The College of Pharmacy awards the Doctor of Pharmacy (Pharm.D.) degree to students who successfully complete the six-year study of prescribed courses. To receive the Pharm.D. degree, a student must have earned academic credit for not less than 69 semester hours in pre-professional coursework and 148 semester hours of required professional coursework. The pre-professional coursework may be completed at any accredited institution of higher education. The last four years (ten semesters) are in the professional program and must be in residence at the College of Pharmacy.
The Pharm.D. curriculum is designed to develop student knowledge, skills, and attitudes that ensure graduate readiness for practice in diverse career paths within the pharmacy profession. Throughout the program, instructional strategies emphasize application and active learning, and include classroom-based teaching, small group and skills lab activities, and case and simulation-based learning. Introductory experiences allow students to apply what they learn at the College of Pharmacy to actual practice settings during the first three years of the program, with the final year dedicated to culminating advanced experiences in a variety of settings.
Reflecting the vital importance of health care teams in the delivery of quality health care services, the Pharm.D. curriculum emphasizes interprofessional education and the ability to practice in team settings. Curricular areas of focus include preparing future pharmacists for providing person-centered care, becoming medication specialists, and improving patient outcomes through management of drug-related problems.
For additional details on admissions, professional electives, and other degree program requirements, contact the College of Pharmacy.
This major is part of a Double Dawgs pathway: Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Sciences BS/Pharmacy PharmD For more information, go to doubledawgs.uga.edu
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217 hours
| PHRM 3030 | Essentials of Pharmacy Practice I | 3 |
| PHRM 3300 | Pharmaceutical Calculations | 2 |
| PHRM 3310 | Principles of Pharmacology I | 2 |
| PHRM 3540 | Nutrition and Lifestyle Intervention in Pharmacy Practice | 2 |
| PHRM 3550 | Human Pathophysiology | 4 |
| PHRM 3600 | Immunology and Biotechnology | 2 |
| PHRM 3900 | Pharmacy Intercommunications | 2 |
| PHRM 3940 | Survey of Drug Information | 1 |
| PHRM 3040 | Essentials of Pharmacy Practice II | 3 |
| PHRM 3070 | Medicinal Chemistry I | 2 |
| PHRM 3320 | Principles of Pharmacology II | 2 |
| PHRM 3500 | Career Opportunities and Development | 1 |
| PHRM 3520 | Interpreting Clinical Laboratory Tests | 1 |
| PHRM 3750 | Pharmacy and the United States Health Care System | 3 |
| PHRM 3820 | Self-Care, Nonprescription Drugs, and Herbal Products | 3 |
| PHRM 3950 | Introductory Pharmacy Practice Experience I | 4 |
| PHRM 4030 | Essentials of Pharmacy Practice III | 3 |
| PHRM 4060 | Medicinal Chemistry II | 2 |
| PHRM 4200/6200 | Fundamentals of Pharmaceutics I - Physical Pharmacy and Dosage Form Design | 3 |
| PHRM 4430 | Pharmacology III | 3 |
| PHRM 4700 | Statistical Approaches to Drug Literature Evaluation | 2 |
| PHRM 4870 | Pharmacotherapy I | 3 |
Choose 2 credit hour(s) from the following:
Electives
| PHRM 4040 | Essentials of Pharmacy Practice IV | 3 |
| PHRM 4180 | Infectious Disease and Antitumor Agents | 3 |
| PHRM 4211/6211 | Pharmaceutics II: Biopharmaceutics and Pharmacokinetics | 4 |
| PHRM 4300 | Physical Assessment for Pharmacists | 2 |
| PHRM 4880 | Pharmacotherapy II | 3 |
Choose 2 credit hour(s) from the following:
Electives
| PHRM 4650 | Health System Introductory Pharmacy Practice Experience | 3 |
| PHRM 5160 | Applied Pharmacy Practice I | 2 |
| PHRM 5390 | Pharmacogenomic Therapies | 2 |
| PHRM 5650/7650 | Pharmacy Care Management | 2 |
| PHRM 5750 | Drug Interactions and Adverse Drug Reactions | 2 |
| PHRM 5880 | Pharmacotherapy III | 4 |
| PHRM 5920 * | Clinical Seminar | 1 |
Choose 4 credit hour(s) from the following:
Electives
| PHRM 5170 | Applied Pharmacy Practice II | 2 |
| PHRM 5420/7420 | Pharmacy Health Services Outcomes | 2 |
| PHRM 5560 | Integrated Patient Cases | 2 |
| PHRM 5680/7680 | Pharmacy Law and Ethics | 2 |
| PHRM 5890 | Pharmacotherapy IV | 4 |
| PHRM 5920 * | Clinical Seminar | 1 |
| PHRM 5950 | Advanced Drug Information and Drug Policy Management | 2 |
Choose 3 credit hour(s) from the following:
Electives
| PHRM 5901 | Advanced Pharmacy Practice Experience I | 5 |
| PHRM 5902 | Advanced Pharmacy Practice Experience II | 5 |
Choose 3 course(s) from the following:
| PHRM 5903 | Advanced Pharmacy Practice Experience III | 5 |
| PHRM 5904 | Advanced Pharmacy Practice Experience IV | 5 |
| PHRM 5905 | Advanced Pharmacy Practice Experience V | 5 |
| PHRM 5906 | Advanced Pharmacy Practice Experience VI | 5 |
| PHRM 5907 | Advanced Pharmacy Practice Experience VII | 5 |
| PHRM 5908 | Advanced Pharmacy Practice Experience VIII | 5 |
| PHRM 5909 | Advanced Pharmacy Practice Experience IX | 5 |
*Taken in either fall or spring semester
Note: Prospective students need to contact the Office of Student Affairs in the College of Pharmacy for individual review of any non-equivalent transfer course at the time they apply.
Note: A total of 217 hours of coursework is required to complete the Pharmacy (Pharm.D.) program. 69 hours of pre-professional coursework is required prior to starting the remaining 148 hours of Pharmacy program requirements.
Students who matriculate in fall 2020 and thereafter are required to complete 11 hours of electives as part of the Doctor of Pharmacy curriculum. At least 8 hours should be professional electives. Professional electives are defined as those that enhance students' professional development. Electives offered within the College of Pharmacy are acceptable, as are select courses outside of the College of Pharmacy.
Courses with the following prefixes would be considered professional electives: ACCT (Accounting), CSCI (Computer Science), DMAN (Disaster Management), ECHD (Counseling and Human Development Services), FACS (Family and Consumer Sciences), FINA (Finance), GRNT (Gerontology), GLOB (Global Health), HPAM (Health Policy and Management), HPRB (Health Promotion and Behavior), IDIS (Infectious Diseases), KINS (Kinesiology), LLOD (Learning, Leadership, and Organization Development), MARK (Marketing), MGMT (Management), PBHL (Public Health), PSYC (Psychology), and foreign language courses, including sign language.
Approval for professional electives outside the College of Pharmacy should go through the administrator with oversight of the Pharm.D. curriculum. In addition, the following restrictions apply: Students may not: (a) go backward in a course sequence, (b) repeat a course, (c) take a remedial course, or (d) take a PE course when completing the electives requirement. Courses taken before entering the Doctor of Pharmacy program cannot count towards the 11-hour elective requirement.
In addition to the general University requirements relative to scholarship, the following requirements must be met by all professional students: All grades of C- (1.7) or better will be given credit towards graduation and will allow student progression in all pharmacy courses and required electives. An overall grade point average of 2.0 must be earned in all pharmacy courses and required electives to graduate.
Select additional courses, as needed, in consultation with an advisor to meet the minimum number of required credit hours for this program.