BS Biology PharmD
Students accepted into this program will spend their first three years at FDU. The following four years will be spent at the School of Pharmacy, Fairleigh Dickinson University, Madison, NJ. A minimum of 124 credits is required for the BS degree; 96 of these are taken at the Metropolitan Campus in yrs. 1-3 + 28 credits (to be approved by department chair/director) in year 4 at FDU’s School of Pharmacy. Students not accepted into FDU’s School of Pharmacy have the option of switching out of the BS in Biology, PharmD combined degree and into another concentration.
Degree Plan
NOTE: All students are required to complete the General Education Requirements of their campus in fulfillment of their Bachelor degree requirements. [Florham Campus students are required to take SPCH 1107 Fundamentals of Speech and PHIL1440 Bio-Medical Ethics as part of their general education requirements]
Semesters 1 and 2
- BIOL1221, BIOL1222 Biological Diversity and Laboratory
- BIOL1223 Biological Diversity Recitation
- BIOL1233, BIOL1234 Introduction to Molecules, Cells and Genes and Laboratory
- BIOL1235 Molecules, Cells & Genes Recitation
Semester 3 and 4
- BIOL2200, BIOL2201 Ecology & Field Biology and Laboratory (or)
- MBIO2209, MBIO2219 Introduction to Marine Biology and Laboratory
- BIOL2300 Experimental Design
- BIOL3100, BIOL3101 Genetics and Laboratory
Semesters 5 and 6
- BIOL3050, BIOL3051 Molecular Cell Biology & Laboratory
- BIOL3225/BIOL3226 General Microbiology and Laboratory
- BIOL3238/BIOL3239 Human Structure & Function I and Laboratory
- BIOL4405 Ethics in Science
- BIOL4950 Biology Seminar
Semesters 7
- PHRM6100 Found in Pharmaceutical Science
- PHRM6101 Found in Integrated Pharmacotherapy I
- PHRM6201 Pharmaceutics I: Concepts & Calculations
- PHRM6203 Therapeutics I
- PHRM6301 Medical Communication & Technical Writing
- PHRM6321 Pharmacy Law & Ethics
- PHRM6401 Professional Pharmacy Practice I: Health Care Delivery
Semesters 8
- PHRM6102 Integrated Pharmacotherapy II: Gastrointestinal
- PHRM6103 Integrated Pharmacotherapy III: Dermatology, Over-the-Counter Remedies and Self Care
- PHRM6104 Integrated Pharmacotherapy IV: Cardiology
- PHRM6111 Integrated Pharmacotherapy II-IV: Conceptual Connections and Patient Care
- PHRM6202 Pharmaceutics II: Oral Dosage Forms and Biopharmaceutics/ Pharmacokinetics
- PHRM6402 Professional Pharmacy Practice II: Communication in Health Care
- PHRM6701 Beyond the Curriculum
Cognate Requirements
Semesters 1 and 2
- CHEM1201, CHEM1203 General Chemistry I and Laboratory
- CHEM1202, CHEM1204 General Chemistry II and Laboratory
Semesters 3 and 4
- CHEM2261, CHEM2263 Organic Chemistry I and Laboratory
- CHEM2262, CHEM2264 Organic Chemistry II and Laboratory
Semesters 5 and 6
- PHYS2203 / PHYS2201 University Physics I Lecture and Laboratory
- PHYS2204 / PHYS2202 University Physics II Lecture and Laboratory
- CHEM3281 Biochemistry I
Major Requirements:
Years 5-7 – School of Pharmacy
- PHRM6501 Intro Pharmacy Practice Experience
- PHRM7105 Integrated Pharmacotherapy V: Neurology, Psych. Anesth.
- PHRM7106 Integrated Pharmacotherapy VI: Infectious Disease
- PHRM7107 Integrated Pharmacotherapy VII: Pulmonary, EENT
- PHRM7108 Integrated Pharmacotherapy VIII: Endocrine, Renal, Repro.
- PHRM7111 Integrated Pharmacotherapy V-VI: Conceptual Connection
- PHRM7112 Integrated Pharmacotherapy VII-VIII: Conceptual Connection
- PHRM7201 Pharmaceutical Dispensing & Compounding
- PHRM7202 Pharmaceutics III: Sterile Products & Biopharmaceuticals
- PHRM7301 Biostatics
- PHRM7302 Epidemiology & Public Health
- PHRM7401 Professional Pharmacy Practice III: Informatics/Drug Info.
- PHRM7501 Introductory Pharmacy Practice Experience II
- PHRM7701 Beyond the Curriculum II
- PHRM8109 Integrated Pharmacotherapy IX: Autoimmune & Rare
- PHRM8110 Integrated Pharmacotherapy X: Hematology/Oncology
- PHRM8111 Integrated Pharmacotherapy I-X: Whole System Overview
- PHRM8112 Case Studies in Pharmacy
- PHRM8202 Pharmacogenomics & Personalized Medicine
- PHRM8301 Pharmacoepidemiology, Pharmacoeconomics, Outcomes
- PHRM8302 Public Health & the Global Mission of Pharmacy
- PHRM8402 Professional Pharmacy Practice IV: Leadership/Management
- PHRM8501 Introductory Pharmacy Practice Experience III
- PHRM9101 Advanced Pharmacy Practice Experience I: Community
- PHRM9102 Advanced Pharmacy Practice Experience II: Institutional
- PHRM9103 Advanced Pharmacy Practice Experience III: Am Care
- PHRM9104 Advanced Pharmacy Practice Experience IV: Acute Care
- PHRM92XX Advanced Pharmacy Practice Experience V: Elective
- PHRM93XX Advanced Pharmacy Practice Experience VI: Elective
- PHRM94XX Advanced Pharmacy Practice Experience VII: Elective
- PHRM95XX Advanced Pharmacy Practice Experience VIII: Elective
- PHRM9900 Pharmacy Capstone
- Elective Courses
A minimum of 124 credits is required for the BS degree; 96 of these are taken at the Metropolitan Campus in yrs. 1-3 + 28 credits (to be approved by department chair/director) in year 4 at FDU’s School of Pharmacy.