Year (22-32 units)
Total units required from advanced experiential (rotation) courses = 35 units
Total units of required electives = 8
Total degree units = 142
Summer tuition and fees are student’s responsibility.
The curriculum below represents the courses effective for the graduating Class of 2028.
The curriculum for the PharmD program may be delivered by the faculty using a variety of modes including in-class, online, hybrids of in-class and online, teleconferenced from outside of Tucson, or pre-recorded classroom lessons.
First Professional Year (34 units)
Summer Session (2 units)
PhPr 801a: IPPE II (2)
Second Professional Year (35 units)
Third Professional Year (34 units)
**A minimum GPA of 2.5 must be maintained at this point for graduation**
Summer Session (5-10 units)
PhPr 803: Advanced Pharmacy Practice Experience
Fourth Professional Year (22-32 units)
Total units required from advanced experiential (rotation) courses = 35 units
Total units of required electives = 8
Total degree units = 142
Summer tuition and fees are student’s responsibility.
Class names and numbers are subject to change.
Elective Courses
Students must complete a minimum of 8 units by the end of P3 year prior to APPE rotations. This might be any combination of 1, 2, or 3-unit courses. This is a minimum.
PharmD Dual-Degrees & Certificates
For PharmD students and practicing health professionals, we offer educational pathways to address the need for diversified practitioners. The PharmD Forward is dually focused on modernizing our curriculum to better prepare students and offering students additional training and expertise to expand their professional skill set.
The curriculum for the PharmD program may be delivered by the faculty using a variety of modes including in-class, online, hybrids of in-class and online, teleconferences or pre-recorded classroom lessons.
Student Outcomes
View the Expected Terminal Outcomes for a graduate of the University of Arizona R. Ken Coit College of Pharmacy.
The University of Arizona College of Pharmacy's Doctor of Pharmacy program is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education, 135 South LaSalle Street, Suite 4100, Chicago, IL 60503, 312-664-3575; FAX 312-664-4653.