The College has a requirement that all Pharm.D. students must maintain a 2.3 GPA in all professional coursework in order to remain in the program. Also, is a requirement that Pharm.D. students must have a 2.3 GPA to graduate. In addition, no student is allowed to earn a grade of less than C- on any […]
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Attendance Policy Students are expected to attend class. Absences due to serious illness or health condition, religious observance, school-approved activities, and family emergencies shall be excused in accordance with the University Manual (sections 8.51.11 through 8.51.17). All other absences will be deemed unexcused unless prior approval from the course coordinator is granted. It is the […]
Continue reading "Attendance Policy & Dean’s Notices"Waiving Graduation Requirements
Students who wish to waive any portion of the degree requirements must submit a letter of request with supporting documentation for the waiver to the Office of Students Affairs prior to their final semester in the program. Their requests will be submitted to the curriculum committee for consideration. If it is viewed favorably by the […]
Continue reading "Waiving Graduation Requirements"American Pharmacists Association – Academy of Student Pharmacists (APhA-ASP)
To be the collective voice of pharmacy students, to provide opportunities for professional growth, and to envision and actively promote the future of pharmacy.
Continue reading "American Pharmacists Association – Academy of Student Pharmacists (APhA-ASP)"APhA-ASP Chapter Professionalism Award
APhA-ASP Chapter Professionalism Award On March 4, 2013 at the Annual APhA Meeting in Los Angeles, CA Casey Brown (URI Chapter President) received the Chapter Professionalism award on behalf of the URI College of Pharmacy APhA-ASP from the national president of the organization. Following the ceremony Dr. Campbell along with members from our chapter displayed […]
Continue reading "APhA-ASP Chapter Professionalism Award"URI Pharmacy student, 92-year-old South Bay Retirement Living resident share room, so much more during 8-day stay
During the University of Rhode Island’s spring break, pharmacy student Emily Anastasia went to a completely different world, but she traveled just a little more than a mile from campus to get there. As part of her last clinical pharmacy rotation in her sixth and final year of the doctor of pharmacy program at URI, […]
Continue reading "URI Pharmacy student, 92-year-old South Bay Retirement Living resident share room, so much more during 8-day stay"Discover the Healing Power of the Sea
In science, amazing discoveries can begin in familiar places—in the ocean, in the plants around us, just about anywhere in the natural world. And at URI, that’s exactly where a group of scientists and their students are looking for newer and more effective medicines to treat infection and a variety of human diseases.Pharmacognosy Professor David […]
Continue reading "Discover the Healing Power of the Sea"URI Dedicates CVS Caremark Teaching/Learning Wing at the College of Pharmacy
University of Rhode Island officials, pharmacy faculty and pharmacy students joined CVS Caremark Corp. leaders yesterday at 11 a.m. for a ribbon-cutting to formally celebrate and dedicate new facilities at the College of Pharmacy supported by the Woonsocket-based corporation.
Continue reading "URI Dedicates CVS Caremark Teaching/Learning Wing at the College of Pharmacy"A Student Gets Involved on the Other Side of Teaching
Sydney Springer’s Experience with the Self Care PSA Project I was drawn to URI for their vast research in medicinal plants. As I got further into the program, my new passion became educating. I have always had an interest in dietary supplements, but my view on how they relate to pharmacy has changed over time.
Continue reading "A Student Gets Involved on the Other Side of Teaching"Introducing Dr. Bingfan Yan the New Chair of the Department of Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Sciences
Dr. Bingfan Yan was appointed to serve a three year term as the Chair of the Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Sciences (BPS) Department commencing October 1, 2013. Dr. Yan is a long-time researcher at the College of Pharmacy, where he has focused on the understanding of how genetic and environmental factors coordinate regulation of the expression […]
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