Doctor of Pharmacy Pharm.D.

Requirements for Doctor of Pharmacy Degree

 System General Education Requirements*: 34

• Goal #1 Written Communication: ENGL 101*, andENGL 201*Credits: 6
• Goal #2 Oral Communication:  SPCM 101*Credits: 3
• Goal #3 Social Sciences/Diversity:  ECON 202*Credits: 6
• Goal #4 Arts and Humanities/DiversityCredits: 6
• Goal #5 Mathematics:MATH 121-121L*Credits: 5
• Goal #6 Natural Sciences: CHEM 112-112L*, and CHEM 114-114L*Credits: 8

Institutional Graduation Requirements**: 5

• Goal #1 First Year Experience: PHA 109** Credits: 2
• Goal #2 Cultural Awareness and Social and Environmental Responsibility Credits: 3

Major Requirement Credits: 179^1,2

• BIOL 151-151L - General Biology I and Lab* (COM) Credits: 4
• BIOL 221-221L - Human Anatomy and Lab(COM) Credits: 4
• CHEM 328-328L - Organic Chemistry II and Lab(COM) Credits: (3, 1)
• BIOL 325-325L - Physiology and Lab (COM) Credits: 4
• CHEM 326-326L - Organic Chemistry I and Lab(COM) Credits: (3, 1)
• MICR 231-231L - General Microbiology and Lab (COM) Credits: 4
• STAT 284 - Biostatistics for the Health Sciences Credits: 3
• PHA 109 - First Year Seminar - Pharmacy** Credits: 2
• PHA 320 - Introduction to Pathophysiology Credits: 3
• PHA 323 - Pharmaceutical Biochemistry Credits: 4
• PHA 324 - Biomedical Science I Credits: 4
• PHA 331 - Pharmaceutics I Credits: 3
• PHA 332-332L - Pharmaceutics II and Lab Credits: 4
• PHA 340-340L - Medicinal Chemistry I and Lab Credits: 4
• PHA 341-341L - Medicinal Chemistry II and Lab Credits: 4
• PHA 367-367L - Pharmacy Practice I and Lab Credits: 2
• PHA 368-368L - Pharmacy Practice II and Lab Credits: 3
• PHA 410 - Introductory Practice Experience I Credits: 3 ³
• PHA 415 - Biopharmaceutics and Pharmacokinetics Credits: 4
• PHA 425 - Biomedical Science II Credits: 3
• PHA 430 - Pharmacy Practice Law Credits: 3
• PHA 442 - Pharmacology I Credits: 5
• PHA 443 - Pharmacology II Credits: 4
• PHA 444 - Toxicology Credits: 2
• PHA 445 - Pharmacotherapeutics I Credits: 2
• PHA 446 - Pharmacotherapeutics II Credits: 3
• PHA 467-467L - Pharmacy Practice III and Lab (AW) Credits: 3
• PHA 468-468L - Pharmacy Practice IV and Lab Credits: 3

Must have a bachelor’s degree to begin the P3, 600-700 level courses⁴ 

• PHA 610 - Introductory Practice Experience II
    Credits: 3 ⁵
• PHA 714 - Community Pharmacy Practice Experience
    Credits: 5
• PHA 716 - Hospital/Institutional Pharmacy Practice Experience
    Credits: 5
• PHA 723 - Ethics in Healthcare Practice
    Credits: 2
• PHA 727 - Professional Resources Management
    Credits: 3
• PHA 741 - Public Health and Wellness
    Credits: 2
• PHA 742 - Patient Assessment and Self Care
    Credits: 2
• PHA 756 - Pharmacotherapeutics III
    Credits: 4
• PHA 757 - Pharmacotherapeutics IV
    Credits: 4
• PHA 761 - Pharmacotherapeutics V
    Credits: 5
• PHA 762 - Pharmacotherapeutics VI
    Credits: 5 
  
• PHA 767-767L - Pharmacy Practice V
   
  and Lab
    Credits: 3
• PHA 768 - Pharmacy Practice VI
   
  and Lab
    Credits: 3
• PHA 772 - Internal Medicine I Practice Experience
    Credits: 5
• PHA 774 - Ambulatory Care Practice Experience
    Credits: 5
• Assigned Advanced Pharmacy Practice Experiences
   ⁺: Credits 10
• Elective Advanced Pharmacy Practice Experiences   ⁺: Credits: 10

Elective Credits: 10

• General Electives⁶ Credits: 6
• Pharmacy Electives, PHA 700 level, nonAPPE Credits: 4

Total Required Credits: 218

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

• 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.
• 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.
• PHA 410 must be completed during the summer between the P1 and P2 years.
• P3 year courses are taught at the University Center North in Sioux Falls.
• PHA 610 must be completed during the summer between the P2 and P3 years.
• 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.
• ⁺Advanced Pharmacy Practice Experiences (APPEs) are completed during Summer sessions, Fall, and Spring semesters.

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.