Pharmacy, Dual Degree: Pharm.D. and M.P.H.
Admission Requirements
Pharm.D. Students Holding a Baccalaureate Degree: All students who have earned a baccalaureate degree from an accepted, accredited college or university may apply for admission to the M.P.H. program. Students must meet the published admission criteria and complete the published degree requirements for the M.P.H. program.
Pharm. D. Students Who Do Not Have a Baccalaureate Degree: Students who have not earned a baccalaureate degree from a accepted, accredited college or university may apply for admission to the M.P.H. program and pursue the degree under the following conditions. During their enrollment in the two degree programs, students who do not hold the baccalaureate will be continuously classified as Provisionally Admitted for the M.P.H. program. Students beginning the final semester of the Pharm.D. program of study will apply for graduation. Students in good academic standing in both programs and eligible to receive both degrees at the end of the term will be reclassified as Fully Admitted to the M.P.H. program. Students who withdraw or are dismissed from the Pharm.D. program will also be withdrawn from the M.P.H. program regardless of level of degree completion or academic standing.
Program Requirements
Successful completion of the following courses will result in receipt of both a Master of Public Health (44 SCH degree1) and Doctor of pharmacy degrees (151 SCH degree).
Please note that 6 credits hours from Pharm.D. program are dual counted toward the M.P.H. degree. Thus, students receive a 44 SCH M.P.H. degree, although they only take 38 credit hours in the M.P.H. program.
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Students must choose one of the two tracks in the M.P.H. program: Global and Community Health or Research, Evaluation and Policy.
Proposed Schedule for Pharm.D./M.P.H. Students
Curriculum for students with a minimum of 62 hours. Note: Through this pathway, students are admitted to the MPH program in their third year of the dual degree program.
Students are advised to take most of the core/foundational courses and all concentration-specific courses during the third year of the program. Any remaining foundational M.P.H. courses are taken during P3 and P4 years. Students will be able to maintain their Pharmacy Intern License while they are in the M.P.H. program.
Plan of Study
Students must choose one of the two tracks in the M.P.H. program: Global and Community Health or Research, Evaluation and Policy in year 1 of the Program.
Global and Community Health Track
Code | Title | Credit Hours |
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P-1 Year (Year 1 of Program) | ||
Required P-1 Pharmacy Courses | 36 | |
P-2 Year (Year 2 of Program) | ||
Required P-2 Pharmacy Courses | 37 | |
M.P.H. Year (Year 3 of Program) | ||
Fall (12 credits) | ||
PH 601 | Intro Public Health | 1 |
PH 655 | Intro Health Policy | 2 |
PH 611 | Epidemiology | 3 |
PH 621 | Statistical Methods I | 3 |
PH 671 | Community Health | 3 |
or PH 615 | Health Sys Research | |
Cont. Longitudinal IPPE | ||
Spring (12 credits) | ||
PH 641 | Social Behavioral Aspects PH | 2 |
PH 631 | Environmental Health | 2 |
PH 651 | Public Health Services | 2 |
PH 693 | Law and Ethics | 3 |
PH 662 | Control of Inf Disease | 3 |
or PH 656 | Topics in Health Policy | |
Cont. Longitudinal IPPE | ||
Summer (8 credits) | ||
PH 672 | Global Health | 3 |
or PH 616 | Clinical Trials | |
PH 642 | Health Communications | 2 |
or PH 622 | Statistical Methods II | |
PH 661 | Chronic Disease | 3 |
or PH 617 | Meth Comp Study | |
P-3 Year (Year 4 of Program) | ||
Complete all P-3 pharmacy courses, including electives. | 34 | |
PH 694 | Practicum (needs to be taken during spring) | 3 |
P-4 Year (Year 5 of Program) | ||
Summer, Fall, Springs APPEs (APPE management elective required) | 40 | |
Pharmacy Capstone | 4 | |
PH 696 | Capstone (needs to be taken during spring) | 3 |
Total Credit Hours | 189 |
Research, Evaluation & Policy Track
Code | Title | Credit Hours |
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P-1 Year (Year 1 of Program) | ||
Required P-1 Pharmacy Courses | 36 | |
P-2 Year (Year 2 of Program) | ||
Required P-2 Pharmacy Courses | 37 | |
M.P.H. Year (Year 3 of Program) | ||
Fall (12 credits) | ||
PH 601 | Intro Public Health | 1 |
PH 655 | Intro Health Policy | 2 |
PH 611 | Epidemiology | 3 |
PH 621 | Statistical Methods I | 3 |
PH 615 | Health Sys Research | 3 |
Cont. Longitudinal IPPE | ||
Spring (12 credits) | ||
PH 641 | Social Behavioral Aspects PH | 2 |
PH 631 | Environmental Health | 2 |
PH 651 | Public Health Services | 2 |
PH 693 | Law and Ethics | 3 |
PH 656 | Topics in Health Policy | 3 |
Cont. Longitudinal IPPE | ||
Summer (8 credits) | ||
PH 616 | Clinical Trials | 3 |
PH 622 | Statistical Methods II | 2 |
PH 617 | Meth Comp Study | 3 |
P-3 Year (Year 4 of Program) | ||
Complete all P-3 pharmacy courses, including electives. | 34 | |
PH 694 | Practicum (needs to be taken during spring) | 3 |
P-4 Year (Year 5 of Program) | ||
Summer, Fall, Springs APPEs (APPE management elective required) | 40 | |
Pharmacy Capstone | 4 | |
PH 696 | Capstone (needs to be taken during spring) | 3 |
Total Credit Hours | 189 |
Note: 6 credit hours of coursework from the Pharm.D. program can be used to replace the following M.P.H. courses:
- PH 602 Public Health Biology (2 SCH) - (Biolog Prereq + PHAR 542 Immunology and Microbiology (4 SCH). Dual Credit received: 2 SCH
- PH 692 Seminar (1 SCH) - (PHAR 731 Case Studies (3 SCH)) Dual Credit received: 1 SCH
- PH 686 Health Information Technology (3 SCH) - PHAR 524 Drug Info & Comm Skills (2 SCH) + PHAR 819 Long Care of Patient (1 SCH) Dual Credit received: 3 SCH