Your Curriculum - Your Future
First Year
The first year as a pharmacy student is focused on creating a foundation of knowledge and skills to build on. Students have early exposure to a pharmacy career when they observe practicing pharmacists in a variety of settings.
Second Year
Second year pharmacy students immerse themselves in Integrated Pharmacotherapy courses. These courses, organized by disease state or organ system are the bridge between the first year of foundational knowledge and the fourth year when students apply their knowledge.
Students participate in real-life pharmacy experiences in a community and hospital setting during their second year as well.
Third Year
During the third year, pharmacy students continue to immerse themselves in the Integrated Pharmacotherapy courses. The associated hands-on skills training activities create a bridge between knowledge and application. Third-year students spend some time with fourth year students on rotation and practice developing and presenting a patient case.
Early into the Spring semester, students have the opportunity to customize their education with professional electives, dual degree or certificate coursework, or early fourth-year practice experiences.
Fourth Year
Students in their fourth year put the previous three years into practice in real-life pharmacy experiences. Students are fully immersed in the life of a pharmacist as they complete rotations in a variety of settings. Students can customize their education with these rotations according to their interests or career goals.

Curriculum At-a-Glance
See an overview of the four-year curriculum.

Personalize Your Path
Personalize your education through dual degrees, certificates, and elective courses.
PharmD Learning Outcomes
Students will become medication experts who pursue roles as practitioners, scientists, technologists, activists and entrepreneurs. They will have a broad perspective that includes knowledge of healthcare systems, policy, and practice in local, national, and international settings.

Hands-On Skills Training
Learn skills in the award-winning Pharmacy Practice Learning Center.
Students develop and practice skills such as giving immunizations and counseling patients during a five-part course series: Foundations of Pharmacy Practice I & II and Applications of Pharmacy Practice I, II, & III.

Real-life Pharmacy Experiences
Use your developing knowledge and skills during the Introductory and Advanced Pharmacy Practice Experiences.
Pharmacy students get real-life pharmacy experience as they participate in Introductory Pharmacy Practice Experiences (IPPE) during the first three years and Advanced Pharmacy Practice Experiences (APPE) during their final year.
There are many opportunities to expand your horizons and further develop as a professional.

Service, Advocacy, and Development
Make an impact on your community, profession, and your own professional growth.
Pharmacy students have participated in diverse international experiences including yearly service trips to Xicotepec, Fulbright educational opportunities, and rotations in the final year.

Global Opportunities
Experience the world outside of Iowa and the United States.