Quick Overview of 4-Year Curriculum

Curriculum Details by Year & Term entered before Academic Year 2026-2027

First Year

P1 Fall

• Orientation
• Scientific Discovery Project
• Introductory Pharmacy Practice Experiences (IPPE)
• Leadership, Innovation/Entrepreneurship, Professionalism, Self-Awareness, Student Engagement
• Pharmacy Practice
• Study Design & Biostatistics, Law & Ethics, Pharmaceutical Chemistry
• Electives

P1 Winter

• Scientific Discovery Project
• Introductory Pharmacy Practice Experiences (IPPE)
• Leadership, Innovation/Entrepreneurship, Professionalism, Self-Awareness, Student Engagement
• Pharmacy Practice
• Health Policy, Study Design & Biostatistics, Pharmaceutics, Pharmaceutical Chemistry
• Electives

P1 Spring

• Scientific Discovery Project
• Introductory Pharmacy Practice Experiences (IPPE)
• Leadership, Innovation/Entrepreneurship, Professionalism, Self-Awareness, Student Engagement
• Pharmacy Practice
• Anatomy, Informatics, Pharmaceutics
• Electives

P1 Summer

• IPPE Community
• Optional Exploratory Pursuits

Second Year

P2 Fall

• Scientific Discovery Project
• Introductory Pharmacy Practice Experiences (IPPE)
• Leadership, Innovation/Entrepreneurship, Professionalism, Self-Awareness, Student Engagement
• Cardiology
• Pulmonology
• GI and Nutrition
• Team-Based Learning
• Pharmacology & Physiology
• Electives

P2 Winter

• Scientific Discovery Project
• Introductory Pharmacy Practice Experiences (IPPE)
• Leadership, Innovation/Entrepreneurship, Professionalism, Self-Awareness, Student Engagement
• Renal
• Team-Based Learning
• Laboratory Medicine
• Pharmacology & Physiology
• Electives

P2 Spring

• Scientific Discovery Project
• Introductory Pharmacy Practice Experiences (IPPE)
• Leadership, Innovation/Entrepreneurship, Professionalism, Self-Awareness, Student Engagement
• Endocrinology, Reproduction & Metabolism
• Immunology & Hematology
• Microbiology
• Team-Based Learning
• Pharmacology & Physiology
• Electives

P2/P3 Summer

• IPPE Institutional
• Optional Exploratory Pursuits (Summer Research Program, Fellowships, Internships, Career
  Exploration)

Third Year

P3 Fall

• Scientific Discovery Project
• Introductory Pharmacy Practice Experiences (IPPE)
• Leadership, Innovation/Entrepreneurship, Professionalism, Self-Awareness, Student Engagement
• Therapeutics, Advanced Professional Practice
• Pharmacogenomics
• Electives

P3 Winter

• Scientific Discovery Project
• Introductory Pharmacy Practice Experiences (IPPE)
• Leadership, Innovation/Entrepreneurship, Professionalism, Self-Awareness, Student Engagement
• Therapeutics, Contemporary Topics in Pharmacology
• Electives

P3 Spring

• Scientific Discovery Project
• Introductory Pharmacy Practice Experiences (IPPE)
• Leadership, Innovation/Entrepreneurship, Professionalism, Self-Awareness, Student Engagement
• Therapeutics, Contemporary Topics in Pharmacology, Advanced Professional Practice
• Pharmacoeconomics
• Electives
• Comprehensive Exam

P4 Summer

• Scientific Discovery Project
• APPE #1
• APPE #2

Fourth Year

P4 Fall

• Scientific Discovery Project
• APPE #3
• APPE #4

P4 Winter

• Scientific Discovery Project
• APPE #5
• APPE #6

P4 Spring

• Scientific Discovery Project
• APPE #7
• Dissemination
• Co-curriculum
• Graduation

Notes:

• Students complete 2 Elective and 5 Core APPE rotations. Core APPEs include Community, Health
  Systems, Acute Care, Ambulatory Care, and either Acute or Ambulatory Care.
• The curriculum is continuously being improved and is subject to change.

Updated: March 2024

Curriculum Details by Year & Term starting Academic Year 2026-2027

First Year

P1 Fall

• P1 IPPEs: Longitudinal Community + Free Clinic
• Pharmacy Practice
• Physiology/Pharmacology
• Pharm Sci I
• Law & Ethics
• CPD, SICP, Research Project

P1 Winter

• P1 IPPEs: Longitudinal Community + Free Clinic
• Pharmacy Practice
• Physiology/Pharmacology
• CPD, SICP, Research Project

P1 Spring

• P1 IPPEs: Longitudinal Community + Free Clinic
• Pharmacy Practice
• Physiology/Pharmacology
• Study Design & Biostats I
• CPD, SICP, Research Project

P1 Summer

• IPPE Community
• Summer Research Project/Internships

Second Year

P2 Fall

• Pharm Sci II
• Study Design & Biostats II
• Pharmacotherapy – Intro, Cardiopulmonary
• CPD, SICP, Research Project

P2 Winter

• Pharmaceutics I
• Pharmacy Informatics
• Pharmacotherapy – ERM, GI/Liver, Renal/GU
• CPD, SICP, Research Project

P2 Spring

• Pharmaceutics II
• Pharmaceutics III
• Pharmacotherapy – Micro ID
• CPD, SICP, Research Project

P2/P3 Summer

• IPPE Institutional
• Summer Research Project/Internships

Third Year

P3 Fall

• Pharmacotherapy – Neuro, Pain, Psych, Cardiopulmonary
• CPD, SICP, Research Project

P3 Winter

• Pharmacotherapy – Onc/Heme, Micro ID
• Health Systems & Policy
• CPD, SICP, Research Project

P3 Spring

• Pharmacotherapy – MOS
• Multi-OSCE Comp Exam
• APPE Boot Camp
• APPE #1
• CPD, SICP, Research Project

P4 Summer

• APPE #2
• APPE #3
• CPD 

Fourth Year

P4 Fall

• APPE #4
• APPE #5

P4 Winter

• APPE #6
• APPE #7

P4 Spring

• APPE #8
• APPE #9
• P4 Final Block
• Law/Board Review

Graduation