PharmD Curriculum
To earn a Doctor of Pharmacy Degree from the University of Illinois at Chicago College of Pharmacy, students must pass all required courses in the curriculum (including core courses, elective courses, and Advanced Pharmacy Practice Experiences), earn a cumulative grade point average of 2.00/4.00, pay all indebtedness to the University, and be certified by the College of Pharmacy faculty.
Elective Credit Information
- UIC College of Pharmacy Electives - See Course Timetables.
- Transfer of Elective Credits - See Transfer of Elective Credits Policy and Transfer of Electives Proposal Form.
Registration, Course Timetables, Exam Schedules
Doctor of Pharmacy - Catalog Information
PharmD Curriculum Requirements
| Summary of PharmD Hours | Hours |
|---|---|
| Core Hours - Total core hours (excluding IPPE & APPE) | 78 |
| Professional Elective Hours* | 13 |
| Total Experiential Hours (IPPE and APPE) | 42 |
| Total PharmD Hours | 133 |
First Year: Fall Semester
| First Year: Fall Semester | Hours |
|---|---|
| PHAR 411: IPPE – Introduction to Pharmacy Practice | 4 |
| PHAR 410: Integrated Physiology | 3 |
| PHAR 422: Fundamentals of Drug Action | 4 |
| PHAR 431: Pharmaceutics I – Pharmaceutics Principles, Drug Delivery Systems & Calculations | 3 |
| PHAR 435: Pharmacokinetics | 3 |
| PHAR 465: PhLAMES | 0 |
| Electives* | 0-1 |
| Total Hours | 17-18 |
First Years: Spring Semester
| First Year: Spring Semester | Hours |
|---|---|
| PHAR 412: IPPE – Community OR PHAR 413: IPPE – Hospital | 2 |
| PHAR 423: Biomedicinal Chemistry | 4 |
| PHAR 432: Pharmaceutics II – Pharmaceutical Dosage Forms & Calculations | 2 |
| PHAR 438: Introduction to Drug Information (weeks 1-5)** | 1 |
| PHAR 461: Pharmacy & the US Healthcare System (weeks 6-15)** | 2 |
| PHAR 501: Pathophysiology, Drug Action, & Therapeutics (PDAT) 1 – Self Care | 3 |
| PHAR 502: PDAT 2 – GI/Endocrine | 3 |
| PHAR 466: PhLAMES | 0 |
| Electives* | 0-1 |
| Total Hours | 17-18 |
Second Year: Fall Semester
| Second Year: Fall Semester | Hours |
|---|---|
| PHAR 412: IPPE – Community OR PHAR 413: IPPE – Hospital | 2 |
| PHAR 433: Pharmaceutics III – Complex Dosage Forms & Calculations | 2 |
| PHAR 463: Personal and Professional Development | 2 |
| PHAR 462: Social & Behavioral Pharmacy (weeks 1-10)** | 2 |
| PHAR 464: Patient Safety (weeks 11-15)** | 1 |
| PHAR 503: PDAT 3 – Renal, Electrolytes & Nutrition | 3 |
| PHAR 504: PDAT 4 – Immunology/Respiratory | 4 |
| PHAR 467: PhLAMES | 0 |
| Electives* | 0-2 |
| Total Hours | 16-18 |
Second Year: Spring Semester
| Second Year: Spring Semester | Hours |
|---|---|
| PHAR 414: IPPE – Introduction to Patient Care | 2 |
| PHAR 434: Pharmaceutics IV – Drug Delivery System Design & Calculations Competency | 2 |
| PHAR 439: Pharmacoepidemiology & Biostatistical Reasoning (weeks 1-5)** | 1 |
| PHAR 440: Evidence-Based Medicine (weeks 6-15)** | 2 |
| PHAR 505: PDAT 5 – Cardiovascular | 4 |
| PHAR 506: PDAT 6 – Infectious Diseases | 4 |
| PHAR 468: PhLAMES | 0 |
| Electives* | 0-3 |
| Total Hours | 15-18 |
Third Year: Fall Semester
| Third Year: Fall Semester | Hours |
|---|---|
| PHAR 515: IPPE – Institutional/Hospital OR PHAR 516: IPPE – Amb Care/Community | 2 |
| PHAR 520: Applied Pharmaceutics, Pharmacokinetics, & Pharmacogenomics | 3 |
| PHAR 565: Pharmacoeconomics & Payment | 2 |
| PHAR 507: PDAT 7 – Neurology, Psychiatry & Pain | 4 |
| PHAR 508: PDAT 8 – Special Topics | 3 |
| PHAR 469: PhLAMES | 0 |
| Electives* | 0-4 |
| Total Hours | 14-18 |
Third Year: Spring Semester
| Third Year: Spring Semester | Hours |
|---|---|
| PHAR 515: IPPE – Institutional/Hospital OR PHAR 516: IPPE – Amb Care/Community | 2 |
| PHAR 566: Management and Informatics | 2 |
| PHAR 567: Pharmacy Law and Ethics | 3 |
| PHAR 509: PDAT 9 – Hematology/Oncology | 3 |
| PHAR 510: PDAT 10 – Advanced Disease Management | 3 |
| PHAR 470: PhLAMES | 0 |
| Electives* | 0-5 |
| Total Hours | 13-18 |
Fourth Year
| Fourth Year | Hours |
|---|---|
| Advanced Pharmacy Practice Experiences – APPE (7 x 6-week APPEs, 4 credit hours each)*** | 28 |
| PHAR 471 and PHAR 472: PhLAMES | 0 |
| Total Hours | 28 |
apendix
* Students are required to take a total of 13 semester hours of didactic electives during the P1 to P3 years.
** Modular course. 1-hour course: 3 hours/week x 5 weeks (15 hours/semester). 2-hour course: 3 hours/week x 10 weeks (30 hours/semester).
*** Students must provide transportation to and from pharmacy practice experiences (IPPE and APPE). Some pharmacy practice experience sites may not be in the Chicago/Rockford area or accessible by public transportation.