Curriculum
The curriculum is designed to prepare students to enter the practice of pharmacy after completing licensure requirements. The didactic and experiential portions of the curriculum are integrated in such a way as to develop fundamental knowledge while being introduced to the practice through strategically placed introductory pharmacy practice experiences. The acquisition and application of knowledge, skills, and attitudes necessary to become a pharmacist occurs throughout the curriculum. The College of Pharmacy is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education in accordance with 2016 Standards.
The College of Pharmacy adheres to the Arkansas Department of Higher Education’s (ADHE) minimum requirements for credit hour production as defined here:
https://static.ark.org/eeuploads/adhe/Whole_Board_Policy_10-01-15.pdf
Specifically, the College of Pharmacy follows these guidelines, which meet or exceed ADHE standards, when assigning credit hour designations to courses (not accounting for finals week):
- General Coursework: 15 contact hours = 1 credit hour
- Labs/recitation: 2 contact hours per week = 1 credit hour
- Experiential coursework: 40 contact hours = 1 credit hour
Curriculum 2020-2021
| First Professional (P1) Year |
| P1 Fall Semester – 17 hrs PHSC 7101 Anatomy/Physiology/Pathology – 5 hrs PHSC 7104 Pharmaceutics I – 3 hrs PHSC 7102 Biological & Cellular Chemistry – 4 hrs PHPR 7103 Career Orientation & Communication – 2 hrs PHPR 7101 Pharmaceutical Calculations – 2 hrs |
| P1 Spring Semester – 15 hrs PHPR 7102 US Healthcare System for Pharmacists – 2 hrs PHPR 7107 Drug Information – 2 hrs PHSC 7105 Pharmaceutics II – 4 hrs PHSC 7103 Principles of Drug Actions – 5 hrs PHPR 7104 Nuclear Pharmacy – 1 hr PHPR 7106 Intro to Patient-Centered Communication – 1 hr |
| P1 Interprofessional Education Experiences IPEC 1101: Exposure Workshop IPEC 1201: Exposure Bridge Transition |
| First Professional Year: Summer Semester – 3 hrs PHPR 7105 Community Introductory Pharmacy Practice Experience (IPPE) – 3 hrs |
| Second Professional (P2) Year |
| P2 Fall Semester – 18 hrs PHSC 7203 Medicinal Chemistry – 4 hrs PHSC 7201 Pharmacology I – 4 hrs PHSC 7205 Basic Pharmacokinetics – 3 hrs PHPR 7201 Principles of Pharmacy Practice – 4 hrs PHSC 7204 Molecular Biology & Biotechnology – 3 hrs |
| P2 Spring Semester – 13 hrs PHPR 7304 Therapeutics III – 5 hrs PHPR 7306 Pharmacy Management – 3 hrs PHPR 7308 Pharmacy Practice Assessment and Skills – 3 hrs PHSC 7301 Chemical Addiction – 2hrs PHPR 7307 3rd Professional Year Longitudinal IPPE – 1 hr Electives – 4hrs |
| P2 Interprofessional Education Experiences IPEC 1401: Immersion Simulation |
| Second Professional Year: Summer Semester – 4 hrs PHPR 7202 Institutional IPPE – 4 hrs |
| Third Professional (P3) Year |
| P3 Fall Semester – 16 hrs PHPR 7302 Therapeutics II – 5 hrs PHPR 7301 Pharmacy Law & Ethics – 2 hrs PHSC 7302 PCAM – 2 hrs PHPR 7303 EBM, Biostatistics, and Pharmacoeconomics – 3 hrs Electives – 4 hrs |
| P3 Spring Semester- 18 hrs PHPR 7304 Therapeutics III – 5 hours PHPR 7306 Pharmacy Management – 3 hours PHPR 7308 Pharmacy Practice Assessment and Skills – 3 hours PHSC 7301 Chemical Addiction – 2 hours PHPR 7307 3rd Professional Year Longitudinal IPPE – 1 hour Electives – 4 hours |
| P3 Interprofessional Education Experiences IPEC 1501: Competence Workshop |
| Fourth Professional Year (P4) Year |
| Fall (May 1, 2020-October 31, 2020) and Spring (November 1, 2020-April 30, 2021) Nine (9) Advanced Pharmacy Practice Experiences (APPEs) 4 hrs each – 36 hr Fall (PHPR 7451) and Spring (PHPR 7452) Longitudinal Practice Readiness Experience, 2 hrs each |
| P4 Interprofessional Education Experiences IPEC 1601: Competence Practice Activity IPEC 1701: Competence Student Educator Activity |