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University of Georgia ,(20 College of Pharmacy 2c>£>i-2fi^<2 egin a successfulcareer in pharmacy Acquire knowledge, experience, andproven skills CURRICULUM GUIDE &APPLICATION INFORMATION Pre-pharmacycurriculum Forspecificcourse descriptionsand prerequisites, seetheUniversityof Georgia Undergraduate BulletinorvisittheVGAWebsiteat http:/www.bulletin.uga.edu. AREAA-Essential Skills (9 hours) ENGL1101 EnglishComposition I ENGL1102 EnglishComposition II MATH 1113 Precalculus AREA B- Institutional Options (1 hour) TheCollegeofPharmacyhasnoprescribed coursesinthis area. Requirementscanbemetby fulfillingrequirementsinAreasA, C, D, andE. AREAC- Humanities/FineArts (6 hours) SPCM 1100 Communicationin HumanSocietyor SPCM 1500 Introductionto Interpersonal Communication 3 Humanities Elective 3 InadditiontoSPCM 1100 or1500, students may selecteitherahumanities orfineartscourse fromalistofcourses thatcanbefound inthe UniversityofGeorgia BulletinorontheUGA website atwww.uga.edu . - .c . * 1 Application to theprofessionalprogm Mi Hf T To be admitted to the professional program in the '1' College of Pharmacy, a student must complete y mv\ A pre-pharmacy requirements. At the University of Georgia,thepre-pharmacyprogramisadministered through the College ofArts and Sciences. The two yearsofpre-pharmacyeducationrequiresatisfactory p^l completion of not less than 60 semester hours of ' academic work counting toward the pharmacy degree. Inaddition,studentsmustmeetthegeneral requirementsforphysical education. Applicants to the professional program must take the Pharmacy College AdmissionTest(PCAT). Thefallofferingdateisthepreferredtime. Inaddition to the applicant's grade point average, the selection process will utilize the L AREA D- Science, Mathematics, andTechnology (12 hours) CHEM1211 FreshmanChemistry I CHEM1211L FreshmanChemistry Lab I CHEM 1212 FreshmanChemistry II CHEM 1212L FreshmanChemistry IILab MATH2200-2200L Analytic Geometry and Calculus AREA E - Social Sciences (12 hours) ECON2105 Principles ofMacroeconomics or ECON2106 Principles ofMicroeconomics POLS 1101 Ifstudenthasn'tmetGeorgia and U.S. Constitutionrequirement HIST2111 or HIST2112 Ifstudenthasn'tmetGeorgia and U.S. Historyrequirement SocialStudies Elective UGA For otherSocialScienceelectives, see Bulletin or UGAwebsite, www.uga.edu. AREA F -Courses Related to Major (20 hours) CHEM2211 ModernOrganic ChemistryI CHEM2211 ModernOrganic ChemistryLab I CHEM2212 ModernOrganic Chemistry II CHEM2212L ModernOrganic Chemistry LabII BIOL1107-1107L Principles ofBiology I BIOL1108-1108L Principles ofBiology II STAT 2000 ElementaryStatistics PCATscores,recommendations and anon-campusinterview. The College of Pharmacyacceptsstudentsintoitsprofessionalprogramforbeginningclasses onlyintheFall semester. Application to the College of Pharmacy must be submitted by February 1. Transcriptsshowingallcollegeworktakenshouldaccompanytheapplication. StudentsmayapplytotheCollegeofPharmacywhentheyhavecompletedthree semesters ofacademic work. Applicants who are accepted but do notattend forthe accepted termmustrepeatthe admissionprocess forafuture date. Applicantsforadmissionto the College ofPharmacywho areknowntohave beenofficiallydismissedfromanotherpharmacyprogramwillnotbeaccepted. AstudentwhogainsentrancetotheCollegebymisrepresentationoffactsmay be dismissed immediately. DoctorofPharmacycurriculum FIRST PROFESSIONALYEAR Thefirstyearcurriculumintroducesthestudentto"systems" onwhichthe professionisbased, e.g., organsystems, drugdeliverysystems, healthcare systems, computersystems, communications, and medicalterminology. This provides thefoundationonwhichthesecond, third, and fourthprofessional years arebuilt. Fall Semester PHRM3010 IntroductiontoPharmacy PHRM 3100 PharmacySkills Lab I PHRM3400 Anatomy and Physiology I PHRM3470 PathophysiologyI PHRM 3050 Biochemical Basis ofDiseaseI PHRM 3800 ClinicalApplications I PHRM 3940 Survey ofDrugInformation PHRM3900 PharmacyIntercommunications Spring Semester PHRM3200 QuantitativeMethodsinPharmacy 2 PHRM3110 PharmacySkills LabII 2 PHRM 3410 Anatomy and Physiology II 3 PHRM 3480 PathophysiologyII 3 PHRM 3060 Biochemical BasisofDiseaseII 2 PHRM 3750 Pharmacy and USHealthCareSystem 3 PHRM 3850 ClinicalApplications II 1 PHRM4800 PharmacySeminar _1 17 SECOND PROFESSIONALYEAR Inthesecondyear, thecurriculumfocuses on drugs - theirstructure, function, mechanismofaction, formulation, and clinicaluseinpatients. Fall Semester PHRM4050 Principles ofMedicinal Chemistry I 2 PHRM4120 PharmacySkills LabIII 2 PHRM4180 DrugTherapyofInfectiousDisease 3 PHRM4200 Principles ofPharmaceuticsI 2 PHRM4410 Pharmacology I 3 PHRM4850 Disease ManagementI 3 PHRM 4900 ClinicalApplications III 1 Elective _2 18 Spring Semester PHRM4060 PrinciplesofMedicinal ChemistryII PHRM4130 PharmacySkills Lab IV PHRM4190 Chemotherapy ofCancer PHRM4210 Principles ofPharmaceutics II PHRM4420 Pharmacology II 3 PHRM4860 DiseaseManagement II 3 PHRM4950 ClinicalApplications IV 1 PHRM4700 PharmacyStatistics and DrugInformation _2 17 THIRD PROFESSIONALYEAR Thirdyearcoursesutilize disease and druginformationpresented in the firstand secondyears to make decisionsforindividualpatients. The studentwill constructpharmacotherapyregimens andwrite plans to monitor drugtherapyforefficacy and safety. Fall Semester PHRM5140 PharmacySkills LabV 2 PHRM 5260 Clinical Pharmacokinetics I 4 PHRM 5820 Self-Care &NonprescriptionDrugs 3 PHRM5860 Pharmacotherapy I 4 PHRM5920 Clinical Seminar 1 Electives _5 19 Spring Semester PHRM 5150 PharmacySkills LabVI PHRM 5650 PharmacyCare Management PHRM5870 Pharmacotherapy II PHRM 5920 Clinical Seminar' PHRM5680 Pharmacy Law & Ethics PHRM 5950 Advanced DrugInformation and DrugPolicyManagement Electives _5 18 FOURTH PROFESSIONALYEAR Full timeclerkship rotations in institutional, community and otherpatient care settings. SummerSemester PHRM 5901 Required Pharmacy Clerkship 5 PHRM5902 Required Pharmacy Clerkship _5 10 Fall Semester PHRM 5903 Required Pharmacy Clerkship 5 PHRM5904 Required Pharmacy Clerkship 5 PHRM 5905 Required PharmacyClerkship _5 15 Spring Semester PHRM 5906 Required Pharmacy Clerkship 5 PHRM 5907 Required Pharmacy Clerkship 5 PHRM 5908 Required Pharmacy Clerkship _5 15 PROGRAM OF STUDY The College of Pharmacy offers the Doctor of Pharmacy degree to studentswhosuccessfullycompletethesix-yearstudyofprescribed courses. The first two years (pre-pharmacy) may be completed at any accredited institution of higher education. The last four years (nine semesters) are in the professional program and must be in residenceattheCollegeofPharmacy. Atleastfouryearsofstudyin the professional program are required by the American Council on Pharmaceutical Education. HOURS In order to receive the Doctor of Pharmacy degree from the College of Pharmacy, a student must have earned academic credit for not less than 60 semester hours (exclusive of physical education) in pre-pharmacy course work and 146 semester hours of required professionalcoursework. FINANCIALAID Requests for scholarships and loans are handled through The University ofGeorgia Financial Aid Office. The office is openyear- round (with the exception of holidays), and the hours of operation are8:00AM-5:00PMMondaythroughFriday. Formoreinformation aboutfinancialaidandeligibility,youmaycalltheStudentFinancial Aid Office at (706)542-3476 or visit the UGA Website at www.uga. edu/osfa/ . THE HOPE SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM Students who meet the criteria for the HOPE Scholarship and have notexceededthemaximumnumberofcredithoursundertheHOPE program may continue their HOPE Scholarship in the pharmacy curriculum. Pharmacy students have an eligibility limit of 127 semester hours (which includes both pre-pharmacy and pharmacy course work) under the HOPE guidelines. Specific questions regardingeligibilityfortheHOPEScholarship shouldbe directedto TheUniversity ofGeorgiaStudentFinancialAidOffice. INFORMATION AND APPLICATION Online atwww.rx.uga.edu orKenDuke,Assistantto theDean, at 706-542-5278. warn PHARMACY INTERNSHIP In order to become licensed to practice pharmacy in the state of Georgia, 1500 hours of internship must be earned as a pharmacy intern under the immediate supervisionofa pharmacist. Credit for internshipmaybereceivedonlyafterastudenthasbeenlicensedby theGeorgiaStateBoardofPharmacyasapharmacyintern.Application for a pharmacy intern license can only be made once a student has enrolled inacollegeofpharmacy.Studentsareencouragedtosatisfy internshiprequirementsduringthesummers. Atotalof1000hoursof internshipcreditwillbeawardedforworkperformedwhileregistered foracademiccreditintheDoctorofPharmacyclerkships. Anintern licenseisrequired forparticipation inall patientcareexperiences. AllpharmacyinternsmustcontacttheJointSecretary,StateExamining Boards, 237 Coliseum Drive, Macon, Georgia 31217-3858 (Phone: (478) 207-1686; Fax: (478) 207-1699) in order to receive a license. Applications can be obtained from the Board of Pharmacy web site at www.sos.ga.us/plb/pharmacy The pharmacist supervising the . intern must also notify the joint secretary that the intern is under his/hersupervision. PRACTICE EXPERIENCE Thepracticeexperienceprogramisdesignedtodevelopprofessional practice skills in a variety of patient care settings. The practice experience program is divided into two components: early and advanced pharmacy practiceexperiences. Possible advanced practice experiences in thefourthyearinclude: AmbulatorvCare Industry Automation Infectious Disease Cardiology Internal Medicine CommunityPharmacyPractice Managed Care Compounding Neurology ConsultantPharmacy NuclearPharmacy/Radiology Critical Care/OperatingRoom NutritionSupport DrugInformation/Medication OB/Women's Health UtilizationEvaluation Oncology EmergencyMedicine Pediatrics/Neonatology Family Medicine Pharmacokinetics Gastroenterology PharmacyAdministration Geriatrics Psychiatry HomeHealth Public Health Hospital PharmacyPractice Research APPLICATION GUIDELINES 1. Applicants must submit a completed application on-line before February1.Theearliertheapplicationissubmitted,thesooneritwillbe processed and considered by theAdmissions Committee. The on-line applicationisavailablefromtheCollege'sWebsite (www.rx.uga.edu). 2. Atleasttworecommendationsarerequiredforeachapplicant. The reference form can be downloaded from the College's Website (www.rx.uga.edu). One recommender should be a pre-pharmacy advisor or someone familiar with the applicant's educational background;theothershouldbeahealthcareprofessional,preferably a pharmacist. Applicants may submit additional recommendations byphotocopyingablankreferenceform orprintingadditionalcopies fromtheWebpage. 3. All applicants must take the Pharmacy College Admission Test (PCAT)andhavetheirscoressenttoTheUniversityofGeorgiaCollege of Pharmacy. The Fall test date is preferred so that students have the opportunitytore-takethetestinJanuary(intimetomeettheFebruary 1 applicationdeadline) iftheydesire. StudentsmaytakethePCATas manytimesastheywishwithoutpenalty. Individualpercentilescores aswellasCompositepercentilescoresarereviewedbytheAdmissions Committee. Review books and courses for the PCAT are available. For more information, contact the College of Pharmacy Admissions Office. 4. All applicants should be prepared for an on-campus interview with members of the Admissions Committee and currently enrolled pharmacy students. During the interview, students may be asked to discuss their academic background, reasons for selecting pharmacy as a profession, plans upon graduation, work experience, leadership experience, and extracurricular/entrepreneurial experiences. Verbal and written communication skills will also be evaluated by the committee. — IMPORTANTDATES APPLYEARLY! SummerorEarlyFall — Completeon-lineapplicationfortheCollege ofPharmacyand thePCAT October — FallPCATExam(seePCATapplicationfordates,timeand locations) Fall Term — Submit application and preliminary transcripts before theendofthe FallTerm. Completedfileswillbeconsideredforearly interviewdates. January — Winter PCAT (see PCAT application for dates, time and locations) February1 — Filecompletiondate. Transcriptsofallworkcompleted through the Fall Term, recommendations, and materials for which the student is responsible (i.e., everything except official PCAT score reports)