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B.S.P.S. Program for Pharmacy Administration (PHAM) Option

Pharmacy Administration focuses on the corporate and managerial aspects of the pharmacy profession. Students may earn one or two minors from the College of Business Administration in addition to the B.S.P.S degree. There are many options under this major such as Business Administration Minor; Professional Sales Minor; International Business Minor; Business Administration Minor and Professional Sales Minor; International Business Minor and Business Administration Minor; Business Administration Minor and MBA Track; Professional Sales/Business Administration Minors and MBA Track; and International Business/Business Administration Minors and MBA Track. With one year of additional graduate study, students in the MBA Track options can receive a Master of Business Administration degree.

Career Opportunities: Pharmaceutical sales is one of the fastest growing careers in the country. The Pharmacy Administration major prepares students for careers in pharmaceutical sales, and management positions in the pharmaceutical industry, corporate and retail pharmacy offices, pharmacy education, government agencies, and health care administration. Students are encouraged to pursue graduate studies in business or pharmacy administration.

Salary: Starting salaries generally range between $30,000 to $50,000 depending on career path and qualifications of the applicants.

PHAM Professional Division Curriculum¹

P1 Year

Fall Semester
MBC	3310	Medicinal Chemistry I	2
MBC	3330	Applied Drug Design	1
MBC	3550	Physiological Chemistry I	3
PHCL	3700	Pharmacology I	3
ECON	1150	Principles of Macroeconomics	3
BUAD	2060 or MATH 2630 or 2600 or equiv.		3
Total Hours			15

Spring Semester
MBC	3320	Medicinal Chemistry II	3
MBC	3560	Physiological Chemistry II	3
PHCL	3720	Pharmacology II	3
PHPR	4550	Analysis of Pharm. Environment²	3
BUAD	2040 or ACTG 1040		3
Total Hours			15

P2 Year

Fall Semester
PHCL	4700	Pharmacology III	3
BUAD	3030	Manage. & Behav. Process in Orgs	3
BUAD	3040	Prin. of Financial Management	3
BUAD	3010	Principles of Marketing³	3
BUAD	2050 or ACTG 1050		3
Business Elective (any business courses)			3
Total Hours			18

Spring Semester
PHPR	4780	Practicum in Pharmacy Adm³	6-12
UT Core Req. (Online Diversity)^*			3
Total Hours			9-15

^* Suggested sequence. If taken with practicum, it should be an online course.
¹ Minimum hours needed for a Bachelor of Sciences in Pharmaceutical Sciences Degree is 132 hours. Take additional hours as needed to complete your curriculum.
² PHPR 4520, MKTG 3880 or MKTG 4540 may be taken as an alternative.
³ If the practicum is completed in the summer before the P2 Year, student can graduate a semester earlier.

Suggested options for this major are listed below.

1. Business Administration Minor Option

P1 Year

Fall Semester
MBC	3310	Medicinal Chemistry I	2
MBC	3330	Applied Drug Design	1
MBC	3550	Physiological Chemistry I	3
PHCL	3700	Pharmacology I	3
ECON	1150	Principles of Macroeconomics	3
BUAD	1020 or CMPT 1100 or placement¹		0-3
BUAD	2060 or MATH 2630 or 2600 or equiv.		3
Total Hours			15-18

Spring Semester
MBC	3320	Medicinal Chemistry II	3
MBC	3560	Physiological Chemistry II	3
PHCL	3720	Pharmacology II	3
BUAD	2040 or ACTG 1040²		3
BUAD	3010	Principles of Marketing²	3
Total Hours			15

Summer between P1 and P2 Year PHPR 4780 Practicum in Pharm. Adm. .... 6-12

P2 Year

Fall Semester
PHCL	4700	Pharmacology III	3
BUAD	3030	Manage. & Behav. Process in Orgs²	3
BUAD	2050 or ACTG 1050²		3
BUAD	3040	Prin. of Financial Management²	3
Total Hours			12

Spring Semester
PHPR	4550	Analysis of Pharm. Environment³	3
Business Minor Elective⁴			3
Business Elective (choose any business courses)			3
UT Core Requirement (Diversity Studies)^*			3
Total Hours			12

¹ This requirement will be waived with a passing score on the Micro-Computer Placement test which is available at www.business.utoledo.edu
² A grade of "C" or higher is required for the minors.
³ PHPR 4520, MKTG 3880 or MKTG 4540 may be taken as an alternative.
⁴ Choose from Business Administration Minor Requirements listed by the College of Business Administration.
^* Suggested sequence, if UT Core Requirements have not been completed.

2. Professional Sales Minor Option

P1 Year

Fall Semester
MBC	3310	Medicinal Chemistry I	2
MBC	3330	Applied Drug Design	1
MBC	3550	Physiological Chemistry I	3
PHCL	3700	Pharmacology I	3
ECON	1150	Principles of Macroeconomics	3
BUAD	2060 or MATH 2630 or 2600 or equiv.		3
Total Hours			15

Spring Semester
MBC	3320	Medicinal Chemistry II	3
MBC	3560	Physiological Chemistry II	3
PHCL	3720	Pharmacology II	3
BUAD	2040 or ACTG 1040		3
BUAD	3010	Principles of Marketing¹	3
Total Hours			15

Summer between P1 and P2 Year PHPR 4780 Practicum in Pharm. Adm. .... 6-12

P2 Year

Fall Semester
PHCL	4700	Pharmacology III	3
BUAD	3030	Manage. & Behav. Process in Orgs	3
PSLS	3440	Sales¹	3
PSLS	3450	Acct. & Territory Management¹	3
BUAD	2050 or ACTG 1050		3
Total Hours			15

Spring Semester
PHPR	4550	Analysis of Pharm. Environment²	3
PSLS	4740	Advanced Sales¹	3
PSLS	3080	Purch. & Busi. Rela. Mgmt¹	or
	4710	Sales Force Leadership¹	3
BUAD	3040	Prin. of Financial Management	3
UT Core Requirement (Diversity Studies)^*			3
Total Hours			15

¹ A grade of "C" or higher is required for the minors.
² PHPR 4520, MKTG 3880 or MKTG 4540 may be taken as an alternative.
^* Suggested sequence, if UT Core Requirements have not been completed.

3. International Business Minor Option¹

P1 Year

Fall Semester
MBC	3310	Medicinal Chemistry I	2
MBC	3330	Applied Drug Design	1
MBC	3550	Physiological Chemistry I	3
PHCL	3700	Pharmacology I	3
ECON	1150	Principles of Macroeconomics	3
BUAD	2080	Global Environment of Business	3
Total Hours			15

Spring Semester
MBC	3320	Medicinal Chemistry II	3
MBC	3560	Physiological Chemistry II	3
PHCL	3720	Pharmacology II	3
BUAD	2040 or ACTG 1040		3
BUAD	3030	Manage. & Behave. Process in Orgs	3
Total Hours			15

Summer between P1 and P2 Year PHPR 4780 Practicum in Pharm. Adm. .... 6-12

P2 Year

Fall Semester
PHCL	4700	Pharmacology III	3
BUAD	2050 or ACTG 1050		3
BUAD	2060 or Math 2600 or 2630 or equiv.		3
BUAD	3010	Principles of Marketing	3
BUAD	3040	Prin. of Financial Management	3
Total Hours			15

Spring Semester
PHPR	4550	Analysis of Pharm. Environment²	3
FINA	3500	International Business Finance³	3
IBUS	3600	International Management	or
MKTG	3140	International Marketing³	3
UT Core Req. Non-U.S. Culture^* (IBUS 3150)³			3
Total Hours			15

^* Suggested sequence
¹ Minimum hours needed for a Bachelor of Sciences in Pharmaceutical Sciences Degree is 132 hours.
² PHPR 4520, MKTG 3880 or MKTG 4540 may be taken as an alternative.
³ If IBUS 3150 is taken for Non-U.S. Culture, students do not have to take both MKTG 3140 and FINA 3500; select one.

4. Business Administration Minor and Professional Sales Minor Option

P1 Year

Fall Semester
MBC	3310	Medicinal Chemistry I	2
MBC	3330	Applied Drug Design	1
MBC	3550	Physiological Chemistry I	3
PHCL	3700	Pharmacology I	3
ECON	1150	Principles of Macroeconomics	3
CMPT	1100	or equiv or placement test¹	0-3
BUAD	2060 or MATH 2630 or 2600 or equiv.		3
Total Hours			15-18

Spring Semester
MBC	3320	Medicinal Chemistry II	3
MBC	3560	Physiological Chemistry II	3
PHCL	3720	Pharmacology II	3
BUAD	2040 or ACTG 1040²		3
BUAD	3010	Principles of Marketing²	3
Total Hours			15

Summer between P1 and P2 Year PHPR 4780 Practicum in Pharm. Adm. .... 6-12

P2 Year

Fall Semester
PHCL	4700	Pharmacology III	3
BUAD	3030	Manage. & Behav. Process in Orgs²	3
PSLS	3440	Sales²	3
PSLS	3450	ACCT & Territory Management²	3
BUAD	2050 or ACTG 1050²		3
Total Hours			15

Spring Semester
PHPR	4550³	Analysis of Pharm. Environment	3
BUAD	3040	Prin. of Financial Management²	3
PSLS	4740	Advanced Sales²	3
PSLS	3080	Purch. & Busi. Rela. Mgmt²	or
	4710	Sales Force Leadership²	3
Non-U.S. Culture^* (IBUS 3150)⁴			3
Total Hours			15

¹ This requirement will be waived with a passing score on the Micro-Computer Placement test which is available at www.business.utoledo.edu
² A grade of "C" or higher is required for the minors.
³ PHPR 4520, MKTG 3880 or MKTG 4540 may be taken as an alternative.
⁴ If IBUS 3150 is not taken for Non-U.S. Culture, students should take BUAD 2070 for the double minors.
^* Suggested sequence.

5. International Business Minor and Business Administration Minor Option

P1 Year

Fall Semester
MBC	3310	Medicinal Chemistry I	2
MBC	3330	Applied Drug Design	1
MBC	3550	Physiological Chemistry I	3
PHCL	3700	Pharmacology I	3
ECON	1150	Principles of Macroeconomics	3
BUAD	1020 or CMPT 1100 or placement¹		0-3
BUAD	2080	Global Environment of Business	3
Total Hours			15-18

Spring Semester
MBC	3320	Medicinal Chemistry II	3
MBC	3560	Physiological Chemistry II	3
PHCL	3720	Pharmacology II	3
BUAD	2040 or ACTG 1040²		3
BUAD	3030	Manage. & Behave. Proces. in Orgs²	3
Total Hours			15

Summer between P1 and P2 Year PHPR 4780 Practicum in Pharm. Adm. .... 6-12

P2 Year

Fall Semester
PHCL	4700	Pharmacology III	3
BUAD	3010	Principles of Marketing²	3
BUAD	2050 or ACTG 1050²		3
BUAD	2060 or MATH 2600 or 2630 or equiv.		3
BUAD	3040	Prin. of Financial Management²	3
Total Hours			15

Spring Semester
PHPR	4550	Analysis of Pharm. Environment³	3
BUAD	2070	Appl. of Stats in Bus Deci.-making²	3
FINA	3500	International Business Finance⁴	3
IBUS	3600	International Management	3
MKTG	3140	International Marketing⁴	3
UT Core Req. Non-U.S. Culture^* (IBUS 3150)⁴			3
Total Hours			18

^* Suggested sequence.
¹ This requirement will be waived with a passing score on the Placement Test which is available at www.business.utoledo.edu
² A grade of "C" or higher is required for the Business Administration Minor.
³ PHPR 4520, MKTG 3880 or MKTG 4540 may be taken as an alternative.
⁴ If IBUS 3150 is taken for Non-U.S. Culture, students only need to take either MKTG 3140 or FINA 3500, not both.

6. Business Administration Minor & MBA Track Option¹

P1 Year

Fall Semester
MBC	3310	Medicinal Chemistry I	2
MBC	3330	Applied Drug Design	1
MBC	3550	Physiological Chemistry I	3
PHCL	3700	Pharmacology I	3
ECON	1150	Principles of Macroeconomics	3
BUAD	1020 or CMPT 1100 or placement²		0-3
BUAD	3030	Manage. & Behav. Process in Orgs	3
Total Hours			15-18

Spring Semester
MBC	3320	Medicinal Chemistry II	3
MBC	3560	Physiological Chemistry II	3
PHCL	3720	Pharmacology II	3
BUAD	2040 or ACTG 1040		3
BUAD	2060 or MATH 2630 or 2600 or equiv.		3
Total Hours			15

Summer between P1 and P2 Year PHPR 4780 Practicum in Pharm. Adm. .... 6-12

P2 Year

Fall Semester
PHCL	4700	Pharmacology III	3
BUAD	2070	Appl. of Stats in Bus Deci. making	3
BUAD	2050 or ACTG 1050		3
BUAD	3010	Principles of Marketing	3
Total Hours			12

Spring Semester
PHPR	4550	Analysis of Pharm. Environment	or
	PHPR 4520 or MKTG 3880 or 4540		3
BUAD	3020	Principles of Mfg. & Serv	3
BUAD	3040	Prin. of Financial Management	3
UT Core Requirement (Diversity Studies)^*			3
Total Hours			12

¹ This track will enable students to fulfill the prerequisites for the MBA program with grades of "C" or higher in all BUAD courses listed in this curriculum. To be admitted to the MBA program in the College of Business, students must successfully complete the GMAT prior to application. Students who have satisfied all graduate admissions requirements and prerequisites will complete 33 semester credits at the 6000 graduate level for the MBA at The University of Toledo.
² This requirement will be waived with a passing score on the Placement Test which is available at www.business.utoledo.edu
^* Suggested sequence, if UT Core Requirements have not been completed.

7. Professional Sales/Business Administration Minors and MBA Track Option¹

P1 Year

Fall Semester
MBC	3310	Medicinal Chemistry I	2
MBC	3330	Applied Drug Design	1
MBC	3550	Physiological Chemistry I	3
PHCL	3700	Pharmacology I	3
ECON	1150	Principles of Macroeconomics	3
CMPT	1100	or equiv or placement test²	0-3
BUAD	3030	Manage. & Behav. Process in Orgs	3
Total Hours			15-18

Spring Semester
MBC	3320	Medicinal Chemistry II	3
MBC	3560	Physiological Chemistry II	3
PHCL	3720	Pharmacology II	3
BUAD	2040 or ACTG 1040		3
BUAD	2060 or MATH 2630 or 2600 or equiv.		3
BUAD	3010	Principles of Marketing	3
Total Hours			18

Summer between P1 and P2 Year PHPR 4780 Practicum in Pharm. Adm. .... 6-12

P2 Year

Fall Semester
PHCL	4700	Pharmacology III	3
BUAD	2050 or ACTG 1050		3
BUAD	2070	Appl. of Stats in Bus Deci. making	3
PSLS	3440	Sales	3
PSLS	3450	Acct & Territory Management	3
Total Hours			15

Spring Semester
PHPR	4550	Analysis of Pharm. Environment³	3
PSLS	4740	Advanced Sales	3
PSLS	3080	or PSLS 4710	3
BUAD	3040	Prin. of Financial Management	3
BUAD	3020	Principles of Mfg. & Services Sys	3
UT Core Requirement (Diversity Studies)^*			3
Total Hours			18

¹ This track will enable students to fulfill most of the prerequisites for the MBA program with grades of "C" or higher in all BUAD and PSLS courses listed in this curriculum. To be admitted to the MBA program in the College of Business, students must successfully complete the GMAT prior to application. Students who have satisfied all graduate admissions requirements and prerequisites will complete 33 semester credits at the 6000 graduate level for the MBA at The University of Toledo.
² This requirement will be waived with a passing score on the Micro-Computer Placement test which is available at www.business.utoledo.edu
³ PHPR 4520 may be taken as an alternative.
^* Suggested sequence, if UT Core Requirements have not been completed.

8. International Business /Business Administration Minors & MBA Track Option1¹

P1 Year

Fall Semester
MBC	3310	Medicinal Chemistry I	2
MBC	3330	Applied Drug Design	1
MBC	3550	Physiological Chemistry I	3
PHCL	3700	Pharmacology I	3
ECON	1150	Principles of Macroeconomics	3
BUAD	1020 or CMPT 1100 or placement²		0-3
BUAD	2080	Global Environment of Business	3
Total Hours			15-18

Spring Semester
MBC	3320	Medicinal Chemistry II	3
MBC	3560	Physiological Chemistry II	3
PHCL	3720	Pharmacology II	3
BUAD	2040 or ACTG 1040		3
BUAD	3030	Manage. & Behave. Process in Orgs	3
Total Hours			15

Summer between P1 and P2 Year PHPR 4780 Practicum in Pharm. Adm. .... 6-12

P2 Year

Fall Semester
PHCL	4700	Pharmacology III	3
BUAD	2050 or ACTG 1050		3
BUAD	2060 or Math 2600 or 2630 or equiv.		3
BUAD	3010	Principles of Marketing	3
BUAD	3040	Prin. of Financial Management	3
IBUS	3600	International Management	3
Total Hours			18

Spring Semester
PHPR	4550	Analysis of Pharm. Environment³	3
BUAD	2070	Appl. of Stats in Bus Deci.-making	3
BUAD	3020	Principles of Mfg. & Services Sys	3
FINA	3500	International Business Finance⁴	3
MKTG	3140	International Marketing⁴	3
UT Core Req. Non-U.S. Culture^* (IBUS 3150)⁴			3
Total Hours			15-18

^* Suggested sequence.
¹ This track will enable students to fulfill the prerequisites for the MBA program with grades of "C" (2.0) or higher in all BUAD courses listed above. To be admitted to the MBA program, students must successfully complete the GMAT prior to application.
² This requirement will be waived with a passing score on the Placement Test which is available at www.business.utoledo.edu
³ PHPR 4520, MKTG 3880 or MKTG 4540 may be taken as an alternative.
³ If IBUS 3150 is taken for Non-U.S. Culture, students only need to take either MKTG 3140 or FINA 3500, not both.

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