Professors
Michael Dickson, Ph.D., Ohio State University, 1972
Joseph DiPiro, Pharm.D., University of Kentucky, 1981
Richard M. Schulz, Ph.D., University of North Carolina, 1983

Clinical Professor
John C. Voris, Pharm.D., University of Nebraska, 1979

Associate Professors
Sondra H. Berger, Ph.D., Roswell Park, State University of New York at Buffalo, 1982
James M. Chapman, Ph.D., University of North Carolina, 1981
Earle W. Lingle, Ph.D., University of Texas, 1985
Douglas Pittman, Ph.D., University of Iowa, 1996
Georgi Petkov, Ph.D., University of Sofia, 1997
Theresa Joanne Smith, Ph.D., Texas Women's University, 1988
Michael D. Wyatt, Ph.D., University College of London, 1996

Clinical Associate Professors
Wayne E. Buff, Pharm.D., University of South Carolina, 1997
L. Clifton Fuhrman Jr., Ph.D., University of South Carolina, 1995
Mary Hess, Pharm.D., St. Louis College of Pharmacy, 1990
Randall C. Rowen, Pharm.D., Northeastern University, 1983
S. Scott Sutton, Pharm.D., University of South Carolina, 1998

Assistant Professors
Lorne Hofseth, Ph.D., Simon Fraser University, 1996
Campbell McInnes, Ph.D., University of Edinburgh, 1990

Clinical Assistant Professors
Brandon Bookstaver, Phar.D., University of South Carolina, 2004
Betsy Blake, Pharm.D., Medical University of South Carolina, 2004
Michael P. Dunphy, M.S., Butler University, 1974
Laura Fox, Ph.D., University of Georgia, 1998
Karen H. McGee, Pharm.D., University of South Carolina, 1989
Lewis N. McKelvey, Pharm.D., University of South Carolina, 2000
Jill E. Michels, Pharm.D., University of South Carolina, 1996
Carol LeAnn Norris, Pharm.D., University of South Carolina, 2004
Cynthia M. Phillips, Pharm.D., University of Tennessee-Memphis, 1991
Celeste Rudisill, Pharm.D., University of North Carolina, 2004
Holly J. Watson, Pharm.D., University of South Carolina, 1989

Instructor
William J. Taylor, B.S., University of South Carolina, 1995

Deans Emeriti
Julian H. Fincher, Ph.D., University of Connecticut, 1964
Farid Sadik, Ph.D., University of Mississippi, 1968

Emeriti Faculty
Carl T. Bauguess, Ph.D., University of Mississippi, 1971
Robert L. Beamer, Ph.D., Medical College of Virginia, 1959
Joseph W. Kosh, Ph.D., University of Colorado, 1971
C.E. (Gene) Reeder, Ph.D., University of South Carolina, 1983
J. Walter Sowell, Ph.D., University of Georgia, 1972

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Degree Offered

The entry-level professional Pharmacy Doctorate (Pharm.D.) degree requiring six and one-half academic years is offered. Completion of the Pharm.D. qualifies the student to take the state Board of Pharmacy examination in any state in the United States.

Entrance Requirements

In addition to the general requirements for admission to the University, all students admitted to the prepharmacy or professional pharmacy program must meet the following specialized requirements of the College of Pharmacy:

Prepharmacy. Any entering freshman student who wishes to pursue a pharmacy degree and who fulfills general requirements for admission to the University will be accepted into the prepharmacy program of study. Prepharmacy students within the University will be advised by prepharmacy advisors on the Columbia campus. The office of the dean of the College of Pharmacy will coordinate advisement for students on the Columbia campus.

Grade requirement. All courses in the prepharmacy curriculum must be passed with a grade of C or better.

Other Regulations. Any student seeking an exception to the academic standards may petition the College of Pharmacy; a petition may be approved or denied based on the merits of the individual situation. Information on procedures may be obtained from the Office of the Dean.

Academic Standing. All prepharmacy students are subject to the same regulations regarding scholastic deficiency and academic suspension as defined for undergraduate students by the University.

Transfer Admission (Prepharmacy)

1. Students enrolled in other colleges on the Columbia campus must have a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.00 and must have at least 12 USC credit hours.

2. Students from other USC campuses must have a cumulative GPA of 3.00 and must have taken at least 12 USC credit hours. Additionally, students from other USC campuses who have fewer than 30 semester hours must also meet Columbia campus freshman admission requirements.

3. Transfer students from other accredited institutions must present a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.00 on all college work taken. Students who have fewer than 30 semester hours of college work must also meet Columbia campus freshman admission requirements.

Curriculum for the Pharm.D. Degree

Course requirements for the prepharmacy components of the Pharm.D. curriculum are outlined here. Nine hours in the prepharmacy program are designated for elective study, which must be in the liberal arts.

Prepharmacy Requirements

First Prepharmacy Year

Fall Semester
BIOL 101 (4 hours)
CHEM 111 (4 hours)
ENGL 101 (3 hours)
HIST (elective) (3 hours)
PSYC 101 (3 hours)
Total 17 hours
 

Spring Semester
BIOL 102 (4 hours)
CHEM 112 (4 hours)
ENGL 102 (3 hours)
Fine Arts (elective) (3 hours)
MATH 122 (3 hours)
Total 17 hours
 

Second Prepharmacy Year

Fall Semester
BIOL 243 (3 hours)
CHEM 331L (1 hour)
CHEM 333 (3 hours)
ECON 224 (3 hours)
PHYS 201 (3 hours)
STAT 201 (3 hours)
Total 16 hours
 

Spring Semester
BIOL 244 (3 hours)
CHEM 332L (1 hour)
CHEM 334 (3 hours)
Electives (Arts and Sciences [curriculum II]) (3 hours)
SPCH 140 (3 hours)
PHYS 202 (3 hours)
Total 16 hours
 

Total Prepharmacy Hours 66

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Course Descriptions (PHRM)

• 401 -- Biochemistry and Biotechnology I. (3) (Prereq: first semester standing) Human physiological chemistry, the chemistry of human disease, and biotechnology. Three lectures per week.
  
• 402 -- Biochemistry and Biotechnology II. (3) (Prereq: second semester standing) A continuation of PHRM 401. Three lectures per week.
  
• 404 -- Introduction to Medicinal Chemistry and Pharmacology. (3) (Prereq: second semester standing) Chemical, physiological, and pharmacological principles of drug action. Three lectures per week.
  
• 406 -- Substance Abuse and Addiction. (2) History, pharmacological effects, toxicity, and possible teratogenic effects of substance abuse and misuse. Two lectures per week.
  
• 415 -- Pharmaceutics I. (3) (Prereq: first semester standing) Quantitative and theoretical aspects of drug dosage design and evaluation. Three lectures per week.
  
• 416 -- Pharmaceutics II. (3) (Prereq: second semester standing) Continuation of PHRM 415. Three lectures per week.
  
• 419 -- Pharmacy's Professional Heritage. (2) Historical development of drugs and the profession of pharmacy from prehistoric to modern times. Two lectures per week.
  
• 431 -- Medical Microbiology and Immunology. (3) (Prereq: first semester standing) Introduction to pathogenic organisms and the role of immunology in human disease. Three lectures per week.
  
• 432 -- Pathophysiology I. (2) (Prereq: first semester standing) Introductions to signs, symptoms, etiology, and pathogenesis of human disease. Three lectures per week.
  
• 434 -- Pathophysiology II. (3) (Prereq: second semester standing) Continuation of PHRM 432. Three lectures per week.
  
• 445 -- Introduction to the Profession of Pharmacy. (3) (Prereq: first semester standing) Introduction to pharmacy practice environment and professional issues. Three lectures per week.
  
• 446 -- Pharmaceutical Law. (3) (Prereq: sixth semester standing) State and federal laws and regulations governing pharmaceutical distribution and the practice of pharmacy. Three lectures per week.
  
• 447 -- Distribution of Pharmaceuticals in Health Care Delivery. (2) (Prereq: ECON 223) Institutions and marketing channels for the distribution of drug products from the manufacturer to the patient. Two lectures per week.
  
• 455 -- Integrated Pharmacy Laboratories/Recitations I. (2) (Prereq: first semester standing) Basic practice skills, dosage form technology and application of pharmaceutical science principles to pharmaceutical care. Two laboratories and/or recitations per week.
  
• 456 -- Integrated Pharmacy Laboratories/Recitations II. (2) (Prereq: second semester standing) Continuation of PHRM 455. Two laboratories and/or recitations per week.
  
• 505 -- Medicinal Chemistry I. (2) (Prereq: third semester standing) The chemistry of organic medicinal agents. Two lectures per week.
  
• 506 -- Medicinal Chemistry II. (2) (Prereq: fourth semester standing) Continuation of PHRM 505. Two lectures per week.
  
• 517 -- Pharmaceutics III. (2) (Prereq: third semester standing) Quantitative and theoretical aspects of specialized drug systems including incompatibilities, stability, and applied biotechnology. Two lectures per week.
  
• 518 -- Pharmaceutics IV. (3) (Prereq: fourth semester standing) Basic pharmacokinetics of drug absorption, distribution and elimination (metabolism and excretion). Two lectures and one recitation per week.
  
• 537 -- Pharmacology I. (3) (Prereq: third semester standing) Physiological, biochemical, and toxicological actions of drugs in humans. Three lectures per week.
  
• 538 -- Pharmacology II. (3) (Prereq: fourth semester standing) A continuation of PHRM 537. Three lectures per week.
  
• 547 -- Health Care Systems. (3) (Prereq: third semester standing) Introduction to the health care system, and the role of pharmacy, including socio-economic dimensions of pharmaceutical care. Three lectures per week.
  
• 549 -- Professional Practice Skills. (3) (Prereq: third semester standing) Development of basic practice skills including critical evaluation of the professional literature, study design and implementation, data analysis, and application of decision analysis to practice problems. Three lectures per week.
  
• 557 -- Integrated Pharmacy Laboratories/Recitations III. (2) (Prereq: third semester standing) Continuation of PHRM 456. Two laboratories and/or recitations per week.
  
• 558 -- Integrated Pharmacy Laboratories/Recitations IV. (2) (Prereq: fourth semester standing) Continuation of PHRM 557. Two laboratories and/or recitations per week.
  
• 559 -- Introductory Community Pharmacy Practice Experience. (4) (Prereq: third semester standing) Introduction to the practice of pharmacy in the community setting. Forty hours of directed experience per week for four weeks. Pass-Fail.
  
• 560 -- Introductory Institutional Pharmacy Practice Experience. (4) (Prereq: third semester standing) Introduction to the practice of pharmacy in the institutional setting. Forty hours of directed institutional experience per week for four weeks. Pass-Fail.
  
• 574 -- Introduction to Pharmacotherapy. (2) (Prereq: fourth semester standing) Introduction to pharmacotherapy concepts regarding the use of medicinal agents in the treatment of various disease states or conditions. Two lectures per week.
  
• 576 -- Pharmacotherapy I. (4) (Prereq: fifth semester standing) The development of applied knowledge in the pharmacologic management of human disease. Four lectures per week.
  
• 578 -- Pharmacotherapy II. (3) (Prereq: fifth semester standing) Continuation of PHRM 576. Three lectures per week.
  
• 607 -- Medicinal Chemistry III-Chemotherapy. (3) (Prereq: fourth semester standing) The chemistry and clinical applications of chemotherapeutic agents. Three lectures per week.
  
• 608 -- Nutrition in Pharmacy Practice. (2) (Prereq: third semester standing) Basic concepts of nutrition in health and illness as related to the role of nutrition and nutritional products in therapy. Two lectures per week.
  
• 609 -- Problems in Medicinal Chemistry I. (4) Conferences, assignments, and/or laboratories. Contract approved by instructor, advisor, and department head is required for undergraduate students.
  
• 610 -- Problems in Medicinal Chemistry II. (4) Conferences, assignments, and/or laboratories. Contract approved by instructor, advisor, and department head is required for undergraduate students.
  
• 611 -- Alternative Medicine. (2) (Prereq: sixth semester standing) Origin and use of homeopathic, herbal, and other alternative medicines. Two lectures per week.
  
• 621 -- Cosmetics and Dermatologicals. (2) (Prereq: third semester standing) Development, preparation, and uses of cosmetic and dermatological formulations. One lecture and one laboratory/recitation per week.
  
• 622 -- Radiopharmaceutics I. (2) (Prereq: fifth semester standing) Radiation methodology, safety, and application of radioisotopes in the pharmaceutical and medical sciences. Two lectures per week.
  
• 623 -- Radiopharmaceutics II. (2) (Prereq: sixth semester standing) Radiopharmaceutics' relation to pharmacology, kinetics, biopharmaceutics, and drugs. Clinical indications for selection of drugs and analysis of test results. Two lectures per week.
  
• 624 -- Veterinary Pharmacy. (2) (Prereq: third semester standing) Pharmaceutical products used in veterinary medicine. Two lectures per week.
  
• 625 -- Applied Research in Substance Abuse. (3) (Prereq: consent of instructor) Pharmacological, sociological, psychological, medical, economic, forensic, and other relevant research and treatment disciplines.
  
• 626 -- Drug Education. {=HPRE 540, PHAR 522} (3) (Prereq: HPRE 223 or 224 or consent of instructor) Nature of drug actions; motivational factors that influence the use of drugs and evaluation of procedures to provide effective drug education.
  
• 627 -- Intravenous Admixtures. (2) (Prereq: third semester standing) Parenteral therapy and skills and techniques involved in preparing parenteral admixtures. Two lectures per week.
  
• 628 -- Problems in Pharmaceutics I. (4) Conferences, assignments, and/or laboratories. Contract approved by instructor, advisor, and department head is required for undergraduate students.
  
• 629 -- Problems in Pharmaceutics II. (4) Conferences, assignments, and/or laboratories. Contract approved by instructor, advisor, and department head is required for undergraduate students.
  
• 639 -- Toxicology. (2) (Coreq: fifth semester standing) Advanced concepts and mechanisms of toxicity of chemicals of environmental, commercial, pharmaceutical, and household origin. Two lectures per week.
  
• 643 -- Problems in Pharmacology I. (4) Conferences, assignments, and/or laboratories. Contract approved by instructor, advisor, and department head is required for undergraduate students.
  
• 644 -- Problems in Pharmacology II. (4) Conferences, assignments, and/or laboratories. Contract approved by instructor, advisor, and department head is required for undergraduate students.
  
• 645 -- Practice Management. (2) (Prereq: fifth semester standing) Management and administrative functions of the pharmacist in ambulatory, institution, and organized care environments. Two lectures per week.
  
• 647 -- Institutional Pharmacy Practice and Operations. (2) (Prereq: sixth semester standing) Delivery of pharmaceutical services to institutionalized patients, institutional pharmacy operations and management: pertinent laws and regulations. Two lectures per week.
  
• 648 -- Community Pharmacy Practice and Operations. (2) (Prereq: sixth semester standing) Management and operations of a community pharmacy practice, managerial accounting concepts, pertinent laws and regulations. Two lectures per week.
  
• 650 -- Pharmaceutical Care and Outcomes Management. (3) (Prereq: sixth semester standing) Theory and practice of pharmaceutical care, and the evaluation and management of pharmaceutical care outcomes. Three lectures per week.
  
• 653 -- Problems in Pharmacy Administration I. (4) Conferences, assignments, and/or laboratories. Contract approved by instructor, advisor, and department head is required for undergraduate students.
  
• 654 -- Problems in Pharmacy Administration II. (4) Conferences, assignments, and/or laboratories. Contract approved by instructor, advisor, and department head is required for undergraduate students.
  
• 661 -- Nonprescription Drug Products. (4) (Prereq: fourth semester standing) Composition, pharmacological action contraindications, and cautions involved in the recommending and dispensing of nonprescription drug products. Four lectures per week.
  
• 663 -- Problems in Pharmacy Practice I. (4) Conferences, assignments, and/or laboratories. Contract approved by instructor, advisor, and department head is required for undergraduate students.
  
• 664 -- Problems in Pharmacy Practice II. (4) Conferences, assignments, and/or laboratories. Contract approved by instructor, advisor, and department head is required for undergraduate students.
  
• 665 -- Drug and Poison Information. (2) (Prereq: fifth semester standing) The application of drug and poison information resources and principles of toxicology and poison control. Two lectures per week.
  
• 667 -- Pharmacotherapy III. (4) (Prereq: fifth semester standing) Continuation of PHRM 578.
  
• 668 -- Clinical Pharmacokinetics. (4) (Prereq: sixth semester standing) Application of pharmacokinetic parameters for drug absorption, distribution, biotransformation, and elimination to dosage regimen and therapeutic management of specific patients. Three lecture hours and one recitation per week.
  
• 669 -- Pharmacotherapy IV. (3) (Prereq: sixth semester standing) Continuation of PHRM 667. Three lectures per week.
  
• 670 -- Clinical Assessment. (4) (Prereq: fifth semester standing) Development of clinical assessment skills required for drug therapy monitoring and patient focused care. Three lectures or three laboratories per week.
  
• 672 -- Poison Information. (2) (Prereq: enrollment by special permission) Toxicology of drug and commercial products. Two lectures per week.
  
• 673 -- Drug Information. (2) (Prereq: enrollment by special permission) Special projects in the evaluation of drug literature and development of skills necessary to provide drug information services. Two lectures per week.
  
• 674 -- Clinical Seminar I. (1) (Prereq: seventh semester standing) The development and application of presentation skills in clinical pharmacy practice. One lecture per week.
  
• 675 -- Clinical Seminar II. (1) (Prereq: eighth semester standing) Continuation of PHRM 674. One lecture per week.
  
• 676 -- Clinical Pharmacy Practice Experience. (4) (Prereq: seventh semester standing) Introduction to the inpatient care setting and the team concept of health care for pharmacists. Forty hours of directed clinical experience per week for four weeks.
  
• 677 -- Drug and Poison Information Pharmacy Practice Experience. (4) (Prereq: seventh semester standing) Forty hours of directed drug and poison information experience per week for four weeks.
  
• 678 -- Medicine Pharmacy Practice Experience I. (4) (Prereq: seventh semester standing) Expanded communication and patient therapy monitoring in institutional setting, including primary and acute care. Forty hours of directed clinical experience per week for four weeks.
  
• 679 -- Ambulatory Care Pharmacy Practice Experience I. (4) (Prereq: seventh semester standing) Expanded communication and patient therapy monitoring in an ambulatory care setting. Forty hours of directed clinical experience per week for four weeks.
  
• 680 -- Psychotherapy Pharmacy Practice Experience I. (4) (Prereq: seventh semester standing) Expanded communication and patient monitoring in clinical psychotherapy. Forty hours of directed clinical pharmacy experience per week for four weeks.
  
• 681 -- Pediatric Therapy Pharmacy Practice Experience I. (4) (Prereq: seventh semester standing) Expanded communication and patient monitoring in clinical pediatric therapy. Forty hours of directed clinical experience per week for four weeks.
  
• 682 -- Long-Term Care Pharmacy Practice Experience I. (4) (Prereq: seventh semester standing) Advanced communication and patient therapy monitoring in long-term clinical care. Forty hours of directed clinical experience per week for four weeks.
  
• 683 -- Pharmacokinetics Pharmacy Practice Experience. (4) (Prereq: eighth semester standing) The application of pharmacokinetics in the patient care setting. Forty hours of directed pharmacokinetics experience per week for four weeks.
  
• 684 -- Nuclear Medicine Pharmacy Practice Experience. (4) (Prereq: eighth semester standing) The application of pharmacy principles to nuclear medicine. Forty hours of directed nuclear pharmacy experience per week for four weeks.
  
• 685 -- Clinical Oncology Pharmacy Practice Experience. (4) (Prereq: eighth semester standing) Forty hours of directed clinical experience in oncology therapy per week for four weeks.
  
• 686 -- Drug and Poison Information Pharmacy Practice Experience II. (4) (Prereq: eighth semester standing) Continuation of PHRM 677. Forty hours of directed drug and poison information experience per week for four weeks.
  
• 687 -- Medicine Pharmacy Practice Experience II. (4) (Prereq: eighth semester standing) Continuation of PHRM 678. Forty hours of directed clinical pharmacy experience per week for four weeks.
  
• 688 -- Family Medicine Pharmacy Practice Experience II. (4) (Prereq: eighth semester standing) Continuation of PHRM 679. Forty hours of directed clinical pharmacy experience per week for four weeks.
  
• 689 -- Psychotherapy Pharmacy Practice Experience II. (4) (Prereq: eighth semester standing) Continuation of PHRM 680. Forty hours of directed clinical pharmacy experience per week for four weeks.
  
• 690 -- Pediatric Therapy Pharmacy Practice Experience II. (4) (Prereq: eighth semester standing) Continuation of PHRM 681. Forty hours of directed clinical experience per week for four weeks.
  
• 691 -- Long-Term Care Pharmacy Practice Experience II. (4) (Prereq: eighth semester standing) Continuation of PHRM 682. Forty hours of directed clinical experience per week for four weeks.
  
• 692 -- Critical Care Pharmacy Practice Experience. (4) (Prereq: eighth semester standing) Forty hours of directed clinical experience in critical care per week for four weeks.
  
• 693 -- Surgery/Nutrition Pharmacy Practice Experience. (4) (Prereq: seventh semester standing) Expanded communication and patient monitoring in surgery and nutrition. Forty hours of directed clinical experience per week for four weeks.
  
• 694 -- Clinical Research Pharmacy Practice Experience. (4-12) (Prereq: seventh semester standing) Directed research in a clinical setting. Forty hours of directed research experience per week from four to 12 weeks.
  
• 695 -- Advanced Specialty Pharmacy Practice Experience. (4-12) (Prereq: seventh semester standing) Continuation of clinical experience in a chosen specialty area. Forty hours of directed experience per week from four to 12 weeks.
  
• 696 -- Community Practice Pharmacy Practice Experience. (4) (Prereq: seventh semester standing) Expanded communication and patient therapy monitoring in community pharmacy practice involving patient-oriented services. Forty hours of directed clinical experience per week for four weeks.
  
• 697 -- Institutional Practice Pharmacy Practice Experience. (4) (Prereq: seventh semester standing) College-approved clinical practice or research in an institutional setting. Forty hours of directed institutional practice and/or research experience per week for four weeks.
  
• 698 -- Problems in Clinical Pharmacy I. (4) (Prereq: third semester standing) Conferences, assignments, and/or laboratories. Contract approved by instructor, advisor, and department head is required for undergraduate students.
  
• 699 -- Problems in Clinical Pharmacy II. (4) (Prereq: third semester standing) Conferences, assignments, and/or laboratories. Contract approved by instructor, advisor, and department head is required for undergraduate students.
  

Service and Graduate/Undergraduate Pharmacy Courses (PHAR)

• 522 -- Drug Education. {=PHRM 626, HPRE 540} (3) (Prereq: HPRE 223 or 224 or consent of instructor) Nature of drug actions, motivational factors that influence the use of drugs, and evaluation of procedures to provide effective drug education.
  
• 527 -- Problems in Pharmacy I. (1-6 credits, content and credits to be arranged) Conferences, assignments, and laboratory. Elective course. Contract approved by instructor, advisor, and department head is required for undergraduate students.
  
• 528 -- Problems in Pharmacy II. (1-6 credits, content and credits to be arranged) Conferences, assignments, and laboratory. Elective course. Contract approved by instructor, advisor, and department head is required for undergraduate students.