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A minimum of 212-214 total credits are required (depending on admission status; see notes for courses OS 1 and PH 1) for the Doctor of Pharmacy degree.
Pharmacy Preprofessional Studies
Preprofessional Science Course Requirements
All courses (32 credits) from the following table are required.
| COURSE |
|
TITLE |
CREDITS |
| BIO |
3 |
Life: Its Origin, Maintenance and Future |
4.00 |
| BIO |
4 |
Life: Its Origin, Maintenance and Future |
4.00 |
| BIO |
131 |
Human Anatomy |
4.00 |
| CHM |
3 |
General and Inorganic Chemistry |
4.00 |
| CHM |
4 |
General and Inorganic Chemistry |
4.00 |
| CHM |
121 |
Organic Chemistry |
4.00 |
| CHM |
122 |
Organic Chemistry |
4.00 |
| PHY |
27 |
Physics for Pharmacy |
4.00 |
Preprofessional Mathematics Course Requirements
Both courses (8 credits) from the following table are required.
| COURSE |
|
TITLE |
CREDITS |
| MTH |
30 |
Pre-Calculus Mathematics |
4.00 |
| MTH |
40 |
Calculus I |
4.00 |
Preprofessional English Composition Course Requirements
Both courses (6 credits) from the following table are required.
| COURSE |
|
TITLE |
CREDITS |
| COS |
50 |
Idea Of The Human |
3.00 |
| ENG |
16 |
English Composition |
3.00 |
Preprofessional English Literature Course Requirements
Two courses (6 credits) from the following table are required.
| COURSE |
|
TITLE |
CREDITS |
| ENG |
61 |
European Literatures I |
3.00 |
| ENG |
62 |
European Literatures II |
3.00 |
| ENG |
63 |
American Literatures |
3.00 |
| ENG |
64 |
Non-Western Literatures |
3.00 |
Preprofessional Philosophy OR History Course Requirements
Two courses (6 credits) are required. Both courses must be in the same discipline.
Philosophy
| COURSE |
|
TITLE |
CREDITS |
| PHI |
61 |
Philosophical Explorations I |
3.00 |
| PHI |
62 |
Philosophical Explorations II |
3.00 |
History
| COURSE |
|
TITLE |
CREDITS |
| HIS |
1 |
History of Civilizations to 1500 |
3.00 |
| HIS |
2 |
History of Civilizations Since 1500 |
3.00 |
Preprofessional Economics Course Requirement
One course (3 credits) from the following table is required.
| COURSE |
|
TITLE |
CREDITS |
| ECO |
1 |
Introduction to Economics |
3.00 |
| ECO |
2 |
Introduction to Economics |
3.00 |
Preprofessional Speech Course Requirement
| COURSE |
|
TITLE |
CREDITS |
| SPE |
3 |
Oral Communication |
3.00 |
Preprofessional Psychology Course Requirement
| COURSE |
|
TITLE |
CREDITS |
| PSY |
3 |
General Psychology |
3.00 |
Orientation Seminar
This is required of all incoming students entering the University with fewer than 24 credits.
| COURSE |
|
TITLE |
CREDITS |
| OS |
1 |
The University: Discovery and Change |
1.00 |
Preprofessional Pharmacy Orientation Course Requirement
This course is not required for students transferring into the first professional year of the Doctor of Pharmacy degree program.
| COURSE |
|
TITLE |
CREDITS |
| PH |
1 |
Pharmacy Orientation Seminar |
1.00 |
Professional Grade Point Average
A 2.33 or above GPA is required in all professional coursework in the Doctor of Pharmacy degree program.
Pharmacy Professional Studies Required Courses
3rd Year Professional Phase
All courses in the following table are required.
| COURSE |
|
TITLE |
CREDITS |
| PH |
100 |
Pharmaceutical Care/Health Care |
3.00 |
| PH |
101 |
Social Behavioral Aspects of Pharmaceutical Care/Ethics |
2.00 |
| PH |
102 |
Public Health in Pharmacy Practice |
3.00 |
| PH |
111 |
Pharmacotherapeutics I |
4.00 |
| PH |
120 |
Pharmaceutics I |
3.00 |
| PH |
121 |
Pharmaceutics II |
3.00 |
| PH |
130 |
Medical Physiology and Pathophysiology |
5.00 |
| PH |
131 |
Biochemical Foundations of Therapeutics |
4.00 |
|
PH
|
132
|
Medical Microbiology/Immunology
|
3.00
|
|
PH
|
133
|
Pharmacology/Medicinal Chemistry I
|
4.00
|
|
PH
|
300
|
Visitation Introductory Pharmacy Practice Experience
|
0.50
|
4th Year Professional Phase (All courses in the following table are required.)
| COURSE |
|
TITLE |
CREDITS |
|
PH
|
200
|
Communication Skills in Pharmaceutical Care
|
2.00
|
|
PH
|
201
|
Pharmacy Law and Ethics
|
3.00
|
|
PH
|
210
|
Pharmacotherapeutics II
|
4.00
|
|
PH
|
211
|
Physical Assessment and Drug Administration
|
2.00
|
|
PH
|
212
|
Pharmacotherapeutics III
|
4.00
|
|
PH
|
220
|
Pharmaceutics III
|
4.00
|
|
PH
|
221
|
Pharmaceutics IV
|
4.00
|
|
PH
|
230
|
Pharmacology/Medicinal Chemistry II
|
4.00
|
|
PH
|
231
|
Pharmacology/Medicinal Chemistry II/Pharmacotherapeutics II Recitation
|
0.00
|
|
PH
|
232
|
Pharmacology/Medicinal Chemistry III
|
3.00
|
|
PH
|
311
|
Institutional Introductory Pharmacy Practice Experience
|
2.00
|
|
PH
|
312
|
Community Pharmacy Introductory Pharmacy Practice Experience
|
5.00
|
5th Year Professional Phase (All courses in the following table are required.)
| COURSE |
|
TITLE |
CREDITS |
|
PH
|
400
|
Practice Management/Pharmacoeconomics
|
3.00
|
|
PH
|
410
|
Pharmacotherapeutics IV
|
4.00
|
|
PH
|
412
|
Clinical Pharmacokinetics
|
3.00
|
|
PH
|
413
|
Pharmacotherapeutics V
|
4.00
|
|
PH
|
414
|
Drug Information and Literature Evaluation
|
4.00
|
|
PH
|
420
|
Pharmaceutics V
|
3.00
|
|
PH
|
421
|
Self Care
|
3.00
|
|
PH
|
430
|
Iatrogenic Diseases
|
3.00
|
6th Year Professional Phase (Required Advanced Pharmacy Practice Experiences) (All courses in the following table are required.)
| COURSE |
|
TITLE |
CREDITS |
|
PH
|
600
|
Community Pharmacy Advanced Pharmacy Practice Experience
|
5.00
|
|
PH
|
602
|
Ambulatory Advanced Pharmacy Practice Experience
|
5.00
|
|
PH
|
603
|
Drug Information Advanced Pharmacy Practice Experience
|
2.50
|
|
PH
|
604
|
Internal Medicine Advanced Pharmacy Practice Experience
|
5.00
|
|
PH
|
606
|
Institutional Practice Advanced Pharmacy Practice Experience
|
5.00
|
|
PH
|
607
|
Pharmacy Grand Rounds
|
0.00
|
|
PH
|
608
|
Acute Care Advanced Pharmacy Practice Experience
|
5.00
|
Professional Electives
Three courses (9 credits) of didactic elective courses selected from courses ranging in the PH 240-270 series, PH 440-470 series and/or PH 599 are required.
Two courses (10 credits) of elective Advanced Pharmacy Practice Experiences selected from courses ranging in the PH 620-699 series are required.
Additional Requirement
Completion of the Brooklyn Campus computer literacy requirement.