Pharmacy Curriculum

    Minimum 1440 hours of experiential education (as· recommended by ACPE) will be satisfied by nine 4-credit (one-month) advanced practice experiences in the P4 year, beginning in the summer after the P3 year.
    One 1-credit seminar/grand rounds will be· required during the P4 year.
     Minimum 300 hours of early experiential· experience (as recommended by ACPE) will be satisfied by two 4-credit (one-month) introductory practice experiences in the summers of the P1 and/or P2 years.
    Clinical Applications I–V are recitations designed to· bring clinical relevance to basic and applied pharmaceutical science principles in a case-based format. 
    Clinical Applications VI is a recitation· designed as a capstone course, where case studies of complex patients will bring together concepts learned throughout the previous professional years.
   · Additional optional elective courses may be taken, and interested students could be encouraged to take an additional elective during the spring semester of the P1 year. All elective courses taken as part of the professional program must be approved by the South Carolina College of Pharmacy.
    All students will be required to submit to a criminal· background check each year prior to beginning pharmacy practice experience rotations, some rotation sites may require students to submit to a drug test prior to the rotation.
    All students must complete CPR and First Aid· certification prior to the P2 summer rotation and are required to maintain certification throughout the P3 and P4 years.