Pharmacy Foundations
Build a foundation in pharmacy or easily transfer from the Pharm.D. program to earn a Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy Foundations degree and prepare for further education in pharmaceutical sciences, medicine, law and more.
Program Information
Kickstart your career in pharmacy with our Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy Foundations program and explore diverse career opportunities. Apply now!
Program Type
Major
Degree
Bachelor's
School
Duration
4 Years
Required Credit Hours
120
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Jason Stack, MBA
Curriculum
120 Credits
| Course Number | Course Title | Credits |
| BIOL 111 & 111L | General Biology I W/ Lab I | 4 |
| BIOL 203 & 204 | Introductory Microbiology W/ Lab | 4 |
| BIOL 207 & 209 | Anatomy & Physiology I & II | 6 |
| CHEM 121/121L/121R & 122/122L/122R | General Chemistry I & II W/ Lab & Recitation | 10 |
| CHEM 211/211L & 212/212L | Organic Chemistry I & II W/ Labs | 8 |
| MATH 115 | Calculus I | 4 |
| BRDG 101 | Writing & Analysis | 3 |
| BRDG 102 | Writing and Literature | 3 |
| THEO ### | Theology-Based Course | 3 |
| BRDG 105 | Intro to Ethical Reasoning | 3 |
| BRDG ### | Essential Questions Seminar | 3 |
| BRDG ### | Communication: Creative Expression* | 3/0 |
| BRDG ### | Business/Critical Thinking | 3 |
| BRDG ### | Cultural Fluency and Responsiveness* | 3/0 |
| PHIL ### | Philosophy-Based Course | 3 |
| BRDG 103 | IPE Health Research Skills | 1 |
| MATH 225 | Introduction To Biostatistics | 3 |
| PSYC 101 or SOCI 101 | Social and Historical Reasoning | 3 |
| PHAR 101 | Pre-Professional Seminar (101) | 0 |
| PHAR 102 | Pre-Professional Seminar (102) | 0 |
| PHAR 103 | Pre-Professional Seminar (103) | 0 |
| PHAR 104 | Pre-Professional Seminar (104) | 0 |
| Years 1 & 2 Total | 67/70 |
*Pre-Professional courses often meet more than one Bridges requirement at a time. If all Bridges requirements are not met in 67 credits, students are required to take additional coursework to meet those requirements and to progress to the Professional Phase. For more information about the Bridges curriculum, please refer to the Bridges curriculum guide.
| Year 3 Fall | ||
| Course Number | Course Title | Credits |
| PHPR 300 | Pharmaceutical Calculations | 1 |
| PHBM 350 | Biochemistry I: Peptides and Carbohydrate Metabolism | 3 |
| PHBM 330 | Clinical Pathophysiology | 4 |
| PHCE 360/360R | Pharmaceutics I/Recitation | 3/0 |
| PHBA 340W | Pharmaceutical Law and Ethics | 2 |
| PHPR 341W | Pharmacy Practice I: Patient Care Skills I | 2 |
| PHBA 310 | The American Health Care System | 2 |
| PHIN 321 | Ability-Based Laboratory Experience (ABLE) I | 0.5 |
| PHEX 301 | Continuous Professional Development (CPD) I | 0.5 |
| Year 3 Fall Total | 18 | |
| Year 3 Spring | ||
| Course Number | Course Title | Credits |
| PHPR 444 | Pharmacy Practice III: Self Care in Pharmacy Practice | 2 |
| PHBM 351 | Biochemistry II – Metabolism, Protein Synthesis and Nucleic Acids | 3 |
| PHBM 331 | Basic and Applied Immunology | 3 |
| PHCE 361/361R | Pharmaceutics II/Recitation | 3/0 |
| PHBM 352 | Foundations in Pharmacology and Medicinal Chemistry | 3 |
| PHPR 342W | Pharmacy Practice II: Patient Care Skills II | 1 |
| PHBA 311 | Public Health and Epidemiology | 2 |
| PHIN 322 | ABLE II | 0.5 |
| PHEX 302 | CPD II | 0.5 |
| Year 3 Spring Total | 18 | |
| Year 3 Total | 36 | |
| Year 4 Fall/Spring | ||
| Course Number | Course Title | Credits |
| PHPR 448 | Pharmacy Practice IV: Drug Literature Evaluations | 2 |
| PHIN 469 | Community Engaged Learning: Health Promotion/Disease Prevention & Management | 1 |
| PHPR 400 | Foundations Capstone | 1 |
| XXXX ### | Electives | 10-13 |
| Year 4 Fall/Spring Total | 14-17 | |