Doctor of Pharmacy/MBA Program Requirements for 2024-2025

Joint Pharm.D./MBA

Requirements

Through this Pharm.D./MBA program, students will meet the degree requirements for both programs with a minimum of 166 credit hours, depending on an applicant's course history. Up to six (6) credits of the MBA Core courses can be used as elective credits in the pharmacy curriculum. Additionally, the coursework that a student takes as part of the required pharmacy curriculum will be counted to satisfy the 15 credit hours of the Pharmacy Industry Concentration coursework for the MBA degree.

Pharmacy students wishing to participate in this opportunity will work with their Developmental Mentor, the  Associate Dean for Academic affairs in the Wegmans School of Pharmacy, and the Director of the MBA program in the School of Business to choose appropriate coursework.

Campus students: Students will be billed standard tuition costs as associated with the pharmacy program, which can include up to six (6) credit hours of MBA coursework approved to satisfy pharmacy electives. Students who take six (6) credit hours of MBA foundation coursework in satisfaction of pharmacy elective coursework will not be billed separately for those 6 credit hours, as the courses are included as part of the pharmacy program tuition. Additional MBA courses will be billed at the current per-credit-hour graduate tuition rate. Questions concerning financial aid/billing should be directed to Student Financial Services.

Online Students: Students will be billed standard tuition costs as associated with the pharmacy program, which can include up to six (6) credit hours of MBA coursework approved to satisfy pharmacy electives. Students who take six (6) credit hours of MBA Core coursework in satisfaction of pharmacy elective coursework will be billed at the pharmacy rate, consistent with elective credits for a pharmacy course. Additional MBA courses will be billed at the current per-credit-hour graduate tuition rate. Questions concerning financial aid/billing should be directed to Student Financial Services.

The number of credits is indicated in parentheses at the end of each course title.  

MBA Core Courses - 15 credits

  • GMGT 643- Quantitative Methods & Intro Analytics (3)
  • GMGT 680 - Marketing Concepts and Strategy (3)
  • GMGT 681 - Capstone Business Strategy and Policy (3)
  • GMGT 682 - Financial Management II (3)
  • GMGT 685 - Leadership Development (3)

Pharmacy ( Pharm.D.) courses ( 151 credits)

  • PHAR 3117 - Introduction to Pharmacy Practice (1)
  • PHAR 3121 : IPE: TeamSTEPPS (0.5)
  • PHAR 3122 - Pharmacy Calculations (2)
  • PHAR 3123 - Principles, Methods & Clinical Application of Epidemiology in Pharmacy Practice(2)
  • PHAR 3135 - Healthcare Delivery (3)
  • PHAR 3142 - Pharmaceutics I (4)
  • PHAR 3144 - Systems Pharmacology I (4)
  • PHAR 3148 - Biosystems I (4)
  • PHAR 3218 - Introduction to Diversity (1)
  • PHAR 3226 - State Pharmacy Law (2)
  • PHAR 3237- Applied Pathophysiology & Therapeutics I (3)
  • PHAR 3240 - Biosystems II (4)
  • PHAR 3242 - Pharmaceutics II (4)
  • PHAR 3244 - Systems Pharmacology II (4)
  • PHAR 4112 - Liquid & Solid Preps.  (1)
  • PHAR 4135 - Communications and Counseling Skills (3)
  • PHAR 4139 - Introductory Pharmacy Practice Experience I (3)
  • PHAR 4144 - Systems Pharmacology III (4)
  • PHAR 4155 - Applied Pathophysiology and Therapeutics II (5)
  • PHAR 4212 - Sterile & Semi-Solid Preps  (1)
  • PHAR 4223 - Principles, Methods and Clinical Application of Epidemiology in Pharmacy Practice II (2)
  • PHAR 4236 - Population-Based Healthcare (2)
  • PHAR 4244 - Systems Pharmacology IV (4)
  • PHAR 4255- Applied Pathophysiology & Therapeutics III (5)
  • PHAR 4340 - Introductory Pharmacy Practice Experience II (2)
  • PHAR 5113 - Critical Evaluation of Medical Literature I (1)
  • PHAR 5119 - Introductory Pharmacy Practice Experience III (1)
  • PHAR 5121- IPE:SBIRT (0.5)
  • PHAR 5125 - Ethics in Pharmacy Practice (2)
  • PHAR 5137 - Concepts in Pharmacy Practice I (3)
  • PHAR 5144 - Systems Pharmacology V (4)
  • PHAR 5155 - Applied Pathophysiology and Therapeutics IV (5)
  • PHAR 5213 - Critical Evaluation of Medical Literature II (1)
  • PHAR 5219 - Introductory Pharmacy Practice Experience IV (1)
  • PHAR 5225 - Federal Pharmacy Law (2)
  • PHAR 5236 - Managing Practice and Personnel (3)
  • PHAR 5237 - Concepts in Pharmacy Practice II (3)
  • PHAR 5265 - Applied Pathophysiology and Therapeutics V (6)
  • PHAR 6401 - Advanced Rotation Elective  I (6)
  • PHAR 6402 - Advanced Rotation Elective II (6)
  • PHAR 6403 - Advanced Rotation Elective III (6)
  • PHAR 6701 - Community Pharmacy Rotation (6)
  • PHAR 6702 - Hospital Pharmacy Rotation (6)
  • PHAR 6703 - Internal Medicine Pharmacy Rotation (6)
  • PHAR 6704 - Ambulatory Pharmacy Rotation (6)

Total: 166-184 credits (depending on transfer credits)

In addition, six (6) credit hours of PHAR elective courses must be completed before the fourth year of the Pharm.D. curriculum.