Pharmacy (PHA) Major

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Dennis Hedge, Dean
College of Pharmacy
SAV 133
605-688-6197
E-mail: college.pharmacy@sdstate.edu
www.sdstate.edu/pha/index.cfm

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 101.

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.

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

Requirements for Doctor of Pharmacy Degree, Pre-Pharmacy Courses:

Assigned Advanced Pharmacy Practice Experiences

Choose 10 credits from the following:

PHA 700 - Directed Studies Practice Experience Credits: (4-5)
PHA 706 - Critical Care Practice Experience Credits: 5
PHA 707 - Infectious Disease Practice Experience Credits: 5
PHA 717 - Community Health and Patient Monitoring Practice Experience Credits: 5
PHA 770 - Pediatrics Practice Experience Credits: 5
PHA 771 - Geriatrics Practice Experience Credits: 5
PHA 773 - Internal Medicine II Practice Experience Credits: 5
PHA 775 - Psychiatry Practice Experience Credits: 5
Advanced Pharmacy Practice Experiences (APPEs) are completed during Summer sessions, Fall, and Spring semesters.

Elective Advanced Pharmacy Practice Experiences

Choose 10 credits from the following:

PHA 700 - Directed Studies Practice Experience Credits: (4-5)
PHA 701 - Home Health/Hospice Practice Experience Credits: 5
PHA 702 - Indian Health Services Practice Experience Credits: 5
PHA 703 - Pharmacy Administration Practice Experience Credits: 5
PHA 704 - Nutrition Support Practice Experience Credits: 5
PHA 705 - Clinical Research Practice Experience Credits: 5
PHA 708 - Surgery Practice Experience Credits: 5
PHA 709 - Nephrology Practice Experience Credits: 5
PHA 710 - Pharmacokinetics Practice Experience Credits: 5
PHA 711 - Oncology Practice Experience Credits: 5
PHA 712 - Nuclear Pharmacy Practice Experience Credits: 5
PHA 713 - Managed Care Practice Experience Credits: 5
PHA 780 - International Pharmacy Practice Experience Credits: 5
APPEs not utilized from list of Assigned APPEs

Elective Credits: 10

General Electives⁷ (6 credits)
Pharmacy Electives, PHA 700 level, nonAPPE (4 credits)

Total Required Credits: 218

Notes:

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 activites are required as part of hte degree requirements for both teh BS in Pharmaceutical Sicence and hte Doctor of Pharmacy degrees.
³	Can substitute BIOL 101 and BIOL 101L for different IGR Goal #1 .
⁴	PHA 310 must be completed during the summer between the P1 and P2 years.
⁵	PHA 610must be completed during the summer between the P2 and P3 years.
⁶	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.
⁷	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 an 8-9 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.