Working Professional Doctor of Pharmacy Online Degree Information

	Working Professional Doctor of Pharmacy
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Degree Title:	Working Professional Doctor of Pharmacy
College:	University of Florida
Description:	The purpose of the distance education Working Professional Doctor of Pharmacy degree program is to educate pharmacy practitioners to become proficient in the delivery of pharmaceutical care. This requires a thorough understanding of pathophysiology and therapeutics; application of skills to educate, counsel, monitor and conduct patient follow-up; the motivation to sustain competency; and an economically viable mode of practice. Graduates of the Working professional Doctor of Pharmacy program will perform functions consistent with the elements described in the categories for patient care functions and education of health professionals and the public published in the Standards of Practice established by the American Pharmaceutical Association/American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy. Pharmacists who complete this program will meet the same terminal performance objectives as students who complete the College’s ‘traditional’ Doctor of Pharmacy program. Everything you need to succeed is available anytime, anywhere via online learning in our virtual classroom or delivered to your home.

Accreditation:	Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (?)
Delivery Format:	Content is delivered online and to your door in CD or DVD multimedia presentations and textbooks. (?)
Educational Level:	Doctorate (?)
Language:	English
Requirements:	Applicant must have a pharmacist license in the country of practice, and currently be a practicing pharmacist with access to patients.
On Campus Requirement:	Local clinicals are integrated into each of the nine semesters.

Facts & Figures

Institutional Accrediting Agency: (?)
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools

Address:
PO Box 116100
Gainesville, FL 32609
US

Institution Type: (?)
Public Higher Education

Calendar Type:
University of Florida uses a semester system. Courses are offered Fall, Spring, and Summer.

Average Cost per Credit:
UF EDGE programs: in-state students $368.83/credit hour; out-of-state students $600/credit hour.

Credit-earning Options:
Up to nine credit hours of graduate course work may be transferred from UF approved institutions.

Delivery Format: (?)
Course delivery is done electronically. Streaming video and downloads available in multiple formats and bitrates; delivered through a course management system, WebCT-Vista.

Carnegie Classification: (?)
Doctoral/Research University—Extensive

Technical Requirements:
2 Gigahertz P4 CPU, 512 Megabytes of RAM, 40 Gig Hard Drive, CDRW, USB Port, 10/100 Ethernet Adapter for Broadband / 56K Modem, WiFi 802.11, Wireless network adapter (Laptops), sound card, Windows XP, Internet Explorer 6.0.26, Netscape 7.0, Firefox 1.0.1

Loans Offered:
Domestic students are eligible for Federal Financial Aid.