Pharmaceutical Sciences, B.S.
The purpose of the B.S. in Pharmaceutical Sciences (B.S.P.S.) program is to prepare students for targeted industries requiring B.S.-level pharmaceutical sciences skills in pharmaceutical, biomedical and other health care fields. Pharmaceutical sciences encompass a wide range of sciences that link to the discovery and development of new drugs and therapies to improve people's lives. The B.S.P.S. program trains students for diverse positions in industrial, academic, or other research environments within the areas of drug discovery, development, and commercialization. Students will also have the option of completing an internship in the pharmaceutical industry.
The program is also offered as part of an accelerated 3 + 4 program in conjunction with the Doctor of Pharmacy degree (3 years B.S. + 4 years Pharm.D.). The first 3 years of the B.S.P.S. program include all prerequisite courses that are required for matriculation into the Pharm.D. program as well as all university core requirements for a B.S. The coursework in the fourth year of the B.S.P.S. program is synonymous with the coursework in the first year of the Pharm.D. program. This allows both degrees to be completed within 7 (3 + 4) years.
Semester Plan
The Core Curriculum is designed to foster critical thinking skills and introduce students to basic domains of thinking that transcend disciplines. The Core applies to all majors. Information on specific classes in the Core can be found at https://www.marshall.edu/gened/.
| First Year | ||
|---|---|---|
| First Semester | Credit Hours | |
| BSC 120 & BSC 120L | Principles of Biology I and Principles of Biology I Lab | 4 |
| CHM 211 | Principles of Chemistry I | 3 |
| CHM 217 | Principles of Chem Lab I | 2 |
| ENG 101 | Beginning Composition | 3 |
| FYS 100 | First Yr Sem Critical Thinking | 3 |
| UNI 100 | Freshman First Class | 1 |
| Credit Hours | 16 | |
| Second Semester | ||
| BSC 121 & BSC 121L | Principles of Biology and Prin of Biology II Lab | 4 |
| CHM 212 | Principles Chemistry II | 3 |
| CHM 218 | Principles of Chem Lab II | 2 |
| ENG 201 | Advanced Composition | 3 |
| STA 225 | Introductory Statistics (CT) | 3 |
| BSPS 201 | Intro to Pharmaceutical Sci | 2 |
| Credit Hours | 17 | |
| Second Year | ||
| First Semester | ||
| CHM 355 | Organic Chemistry I | 3 |
| BSC 227 & BSC 227L | Human Anatomy and Human Anatomy Lab | 4 |
| MTH 140 | Applied Calculus | 3 |
| BSPS 202 | Drug Regulatory Affairs | 3 |
| PHY 201 | College Physics I | 3 |
| PHY 202 | General Physics I Laboratory | 1 |
| Credit Hours | 17 | |
| Second Semester | ||
| CHM 356 | Organic Chemistry II | 3 |
| CHM 361 | Intro Organic Chm Lab | 3 |
| BSC 228 & BSC 228L | Human Physiology and Human Physiology Lab | 4 |
| BSC 304 | Microbiology Lab | 2 |
| BSC 302 | Principles of Microbiology | 3 |
| Credit Hours | 15 | |
| Third Year | ||
| First Semester | ||
| Multicultural/International | 3 | |
| Core II Social Science | 3 | |
| Core II Fine Arts | 3 | |
| BSPS 447 | Pharmaceutical Chemistry | 4 |
| Core II Humanities (Writing Intensive) | 3 | |
| Credit Hours | 16 | |
| Second Semester | ||
| Free Elective: select an elective with the critical thinking attribute | 3 | |
| BSPS 303 | Drug Regulatory Affairs | 3 |
| BSPS Elective | 3 | |
| BSPS Elective | 3 | |
| BSPS 333 | Pharmacology | 3 |
| Credit Hours | 15 | |
| Fourth Year | ||
| First Semester | ||
| Free Elective | 3 | |
| BSPS Elective | 3 | |
| Core II Communications | 3 | |
| Free Elective | 3 | |
| BSPS 442 | Seminar | 1 |
| Credit Hours | 13 | |
| Second Semester | ||
| BSPS 471 | Capstone | 4 |
| BSPS 444 | Princ fo Disease Drug Act | 4 |
| BSPS Elective | 3 | |
| BSPS 442 | Seminar (repeated for credit) | 1 |
| Credit Hours | 12 | |
| Total Credit Hours | 121 | |
BSPS Electives
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| BSPS 350 | Pharmacology of Illicit Drugs | 3 |
| BSPS 340 | Immunotherapeutics | 3 |
| BSPS 320 | Pharmaceutical Analysis | 3 |
| BSPS 302 | Cardiovascular Pharmacology | 3 |
| BSPS 330 | Introduction to Cancer Biology | 3 |
| BSPS 360 | Prin of Infectious Diseases | 4 |
| BSPS XXX | Pharmaceutical Biotechnology | 3 |
| BSPS XXX | Methods in Pharmaceutical Chemistry | 3 |
| BSPS 485 | Independent Study | 1-3 |
| BSPS 486 | Problem Report | 1-3 |
| BSPS 499 | Special Topics | 1-3 |