Student ID:__________________________ Student Name:_______________________ Adviser Name:_______________________ Catalog: 2017-2018 Samford University Catalog Program: Pharmacy (Pharm.D.) Minimum Credits Required:__________________

Pharmacy (Pharm.D.)

Required Courses

Year I, Fall: 17 Credits

Course NameTerm TakenGradeGen Ed
PHRX 301 - Introductory Pharmacy Practice Experience (IPPE) I (1)
PHRX 306 - Cellular and Molecular Biochemistry (4)
PHRX 307 - Foundations of Drug Information (1)
PHRX 308 - Physiologic Basis of Disease I (4)
PHRX 313 - Pharmaceutics I (4)
PHRX 315 - Introduction to Patient Care Systems (2)
PHRX 320 - Integrated Pharmacy Applications (IPA) I (1)

Year I, Spring: 19 Credits

Course NameTerm TakenGradeGen Ed
PHRX 302 - Introductory Pharmacy Practice Experience (IPPE) II (1)
PHRX 303 - Introductory Pharmacy Practice Experience (IPPE) III (1) *
PHRX 305 - Introduction to Pharmaceutical Sciences (4)
PHRX 309 - Physiologic Basis of Disease II (4)
PHRX 312 - Institutional Practice and Sterile Products (2)
PHRX 314 - Pharmaceutics II (3)
PHRX 316 - Population Health (3)
PHRX 321 - Integrated Pharmacy Applications (IPA) II (1)

Year I, Total Required Credits: 36

Year II, Fall: 16 Credits

Course NameTerm TakenGradeGen Ed
PHRX 403 - Pharmacotherapy I (4)
PHRX 405 - Pharmaceutical Sciences I (4)
PHRX 407 - Biopharmaceutics/Pharmacokinetics (4)
PHRX 415 - Financial Management (3)
PHRX 420 - Integrated Pharmacy Applications (IPA) III (1)

Year II, Spring: 16-18 Credits

Course NameTerm TakenGradeGen Ed
PHRX 401 - Introductory Pharmacy Practice Experiences (IPPE) IV (2) **
PHRX 404 - Pharmacotherapy II (4)
PHRX 406 - Pharmaceutical Sciences II (4)
PHRX 410 - Patient Self-Care and Monitoring I (3)
PHRX 416 - Ethics in Christianity and Health Care (2)
PHRX 421 - Integrated Pharmacy Applications (IPA) IV (1)

PHRX 450-499 Didactic Elective: 2 Credits***

Year II, Spring: (choose one course from the list of Professional Pharmacy Electives)

Professional Pharmacy Electives 

Year II, Total Required Credits: 32-34

Year III, Fall: 16-18 Credits

Course NameTerm TakenGradeGen Ed
PHRX 500 - Introduction to Capstone Project (1)
PHRX 501 - Introductory Pharmacy Practice Experiences (IPPE) V (2)
PHRX 503 - Pharmacotherapy III (4)
PHRX 505 - Pharmaceutical Sciences III (4)
PHRX 510 - Patient Self-Care and Monitoring II (2)
PHRX 515 - Human Resource Management (3)

PHRX 450-499 Didactic Elective: 2 Credits***

Year III, Fall: (choose one course from the list of Professional Pharmacy Electives)

Professional Pharmacy Electives 

Year III, Spring: 16-18 Credits

Course NameTerm TakenGradeGen Ed
PHRX 502 - Introductory Pharmacy Practice Experiences (IPPE) VI (2)
PHRX 504 - Pharmacotherapy IV (4)
PHRX 513 - Preparation for Patient Care (4)
PHRX 516 - Pharmacy Law (3)
PHRX 527 - Drug Literature Evaluation (2)
PHRX 550 - Capstone Project I (1)

PHRX 450-499 Didactic Elective: 2 Credits***

Year III, Spring: (choose one course from the list of Professional Pharmacy Electives)

Professional Pharmacy Electives 

Year III, Total Required Credits: 34-36

Year IV, May-April****

Required Advanced Pharmacy Practice Experiences (APPE): 20 Credits

Course NameTerm TakenGradeGen Ed
PHRX 601 - Primary/Ambulatory Care I (5)
PHRX 620 - General Medicine I (5)
PHRX 650 - Community Pharmacy I (5)
PHRX 660 - Institutional Health Systems I (5)

Selective (1)/Elective (3) APPE: 20 Credits

  • One 600-level Selective APPE (5)
  • Three 600-level Elective APPEs (15)

Choose an APPE from the list below:

Advanced Pharmacy Practice Experiences (APPE)

Professional Seminar: 1 Credit

Course NameTerm TakenGradeGen Ed
PHRX 600 - Capstone Project II (1)
Year IV, Total Required Credits: 41 Credits

Total Required Credits: 145

* Students will complete a one-week, 40-hour rotation during May or the first week of June.

**Students are required to complete a two-week, 80-hour rotation that begins during one of three rotation blocks: mid-May, late May, or mid-August.

***Students must complete a total of 4 credits of electives (two, 2-crd electives) during two of the following semester options: Year II Spring, Year III Fall, Year III Spring.

****Students are required to take eight (8) APPEs in nine possible time periods offered during the fourth year.

NOTE: Professional Seminar is completed from mid-May through December. The course grade will be assigned at the end of the fall semester.

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