PharmD

Degree Audit Guide

College of Pharmacy & Health Sciences

How to Access your Degree Audit:

Step One: Login to blueView and click on the MyDUSIS Icon Step Two: In MyDUSIS click on the Student Services and Financial Aid link followed by the Student Records link Step Three: Click on Degree Audit and select the current Term Step Four: Click Generate New Audit, select the Radio Button () next to the program and click Generate Request

How to Interpret your Degree Audit:

Section One: Credits and Overall GPA
The Required Column [A] outlines the total number of credits and minimum GPA required for graduation. The Used Column [B] outlines the total number of credits complete, the number of credits completed at Drake, and the number of transfer credits. It also shows the Overall and Program GPA.

Section Two: Drake Curriculum Areas of Inquiry (AOIs)

Area 1: First Year Seminar

Each Area has an individual heading [A] with a description of the area and requirements. The Met column displays if you have fulfilled the requirements for the area [B]. Under the heading the requirements for the area are listed in detail. The left side of the row [C] displays the course requirements and the right side of the row [D] displays which course was used to fulfill the requirements.

Area 2: Areas of Inquiry

There are AOIs covered by your major requirements. These AOIs are listed with the specific course and course number [A] (Life and Physical Science, Quantitative, Information Literacy, Values and Ethics, and Critical Thinking). AOIs not covered by the curriculum are listed without a course or course number [B]. (Engaged Citizen, Historical Breadth, Historical Consciousness, International/Multicultural, Written Communication, and Artistic Experience). For more information about the AOI requirements visit http://www.drake.edu/dc.

Section Three: Pre-Pharmacy Requirements

Area 3: Pre-Pharmacy Math/ Science Requirements

Pre-Pharmacy Math/ Science and Non-Math/Science Requirements prerequisite coursework required for admission to the Professional Pharmacy Program. To view Pre-Pharmacy/PharmD Curriculum Guide is available at http://www.drake.edu/cphs/programs/.

Area 4: Pre-Pharmacy Non-Math/Science Requirements

Section Four: Pharmacy Requirements

Area 5: P1 P3 Requirements

The required courses for the pharmacy program are displayed by program year (P1, P2, P3, P4).

Area 6: Professional Pharmacy Electives (6 credits required)

Professional Pharmacy Electives are upper-level courses that allow students to focus on specific topics within pharmacy or courses in one of the dual-degree programs. Courses with the P-EL attribute or courses from the LAW, MBA or MPA program are considered Professional Pharmacy Electives.

Area 7: P4 Requirements
Professional Pharmacy Rotations make up 40 credit hours of your required graduation credits. Rotation credit hours are split between two blocks PHAR 285 and PHAR 286. The College Office registers students for their rotation blocks.

Section Five: General Electives (27 credits Required)

Area 8: General elective credits

General Elective credits include courses not required by the pharmacy curriculum. The Artistic Experience AOI, Engaged Citizen AOI, Historical Consciousness AOI, Historical Breadth AOI, and International & Multicultural AOI are also included in the general elective credits category.