Pharmacy, Pharm.D.
Admission Requirements
Minimum Requirements for Admission
Admission to Marshall University School of Pharmacy is competitive. The school admits a maximum of 80 students per year. Applicants are directed to apply to the Marshall University School of Pharmacy through the Pharmacy College Application Service (PharmCAS, www.pharmcas.org).
Admission to the Pharm.D. program requires the student to have:
- Completed all required pre-pharmacy courses (note: inquiries regarding prerequisite course equivalency should be forwarded to MUSOP Student Affairs at 304-696-7354). These courses include:
Course List Code Title Credit Hours English Composition (2 semesters) 6 Calculus (1 semester) 3 Statistics (1 semester) 3 Biology with Lab (2 semesters) 8 Chemistry with Lab (2 semesters) 8 Human Anatomy (1 semester) 4 Human Physiology (1 semester) 4 Microbiology (1 semester) 4 Organic Chemistry with Lab (2 semesters) 8 Physics with Lab (1 semester) 4 Social Science elective (1 semester) 3 - A recommended minimum undergraduate Grade Point Average (GPA) of 2.5 or higher on a 4.0 scale for all previously completed undergraduate university work.
- A recommended minimum GPA of 2.75 or higher on a 4.0 scale for all prerequisite courses.
- Three (3) letters of professional recommendation requested from persons such as pharmacists, supervisors, and professors who can tell us about your academic and/or work capabilities which would enable you to succeed in the School of Pharmacy.
- Completed an application through PharmCAS.
- Submitted all required application fees.
- Successfully completed an on-site interview.
Program Requirements
Academic Performance
Students are eligible for graduation upon successful completion of all academic and clinical (Professional Practice Experiences) requirements and documented competency in the P4 Annual Assessment of Competency. The student must earn a minimum of 152 semester credit hours. The expected graduation grade point average is 3.0 with the minimum grade point average of 2.5. The student is responsible for knowing and satisfying degree and graduation requirements. Students must be enrolled in the term in which they plan to graduate.
Time Limitations
If a student has not completed his/her Pharm.D. degree within six years from the end of the first course to be counted toward his/her degree, and if the student has not been enrolled in a course toward that degree for the most recent one year when that seven-year limit is reached (meaning the sixth year), then the student will be dropped from the program. To continue to work on that degree, the student must reapply for admission to that degree program through the regular graduate admission process, and pay the appropriate admission fees.
Plan of Study
The curriculum is designed to be completed over 4 years or 9 semesters. A summary of the courses composing the curriculum is found below:
First Year | ||
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First Semester | Credit Hours | |
PHAR 501 | Pharm Cont Prof Dev | 0 |
PHAR 512 | Pharmacy Skills Lab I | 1 |
PHAR 524 | Drug Info & Comm Skills | 2 |
PHAR 531 | Biopharmaceutics I | 3 |
PHAR 533 | Introduction to Pharmacy 1 | 3 |
PHAR 542 | Immunology and Microbiology | 4 |
PHAR 547 | Pharmaceutical Chemistry | 4 |
Credit Hours | 17 | |
Second Semester | ||
PHAR 502 | Pharm Cont Prof Dev | 0 |
PHAR 523 | Pharmacogenomics | 2 |
PHAR 532 | Biopharmaceutics II | 3 |
PHAR 536 | Introduction to Pharmacy 2 | 3 |
PHAR 537 | Pharmacokinetics | 3 |
PHAR 538 | Pharmacy Skills Lab 2 | 3 |
PHAR 544 | Prin of Disease & Drug Action | 4 |
PHAR 811 | Pharm Prac Exp I (IPPE 1) (1 day for 5 weeks; completed within first 10 weeks ) | 1 |
Credit Hours | 19 | |
Second Year | ||
Summer | ||
PHAR 821 | IPPE Institutional (Hospital, 2 weeks) | 2 |
Credit Hours | 2 | |
First Semester | ||
PHAR 503 | Pharm Cont Prof Dev | 0 |
PHAR 623 | Patient Safety | 2 |
PHAR 636 | Pharm Skills Lab III | 3 |
PHAR 635 | Research Outcomes Patient Care | 3 |
PHAR 641 | Therapeutics I | 4 |
PHAR 662 | Pharmacy Administration | 6 |
PHAR 813 | IPPE 3 Community 2 | 1 |
Elective | 2-3 | |
Credit Hours | 21-22 | |
Second Semester | ||
PHAR 504 | Pharm Cont Prof Dev | 0 |
PHAR 637 | Pharm Skills Lab IV | 3 |
PHAR 652 | Therapeutics 3 Cardiology | 4 |
PHAR 643 | Therapeutics 3 GI & Renal | 4 |
PHAR 644 | Therapeutics 4 Endocrine | 4 |
Elective | 2-3 | |
Credit Hours | 17-18 | |
Third Year | ||
Summer | ||
PHAR 816 | Inpatient Clinical Skills (hospital; 1 week) | 1 |
Credit Hours | 1 | |
First Semester | ||
PHAR 505 | Pharm Cont Prof Development | 0 |
PHAR 733 | Residency Preparation | 3 |
PHAR 734 | Medications of Abuse | 3 |
PHAR 752 | Neuro & Psychiatric Dis | 5 |
PHAR 761 | HemeOnc Nutrition Hepa MS | 6 |
PHAR 815 or PHAR 817 | Phar Prac Exp 5 IPPE 5 or Intro Phar Prac Exp IPPE 7 | 1 |
Credit Hours | 18 | |
Second Semester | ||
PHAR 506 | Pharmacy Continuing Professional Development | 0 |
PHAR 723 | Therapeutics VII- Special Pops | 2 |
PHAR 735 | Pharmacy Law & Ethics | 2 |
PHAR 736 | Pharmacy Skills lab 6 | 3 |
PHAR 743 | Therapeutics 9 Hem Onc | 4 |
PHAR 815 or PHAR 817 | Phar Prac Exp 5 IPPE 5 or Intro Phar Prac Exp IPPE 7 | 1 |
Credit Hours | 12 | |
Fourth Year | ||
Summer | ||
PHAR 881 | APPE 1-General Medicine | 5 |
PHAR 882 | APPE 2-Amb Care/Prim Care | 5 |
PHAR 883 | APPE 3-Advanced Community | 5 |
PHAR 884 | APPE 4-Adv Institutional | 5 |
PHAR 885 | APPE 5-Geriatrics | 5 |
PHAR 886 | APPE 6-Diverse Populations | 5 |
PHAR 887 | APPE 7 & 8-Electives | 5 |
PHAR 887 | APPE 7 & 8-Electives | 5 |
PHAR 891 | Pharmacy Capstone | 2 |
PHAR 892 | Pharmacy Capstone 2 | 2 |
Summer, Fall, Spring | ||
Credit Hours | 44 | |
Total Credit Hours | 151-153 |
Note: PHAR courses may not always coincide with the university academic calendar.