Doctor of Pharmacy Course Sequencing
The Doctor of Pharmacy is a six-academic year program, given that acceptance into the program is directly from high school. Each academic year corresponds to a level with P1 being the first year’s level of the program and P6 being the last year’s level of the program. To progress through the program there are both academic and non-academic requirements. The courses associated with each academic year are listed below. Additional requirements for forward progression in the program can be found in the College of Pharmacy Student Handbook.
Course Sequence
The required P1 and P2 (undergraduate) courses include:
Twelve hours of CORE+ General Education courses
- Three hours from the O1 CORE+ General Education Outcome
- Three hours from the O3 CORE+ General Education Outcome
- Six hours from the R1 or R2 or R3 or E1 or E2 CORE+ General Education Outcome (3 hours from two requirements)
PHAR 150 and/or
PHAR 151 will be waived for any student transferring to UF and receiving P2 status or higher.
one of the following:
| ENGL 106 | College Writing II: Academic Writing and Research | 3 |
| ENGL 107 | College Writing II Tutorial: Academic Writing and Research | 3 |
| ENGL 206 | College Writing II Advanced: Academic Writing and Research | 3 |
The required P3 (undergraduate, first-professional year) courses include:
| BIOL 322 | Human Anatomy & Physiology I | 3 |
| BIOL 322L | Human Anatomy & Physiology/Lab | 1 |
| BIOL 323 | Human Anatomy & Physiology II | 3 |
| BIOL 323L | Human Anatomy & Physiology II/Lab | 1 |
| CHEM 400 | Biochemistry | 4 |
| PHAR 350 | Introduction to Pharmacy Practice | 2 |
| PHAR 351 | Drug Information and Literature Evaluation | 2 |
| PHAR 361 | Introduction to Physical Pharmacy and Pharmaceutics | 4 |
| PHAR 362 | Introduction to Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics | 4 |
| PHAR 386 | Pharmacy Practice Skills Lab II | 1 |
| PHAR 380 | Introductory Pharmacology and Medicinal Chemistry | 3 |
| PHAR 391 | Introduction to Pharmacy Practice Experience I | 1 |
| PHAR 392 | Introduction to Pharmacy Practice Experience II | 1 |
| PHAR 360 | Self-Care for the Pharmacist | 3 |
The required P4 (undergraduate, second-professional year) courses include:
| PHAR 460 | Pharmacology, Pathophysiology, and Therapeutics of Immunology and Connective Tissue Disease | 4 |
| PHAR 463 | Pharmacology, Pathophysiology, and Therapeutics of Respiratory Disease | 2 |
| PHAR 466 | Pharmacology, Pathophysiology, and Therapeutics of Cardiovascular Disease | 5 |
| PHAR 469 | Pharmacology, Pathophysiology, and Therapeutics of Infectious Diseases | 4 |
| PHAR 473 | Pharmacology, Pathophysiology, and Therapeutics of Endocrinology and Metabolism | 5 |
| PHAR 476 | Pharmacology, Pathophysiology, and Therapeutics of Renal Disease | 3 |
| PHAR 487 | Pharmacy Practice Skills Lab III | 1 |
| PHAR 488 | Pharmacy Practice Skills IV | 1 |
| PHAR 491 | Introduction to Pharmacy Practice Experience III | 1 |
| PHAR 492 | Introduction to Pharmacy Practice Experience IV | 1 |
The required P5 (graduate, third-professional year) courses include:
| PHAR 551 | Pharmacy Law | 3 |
| PHAR 552 | Pharmacy Administration | 3 |
| PHAR 553 | Pharmacoeconomics | 2 |
| PHAR 560 | Pharmacology, Pathophysiology and Therapeutics of Neurologic and Psychiatric Disorders | 4 |
| PHAR 563 | Pharmacology, Pathophysiology and Therapeutics of Hematology/Oncology | 4 |
| PHAR 569 | Pharmacology, Pathophysiology and Therapeutics of Gastrointestinal Disease | 3 |
| PHAR 589 | Pharmacy Practice Skills Lab V | 1 |
| PHAR 590 | Pharmacy Culminating Research Experience | 2 |
| PHAR 591 | Introduction to Pharmacy Practice Experience V | 1 |
| PHAR 592 | Introduction to Pharmacy Practice VI | 1 |
| PHAR 599 | Application of Pharmacy Practice | 5 |
In addition to the above listed courses, pharmacy students during their P1-P5 levels must complete a minimum of 14 approved professional elective hours.
The required P6 (graduate, fourth-professional year) courses include PHAR 701-709.