Pharmacy, PharmD
Requirements
The pharmacy curriculum is divided into program blocks. Students matriculate into a cohort and take these blocks of courses together. The courses in each block are designed to offer a comprehensive pharmacy education that prepares the student for the subsequent block of courses. The only courses that students will not take as a group are the electives. Students are required to take a minimum of 9 credit hours of elective courses. During their final three academic terms, PharmD candidates complete six Advanced Pharmacy Practice Experiences (APPEs), for a total of 48 credit hours (16 credit hours per term). Course registration and course withdrawal policies can be found in the Student Handbook. Click here to view the entire PharmD Curriculum.
Elective Courses
All students at Roosevelt University College of Pharmacy are required to complete 9 credit hours of electives, 3 of which must be designated as clinical electives. Electives are offered for students during terms 5 – 8, clinical electives begin in term 6. There are three types of electives offered in the College of Pharmacy:
- Didactic – an elective on a non-clinical topic taught by pharmacy faculty or adjunct faculty member. This can also include an Out of College elective -such as a course taken in the Heller College of Business for dual credit as part of the PharmD/MBA program.
- Clinical – an elective on a clinical topic. Includes one or more of the following: journal club, SOAPE note, case presentations, or other assignments related to direct patient care.
- Research - Independent Study/Research –students work with a faculty mentor on a research or independent study topic of their choosing. Encompasses both pharmaceutical and clinical sciences. Please see the Appendix for a more detailed description of research electives.
Transfer Student Policy
Transfer applications are accepted for students who have completed the first year of didactic study at another accredited school of pharmacy and will be considered on a case-by-case basis. Transfer students may receive credit for work done beyond the first year of study. In addition to other application materials, applicants will be required to provide course syllabi for completed courses. Faculty will evaluate completed coursework for equivalency and will make recommendations for placement in our program. Students who left their program of study for academic or professionalism reasons may not be considered for transfer admission to the College of Science, Health & Pharmacy. Students must complete all doctor of pharmacy coursework within five years of initial matriculation. Students who cannot complete the doctor of pharmacy program within five years of the start date at their transfer institution will not be considered for transfer. For more information, please contact the Office of Enrollment and Student Services.
The Curriculum is divided into three academic blocks:
- Academic Block 1 is defined as Terms 1-4 and includes didactic coursework, IPE and IPPE I
- Academic Block 2 is defined as Terms 6-9 and includes didactic coursework and IPPE II-IV
- APPE Block is defined as Terms 10-12 and consists of APPE A - F.
Promotion is defined as progression from one Academic Block to the next Academic or APPE Block. In general, to be promoted, students must have all of the following:
- No outstanding grades of Withdraw or Incomplete; and
- No more than one grade below C- and no out standing (un-remediated)grades of F
- No grade below C- in any Integrated Sequence Course, Principles of Drug Action, Pharmacy Calculations or Pharmacokinetics in Academic Block I
- Cumulative grade point average of at least 2.0.
- Students will not be permitted to enroll in the advanced pharmacy practice experience courses (APPE) until they pass all didactic coursework, introductory pharmacy practice experience courses (IPPE) and inter-professional experience courses (IPE) requirements of the Doctor of Pharmacy program.
To be in “good academic standing” in the Pharmacy Program, students must meet the following criteria:
- Maintain a cumulative Pharmacy Doctoral GPA of >2.0 and earn a grade of C- or above in every course;
- Satisfactorily fulfill all Didactic course completion requirements; and
- Satisfactorily fulfill all Professional Practice Experience course completion requirements.
EXPERIENTIAL EDUCATION
Approximately one-third of the PharmD curriculum is experiential education, which provides practical experience in a variety of off-site, pharmacy settings. Experiential education often referred to as “rotations,” helps students apply knowledge gained in the classroom to a real-life pharmacy practice setting. During these off-site experiences, students work with practicing pharmacists and faculty members, known as “preceptors”, who facilitate the students’ learning.
Roosevelt University Pharmacy program has two levels of experiential education incorporated over the course of the program: Introductory Pharmacy Practice Experiences (IPPEs) and Advanced Pharmacy Practice Experiences (APPEs). The IPPE and APPE rotations, provide excellent opportunities for students to develop an array of skills, including professionalism, effective communication, working on an interprofessional team, problem-solving, critical thinking and professional competence.
Introductory Pharmacy Practice Experiences (IPPE): The Introductory Pharmacy Practice Experiences (IPPEs) occur during the first two didactic years. These experiences occur during Terms 2,6, 7 and 8 of the pharmacy curriculum. The IPPE rotations occur in both community and institutional settings. A total of 320 hours is completed. IPPE rotations are scheduled for eight hours, on Fridays, for ten weeks of the term. The Office of Experiential Education places students at various sites, based on site and preceptor availability.
Advanced Pharmacy Practice Experiences (APPE): The entire third year of the pharmacy curriculum is comprised of Advanced Pharmacy Practice Experiences (APPEs). Students complete six rotations, each lasting six weeks (240 hours), for a minimum of 1440 APPE hours. There are four required experiences: Community Pharmacy, Hospital Pharmacy, Ambulatory Care and Acute Care Medicine along with two elective rotations, that take place in a wide variety of pharmacy sites. These sites can be local, regional or national. A computerized matching process is used to place students with preceptors and in practice sites, based on student preference rankings and site and preceptor availability. Prior to the matching process, students also have the opportunity to apply and/or interview for Longitudinal APPE programs, with some of our larger Institutional partners. This allows the student to do three or more APPE rotations at one site.
Your degree map is a general guide of courses to complete each term on the academic pathway to your degree. It is based on the most current scheduling information from your academic program. Your program’s degree map is reviewed annually and updated as schedules change.
Professional Year 1 Courses | |||||||
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Summer | Credit Hours | Fall | Credit Hours | Winter | Credit Hours | Spring | Credit Hours |
PHAR 500 | 1 | PHAR 511 | 4 | PHAR 512 | 4 | PHAR 522 | 3 |
PHAR 505 | 1.5 | PHAR 520 | 4 | PHAR 521 | 3 | PHAR 531 | 4.5 |
PHAR 510 | 4 | PHAR 552 | 3 | PHAR 554 | 3 | PHAR 532 | 4.5 |
PHAR 514 | 4.5 | PHAR 570 | 3 | PHAR 523 | 4 | PHAR 650 | 3 |
PHAR 519 | 2.5 | PHAR 527 | 0.5 | PHAR 528 | 0.5 | PHAR 529 | 0.5 |
PHAR 551 | 3 | PHAR 601 | 4 | PHAR 530 | 4 | ||
16.5 | 18.5 | 18.5 | 15.5 | ||||
Professional Year 2 Courses | |||||||
Summer | Credit Hours | Fall | Credit Hours | Winter | Credit Hours | Spring | Credit Hours |
PHAR/MBA (Electives)4 | PHAR 630 | 4.5 | PHAR 632 | 4.0 | PHAR 634 | 4.5 | |
PHAR 631 | 5.5 | PHAR 633 | 5.0 | PHAR 635 | 4.5 | ||
PHAR 657 | 3 | PHAR 652 | 3 | PHAR 550 | 3 | ||
PHAR 571 | 3 | PHAR 602 | 2 | PHAR 603 | 2 | ||
PHAR 627 | 0.5 | PHAR 572 | 3 | PHAR 670 | 3 | ||
Elective | 3 | PHAR 628 | 0.5 | PHAR 629 | 0.5 | ||
Elective | 3 | Elective | 3 | ||||
0 | 19.5 | 20.5 | 20.5 | ||||
Professional Year 3 Courses | |||||||
Summer | Credit Hours | Fall | Credit Hours | Winter | Credit Hours | Spring | Credit Hours |
PHAR 636 | 4.5 | PHAR 770 | 8 | PHAR 772 | 8 | PHAR 774 | 8 |
PHAR 637 | 4.5 | PHAR 771 | 8 | PHAR 773 | 8 | PHAR 775 | 8 |
PHAR 604 | 3.0 | PHAR 777 | 1 | ||||
PHAR 640 | 3 | ||||||
15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | ||||
Total Credit Hours 193.5 |
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Total Hours toward Degree: Core Hours 184.5 + Professional Electives 9 = 193.5 Hours
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Pharmacy program Curriculum is subject to change.
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Credit Hours are arranged