Pharmacy Curriculum

*Typically, electives range from 1 to 3 credit hours. One must complete 8 hours of electives by the end of the third year.

• Minimum 300 hours of Introductory Pharmacy Practice Experience (IPPE) (as required by ACPE) will be satisfied by two 4-credit (one month) externships in the summers of the P1 and P2 years.
• Minimum 1440 hours of Advanced Pharmacy Practice Experience (APPE) (as required by ACPE) will be satisfied by nine 4-credit (one-month) clerkships in the P4 year.
• Rotations include: 2 x acute care rotations (critical care, pediatrics, psychiatry, general medicine, internal medicine, cardiology, neurology, nephrology, transplantation, etc), 1 x ambulatory care, 1 x health care team (e.g. drug information, poison center, long-term care/assisted living, a second ambulatory care, a third acute care, and others), 1 x community pharmacy, 1 x hospital pharmacy, and 3 electives.
• One 1-credit Clinical Seminar/Ground Rounds (SCCP 999) will be required during the P4 year.
• 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.
• Students may be required to submit a criminal background check or a drug test prior to beginning an introductory or advanced pharmacy practice experience.
• All students are required to complete Basic Life Support for Healthcare Providers training prior to the P2 summer rotation South Carolina College of Pharmacy Course Descriptions

*Typically, electives range from 1 to 3 credit hours. One must complete 8 hours of electives by the end of the third year.

• Minimum 300 hours of Introductory Practice Experiential Experience (IPPE) (as required by ACPE) will be satisfied by two 4-credit (one month) externships in the summers of the P1 and P2 years.
• Minimum 1440 hours of Advanced Practice Experiential Experience (APPE) (as required by ACPE) will be satisfied by nine 4-credit (one month) clerkships in the P4 year. Rotations include: 2 x acute care rotations (critical care, pediatrics, psychiatry, general medicine, internal medicine, cardiology, neurology, nephrology, transplantation, etc), 1 x ambulatory care, 1 x health care team (e.g. drug information, poison center, long-term care/assisted living, a second ambulatory care, a third acute care, and others), 1 x community pharmacy, 1 x hospital pharmacy, and 3 electives.
• One 1-credit Clinical Seminar/Grand Rounds (SCCP 999) will be required during the P4 year.
• 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.
• Students may be required to submit a criminal background check or a drug test prior to beginning an introductory or advanced pharmacy practice experience.
• All students are required to complete Basic Life Support for Healthcare Providers \training prior to the P2 summer IPPE.