College of Pharmacy

Pharm.D. Curriculum

The University of Houston has adopted core curriculum guidelines which are described in detail in the undergraduate studies catalog. In addition, this catalog offers a specific outline for the Pharm.D. degree plan at the University of Houston, including its unique core requirements. Further information on core eligibility and on courses that satisfy core curriculum requirements can be obtained by consulting the core curriculum Web site www.uh.edu/academics/corecurriculum

Please contact an advisor if you have any questions about your degree requirements. To obtain information about college advising appointments please visit www.uh.edu/pharmacy/advising or send an email to pharmcyadmissions@uh.edu

The specific prepharmacy curriculum required by the college is:

Preprofessional First Year

Fall Semester	Hours
BIOL 1361 Introduction to Biological Science I	3
BIOL 1161 Biology I Laboratory	1
CHEM 1331 Fundamentals of Chemistry I	3
CHEM 1111 Fundamentals of Chemistry I Laboratory	1
ENGL 1303 Freshman Composition I	3
1377 The U.S. to 1877 or equivalent	3
Math 1431 Calculus I	4
Total	18

Spring Semester	Hours
BIOL 1362 Introduction to Biological Science II	3
BIOL 1162 Biology Laboratory II	1
CHEM 1332 Fundamentals of Chemistry II	3
CHEM 1112 Fundamentals of Chemistry II Laboratory	1
ENGL 1304 Freshman Composition II	3
HIST 1378 The U.S. since 1877 or equivalent	3
MATH 2311 Introduction to Statistical Analysis	3
Humanities Core Course	3
Total	20

Second Year

Fall Semester	Hours
CHEM 3331 Fundamentals of Organic Chemistry II	3
CHEM 3221 Fundamentals of Organic Chemistry II Laboratory	2
POLS 1336 U.S. and Texas Constitution and Politics, or equivalent	3
PHYS 1301 Intro. General Physics or one year of high school physics	3
Select one of the following: PSYC 1300 or SOC 1300	3
Performing/Visual Arts	3
Total	17

Spring Semester	Hours
BIOL 2333 Elementary Microbiology	3
BIOL 2133 Elementary Microbiology Laboratory	1
CHEM 3332 Fundamentals of Organic Chemistry II	2
CHEM 3222 Fundamentals of Organic Chemistry Laboratory	3
POLS 1337 U.S. Government: Congress, President and Courts or equivalent	3
COMM 1332 Fundamentals of Public Speaking	3
Writing in the Disciplines	3
Total	18

Core Curriculum

Core Curriculum Requirements	Hours
Communication	6
Mathematics	3
Mathematics/Reasoning	3
U.S. History	6
American Government	6
Humanities	3
Visual/Performing Arts	3
Natural Sciences	6
Writing in the Disciplines	6

Students are expected to have completed pre-pharmacy studies in Pharmacy.

Professional First Year

Spring Semester	Hours
PHAR 4260 Pharmacy Management I	2
PHAR 4271 Pharmacy Practice II	2
PHAR 4301 Cellular Life Sciences II	3
PHAR 4421 Organ Systems Life Sciences II	4
PHAR 4331 Pharmaceutics II	3
PHAR 4251 Pharmacy Skills Program II	2
Total	16

Second Year

Spring Semester	Hours
PHAR 5373 Pharmacy Practice IV	3
PHAR 5403 Pharmacology II	4
PHAR 5362 Pharmacy Management III	3
PHAR 5255 Pharmacy Skills Program IV	2
PHAR 5203 Medicinal Chemistry II	2
PHAR 5280 Therapeutics	2
Total	16

Summer Semester	Hours
PHAR 5493 Introductory Community Pharmacy Rotation	4
Approved Pharmacy Electives	6
Total	10

Third Year

Spring Semester	Hours
PHAR 5582 Advanced Therapeutics II	5
PHAR 5275 Pharmacy Practice VI	2
PHAR 5374 Pharmacy Law and Ethics	3
PHAR 5257 Pharmacy Skills Program VI	2
PHAR 5222 Toxicology	2
Total	14

Fourth Year

Clinical Rotations

Required Clinical Rotations	Hours
PHAR 5493 Introductory Community Pharmacy Rotation	4
PHAR 5690 Institutional Medicine	6
PHAR 5692 Advanced Hospital Pharmacy	6
PHAR 5693 Advanced Community Pharmacy	6

Elective Clinical Specialty Rotations
(Student selects three from thefollowing list)

PHAR 5669 Renal Therapeutics	6
PHAR 5674 Nutritional Support	6
PHAR 5675 Disease State Management	6
PHAR 5676 Cell and Gene Therapeutics	6
PHAR 5677 Pharmacokinectics	6
PHAR 5678 Transplant Therapeutics	6
PHAR 5679 Women's Health Therapeutics	6
PHAR 5680 Oncology	6
PHAR 5681 Infectious Diseases	6
PHAR 5682 Surgery	6
PHAR 5683 Cardiology	6
PHAR 5684 Family Medicine	6
PHAR 5685 Critical Care	6
PHAR 5686 Psychiatry	6
PHAR 5691 Drug Information	6
PHAR 5694 Pediatrics	6
PHAR 5695 Geriatrics	6
PHAR 5696 Primary Care	6