End your search for pharmacy schools at the South University School of Pharmacy. Accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), the Doctor of Pharmacy degree (Pharm.D.) program provides progressive, quality post-graduate education for the pharmacy profession’s future practitioners.
The role of pharmacists in the medical field is changing and evolving to meet the demands of the profession and society. The curriculum in this accelerated pharmacy program is structured to produce graduates who can adapt to the profession’s changes while also maintaining high standards of pharmacy practice.
While in the Pharmacy school at South University, students are encouraged to foster a desire for life-long learning, engage in scholarship, learn about the process of research and develop an understanding of the value of interdisciplinary care. Students are also encouraged to become involved in their community and to develop an understanding of the importance of volunteerism and its impact on the community.
What makes our School of Pharmacy program different from other pharmacy schools?
Accelerated Program
After being accepted to the South University School of Pharmacy, students begin an accelerated, full-time 12-quarter schedule designed to provide four academic years in three calendar years. This accelerated pharmacy program, available only in a handful of institutions in the country, allows students an earlier entry into the workforce.
Curriculum
It is one with a carefully structured curriculum to prepare graduates for both high standards of contemporary pharmacy practice and the evolution of the profession. The didactic program is delivered by synchronous video conferencing technology with real-time interaction between faculty and students on both campuses in Savannah, GA and Columbia, SC. Within the educational experience, students also maintain individualized attention through comparably equipped laboratory facilities, physical assessment laboratories, small group recitations and problem based learning activities conducted by faculty on both campuses.
Respected Faculty
It is one with a mixture of seasoned and energetic young faculty with both teaching and practical experience in the field.
Teaching Method
It is one that interrelates the basic sciences and pharmacy practice in a setting of collaborative learning and teamwork.
Technology & Facilities
It is one that offers personalized and technically sophisticated instructional delivery. The use of computerized classrooms and synchronous video conference technology create a state of the art learning environment. In addition, the South University School of Pharmacy features industry-standard equipment and facilities.
Following acceptance into the School of Pharmacy program, Pharm.D. students begin an accelerated, full-time 12-quarter schedule designed to provide four academic years of study within three calendar years. This accelerated pace is only available at a handful of institutions across the country, as South University's School of Pharmacy program was designed to meet the increasing demand of well-trained pharmacists.