Pharmaceutical Sciences (BSPS)
Description
This degree program is designed to prepare a student for entry into the Pharm.D. professional program.
Minimum Total Credit Hours: 122
Goals/Mission Statement
On the baccalaureate level, the school shall foster an environment where students can learn and apply the principles and theories related to the pharmaceutical sciences and acquire the knowledge, skills, and attitudes in their chosen discipline such that each can enter and succeed in a professional career in the pharmaceutical sciences, or continue studies in areas including, but not limited to, the Doctor of Pharmacy program or graduate studies in the pharmaceutical sciences.
Degree Requirements
The academic regulations for this degree program, as entered in the University of Mississippi Catalog, are in effect for the current or selected academic year and semester. The University of Mississippi reserves the right to
- change or withdraw courses;
- change rules for registration, instruction, and graduation; and
- change other regulations affecting the student body at any time.
General Education
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Select one of the following First Year Writing I courses: | 3 | |
| First-Year Writing I | ||
| Introduction to College Writing | ||
| Freshman Honors I | ||
| Select one of the following First Year Writing II courses: | 3 | |
| First-Year Writing II | ||
| First Year Seminar | ||
| Freshman Honors II | ||
| BISC 1600 | Biological Sciences I | 3 |
| BISC 1610 | Biological Sciences I Laboratory | 1 |
| BISC 1620 | Biological Sciences II | 3 |
| BISC 1630 | Biological Sciences II Laboratory | 1 |
| CHEM 1050 | General Chemistry I | 3 |
| CHEM 1051 | General Chemistry Laboratory I | 1 |
| CHEM 1060 | General Chemistry II | 3 |
| CHEM 1061 | General Chemistry Laboratory II | 1 |
| CHEM 2210 | Elementary Organic Chemistry I | 3 |
| CHEM 2220 | Elementary Organic Chemistry II | 3 |
| CHEM 2211 | Elementary Organic Chem. Laboratory I | 1 |
| CHEM 2221 | Elementary Organic Chem. Laboratory II | 1 |
| MATH 1150 | Elementary Statistics | 3 |
| MATH 2611 | Unified Calculus & Analytic Geometry I | 3 |
| BMSC 3210 | Pathogenesis of Infectious Diseases | 3 |
| or BISC 3330 | General Microbiology | |
| BMSC 3440 | Physiological Foundation of Therapeutics | 3 |
| or BISC 3300 | Principles of Physiology | |
| BMSC 3450 | Anatomical Foundations in Human Health | 3 |
| or BISC 3100 | Human Anatomy | |
| SPCH 1050 | Business and Professional Speech | 3 |
| or SPCH 1020 | Fundamentals of Public Speaking | |
| Select six hours of Social Science from the following: | 6 | |
Anthropology | ||
Economics | ||
| Media, News & Audience | ||
Political Science | ||
Psychology | ||
Sociology | ||
| Select six hours of humanities from the following: | 6 | |
African American studies | ||
Classical Civilization | ||
Philosophy | ||
Religion | ||
| Introduction to Southern Studies I | ||
| Freshman Honors I | ||
| Freshman Honors II | ||
| Women In Antiquity | ||
| Introduction to Gender Studies | ||
| Feminist Philosophy | ||
| Select three hours of fine arts from the following: | 3 | |
| Introduction to Western Art | ||
| Art Beyond the West | ||
| Global Art: Prehistory to 1500 | ||
| Global Art: 1300 to the Present | ||
| Introduction to Music Literature | ||
| Fundamentals of Music Theory | ||
| Introduction to Music | ||
| Introduction to World Music Cultures | ||
| Music Theory and Analysis I | ||
| Dance Appreciation | ||
| Appreciation of the Theatre | ||
| Introduction to Cinema | ||
| Introduction to the Fine Arts | ||
| Interdisciplinary Arts | ||
| Advanced Interdisciplinary Arts | ||
| Total Hours | 63 | |
Major Requirements
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| PHCY 1000 | Introduction to Pharmacy (Required only for Early Entry Students.) | 1 |
| BMSC 3001 | Foundations of BioMolecular Sciences I | 4 |
| BMSC 3002 | Foundations of BioMolecular Sciences II | 4 |
| PHAR 3001 | Biopharmaceutics and Calculations | 3 |
| PHAR 3002 | Pharmaceutical Dosage Forms | 3 |
| PHAD 3001 | Social and Administrative Pharmacy I | 3 |
| PHAD 3002 | Social and Administrative Pharmacy II | 3 |
| PRCT 3000 | Foundations of Immunology & Immunization | 1 |
| PRCT 3001 | Pharmacists' Patient Care Process | 3 |
| PRCT 3002 | Self-Care Therapeutics & Prescribing | 3 |
| PRCT 3003 | Introduction to Pharmacotherapeutics | 2 |
| PRCT 3201 | Pharmacy Practice Applications I | 1 |
| PRCT 3202 | Pharmacy Practice Applications II | 1 |
| PRCT 3301 | Professional Collab and Develop I | 1 |
| PRCT 3302 | Professional Collab and Develop II | 1 |
| PRCT 3400 | Community Immersion IPPE I | 1 |
| PRCT 3401 | Institutional Immersion IPPE I | 1 |
| PRCT 4301 | Professional Collab and Develop III | 1 |
| PRCT 4302 | Professional Collab and Develop IV | 1 |
| Total Hours | 38 | |
Other Academic Requirements
Progression and retention criteria for early entry students and regular entry students, as well as financial obligations, liability/malpractice insurance, immunizations and assessment requirements, are detailed in the School of Pharmacy Student Handbook.