The Program

Our Doctor of Pharmacy program is known as a “1-5” program.  This means that 1 year of prerequisites are required before 5 years of pharmacy school.  The 5 years of pharmacy school consists of 4 years of class work followed by the 5th year where students participate in Advanced Pharmacy Practice experiences (APPE) off-site. 

During the prerequisite year, courses may be taken at UMKC or at any regionally accredited college.

APPE rotations consist of students stepping out of the classroom and into real world experience at actual pharmacy sites being trained first hand by licensed pharmacists.  Each rotation covers a different area of pharmacy which not only allows students the experience they need, but also allows students to see the wide variety of careers that are offered to pharmacists. 

Pre-requisites
110 students will be accepted to the
UMKC campus and 28 students are accepted at the MU campus in Columbia into the satellite program.  To learn more about the admission requirements, please click the link for a printable requirements sheet of pre-requisites:
Regular Admission Curricular and Admission Requirement (may take a few seconds to load). (The form requires Adobe Acrobat Reader to view, click here to download.)

Equivalency Sheets.  We have set up a web site that has equivalency sheets that show which prerequisite courses will transfer to UMKC from most of the schools in Missouri and a couple in surrounding areas.  In addition to pre-requisite equivalencies, the Equivalency Sheets also contain equivalency for basic science courses completed in the First Year of the Pharm.D. program that may be considered for transfer but are not pre-requisite requirements.  The first year basic science courses listed on these pages, in order to meet the transfer requirements, must have been completed within four years of time of entry and completed with a C grade or higher.

A look at the Pharm.D. Curriculum Here are the course descriptions.

~~Important Note - Changing from a 1/5 to a 2/4 Program in Fall 2012~~
The UMKC School of Pharmacy faculty have approved a major curricular change for the Pharm.D. program.  The Doctor of Pharmacy program will shift from a 1-5 program to a 2-4 program.  This will require applicants after the 2010 admitting year to complete two years of pre-requisite course work rather than one.  Qualified applicants admitted to the Pharm.D. program will then complete a 4 year Pharm.D. curriculum after entry in order to meet graduation requirements. 

What this means for applicants to the UMKC program is that the School of Pharmacy will admit the last 1-5 Pharm.D. class in Fall 2010. After 2010 students admitted to the Pharm.D program will be required to successfully complete a 4 year program, to include at least one summer, to receive the degree.  The School of Pharmacy will not admit Pharm.D. students on the UMKC or MU Columbia satellite campuses in Fall 2011.  The first 4 year Pharm.D. class admitted to UMKC and to the MU satellite programs will be in Fall 2012.  Specific information regarding changes in admission criteria, pre-requisites and curriculum will be available later this year. 

A proposal will be submitted to the Missouri legislature to fund a UMKC Doctor of Pharmacy satellite program in partnership with Missouri State University in Springfield, MO [see ‘UMKC Satellite Program’ information noted below].  If this funding is approved during the Spring 2010 session, a satellite Pharm.D. program will be initiated through UMKC School of Pharmacy with Missouri State University beginning Fall 2011.


UMKC Satellite Program

UMKC offers a satellite Pharm. D. program in Columbia, MO on the University of Missouri (MU) campus.  Students attending school in Columbia will still be considered UMKC students, the difference will be that those students classes will be held in Columbia.  Lectures are sent live via video and questions can be asked from either campus to the instructor.  The requirements for admittance and graduation will be the exact same as well as the education fees.  For more information:

UMKC Satellite Program in Columbia

Possible Satellite Program regarding MSU and UMKC

 


The Cost

The educational fees for the Doctor of Pharmacy program are based on a flat rate.  The flat rate for the 2009-2010 for Missouri Residents is $8,573.24 per semester and $18,308.24 for Non-Missouri Residents.  Click here to learn about the Missouri Residency Rules.  The fees do not include books, room and board, etc.  For an estimate of the yearly student budget, click here.


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