Curriculum & Academics
The College of Pharmacy offers an original and progressive curriculum that blends classroom and practice experiences to give graduates the knowledge, skills and professional attitude to succeed as a pharmacist.
Student-centered learning is a critical component as at least 30 percent of pharmacy courses are offered through active learning exercises.
The pharmacy curriculum emphasizes the College’s core values of competence, curiosity, communication, caring, character and community, and it uniquely offers an education that optimizes interprofessional learning.
Three options for becoming a pharmacist at NEOMED: Pathways to a pharmacy degree
The curriculum is organized to give each year a central theme that serves as a foundation for each successive year. Courses are developed and integrated to establish the annual theme and to allow the opportunity for students to learn information in the classroom and then to apply that knowledge and to practice pharmacy skills in experiential sites.
The College of Pharmacy curriculum is undergoing a transformation. The transformation will:
- provide better opportunities for interprofessional training of students, and
- encourage faculty to explore and integrate new technology and pedagogical methods that enhance content delivery and student engagement.
In addition, the academic calendar was replaced with a new calendar that has 16-week semesters, a summer semester and a “Maymester” term. The summer semester will start the new academic year.
The complete transition will occur over a period of several years.
overview of courses in pharm.d. program –
class of 2025*
P1 - Fall
Personal and Professional Development for Pharmacy 1 – 1 credit hour
Experiential Education 1 – 1 credit hour
Evidence Based Medicine – 2 credit hours
Human Anatomy Physiology and Pathophysiology 1 – 5 credit hours
Interprofessional Education 1 – 1 credit hour
Introduction to Pharmaceutical Sciences – 5.5 credit hours
Pharmacy Skills 1 – 2 credit hours
17.5 total credit hours
P1 - Spring
Personal and Professional Development for Pharmacy 2 – 0.5 credit hours
Experiential Education 2 – 0.5 credit hours
Health Care Delivery System – 3 credit hours
Human Anatomy Physiology and Pathophysiology 2 – 4 credit hours
Interprofessional Education 2 – 1.5 credit hours
Pharmacodynamics/Pharmacokinetics – 4 credit hours
Pharmacy Skills 2 – 1.5 credit hours
Immunology and Biotechnology – 3 credit hours
17.5 total credit hours
P1 - Maymester
Profession Ready – 0.5 credit hours
Introductory Pharmacy Practice Experiences – 0.5 credit hours
Pharmacy Elective (choice) – 1 credit hour
2 total credit hours
P2 - Fall
Immunization Certification – 0.5 credit hours
Personal & Professional Development for Pharmacy 3 – 0.5 credit hours
Experiential Education 3 – 2 credit hours
Pharmaceutics – 3 credit hours
Pharmaceutics Lab – 2.5 credit hours
Interprofessional Education 3 – 1 credit hour
Pharmacy Skills 3 – 2 credit hours
Pharmacotherapy 1: OTC/Self-Care – 3.5 credit hours
Pharmacotherapy: Introduction to Chronic Diseases – 3.5 credit hours
18.5 total credit hours
P2 - Spring
Personal and Professional Development for Pharmacy 4 – 0.5 credit hours
Experiential Education 4 – 2 credit hours
Parenteral Products – 2 credit hours
Parenteral Products Lab – 2 credit hours
Practice Management 1 – 2 credit hours
Interprofessional Education 4 – 1 credit hour
Pharmacy Skills 4 – 1.5 credit hours
Pharmacotherapy: Nephrology – 3 credit hours
Pharmacotherapy: Endocrine – 4 credit hours
Pharmacotherapy: Advanced Cardiology – 3.5 credit hours
21.5 total credit hours
P2 - Maymester
Medication Therapy Management Certification – 0.5 credit hours
Pharmacy Elective – 1 credit hour
1.5 total credit hours
P3 - Fall
Personal and Professional Development for Pharmacy 5 – 0.5 credit hours
Experiential Education 5 – 2 credit hours
Practice Management 2 – 2 credit hours
Interprofessional Educations 5 – 3 credit hours
Pharmacy Skills 5 – 1.5 credit hours
Pharmacotherapy: Neuro/Psych – 4 credit hours
Pharmacotherapy: Gastroenterology – 3.5 credit hours
Pharmacotherapy: Infectious Diseases – 3.5 credit hours
Elective – 1 credit hour
20.5 total credit hours
P3 - Spring
Personal and Professional Development for Pharmacy 6 – 0.5 credit hours
Experiential Education 6 – 2 credit hours
Pharmacy Law and Ethics – 3 credit hours
Interprofessional Education 6 – 1.5 credit hours
Pharmacy Skills 6 – 1 credit hour
Pharmacotherapy: Critical Care – 3.5 credit hours
Pharmacotherapy: Immunology/Oncology – 4 credit hours
Pharmacotherapy: Special Populations – 3 credit hours
Elective – 1 credit hour
19.5 total credit hours
P3 - Maymester
APPE Ready – 2 credit hours
Elective – 1 credit hour
3 total credit hours
P4 - Year
Personal and Professional Development for Pharmacy 7 (Fall) – 0.5 credit hours
Acute Care/Internal Medicine – 7 credit hours
Advanced Hospital Practice – 3.5 credit hours
Advanced Community Practice – 3.5 credit hours
Ambulatory Care – 7 credit hours
Clinical Selective – 3.5 credit hours
Underserved Populations – 3.5 credit hours
Elective – 3.5 credit hours
Personal and Professional Development for Pharmacy 8 (Spring) – 0.5 credit hours
32.5 total credit hours
*The curriculum is subject to change based on continuous quality improvement
Current students can access their current curriculum in the NEOMED Compass.
