Curriculum

Approved PharmD Curriculum 2020/21 and Beyond

Course Code	Course Title	Credit Hours
6111	Pharmaceutical Dosage Forms I	3
6116	Pharmacy Physiology	3
6117	Pharmaceutical Calculations I	1
6118	Pharmacy Patient Skills I	2
6119	Introduction to Professionalism	1
6120	Introduction to Pharmacy and Healthcare Systems	3
6121	Professional Practice I - Introduction to Pharmacy Practice	3
		16

Spring P1

Course Code	Course Title	Credit Hours
6112	Pharmaceutical Dosage Forms II	3
6122	Professional Practice II - Public Health and Wellness	2
6123	Research Methods and Pharmacoepidemiology	3
6125	Pharmacy Biochemistry	3
6126	Microbiology	2
6127	Pharmaceutical Calculations II	1
6128	Pharmacy Patient Skills II	3
		17

Fall P2

Course Code	Course Title	Credit Hours
6211	Principles of Pharmacokinetics	3
6212	Pharmacy Immunology	2
6213	Pharmaceutical Dosage Forms III	2
6218	Pharmacy Patient Skills III	3
6223	Professional Practice III - Institutional Orientation	1
6231	Drug Action, Structure and Therapeutics I - Introduction	3
6232	Drug Action, Structure and Therapeutics II - Nutrition, ANS, and Cardiovascular I	4
		18

Spring P2

Course Code	Course Title	Credit Hours
6222	Literature Evaluation and Evidence-Based Medicine	2
6224	Professional Practice IV - Institutional	2
6228	Pharmacy Patient Skills IV	2
6229	Pharmacogenomics	2
6233	Drug Action, Structure and Therapeutics III - Cardiovascular II and Renal	4
6234	Drug Action, Structure and Therapeutics IV - Endocrine, Pulmonary, and Genitourinary	4
65XX	Professional Electives	2-4
		18-20

Fall P3

Course Code	Course Title	Credit Hours
6318	Pharmacy Patient Skills V	2
6321	Pharmacy Practice Management	3
6324	Health Economics and Drug Treatment Outcomes	2
6335	Drug Action, Structure and Therapeutics V - Gastrointestinal, Immunological, and CNS I	4
6336	Drug Action, Structure and Therapeutics VI - CNS II and Acute Care	4
65XX	Professional Electives	2-4
		17-19

Spring P3

Course Code	Course Title	Credit Hours
6227	Pharmacy Law and Ethics	3
6325	Professional Practice V - Applied Practice	1
6328	Pharmacy Patient Skills VI	2
6337	Drug Action, Structure and Therapeutics VII - Infectious Disease	4
6338	Drug Action, Structure and Therapeutics VIII - Virology, Oncology, and Toxicology	4
65XX	Professional Electives	2-4
		16-18

Summer P4

Course Code	Course Title	Credit Hours
6326	Professional Practice VI	1
6421	Intro to Advanced Pharmacy Practice Experience	0
64xx	Advanced Pharmacy Practice Experience	5
		6

Fall P4

Course Code	Course Title	Credit Hours
64XX	Advanced Pharmacy Practice Experience	5
64XX	Advanced Pharmacy Practice Experience	5
64XX	Advanced Pharmacy Practice Experience	5
		15

Spring P4

Course Code	Course Title	Credit Hours
64XX	Advanced Pharmacy Practice Experience	5
64XX	Advanced Pharmacy Practice Experience	5
6449	NAPLEX Intensive Review	5
6499	Pharmacy Capstone	0
		15

Curriculum Credit Hour Breakdown

Didactic Curriculum: 103 Credit Hours

Experiential Curriculum: 37 Credit Hours

Total Credit Hours for PharmD Curriculum: 140 Credit Hours

Grades

The following includes all grades, grading options, numerical equivalents, and corresponding definitions that may be issued in courses taken at the CSU-COHS&P:

A	4	Excellent
B	3	Good
C	2	Fair
D	1	Poor
F	0	Failure
P	0	Pass
W	0	Withdraw
W/A	0	Withdraw/Student Attended One Class Session
W/D	0	Withdraw/Student Never Attended
I	0	Incomplete
X	0	No Grade Issued
I/F	0	Missed Incomplete Deadline

The PharmD students will be subject to the CSU-COHS&P policies regarding academic monitoring, standing, and probation. All students will be given a copy of these guidelines and regulations upon entry into the program.

Graduation requirements

To qualify for graduation, a student must:

Successfully complete a minimum of 54 semester credit hours (or quarter credit hour equivalent) of prerequisite coursework, as stipulated, for admission to the program
Successfully complete the program of professional and experiential coursework as approved by the CSU-COHS&P Faculty and Dean
Attain a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.00 for all professional coursework at the CSU-COHS&P;
Complete, at a minimum, the last two didactic semesters and all advanced pharmacy practice experiences at the CSU-COHS&P
Settle all financial accounts with the institution
Attend the commencement exercises for conferral of the degree, unless excused by the Dean, CSU-COHS&P