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Academic Policies

Student Responsibility:

Students are responsible for assuring the faculty that they satisfy the qualifications for the profession of pharmacy. The faculty reserves the right to dismiss from the college at any time a student who, in its judgment, is academically unqualified or is mentally or morally unsuited for a career in pharmacy.

Student Recovery Program:

The Student Recovery Program is designed to address alcohol and other chemical addiction/dependency issues. A seminar provides education about alcohol and drug abuse and dependency. This required seminar is offered as part of the Skills Program.

Texas Board of Pharmacy State Registration:

Students graduating with the Doctor of Pharmacy degree are eligible to sit for the Texas State Board of Pharmacy examination and NAPLEX examination.

Internship Requirement:

Under the Texas State Board of Pharmacy Rules and Regulations. a student is required to register as a student pharmacist-intern prior to performing student internship duties and only after completing at least 30 credit hours of work towards a professional degree in pharmacy. The agreement for registration requires a student to reveal personal history (i.e. conviction of a felony or any misdemeanor other than a minor traffic violation). For more information contact:
Texas State Board of Pharmacy
William P. Hobby Building, Suite 3-600
333 Guadalupe, Box 21
Austin, Texas 78701-3942.

Probation and Suspension:

The grade point average in professional pharmacy courses is used as a basis for determining progression, probation, and suspension in the college. For any professional courses repeated at the university both grades will be used in the computation of the grade point average. Grades earned on courses transferred from another college or university will not be used in the computation of the grade point average. Only course credit will be accepted in transfer from another college or university. The following guidelines apply to students in the professional program:

  1. Pharmacy students who earn below a 2.00 cumulative grade point average in professional courses will be placed on probation at the close of that semester.

  2. Students, who earn less than a 2.00 in professional courses while on probation will be suspended at the close of that semester.

  3. Any student who earns a 1.00 grade point average (all digits significant) or less in any semester will be suspended from the college.

  4. The college academic dean may place on probation, retain on probation, or suspend any deficient student. Similarly, the college dean may remove from academic probation or suspension any student whose academic progress warrants such action.

  5. Any student placed on suspension must apply to the Admissions and Retention Committee for readmission to the college. Suspension lasts for a period of at least one semester. A student may be denied readmission to the college but granted readmission to the university to pursue a different major, provided the general university requirements have been met.

  6. According to University scholastic requirements, the summer session(s) are considered a unit equivalent to a semester.

Requirements for Progression:

  1. A grade of C or better must be earned in pharmacy experiential courses to apply toward progression or graduation. Txpharm students must earn an "S" or satisfactory in all experiential rotations.

  2. A grade of C or better must be earned in all required pharmacy courses to apply toward progression or graduation for students entering in the fall of 1999 or later or those students progressing with the entering class of 1999.

  3. Pharm.D. students must satisfactorily complete all required courses during the first three professional years with a 2.00 minimum grade point average to progress to the final professional year. At the end of each semester, the Admissions and Retention Committee will review the academic records of all students with a cumulative grade point average below 2.00 or with a grade below a C in required pharmacy courses. These students may be required to repeat courses specified by the Admissions and Retention Committee prior to progression into the next professional semester, or the student may be suspended at that time (according to the suspension rules). If, after repeating the designated courses, a student's cumulative grade point average in required courses is below 2.00, the student may be suspended from the pharmacy program. A student normally will not be allowed to repeat courses in which they have made a grade of C or better.

  4. Students must have prior permission to register for less than a full load as published in the university catalogs. In addition, a student wishing to drop a course or courses during the semester may do so in accordance with university policy as published in the Undergraduate Studies catalog. Students will also need permission from the college's adviser and approval of the assistant dean of admissions.

  5. The college will not grant credit for any course taken without the proper prerequisites.

  6. Students will not be permitted to register for any course in the professional program more than two times. The student who fails a course twice or whose grade fails to meet minimum grade requirements, as described in rule l and 2 of this section or as specified by the Admissions and Retention Committee, is ineligible to continue in the professional program.

  7. A student entering fall 1999 or later must successfully pass (75 percent or better) Mile Marker III examination in order to progress to the final year of the curriculum.

  8. An applicant accepted into the University of Houston College of Pharmacy program must present proof of adequate immunization against rubeola (common measles), rubella (German measles), mumps, varicella (chicken pox) and tetanus prior to the beginning of the first professional year. The Hepatitis B immunization series must be initiated prior to the beginning of the first professional year and completed by January 31 of the second semester of the first professional year. A negative TB skin test or chest clearance must be documented no sooner than three months prior to beginning the fall semester. Thereafter a student must submit documentation of a negative TB skin test or chest clearance annually to the University of Houston College of Pharmacy Admissions Office. Some internship sites require drug screen prior to the start of rotations.