Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Sciences BS/Pharmacy PharmD

The goal of this dual degree program is to prepare pharmacists with a deeper understanding of pharmaceutical and biomedical sciences, thereby enhancing their ability to contribute effectively within the evolving healthcare team model. This unique pathway integrates the scientific foundations of the undergraduate curriculum with the translational and clinical applications emphasized in the PharmD program.


Students can earn both a bachelor’s degree and a professional PharmD degree in just six years. The pathway begins with two years of foundational undergraduate coursework (“2”), followed by the four-year PharmD program (“4”). While enrolled in the PharmD program, students also have the option to pursue a graduate-level certificate or to add a master’s degree in Public Health (MPH), Business Administration (MBA), or Regulatory Sciences (MS).

Admission to Program

The BS/PharmD program is a 6-year pathway. Students should express their interest by the spring semester of their first year in the BS program. Applications to the PharmD program are due by September 1 of the second year in the BS program. Admission to the PharmD program is not guaranteed. If admitted, students will begin the PharmD curriculum in their third year. Students officially “apply to the pathway” only after they have been accepted into the PharmD program.

For more information about the Double Dawgs program, visit the College of Pharmacy’s website at https://rx.uga.edu/academic-programs/bachelor-of-science-2/.

Curriculum

Graduate-level courses that may be used to satisfy undergraduate and graduate program requirements.

Professional-level courses that may be used to satisfy undergraduate and professional program requirements.

PHRM 3030 – Essentials of Pharmacy Practice I – 3 PHRM 3040 – Essentials of Pharmacy II – 3

PHRM 3070 – Medicinal Chemistry I – 2

PHRM 3300 – Pharmaceutical Calculations – 2 PHRM 3310 – Principles of Pharmacology I – 2 PHRM 3320 – Principles of Pharmacology II – 2

PHRM 3500 – Career Opportunities in Pharmacy – 1

PHRM 3520 – Interpreting Clinical Laboratory Tests – 1

PHRM 3550 – Human Pathophysiology – 4 PHRM 3600 – Immunology and Biotechnology – 2 PHRM 3750 – Pharmacy and the United States Health Care System – 3

PHRM 3900 – Pharmacy Intercommunications – 2 PHRM 3940 – Survey of Drug Information – 1 PHRM 4030 – Essentials of Pharmacy Practice III – 3 PHRM 4180 – Infectious Disease and Antitumor Agents – 3

PHRM 4200 – Fundamentals of Pharmaceutics I: Physical Pharmacy and Dosage Form Design – 3 PHRM 4430 – Principles of Pharmacy III – 3

PHRM 4700 – Statistical Approaches to Drug Literature Evaluation – 2

PHRM 4880 – Pharmacotherapy II – 3

Additional requirements that are unique to this Double Dawgs program:

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Admission to Graduate Program

The College of Pharmacy PharmD Admissions Committee reviews all applications for admission to the PharmD portion of the program. Admission to the PharmD program is not guaranteed. If admitted, students begin the PharmD curriculum in their third year. Those not admitted may choose to complete the BS degree or reapply to the PharmD program the following year.


Students officially “apply to the pathway” only after being accepted into the PharmD program. Once admitted, they enter the PharmD program in year three. Students will complete and receive their undergraduate BS degree after the second year of the PharmD program (i.e., year four of the six-year program). The PharmD degree is awarded upon completion of the fourth year of the PharmD program(i.e., year six of the Double Dawgs pathway).

Program Advisor

  • Name: Leslie Standridge
  • Email: bsps@uga.edu
  • Phone: 706-542-9755
  • Address: R.C. Wilson, Rm. 402, College of Pharmacy

Undergraduate Major Information

  • Major: Pharmaceutical Sciences B.S.
  • Department/College: Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Sciences

Advising Contact

  • Name: Gurvinder Singh Rekhi
  • Email: gsrekhi@uga.edu
  • Phone: 706-542-5343
  • Address: R.C. Wilson, Rm 420, College of Pharmacy

Graduate Major Information

  • Major: Pharmacy Pharm.D.
  • Department/College: College of Pharmacy

Advising Contact

  • Name: Erik Dennison
  • Email: pharmdadmissions@uga.edu
  • Phone: 706-542-5278
  • Address: Pharmacy South, 115A, College of Pharmacy

Additional Advising Contact

  • Name: Duk Do
  • Email: duc.do@uga.edu
  • Phone: 706-542-7287
  • Address: Pharmacy South, 115F, College of Pharmacy