Pharmacy (PHA) Major

Requirements for Doctor of Pharmacy Degree

Notes:

Class standing is defined as:

• P1 Year Standing – The student must have been admitted into the professional program.
• P2 Year Standing – Completion of all PHA 300 level required courses and PHA 109.
• P3 Year Standing – Completion of all PHA 400 level required courses and PHA 610, a bachelor’s degree, and all capstone activities are required to begin the fall semester. Completion of all required PHA 700, non-advanced practice experience courses are required to progress on to the subsequent semester.
• P4 Year Standing – Completion of all PHA 600-700 level required, non-advanced practice courses.

* “completion” means a passing grade in each pharmacy course and maintaining semester and cumulative PHA GPA requirements.

Addition Information

1. Eligible for B.S. in Pharmaceutical Sciences after completion of all general education requirements, 300 and 400-level required PHA courses, and general elective credits for a total of 138 credits.
2. Successful completion of the capstone activities are required as part of the degree requirements for both the BS in Pharmaceutical Science and the Doctor of Pharmacy degrees.
3. PHA 410 must be completed during the summer between the P1 and P2 years.
4. P3 year courses are taught at the University Center North in Sioux Falls. Advanced Pharmacy Practice Experiences (APPEs) are completed during Summer Sessions, Fall, and Spring Semesters.
5. PHA 610 must be completed during the summer between the P2 and P3 years.
6. General Electives: 6 credits required prior to beginning P3 Year. Credits in excess of System General Education Requirements or IGR Goals may apply toward General Elective requirement.

Curriculum Notes

* The 30 credit Board of Regents System General Education Requirements (SGRs) must be completed as part of a student’s first 64 credits.

** South Dakota State University has a 5 credit Institutional Graduation Requirement (IGRs).

(G) Globalization Requirement.

(AW) Advanced Writing Requirement.

Students must take the proficiency examination after completing 48 credits. English 101, and a course in each of the General Education areas of social science, mathematics, natural science, and humanities and arts must be taken prior to taking this exam.