Degree Plan
The curriculum for the Doctor of Pharmacy degree includes a minimum of 218 semester
hours of college work, 146 semester hours of which must be pharmacy courses or the
equivalent.
Students with course credit for non-pharmacy courses or pharmacy courses from another
college/school of pharmacy similar to those courses in the professional program may
be petitioned for equivalency credit. The degree plan for the Pharm.D. program is
shown below under the Pharmacy Course of Study.
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offering.
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to make the following disclosure with respect to professional licensure outside the
State of Texas: UH cannot confirm whether a particular program meets requirements
for professional licensure outside of the State of Texas. Please contact applicable
licensure board(s) in any state you may pursue licensure prior to beginning the academic
program in order to determine whether the program meets licensure requirements. It
is the student's responsibility to confirm program eligibility for licensure in any
state outside of Texas.
Overview
The Pharm.D. curriculum is designed to prepare students to be practice ready upon
arrival at their experiential sites, and ultimately undergo more robust clinical and
professional growth during their patient care encounters and research activities.
The curriculum integrates core knowledge areas – such as the effects of drugs in the
body and how to select a particular drug among a range of options – into courses based
on organ systems and disease states, in contrast to the previous system that delivered
the information in separate courses where therapeutic relevance is sometimes lost
between the molecules and actual medicines.
Integrated Modules
Each integrated module is organ system- or disease-based and provides students with
the 360-degree picture of how to treat and/or manage patients. Each module contains
key aspects of pathophysiology of disease; pharmacology, medicinal chemistry, pharmacogenomics,
and toxicology affiliated with the drugs relevant to the disease states; and therapeutic
concepts centered on therapeutic goals, drug selection, monitoring, and self-care.
Where appropriate, all spectrums of ages (pediatrics through geriatrics) are included.
Module-Related Skills Lab (MRSL)
For each semester of integrated modules, there is an affiliated MRSL which presents
students with structured cases as well as reinforcing courses covered earlier in the
curriculum (e.g., pharmacokinetics, calculations, pharmaceutics, patient assessment,
literature evaluation, communication, pharmacoeconomics, self-care, etc.). These MRSLs
are hands-on activities with an emphasis on critical thinking and skill development
allowing our students to meet accreditation standards of becoming "practice ready."
Electives
Students must complete six hours (a minimum of three elective courses) in pharmacy
elective courses. Four of the six pharmacy elective hours may be satisfied by completion
of two Selected Topics courses (PHAR 5198, 5298, 5398). Any student may participate
in a Selected Topics course if they are in good academic standing in the College and
have approval of a faculty member who will supervise their work.
Hours in Residence
The college requires at least three years in residence in the professional program
at the college of pharmacy for graduation. Students transferring from another school
or college of pharmacy are required to complete at least 25% of the semester hours
of pharmacy and related work in residence at the University of Houston.
For More Information
For more information, please consult the UHCOP Pharm.D. Student Handbook on the Policies
& Procedures page or the UH Graduate Catalog.
First Professional Year (P1)
| First Professional Year |
| Total 15 Hours |
| Fall Semester |
|
Hours |
| PHAR 4250 |
Pharmacy Skills Program I |
2
|
| PHAR 4260 |
Introduction to the Health Care System |
2
|
| PHAR 4320 |
Physiology I |
3
|
| PHAR 4330 |
Pharmaceutics I & Calculations |
3
|
| PHAR 4270 |
Social, Behavioral & Communication Aspects of Pharmacy Practice |
2
|
| PHAR 4300 |
Biochemistry |
3
|
| First Professional Year |
| Total 17 Hours |
| Spring Semester |
|
Hours |
| PHAR 4251 |
Pharmacy Skills Program II |
2
|
| PHAR 4265 |
Patient Assessment |
2
|
| PHAR 4221 |
Physiology II |
2
|
| PHAR 4331 |
Pharmaceutics II |
3
|
| PHAR 4200 |
Immunology |
2
|
| PHAR 4340 |
Self-Care & Over the Counter Products |
3
|
| PHAR 4275 |
Foundations in Medicinal Chemistry, Microbiology & Receptor Action |
2
|
| PHAR 4160 |
Fundamentals of Pharmacy Practice |
1
|
| First Professional Year |
| Total 6 Hours |
| Summer Semester |
|
Hours |
| PHAR 4280 |
Patient, Medication Safety & Informatics |
2
|
| PHAR 5493 |
Community Introductory Pharmacy Practice Experience (IPPE) |
4
|
Second Professional Year (P2)
| Second Professional Year |
| Total 15 Hours |
| Fall Semester |
|
Hours |
| PHAR 5195 |
Pharmacy Skills Program III |
1
|
| PHAR 5158 |
Module-Related Skills Lab (MRSL) I |
1
|
| PHAR 5332 |
Pharmacokinetics |
3
|
| PHAR 5325 |
Literature Evaluation/Research Design/Statistics/Epidemiology |
3
|
| PHAR 5224 |
Integrated Renal Module |
2
|
| PHAR 5225 |
Integrated Gastrointestinal Module |
2
|
| PHAR 5226 |
Integrated Respiratory Module |
2
|
| PHAR 5111 |
Leadership and Principles of Interprofessional Education |
1
|
| Second Professional Year |
| Total 15 Hours |
| Spring Semester |
|
Hours |
| PHAR 5259 |
Module-Related Skills Lab (MRSL) II |
2
|
| PHAR 5327 |
Integrated Endocrine Module |
3
|
| PHAR 5228 |
Integrated Men's and Women's Health Module |
2
|
| PHAR 5329 |
Integrated Cardiovascular I Module |
3
|
| PHAR 5330 |
Integrated Cardiovascular II Module |
3
|
| PHAR 5270 |
Pharmacoeconomics & Hospital Management |
2
|
| Second Professional Year |
| Total 6 Hours |
| Summer Semester |
|
Hours |
| PHAR 52XX |
Elective |
2
|
| PHAR 5457 |
Institutional Introductory Pharmacy Practice Experience (IPPE) |
4
|
Third Professional Year (P3)
| Third Professional Year |
| Total 16 Hours |
| Fall Semester |
|
Hours |
| PHAR 5268 |
Module-Related Skills Lab (MRSL) III |
2
|
| PHAR 5371 |
Ambulatory Practice Management |
3
|
| PHAR 5335 |
Integrated Neurology Module |
3
|
| PHAR 5236 |
Integrated Immunology Module |
2
|
| PHAR 5337 |
Integrated Infectious Diseases I Module |
3
|
| PHAR 5338 |
Integrated Infectious Diseases II Module |
3
|
| Third Professional Year |
| Total 15 Hours |
| Spring Semester |
|
Hours |
| PHAR 5169 |
Module Related Skill Lab (MRSL) IV |
1
|
| PHAR 5367 |
Integrated Hematology/Oncology Module |
3
|
| PHAR 5368 |
Integrated Psychiatry Module |
3
|
| PHAR 5269 |
Complex Problems |
2
|
| PHAR 52XX |
Elective |
2
|
| PHAR 52XX |
Elective |
2
|
| PHAR 5266 |
Law |
2
|
Fourth Professional Year (P4)
| Fourth Professional Year |
| Total 12 Hours |
| Summer Semester |
|
Hours |
| PHAR 56XX |
Advanced Pharmacy Practice Experience (APPE) I |
6
|
| PHAR 56XX |
Advanced Pharmacy Practice Experience (APPE) II |
6
|
| Fourth Professional Year |
| Total 18 Hours |
| Fall Semester |
|
Hours |
| PHAR 56XX |
Advanced Pharmacy Practice Experience (APPE) III |
6
|
| PHAR 56XX |
Advanced Pharmacy Practice Experience (APPE) IV |
6
|
| PHAR 56XX |
Advanced Pharmacy Practice Experience (APPE) V |
6
|
| Fourth Professional Year |
| Total 12 Hours |
| Spring Semester |
|
Hours |
| PHAR 56XX |
Advanced Pharmacy Practice Experience (APPE) VI |
6
|
| PHAR 56XX |
Advanced Pharmacy Practice Experience (APPE) VII |
6
|
Required Advanced Pharmacy Practice Experiences (APPEs)
| See Student Handbook for Course Descriptions |
| Total 42 Hours |
| Course |
|
Hours |
| PHAR 5692 |
Advanced Hospital Pharmacy |
6
|
| PHAR 5693 |
Advanced Community Pharmacy |
6
|
| PHAR 5690 |
Internal Medicine |
6
|
| PHAR 5675 or PHAR 5696 |
Ambulatory-based Advanced Pharmacy Practice Experience (APPE) |
6
|
| PHAR XXXX |
Required Patient-Focused Electives |
12
|
| PHAR XXXX |
Other Electives (Patient or Non-Patient Based) |
6
|