Belmont University focuses on giving students an educational foundation in pharmaceutical sciences while showing them the practical applications of working in the field. Students can choose from specialties including pharmacotherapy, information management and pharmacy management. Courses include biochemistry, pharmacodynamics, health care informatics, communication and counseling skills, pharmacy law and self-care therapeutics.
Belmont grants the Doctor of Pharmacy degree in a four-year program. Applicants must take pre-pharmacy courses such as biology, organic chemistry, general chemistry, statistics and calculus. Other prerequisites include courses in social sciences (such as communication, psychology and political science), economics and English composition.
Belmont University School of Pharmacy
1900 Belmont Blvd.
Nashville, TN 37212
615-460-6748
belmont.edu
Lipscomb University is a Christian college that combines academics and biblical principles. At the College of Pharmacy, students can earn a Doctor of Pharmacy degree and learn how to work as a pharmacist in a faith-based manner. The Doctor of Pharmacy degree takes four years to complete; during this time, students study biomolecular chemistry, therapeutics, health informatics, ethics, natural medicine and how Christian values can be used in a pharmacy practice,
Applicants must complete at least 66 credit hours of prerequisites, including chemistry, biology, physics, English composition, economics and speech communication.
Lipscomb University
One University Park Drive
Nashville, TN 37204
615-966-1000
lipscomb.edu
Union University is a Christian institution with a School of Pharmacy that prepares students to approach the pharmacy field with an intellectual and moral focus. The school offers a Doctor of Pharmacy degree that takes four years to complete. Students study pharmaceutical calculations, morality in health care, clinical laboratory medicine and applied therapeutics. Applicants must complete at least 90 hours of pre-pharmacy coursework, including classes in biology, biochemistry, statistics and social sciences.
Union University School of Pharmacy
1050 Union University Drive
Box 1802
Jackson, TN 38305
731-661-5979
uu.edu