The College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences - Butler University

numbered 300 or higher. Additionally, the
student’s professional GPA must be 2.0 or
higher. The professional curriculum consists
of those courses designated PX and RX. The
proper sequence of courses must be maintained
and the prerequisites for each course satisfied.
The student is responsible for making certain
that he or she has completed all required
courses in the curriculum.
All didactic coursework must be completed
before beginning the experiential rotations in
the P4 year of the curriculum.
Doctor of pharmacy curriculum
for classes graduating
beginning 2010
The college reserves the right to change the
Doctor of Pharmacy curriculum at the discretion
of the college faculty.
First year — prepharmacy Credit hours
FYS 101 First Year Seminar 3
CH 105 General Chemistry (with lab) 5
MA 106 Calc and Analytical Geom I 5
Core (T&I, PCA, SW or AR)* ** 3
PX 100 Health Sciences Seminar 1
Total semester hours 17
FYS 102 First Year Seminar 3
CH 106 General Chemistry (with lab) 5
BI 105 Intro Cell Biology 3
COM 102 Public Speaking 2
Core (T&I, PCA, SW or AR)* ** 3
CC 1P Physical Well Being+ 1
Total semester hours 17
Second year — prepharmacy Credit hours
GHS 201-209 Global &
Historical Studies 3
PX 311 Human Anatomy 3
CH 351 Organic Chemistry (with lab) 5
PX 325 Ethical Issues in Health Care 3
Core (T&I, PCA, SW or AR)* ** 3
Total semester hours 17
*T&I = Text and Ideas, PCA = Perspectives in
the Creative Arts., SW = The Social World, AR
Analytical Reasoning
**Students (except previously degreed and
transfer students) must take at least one CORE
course in each of the Divisions listed.)
GHS 201-209 Global &
Historical Studies 3
BI 325 Pathogenic Microbiology 3
CH 352 Organic Chemistry (with lab) 5
PX 315 Human Physiology 4
PE 102 Lifetime Fitness Activity 1
PX 200 Intro to Pharmacy Practice 1
Total semester hours 17
First professional year
(third year) Credit hours
RX 350 Intro to Pharmaceutical Care I 3
BI 323 Immunology 2
RX 312 Clinical Biochemistry 4
RX 316 Pathophysiology 4
RX 327 Intro to Drug Information 1
Liberal Education Elective 3
Total semester hours 17
RX 351 Intro to Pharmaceutical Care II 4
RX 314 Pharmaceutical Biotechnology 3
RX 318 Intro to Principles
of Drug Action 5
RX 320 Delivery of Health Care 2
RX 324 Clinical Assessment 2
Total semester hours 16
Second professional year Credit hours
RX 403 Therapeutics I Case Studies 1
RX 411 Prin of Drug Action I 4
RX 413 Therapeutics I 3
RX 415 Self-care and Health Promotion 2
RX 421 Introduction to Dosage Forms 4
Liberal Education Elective 3
Total semester hours 17
RX 404 Therapeutics II Case Studies 1
RX 412 Prin of Drug Action II 4
RX 414 Therapeutics II 3
RX 416 Self-care and
Health Promotion II 3
RX 422 Advanced Dosage Forms 4
RX 432 Personnel Management 3
Total Semester Hours 18
Third professional year Credit hours
RX 503 Therapeutics III Case Studies 1
RX 511 Principles of Drug Action III 4
RX 513 Therapeutics II 3
RX 522 Pharmacokinetics/Biopharm 3
RX 527 Biostatistics and
Research Design 3
RX--- Professional Electives 2
Total semester hours 16
RX 504 Therapeutics IV Case Studies 1
RX 514 Therapeutics IV 3
RX 528 Advanced Drug Information 2
RX 526 Pharmacy and the Law 3
RX 523 Clinical Pharmacokinetics 3
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