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First Professional Year

Fall Courses	Credits	Spring Courses	Credits
(P157) Anatomy/Physiology	5	(P164) Pharmacology I	4
(P161) Pharmaceutics I	3	(P162) Pharmaceutics II	4
(P151) Medicinal Chemistry I (Biochemical Principles)	4	(P152) Medicinal Chemistry II	3
(P155) Principles of Infectious Diseases/Immunology	4	(P142) Social & Economic Aspects of Health Care	2
(P140) Professional Practice	1	(P146) Drug Information	1
		(P158) Anti-Infective Agents	2
Total Credits	17	Total Credits	16

Second Professional Year

Fall Courses	Credits	Spring Courses	Credits
(P265) Pharmacology II	3	(P262) Pharmacokinetics	4
(P261) PharmaceuticsIII	4	(P254) Biostatistics/Medical Literature Evaluation	2
(P251) Medicinal Chemistry & Natural Products	3	(P280) Drugs Devices & Consumers	3
(P248) Communication Skills	1	(P260) Contemporary Pharmacy Practice	2
Pathophysiology/Therapeutics Courses		Pathophysiology/Therapeutics Courses
(P231) Introduction to Pharmaceutical Care	1	(P234) Cardiopulmonary II	2
(P233) Cardiopulmonary I	3	(P237) Endocrine/Metabolic Disorders	3
(P239) Pharmaceutical Care Recitation I	1	(P246) Pharmaceutical Care Recitation II	1
Total Credits	16	Total Credits	17

Third Professional Year

Fall Courses	Credits	Spring Courses	Credits
(P312) Adverse Drug Reactions An Organ Systems Approach	2	(P341) Pharmacy Law	2
(P352) Economics of Pharmacy Practice	3	(P313) Advanced Pharmacokinetics	3
Pathophysiology/Therapeutics Courses		Pathophysiology/Therapeutics Courses
(P330) Gastroenterology and Nutrition	2	(P332) Immunology/Dermatology/ Ophthalmology	2
(P321) Neurology/Psychiatry	2	(P334) Cardiopulmonary III	2
(P323) Hematology/Oncology	2	(P338) Renal Disorders	2
(P347) Pharmaceutical Care Recitation III	1	(P348) Pharmaceutical Care Recitation IV	1
Electives *	4-6	Electives *	4-6
Total Credits	16-18	Total Credits	16-18

*Students are required to complete 10-12 elective credits during the third year of the curriculum. A variety of electives are offered allowing students to gain a greater depth of knowledge in specific areas of pharmacy. In addition to the general elective choices, students may choose to complete a specialty practice elective track in Advanced Clinical Practice, Clinical Research, Drug Safety or Nuclear Pharmacy. Students may also fulfill elective requirements necessary to earn a certificate in Business through collaboration between the School of Pharmacy and the University’s Fox School of Business and Management.

Fourth Professional Year Curriculum

All students are required to complete the following six 5 – week advanced professional practice rotations. These rotations are scheduled throughout the student’s fourth year (May-May). Three 5-week vacation rotations are randomly scheduled during the year. All students are off during the University Winter Recess between the fall and spring semesters.

(P406) Clerkship-Acute Care Clinical
(P407) Clerkship -Ambulatory Care Clinical
(P408) Clerkship-Community Pharmacy
(P409) Clerkship-Institutional Pharmacy
(P410/411) Electives (2 rotations)

To meet ACPE requirements this will change to 36 weeks for AY 2008-09.

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