PharmD Degree at St. Louis College of Pharmacy Missouri
Pharm.D. Degree
The Doctor of Pharmacy (Pharm.D.) program at St. Louis College of Pharmacy prepares students for a variety of careers after graduation. Opportunities open to Pharm.D. graduates include practice in the following areas: community, hospital, managed care, pharmaceutical industry, academia, and consultant pharmacy.
The STLCOP curriculum consists of 203 semester hours in six years of study. It is divided into:
150 semester hours of required coursework,
21 hours of elective coursework
32 hours devoted to advanced practice experiences in Year 6.
Included in the required coursework in Years 3, 4, and 5 are introductory practice experiences (IPE) which expose students to various practice settings and teach them basic pharmaceutical care practice skills. In Year 6, students work with pharmacists during eight five-week rotations at pharmacy sites in the United States.