Admissions are currently suspended for this program.

Students admitted to the School of Pharmacy may also seek admission to the College of Health Professions to pursue a Master of Public Health (M.P.H.) degree. Students selecting this option will be awarded the Pharm.D. and M.P.H. degrees at the same time. The application procedure and the student’s enrollment status will vary depending on the student’s undergraduate degree. All students wishing to pursue the dual degree option must first consult with the Pharm.D. advisor regarding when they should apply for admission. Students who are admitted to the M.P.H. program will be advised by a Pharm. D. advisor and an M.P.H. advisor. The advisors are responsible for ensuring students are making appropriate progress toward both degrees, enroll in the proper sequence of courses, and enroll in the proper section of the courses.

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 Students who withdraw or are dismissed from the Pharm.D. program will also be withdrawn from the M.P.H. program regardless of level of degree completion or academic standing.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

Course List

Code	Title	Credit Hours
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

Course List

Code	Title	Credit Hours
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