Curriculum | Pharmacy
The PharmD program at Pacific University offers courses in a modified block design. The structure provides a schedule that allows students to study one topic at a time before moving on to another content area.
Specific course dates, times and locations — as well as additional course descriptions — for the 2016-2017 academic year are available in the academic calendar (pdf).
Summer Term: May 15 - August 4, 2017
Fall Term: Aug. 7 - Dec. 8, 2017
Spring Term: Jan. 3 - May 19, 2018
Year 1
| Course Number | Course Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| PHRM-560 | Biomedical Sciences: Biochemistry I | 2.5 |
| PHRM-590 | Pharmacy Practice I | 2.5 |
| PHRM-596 | IPPE Preparation I | 2.5 |
| PHRM-594 | Social and Administrative Sciences I | 2.0 |
| PHRM-561 | Biomedical Sciences: Biochemistry II | 2.5 |
| PHRM-562 | Pharmaceutical Sciences: Pharmacodynamics and Pharmacokinetics Interface | 2.5 |
| PHRM-563 | Pharmaceutical Sciences: Central Nervous System I | 2.5 |
| PHRM-568 | PCR: Pulmonary, Cardio, Renal I | 2.5 |
| PHRM-569 | PCR: Pulmonary, Cardio, Renal II | 2.5 |
| PHRM-570 | PCR: Pulmonary, Cardio, Renal III | 2.5 |
| PHRM-565 | Pharmaceutical Sciences: Central Nervous System II | 2.5 |
| PHRM-580 | Pharmaceutical Sciences: Gastrointestinal and Nutrition | 2.5 |
| PHRM-592 | Pharmacy Practice 2 | 2.5 |
| PHRM-597 | IPPE 1 Community | 2.0 |
| PHRM-595 | Social and Administrative Sciences 2 | 2.0 |
| PHRM-598 | IPPE Preparation II | 1.0 |
| PHRM-581 | Pharmaceutical Sciences: Endocrine and Sex Hormones | 2.5 |
| PHRM-582 | Pharmaceutical Sciences: Hematology and Oncology | 2.5 |
| PHRM-583 | Pharmaceutical Sciences: Immunology and Toxicology | 2.5 |
| PHRM-584 | Pharmaceutical Sciences: Pharmaceutics I | 2.5 |
| PHRM-585 | Pharmaceutical Sciences: Pharmacokinetics | 2.5 |
| PHRM-586 | Pharmaceutical Sciences: Infectious Diseases | 2.5 |
| PHRM-587 | Pharmaceutical Sciences: Pharmaceutics II | 3.0 |
| PHRM-540 | End of Year Exam | 1.0 |
| CHP 510/511 | Interprofessional Competence: Theory & Practice | 1.0 |
Year 2
| Course Number | Course Name | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| PHRM-696 | IPPE 2 Community | 3.0 |
| PHRM-697 | IPPE 3 Health System | 6.0 |
| PHRM-641 | Clinical Sciences: Introduction to Patient-Centered Care | 2.5 |
| PHRM-698 | IPPE 4 Community | 2.0 |
| PHRM-690 | Pharmacy Practice 3 | 3.5 |
| PHRM-694 | Social and Administrative Sciences 3 | 2.0 |
| PHRM-642 | Clinical Sciences; Cardiovascular I | 2.0 |
| PHRM-643 | Clinical Sciences: Neurological and Psychiatrics I | 2.5 |
| PHRM-644 | Clinical Sciences: Neurological and Psychiatrics II | 2.5 |
| PHRM-645 | Clinical Sciences: Renal | 2.5 |
| PHRM-646 | Clinical Sciences: Endocrine | 2.5 |
| PHRM-647 | Clinical Sciences: Sexual & Reproductive Health | 2.5 |
| PHRM-648 | Clinical Sciences; Gastrointestinal | 2.5 |
| PHRM-683 | Clinical Sciences: Pulmonology | 2.5 |
| PHRM-699 | APPE Preparation | 2.0 |
| PHRM-692 | Pharmacy Practice 4 | 3.5 |
| PHRM-695 | Social and Administrative Sciences 4 | 2.0 |
| PHRM-681 | Clinical Sciences: Infectious Diseases I | 2.5 |
| PHRM-682 | Clinical Sciences: Infectious Diseases II | 2.5 |
| PHRM-680 | Clinical Sciences: Immunology | 2.5 |
| PHRM-687 | Clinical Sciences: Cardiovascular II | 2.5 |
| PHRM-685 | Clinical Sciences: Hematology and Oncology | 2.5 |
| PHRM-686 | Clinical Sciences: Infectious Diseases III | 2.5 |
| PHRM-684 | Clinical Sciences: Acute Care and Nutrition | 2.5 |
| PHRM-688 | Clinical Sciences: Drug Induced Disease | 1.0 |
| PHRM-640 | End of Year Exam | 1.0 |
Year 3
| Course Number | Course Name | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| PHRM-701 | APPE: Advanced Community Pharmacy | 6 |
| PHRM-702 | APPE: Health System Pharmacy | 6 |
| PHRM-703 | APPE: Ambulatory Care | 6 |
| PHRM-704 | APPE: Internal General Medicine | 6 |
| PHRM-705 | APPE: Patient Care Elective | 6 |
| PHRM-706 | APPE: Patient/Non-Patient Care Elective A | 6 |
| PHRM-707 | APPE: Patient/Non-Patient Care Elective B | 6 |
| PHRM-711 | Self Study APPE: Review/Experiences | 6 |
| PHRM-709 | Comprehensive Curricular Review | 2 |