Degree Requirements
General Education Requirements for the Major
Students pursuing the PharmD degree are not required to complete the University general education requirements. However, students are required to complete the pre-pharmacy curriculum listed below. Completion of the pre-pharmacy course requirements does not guarantee admission to the SIUE School of Pharmacy. In addition, courses that will meet the SIUE pre-pharmacy requirements may not meet the requirements for completion of other majors at SIUE.
Pre-Pharmacy Curriculum
- BIOL 150, 151, 240A, 240B
- BIOL 250 or BIOL 350 (BIOL 220 is a prerequisite for BIOL 350)
- CHEM 121A, 121B, 125A, 125B, 241A, 241B, 245
- ECON 111 or ECON 112
- ENG 101, 102
- MATH 150 or MATH 145
- PHYS 131/131L
- STAT 244
- RA 101 or any PHIL
- SOC 111 or PSYC 111
- ACS 101 or ACS 103
Degree Requirements PharmD
- PHAS 708, 709, 716, 728N, 733N, 754, 756
- PHEP 719A, 719B, 739A, 739B, 751, 759A, 759B, 780, 781, 782, 783, 784*, 789
- PHPR 710, 711, 713N, 717, 718A, 718B, 735N, 738A, 738B, 744, 758A, 758B
- PHPS 700, 701, 702, 703, 704, 705N, 707N, 712, 720N
- PHPT 730A, 730B, 730C, 730D, 750A, 750B, 750C, 750D
- Electives**
* Students must repeat PHEL 784 to accumulate 18 credit hours for graduation
** Students are required to accumulate 10 elective credits for graduation. Approved internal and external electives are listed below. Students may apply no more than five hours of external electives and four hours of independent study toward completion of elective hours. Exceptions can be made in certain situations for students in the concurrent degree programs with the approval of the Office of Professional and Student Affairs.
Approved Internal Electives
PHEL 760E, 761E, 764E, 765E, 766E, 768E, 772E, 773E, 774E, 775E, 776E, 777E, 779E, 780E, 782E, 783E, 784E, 785E, 786E, 787E, 788E, 790E, 791E, 793E
Approved External Electives
This list contains classes that may be of interest to PharmD students to fulfill elective requirements. The inclusion of a course on this list does not imply direct application to pharmacy, but may allow the student to develop areas of personal interest or to expand their understanding of professional opportunities. If interested in one of these courses, the student must contact SOP Office of Professional and Student Affairs to inquire about enrollment procedures. The curriculum committee is not promoting and cannot guarantee enrollment in the following courses. The committee will perform quality assurance measures to continually assess the inclusion of courses on this list:
- ACS 403
- CI 495
- ENG 491
- HONS 499
- PHIL 321
- PHPS 539
- PSYC 420
- PSYC 431
- PBHE 405
- PBHE 462
- PBHE 598
- SOCW 420 (Students cannot earn credit toward the PharmD for both SOCW 420 chemical dependency and PHEL 768E addiction.)
American Pharmacists Association (The university issuing the credits may vary from year to year.)
- APhA Institute on Alcoholism and Drug Dependencies
University of Florida
- PHA6935 Veterinary Pharmacy
- PHA6935 History in Pharmacy Leadership (Students cannot earn credit toward the PharmD for both PHA6935 History in Pharmacy Leadership and PHEL 793E History of Pharmacy Leadership.)
- PHA6357 Herbal and Dietary Supplements
University of Wyoming
- PHCY 5210 Regulating Dangerous Drug Use
- PHCY 5240 Pharmaceutical Homicide Prevention
- PHCY 5670 Medication Malpractice
Additional requirements may be expected for professional pharmacy students. See individual instructor for specific information.
Retention
- Maintain a cumulative grade point average of 2.00 or higher in the professional program.
- Receive no more than six credit hours of an F and/or WF grade in any combination of didactic courses and remain eligible for graduation. All F and/or WF grades must be remediated successfully.
- Receive no more than two credit hours of “no credit” grades in pass/no credit courses and remain eligible for graduation. All “no credit” grades must be remediated successfully.
- Receive no more than one grade of F and/or WF in an advanced pharmacy practice experience, even if the initial F or WF grade was successfully remediated, and remain eligible for graduation. All F and/or WF grades must be remediated successfully.
- Remain continuously enrolled as a full-time student and complete the Doctor of Pharmacy program within six years of entering the program.
- Receive no more than one grade of F and/or WF in IPPE III or IPPE IV, even if the initial F or WF grade was successfully remediated, and remain eligible for graduation. All F and/or WF grades must be remediated successfully.
- Must successfully remediate F, WF or "no credit" grades within 12 months
- Cannot receive a second suspension
Students failing to meet the above criteria may receive academic counseling, be put on academic probation, follow a remediation plan, or receive a dismissal recommendation from the academic standards and progression committee.
