Suggested Arrangement of Courses, Pharmacy (PharmD), Preprofessional and Professional Coursework
The following courses are required. The course sequence given here shows the usual order in which courses are taken to fulfill prerequisite requirements and illustrates the feasibility of completing requirements for the degree within six calendar years. Students who depart significantly from this sequence may need more time to complete their coursework, because most courses are taught only once a year and because in a given semester the scheduled meeting time of a preprofessional or professional course may conflict with the times of core courses or professional electives.
Requirements | Hours | |
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1st Semester - Preprofessional | ||
BIO 311C | Introductory Biology I | 3 |
CH 301 | Principles of Chemistry I | 3 |
M 408K | Differential Calculus | 4 |
or M 408N | Differential Calculus for Science | |
RHE 306 | Rhetoric and Writing | 3 |
UGS 302 | First-Year Signature Course | 3 |
or UGS 303 | First-Year Signature Course | |
2nd Semester - Preprofessional | ||
U.S. history | 3 | |
Social and Behavioral Sciences core course | 3 | |
BIO 311D | Introductory Biology II | 3 |
SDS 301 | Elementary Statistical Methods | 3 |
CH 204 | Introduction to Chemical Practice | 2 |
CH 302 | Principles of Chemistry II | 3 |
3rd Semester - Preprofessional | ||
CH 320M | Organic Chemistry I | 3 |
PHY 302K | General Physics Technical Course: Mechanics, Heat, and Sound | 3 |
PHY 102M | Laboratory for Physics 302K | 1 |
U.S. and Texas government | 3 | |
Anatomy, Physiology, or Anatomy/Physiology | 3 | |
Humanities core course | 3 | |
4th Semester - Preprofessional | ||
MBS 226L | General Microbiology Laboratory | 2 |
U.S. and Texas government | 3 | |
U.S. history | 3 | |
Visual and performing arts core course | 3 | |
CH 220C | Organic Chemistry Laboratory | 2 |
CH 320N | Organic Chemistry II | 3 |
MBS 326R | General Microbiology | 3 |
1st Semester - Professional | ||
PHM 381M | Pharmaceutical Biochemistry I | 3 |
PHM 387M | Physical and Chemical Principles of Drugs | 3 |
PHM 180K | Medicinal Chemistry Principles | 1 |
PHM 180P | Basic Pharmaceutical Sciences Laboratory | 1 |
PHM 287N | Biopharmaceutics | 2 |
PHM 480C | Human Normal Physiology/Pathophysiology and Basics in Pharmacology I | 4 |
PHM 184M | Pharmacy Professional Communications | 1 |
PHM 187F | Foundations of Patient-Centered Care I | 1 |
PHM 181V | Pharmacy Practice Lab I | 1 |
PHM 181S | Foundations of Professional Development I | 1 |
PHM 191U | Foundations for Interprofessional Collaborative Practice I | 1 |
2nd Semester - Professional | ||
PHM 283L | Health Behavior and Health Outcomes | 2 |
PHM 281N | Pharmaceutical Biochemistry II | 2 |
PHM 388M | Pharmaceutics | 3 |
PHM 188P | Pharmaceutics Laboratory | 1 |
PHM 480D | Human Normal Physiology/Pathophysiology II | 4 |
PHM 180 | Pharmacotherapeutics of Vaccine-Preventable Diseases | 1 |
PHM 185N | Biomedical and Professional Ethics | 1 |
PHM 187G | Foundations of Patient-Centered Care II | 1 |
PHM 182V | Pharmacy Practice Lab II | 1 |
PHM 181T | Foundations of Professional Development II | 1 |
PHM 191V | Foundations for Interprofessional Collaborative Practice II | 1 |
3rd Semester - Professional | ||
PHM 282E | Nonprescription Pharmacotherapeutics and Self-Care I | 2 |
PHM 295Q | Drug Information and Evidence-Based Practice | 2 |
PHM 384L | Pharmacy and the Health Care System | 3 |
PHM 181 | Pharmacotherapeutics of the Renal and Autonomic Systems | 1 |
PHM 182 | Pharmacotherapeutics of the Respiratory System | 1 |
PHM 383 | Pharmacotherapeutics of the Cardiovascular System | 3 |
PHM 183V | Pharmacy Practice Lab III | 1 |
PHM 182S | Foundations of Professional Development III | 1 |
PHM 192U | Foundations for Interprofessional Collaborative Practice III | 1 |
Professional Elective(s) | 3 | |
4th Semester - Professional | ||
PHM 390N | Integrated Basic and Applied Pharmacokinetics | 3 |
PHM 282F | Nonprescription Pharmacotherapeutics and Self-Care II | 2 |
PHM 182I | Nonprescription Pharmacotherapeutics and Self-Care: Introductory Pharmacy Practice Experience | 1 |
PHM 186Q | Experiential Pharmacy Practice and Patient Counseling | 1 |
PHM 184 | Pharmacotherapeutics of the Gastrointestinal System and Nutrition | 1 |
PHM 185 | Pharmacotherapeutics of Diabetes | 1 |
PHM 486 | Pharmacotherapeutics of Infectious Diseases | 4 |
PHM 184V | Pharmacy Practice Lab IV | 1 |
PHM 182T | Foundations of Professional Development IV | 1 |
PHM 192V | Foundations for Interprofessional Collaborative Practice IV | 1 |
Professional Elective(s) | 2 | |
5th Semester - Professional | ||
PHM 383I | Institutional Introductory Pharmacy Practice Experience | 3 |
6th Semester - Professional | ||
PHM 183F | Basic Intravenous Admixtures | 1 |
PHM 183G | Basic Intravenous Admixtures Laboratory | 1 |
PHM 295R | Advanced Evidence-Based Practice | 2 |
PHM 187 | Pharmacotherapeutics of the Endocrine System | 1 |
PHM 288 | Pharmacotherapeutics of Oncology and Transplant | 2 |
PHM 189 | Pharmacotherapeutics of the Reproductive System | 1 |
PHM 190 | Pharmacotherapeutics of Dermatology and Inflammatory Processes | 1 |
PHM 284I | Community Introductory Pharmacy Practice Experience | 2 |
PHM 185I | Ambulatory Introductory Pharmacy Practice Experience | 1 |
PHM 185V | Pharmacy Practice Lab V | 1 |
PHM 183S | Foundations of Professional Development V | 1 |
PHM 193U | Foundations for Interprofessional Collaborative Practice V | 1 |
Professional Elective(s) | 3 | |
7th Semester - Professional | ||
PHM 384E | Pharmacy Law | 3 |
PHM 393F | Pharmacoeconomics and Pharmacy Management | 3 |
PHM 291 | Pharmacotherapeutics of Pain and Addiction | 2 |
PHM 292 | Pharmacotherapeutics of Psychiatric Disorders | 2 |
PHM 193 | Pharmacotherapeutics of Neurologic Disorders | 1 |
PHM 186V | Pharmacy Practice Lab VI | 1 |
PHM 183T | Foundations of Professional Development VI | 1 |
PHM 193V | Foundations for Interprofessional Collaborative Practice VI | 1 |
Professional Elective(s) | 3 | |
8th Semester - Professional* | ||
PHM 693E | Elective in Pharmacy Practice I | 6 |
PHM 693N | Advanced Hospital Pharmacy Practice | 6 |
PHM 693P | Advanced Community Pharmacy Practice | 6 |
9th Semester - Professional* | ||
PHM 693S | Selective in Pharmacy Practice I | 6 |
PHM 694C | Inpatient General Medicine Pharmacy Practice | 6 |
PHM 694E | Elective in Pharmacy Practice II | 6 |
10th Semester - Professional* | ||
PHM 693C | Ambulatory Care Pharmacy Practice | 6 |
Total Hours | 221 |
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Note: The order in which students take the fourth-year internships is at the discretion of the College of Pharmacy