Program: Pharmacy PharmD: PharmCAS - University at Buffalo

Aug 23, 2025

2025-2026 Undergraduate Catalog

Every day, millions of people around the world are able to live happier, healthier, longer lives thanks to medications managed by trusted, expert pharmacists. If you like working with people and learning how medications can prevent and treat health conditions, pharmacy could be the right path for you. This program, which you can start as a first-year student, leads to a graduate-level degree for a career as a pharmacist-consistently named as one of the most respected health care professions.

Visit the Pharmacy academic program page for more information about the academic experience, who you will learn from, opportunities outside of class and what you can do with this degree.

Visit the Pharmacy school page for contact information, a brief overview of the school and the curricular options.

Admission Criteria

Minimum grade of C- in all prerequisite courses
There is no minimum GPA for consideration
Declaring the pre-pharmacy does not lead to a bachelor’s degree; to be eligible for entry to the doctor of pharmacy PharmD, students must apply via PharmCAS

Current UB students wishing to change their major to PharmD: PharmCAS must follow instructions on the School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences Admissions website.

Undergraduate Course Requirements

Prerequisite Courses (55 credits)

BIO 200LLB - Evolutionary Biology Credits: 5
BIO 201LEC - Cell Biology Credits: 3
BIO 211LAB - Cell Biology Lab Credits: 1
BCH 403LEC - Biochemical Principles Credits: 4
Select one of the following Chemistry sequences:

Sequence 1:
CHE 101LR - General Chemistry Credits: 4
CHE 113LAB - General Chemistry Credits: 1
CHE 102LR - General Chemistry Credits: 4
CHE 114LAB - General Chemistry Credits: 1
Sequence 2:
CHE 105LLR - Chemistry: Principles and Applications Credits: 5
CHE 106LLR - Chemistry: Principles and Applications Credits: 5
Select one of the following Organic Chemistry sequences:

Sequence 1:
CHE 203LR - Organic Chemistry Credits: 4
CHE 205LAB - Organic Chemistry 1 LAB Credits: 1
CHE 204LR - Organic Chemistry Credits: 4
CHE 206LAB - Organic Chemistry 2 LAB Credits: 1
Sequence 2:
CHE 251LR - Contemporary Organic Chemistry Credits: 5
CHE 252LR - Contemporary Organic Chemistry Credits: 5
MTH 121LR - Survey of Calculus and Its Applications I Credits: 4 OR
MTH 141LR - College Calculus I Credits: 4
MIC 301LLB - Microbiology for Allied Health Professionals Credits: 4 OR
MIC 401LLB - Biomedical Microbiology Credits: 4
PAS 313LLB - Human Anatomy Credits: 4
PGY 451LEC - Human Physiology I Credits: 3 AND
PGY 452LEC - Human Physiology II Credits: 3 OR
PGY 300LEC - Human Physiology Credits: 4
Select one of the following Statistics courses:
STA 119LEC - Statistical Methods Lecture Credits: 3
STA 119REC - Statistical Methods Credits: 1
PSY 207LLB - Psychological Statistics Credits: 4
SOC 294LR - Basic Statistics for Social Sciences Credits: 4

Electives

These electives are not required for PharmD admission consideration. However, it is highly recommended that students with room in their schedule consider adding courses of interest at the upper-division level to help prepare them for the academic rigors of the PharmD curriculum. Note that some of these courses may have prerequisites or enrollment restrictions based on major.

PHM 101LEC - Pharmacy is Right for Me Credits: 1
PHM 201LEC - Roadmap to Pharmacy Credits: 1
PHC 101LEC - Medicines in Society Credits: 1
PHC 201LEC - Careers in Pharmaceutical Sciences Credits: 1
APY 275LEC - Culture, Health, and Illness Credits: 3
APY 358LEC - Evolutionary Medicine Credits: 3
APY 476LEC - Health Care in the United States Credits: 3
AS 390LEC - Chinese Medicine in the World Credits: 3
AS 492SEM - Poisons, Drugs, and Panaceas Credits: 3
BCH 410LEC - Biomedical Genetics Credits: 3
BCH 413SEM - Cell Signaling in Health and Disease Credits: 2
BIO 401LEC - Advanced Biological Chemistry Credits: 4
CHE 312LEC - Chemistry of Biological Systems Credits: 3
CL 151LEC - Medical Terminology Credits: 3
COM 225LEC - Interpersonal Communication Credits: 3
COM 326REC - Public Speaking Credits: 3
COM 380LEC - Health Communication Credits: 3
ECO 181LD - Introduction to Macroeconomics Credits: 4
ECO 182LD - Introduction to Microeconomics Credits: 4
GEO 340SEM - Public Health and Indigenous Wellbeing Credits: 3
GGS 306SEM - Gender and the Plague Microworld: Women and Science Credits: 3
GGS 323SEM - Gender and Pre-Modern Medicine Credits: 3
GGS 324SEM - Controlling Reproduction: Reproductive Rights, Policies, Practices, and Technologies Credits: 3
GGS 360SEM - Women’s Health: Problems and Practices Credits: 3
HIS 144LR - Introduction to Health, Medicine, and Society Credits: 3
HIS 240LEC - Alcohol and Other Drugs in American History Credits: 3
HIS 392LEC - Chinese Medicine in the World Credits: 3
HIS 401SEM - Altered America: Alcohol and Drug History Credits: 3
HIS 436SEM - Medicine in Africa and the African Diaspora: Of Sickness, Health, and Domination Credits: 3
HIS 447SEM - Health and Illness in American History Credits: 3
HIS 492SEM - Poisons, Drugs, and Panaceas Credits: 3
IDS 340SEM - Public Health and Indigenous Wellbeing Credits: 3
MIC 201LEC - Microbes: We Can’t Live With Them or Without Them Credits: 3
MIC 412LEC - Fundamentals of Immunology Credits: 3
NRS 416LEC - Molecular Neuropsychopharmacology Credits: 3
NTR 108LEC - Human Nutrition Credits: 3
NTR 109LEC - Nutrition in Practice Credits: 3
NTR 401LEC - Nutrition and Health Credits: 3
NTR 440LEC - Integrative Therapies and Complementary Nutrition Credits: 3
PGY 412LEC - Applied Physiology Credits: 2
PHC 401LR - Pharmaceutical Chemistry: The Chemical Basis of Drug Action Credits: 3
PHC 409LEC - Pharmacy Calculations Credits: 2.5
PHC 410LEC - Physical Pharmacy Credits: 2
PHC 411LR - Introduction to Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics 1 Credits: 4
PHI 105LEC - Contemporary Moral Problems Credits: 3
PHI 107LEC - Ethics Credits: 3
PHI 237LEC - Medical Ethics: Social & Ethical Values in Medicine Credits: 3
PHI 240LEC - Philosophy of Medicine: Theory and Practice Credits: 3
PHY 101LR - College Physics Credits: 4 OR
PHY 107LR - General Physics I Credits: 4
PHY 102LR - College Physics II Credits: 4 OR
PHY 108LR - General Physics II Credits: 4
PHY 151LAB - College Physics I Lab Credits: 1
PHY 152LAB - College Physics II Lab Credits: 1 OR
PHY 158LAB - General Physics II Lab Credits: 1
PMY 302LEC - Introduction to Pharmacology Credits: 4
PMY 311LEC - Chemistry of Drug Action Credits: 3
PMY 405LEC - Integrative and Applied Pharmacology I Credits: 5
PMY 406LEC - Integrative and Applied Pharmacology II Credits: 5
PMY 455LEC - Toxicology Fundamentals Credits: 3
PSC 101LEC - Introduction to American Politics Credits: 3
PSY 121LEC - Introduction to Substance Use and Abuse Credits: 3
PSY 325LEC - Health Psychology Credits: 3
PUB 101LEC - Introduction to Public Health Credits: 3
PUB 220LEC - Behavioral and Social Influences on Health Credits: 3
PUB 310LEC - Health and Disease: Biological, Personal, and Environmental Influences Credits: 3
PUB 420LEC - Social Determinants of Health Credits: 3
RLL 306SEM - Gender and the Plague Microworld: Women and Science Credits: 3
RLL 323SEM - Gender and Pre-Modern Medicine Credits: 3
SOC 121LEC - Introduction to Substance Use and Abuse Credits: 3
SOC 304LEC - Sociology of Aging Credits: 3
SOC 311LEC - Drugs and Society Credits: 3
SOC 322LEC - Medical Sociology Credits: 3
SOC 385LEC - Neighborhoods and Health Credits: 3
SSC 407SEM - Health Care and the Elderly Credits: 3
SSC 408LEC - Alzheimer’s & Dementia Credits: 3
SSC 413LEC - Addictions Treatment Credits: 3
SSC 417SEM - Working with Diverse Populations Credits: 3
SSC 420SEM - Child Mental Health Credits: 3
SSC 428SEM - Health Law Credits: 3
SW 320LEC - An Overview of U.S. Social Welfare Policies Credits: 3
SW 325LEC - Perspectives on Child Maltreatment and Advocacy Credits: 3

Graduate Course Requirements

Pharmacy Core (142.5 credits)

PHC 501 Pharmaceutical Chemistry: The Chemical Basis of Drug Action Credits: 3
PHC 516 Pharmacogenomics Credits: 1
PHC 529 Pharmacy Calculations Credits: 3
PHC 530 Physical Pharmacy Credits: 2
PHC 531 Intro to Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics 1 Credits:4
PHM 500 US Health Systems and Informatics Credits: 3
PHM 508 Biostatistics and Drug Literature Evaluation Credits: 2
PHM 517 Patient Care Essentials 1: SDoH, Intercultural Competence, Providing Care to Underserved Communities Credits: 3
PHM 518 Patient Care Essentials 2 - Essential Skills for the Practice of Pharmacy Credits: 3
PHM 527 Pharmaceutical Principles of Pharmacotherapy 1 Credits: 1
PHM 528 Pharmaceutical Principles of Pharmacotherapy 2 Credits: 1
PHM 537 Contemporary Pharmacy Management and Practice Credits: 2
PHM 538 Pharmacy Law and Ethical Principles Credits: 4
PHM 555 Pharmacy Series: Success in Program and Profession (x6) Credits: 0
PHM 577 Pharmacy Professional Development 1 Credits: 1
PHM 578 Pharmacy Professional Development 2 Credits. 0.5
PHM 613 Pharmacoeconomics and Pharmacoepidemiology Credits: 2
PHM 620 IPC Fluid, Electrolytes, and Nutrition Credits: 3
PHM 621 IPC Cardiology 1 Credits: 3
PHM 622 IPC Cardiology 2 Credits: 3
PHM 623 IPC Renal Credits: 3
PHM 624 IPC Immunology and Infectious Diseases Credits: 5
PHM 625 IPC Endocrinology Credits: 3
PHM 626 IPC Pulmonology Credits: 2
PHM 632 IPC OSCEs Credits: 0.5
PHM 651 Extemporaneous Compounding 1 Credits: 1
PHM 652 Extemporaneous Compounding 2 Credits: 1
PHM 677 Pharmacy Professional Development 3 Credits: 0.5
PHM 678 Pharmacy Professional Development 4 Credits: 0.5
PHM 681 Introductory Pharmacy Practice Experience (IPPE) 2a Credits: 1
PHM 682 Introductory Pharmacy Practice Experience (IPPE) 2b Credits: 1
PHM 720 IPC GI/Hepatology Credits: 3
PHM 721 IPC Neurology Credits: 2
PHM 722 IPC Pain / Psych Credits: 3
PHM 723 IPC Hematology and Oncology Credits: 2
PHM 724 IPC Dermatology/Rheumatology/Opthalmology Credits: 3
PHM 725 IPC Reproductive Health Credits: 2
PHM 726 IPC Pediatrics/Geriatrics Credits: 3
PHM 727 IPC Toxicology/Critical Care Credits: 2
PHM 730 Topics in Pharmacy Law Credits: 1
PHM 732 IPC OSCEs Credits: 0.5
PHM 777 Pharmacy Professional Development 5 Credits: 0.5
PHM 778 Pharmacy Professional Development 6 Credits: 0.5
PHM 781 Introductory Pharmacy Practice Experience (IPPE) 3a Credits: 3
PHM 782 Introductory Pharmacy Practice Experience (IPPE) 3b Credits: 3
PHM 843 Ambulatory Patient Care Advanced Pharmacy Practice Experience (APPE) Credits: 6
PHM 844 Community Pharmacy Advanced Pharmacy Practice Experience (APPE) Credits: 4
PHM 845 Hospital Health-System Pharmacy Advanced Pharmacy Practice Experience (APPE) Credits: 4
PHM 846 Inpatient General Medicine Patient Care Advanced Pharmacy Practice Experience (APPE) Credits: 6
PHM 847 Elective 1, Direct Patient Care Advanced Pharmacy Practice Experience (APPE) Credits: 6
PHM 848 Elective 2, Direct or Non-Direct Patient Care Advanced Pharmacy Practice Experience (APPE) Credits: 6
PHM 849 Elective 3, Direct or Non-Direct Patient Care Advanced Pharmacy Practice Experience (APPE) Credits: 6
PHM 850 Professional Development Credits: 1
Major Electives Credits: 12

Total Undergraduate Prerequisite Credits: 55

Additional Requirements Include:

Additional coursework to fulfill UB Curriculum requirements

Total Undergraduate Credits: 78

Total Graduate Credits Required for Degree: 142.5

Total Credits Required for Graduation: 220.5

Total Credit Hours Required represents the minimum credits needed to complete this program, and may vary based on a number of circumstances. This should not be used for financial aid purposes.

Academic Requirements

PharmCAS applicants must complete prerequisite and UB Curriculum general education requirements with a grade of C- or higher by the end of the summer prior to enrolling in the PharmD program first professional (P1) year in the fall. PharmCAS candidates are required to take BCH 403 , PGY 451 and PGY 452 to satisfy the Biochemistry and Physiology requirements. See the PharmCAS site for more details about admissions requirements.

Curricular Plan

A Curricular Plan provides a roadmap for completing this academic program and the UB Curriculum on time. Your actual plan may vary depending on point of entry to the university, course placement and/or waivers based on standardized test scores, earned alternative credit and/or college transfer credit.

First Year Fall

BIO 200LLB - Evolutionary Biology Credits: 5
CHE 101LR - General Chemistry Credits: 4
CHE 113LAB - General Chemistry Credits: 1
ENG 105LEC - Writing and Rhetoric Credits: 4 OR Pathway Credits:3
UB Seminar Credits: 3

Total Credits:16 or 17

First Year Spring

BIO 201LEC - Cell Biology Credits: 3
BIO 211LAB - Cell Biology Lab Credits: 1
CHE 102LR - General Chemistry Credits: 4
CHE 114LAB - General Chemistry Credits: 1
ENG 105LEC - Writing and Rhetoric Credits: 4 OR Pathway Credits: 3

Total Credits: 12 or 13

Second Year Fall

Pathway Credits: 3
CHE 203LR - Organic Chemistry Credits: 4
CHE 205LAB - Organic Chemistry 1 LAB Credits: 1
MTH 121LR - Survey of Calculus and Its Applications I Credits: 4 OR
MTH 141LR - College Calculus I Credits: 4

Total Credits: 12

Second Year Spring

Pathway Credits: 3
CHE 204LR - Organic Chemistry Credits: 4
CHE 206LAB - Organic Chemistry 2 LAB Credits: 1
PAS 313LLB - Human Anatomy Credits: 4

Total Credits: 12

Third Year Fall

BCH 403LEC - Biochemical Principles Credits: 4
PGY 451LEC - Human Physiology I Credits: 3
Communication Literacy 2 Credits: 3
Pathway Credits: 3

Total Credits: 13

Third Year Spring

MIC 301LLB - Microbiology for Allied Health Professionals Credits: 4
PGY 452LEC - Human Physiology II Credits: 3
Statistics Credits: 4
UBC 399MNT - UB Curriculum Capstone Credits: 1

Total Credits: 12

Fourth Year Fall

PHC 501 Pharmaceutical Chemistry: The Chemical Basis of Drug Action Credits: 3
PHC 529 Pharmacy Calculations Credits: 3
PHM 577 Pharmacy Professional Development 1 Credits: 1
PHM 555 Pharmacy Series: Success in Program and Profession (x6) Credits: 0
PHM 517 Patient Care Essentials 1: SDoH, Intercultural Competence, Providing Care to Underserved Communities Credits: 3
PHM 500 US Health Systems and Informatics Credits: 3
PHM 537 Contemporary Pharmacy Management and Practice Credits: 2
PHM 527 Pharmaceutical Principles of Pharmacotherapy 1 Credits: 1

Total Credits: 16

Fourth Year Spring

PHC 530 Physical Pharmacy Credits: 2
PHM 578 Pharmacy Professional Development 2 Credits. 0.5
PHM 555 Pharmacy Series: Success in Program and Profession (x6) Credits: 0
PHC 516 Pharmacogenomics Credits: 1
PHC 531 Intro to Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics 1 Credits: 4
PHM 518 Patient Care Essentials 2 - Essential Skills for the Practice of Pharmacy Credits: 3
PHM 538 Pharmacy Law and Ethical Principles Credits: 4
PHM 508 Biostatistics and Drug Literature Evaluation Credits: 2
PHM 528 Pharmaceutical Principles of Pharmacotherapy 2 Credits: 1

Total Credits: 17.5

Fifth Year Fall

PHM 651 Extemporaneous Compounding 1 Credits: 1
PHM 681 Introductory Pharmacy Practice Experience (IPPE) 2a Credits: 1
PHM 555 Pharmacy Series: Success in Program and Profession (x6) Credits: 0
PHM 677 Pharmacy Professional Development 3 Credits: 0.5
PHM 620 IPC Fluid, Electrolytes, and Nutrition Credits: 3
PHM 621 IPC Cardiology 1 Credits: 3
PHM 622 IPC Cardiology 2 Credits: 3
PHM 623 IPC Renal Credits: 3
Major Elective Credits: 3

Total Credits: 17.5

Fifth Year Spring

PHM 652 Extemporaneous Compounding 2 Credits: 1
PHM 682 Introductory Pharmacy Practice Experience (IPPE) 2b Credits: 1
PHM 555 Pharmacy Series: Success in Program and Profession (x6) Credits: 0
Major Elective Credits: 3
PHM 678 Pharmacy Professional Development 4 Credits: 0.5
PHM 613 Pharmacoeconomics and Pharmacoepidemiology Credits: 2
PHM 624 IPC Immunology and Infectious Diseases Credits: 5
PHM 625 IPC Endocrinology Credits: 3
PHM 626 IPC Pulmonology Credits: 2
PHM 632 IPC OSCEs Credits: 0.5

Total Credits: 18

Sixth Year Fall

PHM 781 Introductory Pharmacy Practice Experience (IPPE) 3a Credits: 3
PHM 555 Pharmacy Series: Success in Program and Profession (x6) Credits: 0
Major Elective Credits: 3
PHM 777 Pharmacy Professional Development 5 Credits: 0.5
PHM 720 IPC GI/Hepatology Credits: 3
PHM 721 IPC Neurology Credits: 2
PHM 722 IPC Pain / Psych Credits: 3
PHM 723 IPC Hematology and Oncology Credits: 2

Total Credits: 16.5

Sixth Year Spring

PHM 730 Topics in Pharmacy Law Credits: 1
PHM 782 Introductory Pharmacy Practice Experience (IPPE) 3b Credits: 3
PHM 555 Pharmacy Series: Success in Program and Profession (x6) Credits: 0
Major Elective Credits: 3
PHM 778 Pharmacy Professional Development 6 Credits: 0.5
PHM 724 IPC Dermatology/Rheumatology/Opthalmology Credits: 3
PHM 725 IPC Reproductive Health Credits: 2
PHM 726 IPC Pediatrics/Geriatrics Credits: 3
PHM 727 IPC Toxicology/Critical Care Credits: 2
PHM 732 IPC OSCEs Credits: 0.5

Total Credits: 18

Seventh Year Fall

PHM 843 Ambulatory Patient Care Advanced Pharmacy Practice Experience (APPE) Credits: 6
PHM 844 Community Pharmacy Advanced Pharmacy Practice Experience (APPE) Credits: 4
PHM 845 Hospital Health-System Pharmacy Advanced Pharmacy Practice Experience (APPE) Credits: 4
PHM 846 Inpatient General Medicine Patient Care Advanced Pharmacy Practice Experience (APPE) Credits: 6
PHM 847 Elective 1, Direct Patient Care Advanced Pharmacy Practice Experience (APPE) Credits: 6
PHM 848 Elective 2, Direct or Non-Direct Patient Care Advanced Pharmacy Practice Experience (APPE) Credits: 6
PHM 849 Elective 3, Direct or Non-Direct Patient Care Advanced Pharmacy Practice Experience (APPE) Credits: 6
PHM 850 Professional Development Credits: 1

Total Credits: 39

Total Credits Required: 220.5

Note: Some classes may count toward both a major and UB Curriculum requirement.

Learning Outcomes

To achieve the mission of our PharmD program, students must develop the knowledge, skills, and attitudes that enable them to competently perform these functions. The following outcomes reflect the terminal skills that all UB PharmD graduates should be able to demonstrate upon program completion.

Patient/Pharmaceutical Care
Medical and Science Foundations
Practice Based Learning and Improvement
Interpersonal and Communication Skills
Professionalism
Systems Based Practice and Management