Doctor of Pharmacy | Curriculum

This is a full-time degree program requiring four academic years, which includes introductory pharmacy practice experiences (IPPEs) and advanced pharmacy practice experiences (APPEs) that must be completed during the summer semesters. A combination of pre-pharmacy and MUSC professional program courses are required for completion of the Pharm.D. degree.

 

Year	Semester	Course		Credit Hours
1	Fall	COP-601	Foundations Patho & Pharm I	2
		COP-609	PharmChem & Pharmgenomics I	2
		COP-607	Dosage Forms & Drug Deliv Sys	4
		COP-615	Pharmaceutical Biochemistry	3
		COP-605	Intro to Pharmacy Practice	2
		COP-625	Pharmacy Calculations	1
		COP-627	Medical Terminology	1
		COP-620	Intro to Drug Information	1
		COP-630	Compounding & App Pharm Lab	1
			Total Semester Hours	17
1	Spring	COP-603	Foundations Patho & Pharm II	4
		COP-611	PharmChem & Pharmgenomics II	3
		COP-616	Pharmaceutical Biotechnology	2
		COP-618	Self Care & Comp Medicine	4
		IP-711	IP Foundations & Teamstepps	1
		IP-###	IP Concentration Course of choice	1
		COP-640	Clinical Applications I	1
		COP-632	Intro to Community Pharm Lab	2
			Total Semester Hours	18
1	Summer	COP-650	Intro Pharm Pract Exper Comm (or)	4
		COP-651	Advanced IPPE I - Community
			Total Semester Hours	4
2	Fall	COP-713	Disease Proc & Ther I	3
		COP-715	Disease Proc & Ther II	4
		COP-717	Clinical Microbiology	2
		COP-722	Biopharm & Pharmacokinetics	2
		COP-732	Intravaneous Admixtures Lab	0.5
		COP-735	Applied Pham Calculations Lab	0.5
		COP-742	Clinical Applications II	1
			Elective*	2-3
			Total Semester Hours	15-16
2	Spring	COP-716	Disease Proc & Ther III	3
		COP-718	Disease Proc & Ther IV	4
		COP-720	Clinical Pharmacokinetics	3
		COP-725	Outcomes Design & Assessment	3
		COP-733	Applied Health Systems Lab	1
		COP-744	Clinical Applications III	1
			Elective*	-3
			Total Semester Hours	17-18
2	Summer	COP-750	Intro Pharm Prac Exp Hospital (or)	4
		COP-753	Advanced Hospital IPPE
			Total Semester Hours	4
3	Fall	COP-822	Disease Proc & Ther V	3
		COP-823	Disease Proc & Ther VI	4
		COP-804	Health Care Syst & Management	3
		COP-821	Advanced Drug Information	2
		COP-846	Clinical Applications IV	1
		COP-834	Applied Community Pharmacy Lab	2
			Elective*	2-3
			Total Semester Hours	17-18
3	Spring	COP-825	Disease Proc & Ther VII	4
		COP-826	Disease Proc & Ther VIII	3
		COP-805	Pharmacy Law and Ethics	3
		COP-836	Clinical Assessment	3
		COP-848	Clinical Applications V	1
			Elective*	2-3
			Total Semester Hours	16-17
3	Summer		Advanced Pharmacy Practice Experience (APPE) x 1	4
			Total Semester Hours	4
4	Fall		APPE x 4-5	16-20
			Total Semester Hours	16-20
4	Spring	COP*950	Grand Rounds	4
			APPE x 4-5	16-20
			Total Semester Hours	20-24
			Total Professional Program Credit Hours	148-160
			Total Pre-Pharmacy Coursework Hours	63
			Total Required Hours	211-223

 

*Typically, electives range from one to three credit hours. Students must complete eight hours of electives by the end of the third year.

·         Minimum 300 hours of Introductory Pharmacy Practice Experience (as required by ACPE) will be satisfied by two four-credit (four-week) externships in the summers of the P1 and P2 years.

·         Minimum 1440 hours of Advanced Pharmacy Practice Experience (as required by ACPE) will be satisfied by nine four-credit (one-month) externships in the P4 year. Courses include: two acute medicine, one ambulatory care, one community, one health-system, and four electives. 

·         Longitudinal IPPE Community I + II - P2 Fall & Spring (COP-652 + COP-653)

·         Longitudinal IPPE Hospital I + II - P3 Fall & Spring (COP-751 + COP-752)