Bachelor of Science in Pharmaceutical Sciences (Non-licensure Degree)
The Bachelor of Science in Pharmaceutical Sciences (B.S.P.S.) is a four-year undergraduate degree program in the College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences. This program provides students with coursework and laboratory opportunities in the pharmaceutical sciences that allow them to develop highly sought-after skills that are applicable to work in research environments and required for success in graduate and medical degree programs. The learning goals and outcomes of the curriculum provide students with a strong interdisciplinary component that integrates the chemical and biological sciences for applications in the pharmaceutical sciences. The program also provides a background in the liberal arts that prepares students to be engaged citizens and reflective practitioners.Students are required to complete the Drake Curriculum and take courses in biochemistry, pharmacology, pharmaceutics and pharmacokinetics as well as electives in biology (physiology, cell and molecular biology), chemistry (organic chemistry, analytical chemistry, physical chemistry), physics and pharmaceutical sciences. Students in the junior year of the program participate in a discovery-based laboratory course that focuses on lab skills, instrumentation techniques, research design and ethics in science. In their senior year, students are required to develop, in conjunction with a faculty member, a research project to complete their capstone experience at Drake. Following completion of this yearlong project, students prepare a presentation and an oral defense of their work in a seminar to faculty and peers. Students entering the junior year of the program may not graduate unless a "C" or better is earned in each required course. Students are permitted to retake a required course for a passing grade (2.0 grade-point or "C") one time only. Students who do not obtain a 2.0 (or "C") in a pharmacy required course after two attempts will be dropped from the B.S.P.S. program.
Students entering as first year students Fall 2007 and after will complete the Pharmaceutical Sciences track as part of Bachelor of Science in Health Sciences program, as this degree will not be conferred after May 2011.
Educational Goals and Objectives
The learning goals and outcomes of the B.S.P.S. Program include seven skill areas in which students will become competent upon completion of the program. Many of these skills are transferable from the Drake Curriculum and further developed within the major with other skill areas developed primarily within the coursework of the B.S.P.S. program.
Knowledge, Skills and Values Consistent with the Science and Application of Pharmaceutical Sciences
Goal 1. Knowledge Base of Pharmaceutical SciencesStudents will understand the major concepts and theories in Pharmaceutical Sciences.
Goal 2. Research Methods and Experimental Design in Pharmaceutical Sciences
Students will understand and apply basic research methods in the Pharmaceutical Sciences to perform and analyze research projects.
Students will use critical thinking, skeptical inquiry and the scientific approach to solve problems.
Goal 4. Values in Pharmaceutical Sciences
Students will be able to weigh evidence, tolerate ambiguity, act ethically, and reflect the values that are the underpinnings of Pharmaceutical Sciences as a discipline.
Students will demonstrate information competence and the ability to use computers and other technology for the retrieval, collection, analysis and communication of information.
Goal 6. Communication and Collaborative Skills
Students will be able to communicate effectively in a variety of formats and actively participate in collaborative environments.
Students will emerge from the major with realistic ideas regarding how to implement their knowledge, skills, and values in occupational pursuits in a variety of settings.
Knowledge, Skills and Values Consistent with Liberal Arts Education that are Further Developed in Pharmaceutical Sciences
Goal 5. Information and Technological Literacy.Students will demonstrate information competence and the ability to use computers and other technology for many purposes.
Goal 6. Communication and Collaborative Skills.
Students will be able to communicate effectively in a variety of formats and actively participate in collaborative environments.
Students will emerge from the major with realistic ideas regarding how to implement their knowledge, skills and values in occupational pursuits in a variety of settings.
Admission Requirements
Students may apply to the College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences and enter the Bachelor of Sciences program direct from high school and may enter the upper level course work upon completion of required courses and established criteria. Students may apply for progression into the upper years of the BSPS program if the established criteria are not met.
Students who have completed coursework at other institutions may apply for admission by contacting the Admissions Office. Class standing will be based on course work completed and determined at the point of admission.
The B.S.P.S. Curriculum
The following is the curriculum for the third and fourth years of the curriculum. Please note that courses in the program may change. Please view updates at http://www.pharmacy.drake.edu.
First/Second Year
See pre-pharmacy curricular requirements in previous section. Note that the Phar 11-71 Deans Hour course series is not required of students in the B.S.P.S. program.
Third Year
| Fall |
Credit hour |
|
| BIO 129 | Physiology |
5 |
| PHAR 130 | Biochemistry |
4 |
| PHAR 131 | Intro to Pharm Sci |
3 |
| PHAR 140 | Pharmaceutics I |
3 |
| PHAR 188 | Phar Sci Seminar |
1 |
|
Total |
16 |
|
| Spring |
Credit hour |
|
| ELEC --- | Drake Curr/Gen Elective |
3 |
| PHAR 103 | Pharmacy Calculations |
2 |
| PHAR 142 | Pharmacokinetics |
3 |
| PHAR 152 | Instrumentation Methods/Lab |
3 |
| PHAR 163 | Pharmacology |
3 |
| PHAR 188 | Phar Sci Seminar |
1 |
|
Total |
15 |
Fourth Year
| Fall |
Credit hour |
|
| ELEC --- | Science Electives |
12 |
| PHAR 189 | Phar Sci Seminar |
1 |
| PHAR 196 | Senior Research |
3 |
|
Total |
16 |
|
| Spring |
Credit hour |
|
| ELEC --- | Science Electives |
12 |
| PHAR 189 | Phar Sci Seminar |
1 |
| PHAR 196 | Senior Research |
3 |
| Total |
16 |
|
| Total Program Hours |
126 |
Electives
The courses listed below may be used to fulfill the 24 hours of science electives required during the senior year. Other courses may be used with consent of the student’s advisor.
- Chem 165 - Physical Chemistry I - 4 cr.
- Chem 166 - Physical Chemistry II - 4 cr.
- Chem 182 - Adv. Analytical Chem - 4 cr.
- Phy 011 - Physics I - 4 cr.
- Phy 012 - Physics II - 4 cr.
- Bio 165 - Cell Biology - 4 cr.
- Bio 186 - Molecular Biology - 3 cr.
- Phar 114 - Advances in Cardiac Disease - 3 cr.
- Phar 118 - Neurodegenerative Disease - 1 cr.
- Phar 119 - Topcs in Neuropharm - 3 cr.
- Phar 127 - Exercise Physiology - 3 cr.