Course Catalog

Course Catalog

ACP offers a sequence of courses designed to lead to a Doctor of Pharmacy degree. Requirements for the PharmD degree include completion of a minimum of 146 credits, including more than 1,700 hours of experiential coursework, and three academic years of full-time residence. In addition, a student must maintain a cumulative grade point average of C (2.0) or better in order to progress and graduate.

Credit Hour Policy
For didactic classes, credit hours are typically awarded at a ratio of approximately 18 hours of class time to 1 hour of credit. For laboratory and experiential courses, credit is awarded at a ratio of 40 contact hours for 1 hour of credit. The Assistant Dean of Academic Affairs and Assessment is responsible for implementation of the Credit Hour Policy.

Grading Policy

ACP has adopted a numerical scoring system with a 10-point grading scale whereby all grades are rounded to the nearest whole number using standard rounding rules. Unless noted separately in the course syllabi, the following is ACP’s grading scale and the quality points assigned to each letter grade:

A (4.0 quality points) = 89.50 or above
B (3.0 quality points) = 79.50 to 89.49
C (2.0 quality points) = 69.50 to 79.49
D (1.0 quality points) = 59.50 to 69.49
F (0.0 quality points) = 59.49 or below

Other possible grades Include:

I Incomplete (all incompletes must be cleared by the end of the
following semester in which the incomplete was recorded)
IP In Progress (grade has not been reported)
P Pass (Pass/Fail scale)
F Fail (Pass/Fail scale)
W Withdraw

Students will receive their semester grade report at the end of each academic term.

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PharmD Course of Study:

P1 curriculum

Fall Semester:

• PHA 0108 7 Credits Introduction to Pharmacy, Communications, and Health Care Systems
• PHA 0126 6 Credits Foundations I
• PHA 0127 6 Credits Foundations II
• PHA 0158 3 Credits Foundations III
• PHA 1007 1 Credit EPPE I: Skills Lab and Training
• PHA 1002 0 Credit Interprofessional Education (IPE) Experience I
• Total Credits: 23 hours

Spring Semester:

• PHA 0153 5 Credits Foundations IV
• PHA 0175 1 Credit Pharmaceutics Lab I
• PHA 0129 3 Credits Pharmaceutical Principles
• PHA 0202 3 Credits Applied Clinical Pharmacokinetics
• PHA 0184 4 Credits Non Prescription Drugs, Devices, and Skills Lab (OTC)
• PHA 0186 1 Credit Pharmacist Patient Care Process I
• PHA 0239 3 Credits Foundations VI
• PHA 1004 0 Credit Interprofessional Education (IPE) Experience II
• Total Credits: 20 hours

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P2 curriculum

Summer Semester:

• PHA 0237 4 Credits Foundations V
• PHA 0210 3 Credits Drug Information, Clinical Research, and Biostatistics
• PHA 0218 1 Credit Jurisprudence and Pharmacy Law
• PHA 2045 1 Credit CPPE Primer for Pharmacy Students
• PHA 2010 3 Credits CPPE I
• PHA 2020 3 Credits CPPE II
• PHA 4000 1 Credit **Elective
• Total Credits: Up to 16 hours

Fall Semester:

• PHA 0195 0 Credit P1 Milestone Examination
• PHA 0222 3 Credits Diseases of the Renal System and Fluid and Electrolyte Disorders
• PHA 0221 3 Credits Pharmacotherapy of Infectious Diseases I
• PHA 0224 3 Credits Pharmacotherapy of Immune System Disorders
• PHA 0241 3 Credits Pharmacotherapy of Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Diseases I
• PHA 0264 2 Credits Pharmacotherapy of Endocrine System Diseases
• PHA 0243 3 Credits Pharmacotherapy of Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Diseases II
• PHA 0226 3 Credits Pharmacotherapy of Infectious Diseases II
• PHA 0286 2 Credits Pharmacist Patient Care Process II
• PHA 0260 1 Credit Advanced Pharmaceutics Lab
• PHA 1005 0 Credit Interprofessional Education (IPE) Experience III
• PHA 2030 1 Credit EPPE II A & Forum
• PHA 4000 1 Credit **Elective
• Total Credits: Up to 25 hours

Spring Semester:

• PHA 0270 5 Credits Diseases of the Hematological System and Oncological Disorders
• PHA 0278 5 Credits GI Diseases and Disorders of Nutrition and Metabolism
• PHA 0281 3 Credits Pharmacotherapy of Neurological System
• PHA 0294 3 Credits Pharmacotherapeutic Considerations in Special Populations
• PHA 0289 3 Credits Pharmacotherapy of Psychological Disorders
• PHA 0288 1 Credit Pharmacist Patient Care Process III
• PHA 1006 0 Credit Interprofessional Education (IPE) Experience IV
• PHA 4000 1 Credit **Electives
• Total Credits: Up to 21 hours

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P3 curriculum

Summer Semester:

• PHA 0215 3 Credits Pharmacy Administration
• PHA 0304 3 Credits Advanced Jurisprudence & Pharmacy Law
• PHA 0298 0 Credit P2 Milestone Exam
• PHA 3010 1 Credit APPE Primer for Pharmacy Students
• PHA 3025 0 Credit Pharmacy Knowledge Recitation and Assessment I
• Total Credits: 12 hours (Summer term includes APPE-I for total of 12 hours)

Fall Semester:

• PHA 3045 0 Credit Pharmacy Knowledge Recitation and Assessment II
• Total Credits: 20 hours (Fall term includes APPEs-II-V

Spring Semester:

• PHA 3065 0 Credit Pharmacy Knowledge Recitation and Assessment III
• PHA 0398 0 Credit P3 Milestone Exam
• Total Credits: 15 hours (Spring term includes APPEs-VI-VIII)

Advanced Pharmacy Practice Experiences I-VII :

• PHA 3020 5 Credits Hospital/Health System Pharmacy
• PHA 3030 5 Credits Community Patient Care
• PHA 3040 5 Credits Ambulatory Care
• PHA 3050 5 Credits Acute Care Inpatient General Medicine
• PHA 3060 5 Credits APPE Elective
• PHA 3070 5 Credits APPE Elective
• PHA 0380 5 Credits APPE Elective
• PHA 3090 5 Credits APPE Elective

Curricular organization and course numbers are subject to change with advanced notice.
** A total of 2 credit hours of electives

Course schedules are subject to change in response to COVID-19 conditions. Clinical rotation schedules are subject to change in response to clinical site availability and COVID-19 conditions.

Archived copies of Appalachian College of Pharmacy (ACP) student handbooks and course catalogs are stored in the ACP library. To obtain a copy of an archived student handbook and course catalog can be obtained by emailing Melissa Speed at mspeed@acp.edu or Jason McGlothlin at jmcglothlin@acp.edu.