Colleges That Offer a Pharmacist Degree

University of North Carolina

• The University of North Carolina's Eshelman School of Pharmacy, which was ranked in 2009 by "U.S. News & World Report" as the second-best pharmacy school in the United States, offers a doctor of pharmacy degree program. Designed as a four-year degree, the UNC program requires that students take a full slate of general science courses, including biochemistry and physiology, before moving on to the core pharmacy science offerings. In their fourth year, students are required to complete a clinical practicum under the supervision of a master pharmacist in North Carolina. Students who complete both the coursework and practicum successfully receive a degree accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education.

  University of North Carolina
  Eshelman School of Pharmacy
  CB #7355
  Chapel Hill, NC 27599-7355
  (919) 966-9429
  pharmacy.unc.edu/

University of Florida

• The University of Florida offers a unique pharmacy degree program tailored for working professionals which can be completed online. The school's College of Pharmacy, which was ranked in 2009 as the ninth-best pharmacy school in the United States by "U.S. News & World Report," utilizes an online learning platform to deliver pharmacy courses on an asynchronous (archived) schedule. This allows working students the flexibility to log in and learn at their convenience. In addition to science and core pharmacy science courses, students must complete a clinical practicum. For those professionals working in a pharmacy, this practicum can be completed on-the-job.

  University of Florida
  WPPD Support Center
  P.O. Box 691629
  Orlando, FL 32869-1629
  (800) 431-6687
  pharmd.distancelearning.ufl.edu/

University of Pittsburgh

• The University of Pittsburgh offers a doctor of pharmacy degree program through its School of Pharmacy, which in 2009 was ranked as one of the top 20 pharmacy schools in the United States. Students in this four-year program are required to complete two years of general courses, including science sequences in biology, chemistry and biochemistry. In their final two years of study, students are required to complete a clinical component through the University of Pittsburgh's Experiential Learning Program. The pharmacy degree at the University of Pittsburgh is fully accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education.

  The University of Pittsburgh
  School of Pharmacy
  1104 Salk Hall
  3501 Terrace St.
  Pittsburgh, PA 15261
  (412) 383-9000
  pharmacy.pitt.edu/default.lasso