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Students who are interested in the dual degree program are encouraged to apply to the PharmD program at ��’Y�dzܱ��������� College.  Admission requirements for the professional (PharmD) program, including pre-requisite courses and evaluation criteria, are available on the ��’Y�dzܱ���������  School of Pharmacy website.

Dual degree students will apply to the “professional phase” of the MPH program at the end of the second year of the PharmD program.  This will provide the opportunity for a review of a students’ academic records by ̨��Swag College the semester prior to beginning their MPH courses in order to verify that a student meets the academic standards needed to proceed to MPH study.  These standards are outlined on ̨��Swag’s MPH website and include a minimum cumulative grade point average (GPA) of 3.0.  The GRE requirement for the dual degree will be waived for students who have taken the PCAT exam.

��’Y�dzܱ��������� students approved to begin their MPH professional phase of study are required to complete, beginning in their third year, a minimum of 15 graduate credit hours at ̨��Swag in order to complete the MPH degree in one year after graduating from ��’Y�dzܱ���������.  All MPH courses at ̨��Swag begin at 4pm or later, and provide an opportunity for students to continue to complete courses at ��’Y�dzܱ��������� while completing MPH courses at ̨��Swag.  A tuition waiver is provided by ̨��Swag College for two (2) courses, PH 510 and PH 500, to be completed in the fall of the student’s third professional year that counts for elective credit in the PharmD program.  MPH course grades of B- or better with an overall cumulative GPA in MPH courses of 3.0 by the end of the fourth year is required to continue in the MPH program.  

Each year, ̨��Swag will set aside a minimum of five seats which will be reserved for ��’Y�dzܱ��������� students who meet admissions criteria and are accepted into the dual degree program.

* These two courses will be transferred from ̨��Swag College to ��’Y�dzܱ��������� College to fulfill the PharmD degree requirements at ��’Y�dzܱ���������. 

** The Office of Experiential Education at the ��’Y�dzܱ��������� College School of Pharmacy, working with the student, will facilitate the completion of all Advanced Pharmacy Practice Experiences (APPEs) during modules 1-6 in order to reduce overlap of PharmD/MPH course requirements within the fourth professional year.

COMPLETE REMAINDER OF MPH DEGREE AT DAEMEN

Summer (Year 4/5)

PH 600/601/602 – Practicum (3 credits)

Fall Semester (Year 5) - 15 credits

• PH 530 - Environmental Health (3 credits)
• PH 540 – Public Health Biostatistics (3 credits)                                            
• PH 540 – Public Health Biostatistics Lab (2 credits)                         
• PH 610 – Capstone Seminar (1 credits)

Community Health Education Students

PH 566 Communication/Advoc/Consult (3 credits)

PH xxx – Elective (3 credits)

Epidemiology Students

PH 568 – Advanced Epi (3 credits)

PH xxx – Elective (3 credits)

Generalist Students

Choose two courses (6 credits)

Spring Semester (Year 5) – 12 credits

• PH 550 – Public Health Policy/Admin/Management (3 credits)
• PH 595 – Cultural / Health Disparity (3 credits)
• PH 620/621/622 (3 credits)

Epidemiology Students

PH 570 – Advanced Biostatistics (3 credits)

Community Health Education Students

PH 564 Implementation & Eval (3 credits)

Generalist Students

Choose one course (3 credits)

Accreditation Disclosure Statement

 The Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE) accredits Doctor of Pharmacy programs offered by Colleges and Schools of Pharmacy in the United States and selected non-US sites. For a Doctor of Pharmacy program offered by a new College or School of Pharmacy, ACPE accreditation generally involves three steps: Pre-candidate accreditation status, Candidate accreditation status, and Full accreditation status. Pre-candidate accreditation status denotes a developmental program that is expected to mature in accord with stated plans and within a defined time period. Pre-candidate accreditation status is awarded to a new program of a College or School of Pharmacy that has not yet enrolled students in the professional program and authorizes the School to admit its first class. Candidate accreditation status is awarded to a Doctor of Pharmacy program that has students enrolled but has not yet had a graduating class.  Accreditation status is awarded to a program that has met all ACPE standards for accreditation and has graduated its first class. Graduates of a class designated as having Candidate accreditation status have the same rights and privileges of those graduates from a fully accredited program. ACPE conveys its decisions to the various boards of pharmacy and makes recommendations in accord with its decisions. It should be noted, however, that decisions concerning eligibility for licensure by examination or reciprocity reside with the respective state boards of pharmacy in accordance with their state statutes and administrative rules.

Accreditation Status

The Doctor of Pharmacy program of the ��’Y�dzܱ��������� College School of Pharmacy was awarded accreditation status during the June 2014 meeting of the ACPE Board of Directors. Accreditation status was affirmed by the ACPE Board of Directors in June 2016 and is continued until June 2020.

��’Y�dzܱ��������� College School of Pharmacy’s Doctor of Pharmacy program is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education, 135 South LaSalle Street, Suite 4100, Chicago, IL 60503, 312/664-3575; FAX 312/664-4652, website .