Doctor of Pharmacy Professional Program (Pharm.D.)
LIU Pharmacy — The Arnold & Marie Schwartz College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences — offers a six-year Doctor of Pharmacy (Pharm.D.) degree program to prepare students for entry-level pharmacy practice. The Doctor of Pharmacy is classified as a "doctor's degree-professional practice" by the U.S. Department of Education. The program consists of two years of preprofessional studies (offered through LIU Brooklyn's Richard L. Conolly College of Liberal Arts and Sciences) and four years of professional studies.
Dramatic changes taking place in the health-care system are creating many new and exciting roles for pharmacists. The pharmacist is now not only responsible for the safe and effective distribution of prescription and nonprescription medication, but is also assuming the role of pharmaceutical therapy advisor and manager, having increasingly more patient-care responsibilities.
The entry-level pharmacist is expected to participate fully in the team-based management of the patient, including the rendering of independent clinical judgments. The pharmacist must be proficient in the search for and retrieval of information from the scientific literature, utilization of complex pharmacokinetic models to determine appropriate doses, development of individualized pharmaceutical care plans, communication with patients and health professionals, documentation of pharmaceutical interventions taking into account patients' knowledge, beliefs, and behavior, pharmacoeconomic analysis of alternative pharmaceutical interventions, and justification of services billed to managed health-care organizations and other payers.
Pre-Pharmacy Phase (P1-P2)
The pre-professional phase of the program, offered through Richard L. Conolly College, consists of a minimum of four semesters of coursework in the liberal arts and sciences. Successful completion of two years of pre-professional study (P-1 and P-2) provides the foundation for admission to the professional pharmacy curriculum. The course sequence for the pre-professional phase is listed below. For course descriptions, please refer to the LIU Brooklyn undergraduate bulletin.
Credentials of students attending other colleges for the pre-professional phase of the program will be evaluated on an individual course basis, and transfer credit will be granted for those courses meeting the requirements of LIU Pharmacy. Only those pre-professional students who meet the progression requirements, as outlined under the Admissions section of this website, will be admitted to the first professional year of study at LIU Pharmacy.
While the pre-professional phase of the program is designed to be completed in two academic years, students requiring proficiency and skills courses may have a lengthened course of study.
P-1 - First Pre-Professional Year
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FALL |
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General and Inorganic Chemistry (CHM 3) |
4 credits |
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General Biology (BIO 1) |
4 |
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English Composition (ENG 16*) |
3 |
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Introduction to Psychology (PSY 3) |
3 |
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First Year Seminar (FYS 1) |
1 |
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Total Credits |
15 |
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SPRING |
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General and Inorganic Chemistry (CHM 4) |
4 |
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General Biology (BIO 2) |
4 |
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English Literature (Eng 61, 62, 63, or 64) |
3 |
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Calculus I (MTH 40**) |
4 |
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Economics (ECO 1 or 2) |
3 |
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Total Credits |
18 |
P2 - Second Pre-Professional Year
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FALL |
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Organic Chemistry (CHM 121) |
4 |
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Physics for Pharmacy (PHY 27) |
4 |
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Writing in the Sciences (Eng 178) |
3 |
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Philosophy or History (PHI 61 or 62 or HIS 1 or 2) |
3 |
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Physiology/Anatomy (BIO 137) (lecture and lab) |
4 |
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Pharmacy Orientation Seminar (PHM 1) |
0 |
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Total Credits |
18 |
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SPRING |
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Organic Chemistry (CHM 122) |
4 |
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Physiology/Anatomy (BIO 138) (lecture and lab) |
4 |
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Oral Communication (SPE 3) |
3 |
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Statistics (MATH 100) |
3 |
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Microbiology (BIO 101) |
4 |
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Total Credits |
18 |
* Students are admitted into English 16 by placement examination or exemption from English 13, 14.
** Mathematics placement examinations are required to determine prerequisitesProfessional Phase
The professional segment of the Doctor of Pharmacy program consists of six semesters of didactic and early experiential coursework and an extramural year of advanced pharmacy practice experiences, which students complete in hospital, community and other pharmacy practice settings. The professional program provides the specialized education necessary to develop expertise in the ever-broadening field of pharmacy and prepares the student for professional licensure examinations.
All professional courses must be taken in residence. There is no transfer credit for any professional-level course.
P-3 (First Professional Year)
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FALL |
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Pathophysiology/immunology (PHM 310) |
3 credits |
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Pharmaceutics I (Pharmaceutical calculations) (PHM 311) |
2 |
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Pharmaceutics II (Basic theories in pharmaceutics) (PHM 312) |
2 |
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Biochemistry (PHM 313) |
3 |
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Pharmacy Profession and the Health Care System (PHM 314) |
3 |
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Pharmacy and Society (PHM 315) |
2 |
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P-3 Introductory Pharmacy Practice Experience (PHM 300) |
0.5 |
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Total |
15.5 credits |
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SPRING |
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Molecular Biology (PHM 320) |
2 credits |
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Principles of Pharmacology/Medicinal Chemistry/Toxicology (PHM 321) |
2.5 |
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Intro to Pharmacy Law and the Integrated Pharmaceutical Care Laboratory (PHM 322) |
1 |
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Pharmaceutics III (Biopharmaceutics/pharmacokinetics) (PHM 323) |
3 |
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Biostatistics (PHM 324) |
2 |
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Introduction to Pharmacy Practice (PHM 325) |
3 |
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Principles of Physical Assessment and Medication Administration (PHM 326) |
2 |
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Total |
15.5 credits |
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SUMMER |
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Community Practice Introductory Pharmacy Practice Experience (PHM 400) |
4 credits |
P-4 (Second Professional Year)
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FALL |
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Human Genetics (PHM 410) |
2 credits |
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Modular Organ Systems Therapeutics Sequence I (PHM 411) |
4 |
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Modular Organ Systems Therapeutics Sequence II (PHM 412) |
4 |
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Drug Information and Literature Evaluation (PHM 414) |
3 |
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Pharmacy Practice Laboratory I (PHM 415) |
1 |
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Professional Elective |
3 |
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Total 19.5 |
17 credits |
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SPRING |
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* Principles of Health Behavior and Patient-provider Communication(PHM 420) |
3 credits |
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Pharmaceutics IV (Dosage forms and principles of compounding) (PHM 421) |
3 |
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Compounding Laboratory I (PHM 422) |
1 |
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Pharmacy Practice Laboratory II (PHM 423) |
1 |
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Modular Organ Systems Therapeutics Sequence III (PHM 424) |
3 |
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Modular Organ Systems Therapeutics Sequence IV (PHM 425) |
3.5 |
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Professional Elective |
3 |
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Total |
17.5 credits |
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SUMMER |
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Institutional Practice Introductory Pharmacy Practice Experience (PHM 500) |
4 credits |
* Writing Intensive Course
P-5 (Third Professional Year)
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FALL |
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Health Care Informatics (PHM 510) |
2 credits |
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Pharmaceutics V (Dosage forms and principles of compounding) (PHM 511) |
3 |
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Compounding Laboratory II (PHM 512) |
1 |
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Pharmacy Practice Laboratory II (PHM 513) |
1 |
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Practical Applications of the Biological Sciences (PHM 514) |
1 |
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Pharmacoeconomics and Pharmacoepidemiology (PHM 515) |
2 |
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Modular Organ Systems Therapeutics Sequence V (PHM 516) |
2.5 |
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Modular Organ Systems Therapeutics Sequence VI (PHM 517) |
2.5 |
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Pharmacy Law and Ethics (PHM 525) |
3 |
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Total |
18 credits |
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SPRING |
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Practice Management (PHM 521) |
2 credits |
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Public Health & Patient Safety (PHM 522) |
3 |
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Pharmacogenomics (PHM 523) |
2 |
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Clinical Pharmacokinetics (PHM 524) |
2 |
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Modular Organ Systems Therapeutics Sequence VII (PHM 528) |
3.5 |
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Modular Organ Systems Therapeutics Sequence VIII (PHM 529) |
3 |
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Elective |
3 |
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Total |
18.5 credits |
Note: The Modular Organ Systems Therapeutics (MOST) sequence consists of pharmacology, medicinal chemistry, pharmacognosy and alternative therapies, self care, and pharmacotherapeutics presented as a combined entity during years P-4 and P-5. Each course runs for x weeks of the semester followed by another course in the sequence; they are not simultaneous courses.
P-6 (Fourth Professional Year)
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ALL YEAR: Advanced Pharmacy Practice Experiences |
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Acute Care (5 weeks) (PHM 610) |
5 credits |
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Ambulatory Care(5 weeks) (PHM 611) |
5 |
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Community Practice (5 weeks) (PHM 612) |
5 |
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Institutional Practice (5 weeks) (PHM 613) |
5 |
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Inpatient General Medicine (5 weeks) (PHM 614) |
5 |
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Non-Patient Care Focus APPE (PHM 616) |
5 |
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Patient Care Focus APPE (PHM 617) |
5 |
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Senior Seminar (PHM 615) Registration required in Fall (2.5 credits) and Spring (2.5 credits) semester |
2.5 |
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Total |
40 credits |
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