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School of Pharmacy

UCSF School of Pharmacy
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Pharmaceutical Sciences Pathway Requirements

The pharmaceutical sciences pathway requires 47 units. In the table below, APPEs are Advanced Pharmacy Practice Experiences -- the terminology for clinical experience.

Core Curriculum

132 units

Pharmaceutical Sciences Pathway

47 units

 

Year 3 Courses

22 units

   

Winter Quarter

BPS 134

Research Design & Statistics in Drug Development

3 units

CP 137

Advanced Topics in Clinical Care

3 units

Spring Quarter

PC 152

Drug Discovery & Design

3 units

BPS 133

Pharmacokinetics in Drug Development

3 units

BPS 135

Principles of Pharmacogenomics

3 units

PC 157

Bioanalytical Theory & Technique

3 units

CP/BPS/PC 165

Pharmaceutical Sciences Research Project

4 units

Year 4 Courses

25 units

Students complete the following pathway requirements taken during the summer, fall, and winter quarters by selecting 1 of 3 scheduling options: see Sample Schedule. In addition to these courses, students will complete 12 units of Advanced Pharmacy Practice Experiences in acute and ambulatory care (CP 148A, CP 149A) as required in the core curriculum. Pharmaceutical Sciences pathway students are strongly encouraged to take CP 148 C and 149 C, the acute and ambulatory care APPE supplements, in conjunction with these required rotations.

CP/BPS/PC 165

Pharmaceutical Sciences Research Project

16 units

CP 170's, 180's

Elective APPE

7 units

PC 163

Pharmaceutical Sciences Pathway Seminar

2 units

Electives

11 units

Total Units

190 units

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