Home / Downers Grove, IL Campus Catalog / College of Pharmacy, Downers Grove Campus / Pharm D. Curriculum / Pharm.D. Curriculum (Effective Fall 2019) Standard Graduation Option

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: 47.5-59
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: 30.5-51
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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