louisiana's college of pharmacy
Curriculum Sequence Doctor of Pharmacy

Course Semester 1 Hours
Phar 300 Introduction to Pharmacy 1
Phar 350 Pharmacy Administration 3
Phar 407 Medicinal Chemistry I 3
Phar 411 Pharmacology I 3
Phar 402 Pharmaceutics I 4
Phar 425 Drug Information Retrieval and Evaluation 3
Total 17

Course Semester 2 Hours
Phar 408 Immunology and Biotechnology 2
Phar 409 Medicinal Chemistry II 3
Phar 412 Pharmacology II 3
Phar 436 Pharmacology Laboratory 1
Phar 451 Pharmacy Care Management 3
Phar 447 Ethics in Pharmacy Practice 3
Phar 403 Pharmaceutics II 3
Total 18

Course Summer 1 Hours
Phar 480 Intro Community Pharmacy Experience 3
Total 3

Course Semester 3 Hours
Phar 410 Medicinal Chemistry III 3
Phar 413 Pharmacology III 4
Phar 446 Non-Prescription Medications and Self Care 3
Phar 432 Pharmaceutics III 3
Phar 585 Disease Pathogenesis and Pharmacotherapy I 4
Total 17

Course Semester 4 Hours
Phar 414 Pharmacology IV 4
Phar 418 Chemotherapeutics 2
Phar 424 Pharmaceutics IV 4
Phar 586 Disease Pathogenesis and Pharmacotherapy II 5
Phar *** Electives *2 2
Total 17

Course Summer 2 Hours
Phar 481 Intro Institutional Experience 3
Total 3

Course Semester 5 Hours
Phar 445 Professional Practice Lab 1
Phar 454 Pharmacy Law 3
Phar *** Electives *2 3
Phar 385 Patient Counseling and Communication 2
Phar 587 Disease Pathogenesis and Pharmacotherapy III 5
Phar 589 Research Methods for Pharmacists 2
Total 16

Course Semester 6 Hours
Phar 515 Clinical Pharmacokinetics 3
Phar *** Advanced Electives *3 5
Phar 503 Patient Assessment for Pharmacists 2
Phar 574 Pharmacotherapy Forum 3
Phar 588 Disease Pathogenesis and Pharmacotherapy IV 4
Total 17

Course Fourth Year Pharmacy ** Hours
Phar 634 Advanced Community Pharmacy Practice Experience 6
Phar 635 Advanced Institutional Pharmacy Practice Experience 6
Phar 636 Advanced Ambulatory Care Pharmacy Practice Experience 6
Phar 637 Advanced Adult Medicine Pharmacy Practice Experience 6
Phar 638 Advanced Speciality Pharmacy Practice Experience 6
Phar 639 Advanced Pharmacy Practice Elective Experience 6
Phar 640 Advanced Pharmacy Practice Elective Experience 6
Total 42
Total Hours for Degree 253

2 Elective must be taken from an approved list.

3 Elective must be taken from an approved list of Pharmacy electives, and must be at the 400 level or greater.

*Elective may not be scheduled in conflict with externship activities.

**Fourth Year Standing: Grade of C or better in all required professional courses.

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ULM 2008-2009 Undergraduate Catalog Pharmacy Course Descriptions