Pharm.D. Curriculum (Effective Fall 2019) Standard Graduation Option

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- College of Pharmacy, Downers Grove Campus

The College reserves the right to alter the curriculum as it deems appropriate.

For students who entered the Doctor of Pharmacy Program in Fall 2019 or Fall 2020.

First Professional Year:

Total Quarter Credit Hours Required:	51
Fall Quarter
BIOCD 1554 Biochemistry I	Credits: 2.5
CORED 1599B Interprofessional Education I	Credits: 1
PHYSD 1522 Human Physiology I	Credits: 3.5
PPRAD 1510 Professional Development I	Credits: 1
PPRAD 1521 Healthcare Systems	Credits: 3
PSCID 1517 Physical Pharmacy and Dosage Form Design	Credits: 3
PSCID 1518 Pharmaceutical Calculations	Credits: 3
Total	17

Winter Quarter	14
BIOCD 1555 Biochemistry II	Credits: 3.5
CORED 1500B Interprofessional Healthcare Communications	Credits: 1
MICRD 1520 Introductory Immunology & Biologics	Credits: 2
PHYSD 1523 Human Physiology II	Credits: 3.5
PPRAD 1525 Fundamentals of Pharmacy Practice	Credits: 3
PSCID 1519 Dosage Form Laboratory	Credits: 1
Total	14

Spring Quarter	20
PPRAD 1531 Introductory to Pharmacy Practice Experience (IPPE): Community	Credits: 6
PPRAD 1532 Pharmacotherapeutics I	Credits: 3
PPRAD 1533 Pharmacy Practice Development & Evaluation I	Credits: 3
PPRAD 1543 Institutional Pharmacy Practice	Credits: 2.5
PSCID 1531 Introduction to Biopharmaceutics and Pharmacokinetics	Credits: 3.5
PSCID 1532 Introduction to Drug Structure Evaluation	Credits: 2
Total	20

Second Professional Year:

Total Quarter Credit Hours Required:	47.5-60
Fall Quarter
PHARD 1651 Pharmacology I	Credits: 2.5
PPRAD 1610 Professional Development II	Credits: 1
PPRAD 1656 IPPE Health Systems (1/2 of the class)	Credits: 3
PPRAD 1661 Pharmacotherapeutics II	Credits: 4.5
PPRAD 1671 Evidence-Based Pharmacy Practice	Credits: 3
PPRAD 1681 Clinical Skills I	Credits: 2
PSCID 1621 Chemical Principles of Drug Action I	Credits: 3.5
Electives	Credits: 0-2
Total	16.5-21.5

Winter Quarter	16-19
CORED 1699B Interprofessional Education II	Credits: 1
MICRD 1622 Infectious Diseases & Their Etiologic Agents	Credits: 3
PHARD 1652 Pharmacology II	Credits: 1.5
PPRAD 1662 Pharmacotherapeutics III	Credits: 5.5
PPRAD 1682 Clinical Skills II	Credits: 2.5
PSCID 1622 Chemical Principles of Drug Action II	Credits: 2.5
Electives	Credits: 0-3
Total	16-19

Spring Quarter	12-18.5
PHARD 1653 Pharmacology III	Credits: 2
PPRAD 1656 IPPE Health Systems (1/2 of the class)	Credits: 3
PPRAD 1663 Pharmacotherapeutics IV	Credits: 4.5
PPRAD 1683 Clinical Skills III	Credits: 2.5
PPRAD 1753 IPPE Clinical (1/3 of the class)	Credits: 3.5
PSCID 1623 Chemical Principles of Drug Action III	Credits: 2
Electives	Credits: 1-4
Total	12-18.5

Third Professional Year:
Students may be registered for one Advanced Pharmacy Practice Experience rotation block in Spring Quarter.

Total Quarter Credit Hours Required:	32.5-51
Fall Quarter
PPRAD 1710 Professional Development III	Credits: 1
PPRAD 1741 Pharmacy Practice Development & Evaluation II	Credits: 3
PPRAD 1753 IPPE Clinical (1/3 of the class)	Credits: 3.5
PPRAD 1761 Pharmacotherapeutics V	Credits: 5
PPRAD 1781 Clinical Skills IV	Credits: 2.5
PSCID 1761 Principles of Drug Action I	Credits: 2
Electives	Credits: 0-4
Total	13.5-21

Winter Quarter	13-20.5
PPRAD 1753 IPPE Clinical (1/3 of the class)	Credits: 3.5
PPRAD 1762 Pharmacotherapeutics VI	Credits: 4
PPRAD 1773 Pharmacy Law & Ethics	Credits: 3
PSCID 1762 Principles of Drug Action II	Credits: 3.5
PSCID 1772 Biotechnology	Credits: 2.5
Electives	Credits: 0-4
Total	13-20.5

Spring Quarter	4-13
PPRAD 1714 Professional Development IV	Credits: 1
PPRAD 1793 Clinical Pharmacokinetics	Credits: 3
Advanced Pharmacy Practice Experience	Credits: 0-9
Total	4-13

Clinical Block Fourth Professional Year:

Students will be registered for five of the six rotation blocks available.

Total Quarter Credit Hours Required	49-58
Clinical Block Fourth Professional Year
PPRAD 1802 Community Advanced Pharmacy Practice Experience	Credits: 9
PPRAD 1803 Hospital Advanced Pharmacy Practice Experience	Credits: 9
PPRAD 1804 General Medicine Advanced Pharmacy Practice Experience	Credits: 9
PPRAD 1805 Ambulatory Care Advanced Pharmacy Practice Experience	Credits: 9
PPRAD 1806 Clinical Specialty Advanced Pharmacy Practice Experience	Credits: 9
PPRAD 1807 Elective Advanced Pharmacy Practice Experience	Credits: 9
PPRAD 1810 PharmD Seminar	Credits: 4
Total	49-58

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