The Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD) Curriculum
To earn a Doctor of Pharmacy degree from UIC, students need to complete the following courses.
Summary of PharmD Credit Hours
86 - Total core hours (excluding clerkships)
12 - Total professional elective hours
35 - Total advanced pharmacy practice experiences/experiential hours
133 - Total Required for PharmD
P1 Year
Fall Semester (16 to 18 credit hours)
5 - PHAR 331—Fundamentals of Drug Action I
5 - PHYB 301—Human Physiology and Pathophysiology I
3 - PHAR 321—Drug Delivery Systems I
3 - PHAR 441—Roles, Environments, and Communications
0-2 Electives
Spring Semester (17 to 18 credit hours)
4 - PHAR 332—Fundamentals of Drug Action II
5 - PHYB 302—Human Physiology and Pathophysiology II
3 - PHAR 322—Drug Delivery Systems II
3 - PHAR 400—Pharmacokinetics
2 - PHAR 342—Experiential I
0-1 Electives
P2 Year
Fall Semester (16 to 17 credit hours)
4 - PHAR 333—Fundamentals of Drug Action III
3 - PHAR 323—Drug Delivery Systems III
3 - PHAR 401—Principles of Drug Action and Therapeutics I
4 - PHAR 402—Principles of Drug Action and Therapeutics II
2 - PHAR 352—Experiential II
0-1 Electives
Spring Semester (17 to 18 credit hours)
3 - PHAR 324—Contemporary Pharmacy Practice
2 - PHAR 343—Pharmacy Systems Management
4 - PHAR 455—Drug Information and Statistics
3 - PHAR 403—Principles of Drug Action and Therapeutics III
3 - PHAR 404—Principles of Drug Action and Therapeutics IV
2 - PHAR 344—Social and Behavioral Pharmacy
0-1 Electives
P3 Year
Fall Semester (15 to 18 credit hours)
3 - PHAR 405—Principles of Drug Action and Therapeutics V
3 - PHAR 406—Principles of Drug Action and Therapeutics VI
2 - PHAR 346—Pharmacy Services and Reimbursement
3 - PHAR 445—Pharmacy Law
2 - PHAR 353—Experiential III
2-5 Electives
Spring Semester (16 to 18 credit hours)
4 - PHAR 407—Principles of Drug Action and Therapeutics VII
3 - PHAR 408—Principles of Drug Action and Therapeutics VIII
2 - PHAR 354—Experiential IV
3 - PHAR 365—Non-Prescription Pharmaceuticals and Herbal Medicinals
2 - PHAR 356—Principles of Pharmacoeconomics and Drug Treatment Outcomes
2-4 Electives
P4 Year (28 credit hours)
28 - Advanced Pharmacy Practice Experiences
Students are required to take a total of 12 semester hours of didactic electives during the P1 to P3 years.