Pharm.D. Curriculum
INTEGRATION
The professional program curriculum consists of an integrated sequence of required courses designed to be completed in consecutive academic years. Since the curriculum is revised periodically, students who take more than the required number of years to complete the professional program normally will be required to complete the curricular changes applicable to the class in which they graduate.
DISMISSAL
Any student who fails to progress in the professional curriculum for two consecutive years will be dismissed from the professional program, subject to review by the Academic Standards
Committee and the Dean of the School of Pharmacy and Allied Health Sciences.
Students must remove all pre-pharmacy deficiencies before entering the second year of the professional program.
GPA
Students in the professional curriculum must maintain cumulative, professional, and pharmacy grade point averages of 2.0 or higher. The professional grade point average consists of all required course work in the professional curriculum. The pharmacy grade point average consists of all courses with a pharmacy (BMED or PHAR) prefix.
Students enrolled in the professional pharmacy program must maintain satisfactory academic progress. Students must earn grades of at least C- in all required courses in the professional pharmacy curriculum. Students in the professional program who have a pharmacy or professional grade point average of less than 2.0 or who receive a grade of D or F in any required course in the professional curriculum will be placed on academic probation. A student must petition to continue in the professional pharmacy program if he or she is on probation for two consecutive terms. A student will be dismissed from the professional pharmacy program if he or she is on probation for a total of three terms, not necessarily consecutive, subject to review by the dean. A student will be removed from probation when a grade point average of 2.0 has been achieved. Because the program is academically intense, employment beyond minimal, part-time work is not recommended.
Students who have failed nine or more credits of required professional course work or who fail to progress in the expected manner for two consecutive years may be dismissed from the professional pharmacy program, subject to review by the Academic Standards Committee and the dean of the College of Health Professions and Biomedical Sciences.
Students dismissed from the program for substandard performance will not be readmitted, except in cases where substantiation is made to the faculty, by written petition, that the substandard performance was the result of circumstances that no longer exist, or that the student has demonstrated the capability and desire to perform satisfactory work since his or her dismissal from the program.
Students leaving the program on their own volition are guaranteed readmission if they are in good academic standing and exit by interview with the assistant dean for student affairs. Those students leaving the program on their own volition and not in good standing must reapply for admission. The professional pharmacy curriculum consists of an integrated sequence of required courses which is designed to be completed in four consecutive years. With appropriate justification, part-time study in the professional pharmacy program may be allowed. Students desiring to be enrolled in part-time study must make their request by petition to the Academic Standards Committee. Because the curriculum is revised periodically, students who take longer than the normal number of years to complete the professional program will be required to complete curricular changes applicable to the class in which they graduate.
Curriculum by Professional Year
First Professional Year |
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Course Code |
Course Name |
Autumn |
Spring |
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PHAR 300, 310 |
Pharmacy Practice I & II |
4 |
2 |
PHAR 311 |
Healthy People |
- |
1 |
PHAR 329 |
Microbes & Medicines |
- |
4 |
PHAR 331 |
Pharmaceutics |
- |
4 |
PHAR 341, 342 |
Pathophysiology I & II |
4 |
4 |
PHAR 350 | Drug Lit Eval | 1 | - |
PHAR 360 |
Pharm Care Lab I |
1 |
- |
PHAR 361, 362 |
Pharmaceutical Sciences Lab I & II |
1 |
1 |
PHAR 371, 372 |
Integrated Studies |
1 |
1 |
PHAR 381 |
Pharmaceutical Biochemistry |
4 |
- |
Total Credits |
16 |
17 |
Second Professional Year |
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Course Code |
Course Name |
Summer |
|
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PHAR 480 |
Community Pharmacy Introductory Experience |
3 |
|
Course Code |
Course Name |
Autumn |
Spring |
PHAR 412 |
Pharmacy Practice III - Social and Behavioral Pharmacy |
- |
2 |
PHAR 421, 422 |
Medicinal Chemistry I, II |
3 |
3 |
PHAR 432 |
Clinical Pharmacokinetics |
3 |
- |
PHAR 443, 444 |
Pharmacology & Toxicology |
4 |
4 |
PHAR 451, 452 |
Therapeutics I & II |
3 |
3 |
PHAR 460, 463 |
Pharm Care Lab II & III |
1 |
1 |
PHAR 471, 472 |
Integrated Studies |
1 |
1 |
Electives |
1 |
2 |
|
Total Credits |
16 |
16 |
Third Professional Year |
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Course Code |
Course Name |
Summer |
|
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PHAR 481 |
Hospital Pharmacy Introductory Experience |
3 |
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Course Code |
Course Name |
Autumn |
Spring |
PHAR 505, 506 |
Pharmacy Practice IV & V |
3 |
3 |
PHAR 514E |
Pharmacy Ethics |
- |
3 |
PHAR 550 |
Drug Literature Evaluation |
2 |
- |
PHAR 553, 554 |
Therapeutics III & IV |
4 |
4 |
PHAR 559 |
Public Health/Pharmacoecon |
3 |
- |
PHAR 560, 563 |
Pharm Care Lab IV & V |
1 |
1 |
PHAR 565 |
Capstone APPE Preparation |
- |
3 |
PHAR 571, 572 |
Integrated Studies |
1 |
1 |
Total Credits |
14 |
15 |
Fourth Professional Year |
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Course Code |
Course Name |
Nine months |
---|---|---|
PHAR 579* |
Community Advanced Pharmacy Practice Experience |
6 |
PHAR 580* |
Hospital Advanced Pharmacy Practice Experience |
6 |
PHAR 581* |
Inpatient Advanced Pharmacy Practice Experience |
6 |
PHAR 582* |
Ambulatory Care Advanced Pharmacy Practice Experience |
6 |
PHAR 58X* |
Elective Advanced Pharmacy Practice Experience |
6 |
PHAR 58X* |
Elective Advanced Pharmacy Practice Experience |
6 |
PHAR 58X* |
Elective Advanced Pharmacy Practice Experience |
6 |
Total Credits |
42 |
*PHAR 579, 580, 581 & 582 must be completed in Montana. The PHAR 58X electives may be completed in Montana or another state.