Chicago College of Pharmacy

Downers Grove, IL Campus

Midwestern University

Pharm.D. Curriculum

Chicago College of Pharmacy

The following curriculum applies to all students who matriculate in Fall 2008 or thereafter. The College reserves the right to alter the curriculum as it deems appropriate.

All students must enroll in at least 12 quarter hours per quarter and are charged full-time tuition.

First Professional Year:

Total Quarter Credit Hours Required:		51.5
Fall Quarter
BIOC 1551	Biochemistry I	3.5
CORE 1599	Healthcare Issues	1
PHYS 1520	Human Physiology I	4.5
PPRA 1501	Introduction to Pharmacy Practice	3
PPRA 1511	Healthcare Systems	3
PSCI 1501	Reflective Portfolio I	1
PSCI 1511	Pharmaceutical Calculations	3
Total
Winter Quarter
BIOC 1552	Biochemistry II	4.5
FMED 1500	Healthcare Communications I	1
MICR 1576	Introductory Immunology/Biologics	2
PHYS 1521	Human Physiology II	4.5
PPRA 1522	Introduction to Pharmacy Practice Experience I: Community	3
PSCI 1512	Pharmaceutics I: Physical Pharmacy and Dosage Form Design	2
PSCI 1513	Dosage Form Laboratory	1
Total
Spring Quarter
MICR 1510	Infectious Diseases and Their Etiologic Agents	4
PPRA 1513	Principles of Evidence-Based Pharmacy Practice	4
PPRA 1523	Introductory Pharmacy Practice Experience Longitudinal I	1.5
PSCI 1514	Pharmaceutics II: Drug Delivery and Dosage Form Design	1.5
PSCI 1515	Introduction to Biopharmaceutics and Pharmacokinetics	3.5
	Electives	0-3
Total		14.5-17.5

Second Professional Year:

Total Quarter Credit Hours Required:		44
Fall Quarter
PHAR 1641	Pharmacology I	4
PPRA 1601	Reflective Portfolio II	0.5
PPRA 1611	Pharmacotherapeutics I	5
PPRA 1621	Introductory Pharmacy Practice Experience Longitudinal II	0.5
PPRA 1631	Institutional Pharmacy Practice	3
PSCI 1601	Introduction to Drug Structure Evaluation	2
	Electives	0-3
Total		15-18
Winter Quarter
PHAR 1642	Pharmacology II	4
PPRA 1612	Pharmacotherapeutics II	5
PPRA 1622	Introductory Pharmacy Practice Experience II-Health Systems (1/2 class)	2
PPRA 1623	Introductory Pharmacy Practice Experience Longitudinal III	0.5
PSCI 1602	Chemical Principles of Drug Action I	4.5
	Electives	0-4
Total		16-20
Spring Quarter
PHAR 1643	Pharmacology III	2
PPRA 1613	Pharmacotherapeutics III	5.5
PPRA 1622	Introductory Pharmacy Practice Experience II-Health Systems (1/2 class)	2
PPRA 1624	Introductory Pharmacy Practice Experience Longitudinal IV	1.5
PSCI 1603	Chemical Principles of Drug Action II	4
	Electives	0-4
Total		15-20

Third Professional Year:

Total Quarter Credit Hours Required:		44.5
Fall Quarter
PPRA 1701	Reflective Portfolio III	0.5
PPRA 1711	Pharmacotherapeutics IV	5
PPRA 1721	Introductory Pharmacy Practice Experience III: Clinical (1/3 class)	3
PPRA 1731	Healthcare Communications II	2
PPRA 1751	Pharmacy Management	4
PSCI 1751	Chemical Principles of Drug Action III	2
	Electives	0-4
Total		16.5-21.5
Winter Quarter
PPRA 1712	Pharmacotherapeutics V	5
PPRA 1721	Introductory Pharmacy Practice Experience III: Clinical (1/3 class)	3
PPRA 1742	Clinical Skills in Pharmacy Practice	3
PPRA 1752	Pharmacy Law/Ethics	3
PSCI 1722	Pharmaceutical Biotechnology	2
PSCI 1752	Chemical Principles of Drug Action IV	1
	Electives	0-4
Total		17-21
Spring Quarter
PPRA 1713	Pharmacotherapeutics VI	5
PPRA 1721	Introductory Pharmacy Practice Experience III: Clinical (1/3 class)	3
PPRA 1763	Quality Assurance and Effective Pharmacy Practice	3
PPRA 1783	Clinical Pharmacokinetics	3
	Electives	1-4
Total		14-18

Fourth Professional Year:

Students will be registered for six rotation blocks out of the eight rotation blocks available.

Total Quarter Credit Hours Required
Fourth Professional Year Summer-Spring Quarters
PPRA 1801	Reflective Portfolio IV	0.5
PPRA 1885	Elective Advanced Pharmacy Practice Experience	9
PPRA 1886	Community Advanced Pharmacy Practice Experience	9
PPRA 1887	Hospital Advanced Pharmacy Practice Experience	9
PPRA 1888	General Medicine Advanced Pharmacy Practice Experience	9
PPRA 1889	Ambulatory Care Advanced Pharmacy Practice Experience	9
PPRA 1890	Clinical Specialty Advanced Pharmacy Practice Experience	9
Total