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 Heading link
| Summary of PharmD Hours | Hours |
|---|---|
| Total PharmD Hours | 133 |
| Core Hours - Total core hours (excluding IPPE & APPE) | 78 |
| Professional Elective Hours* | 13 |
| Total Experiential Hours (IPPE and APPE) | 42 |
First Year: Fall Semester Heading link
| First Year: Fall Semester | Hours |
|---|---|
| Total Hours | 17-18 |
| 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 |
First Years: Spring Semester Heading link
| First Year: Spring Semester | Hours |
|---|---|
| Total Hours | 17-18 |
| 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 |
Second Year: Fall Semester Heading link
| Second Year: Fall Semester | Hours |
|---|---|
| Total Hours | 16-18 |
| 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 |
Second Year: Spring Semester Heading link
| Second Year: Spring Semester | Hours |
|---|---|
| Total Hours | 15-18 |
| 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 |
Third Year: Fall Semester Heading link
| Third Year: Fall Semester | Hours |
|---|---|
| Total Hours | 14-18 |
| 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 |
Third Year: Spring Semester Heading link
| Third Year: Spring Semester | Hours |
|---|---|
| Total Hours | 13-18 |
| 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 |
Fourth Year Heading link
| Fourth Year | Hours |
|---|---|
| Total Hours | 28 |
| Advanced Pharmacy Practice Experiences – APPE (7 x 6-week APPEs, 4 credit hours each)*** | 28 |
| PHAR 471 and PHAR 472: PhLAMES | 0 |
apendix Heading link
* 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.