Jan 25, 2026

2025-2026 General Catalog

PharmD/MBA

Florida A&M University currently offers a two-year, 60 credit hour Master of Business Administration degree (MBA) through the School of Business and Industry (SBI). Also, offered by the FAMU College of Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical Sciences (COPPS) is a six-year 207 credit hour Doctor of Pharmacy degree (PharmD). The PharmD degree is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmaceutical Education (ACPE) and fulfills all educational requirements for licensure as a pharmacist in all 50 states.

The PharmD/MBA dual degree program is designed to produce professionals with robust management and business skills coupled with the ability to proficiently practice pharmacy in a variety of settings. For those who seek employment with health care organizations, managed care companies, academic institutions, or with industry, the FAMU PharmD/MBA dual degree program will shorten the time span necessary to earn both degrees independently, amplify graduate marketability in the workforce, and galvanize graduates into positions of management.

Pre-Professional Curriculum (Year 1)

Fall Semester

CHM 1045 GENERAL CHEMISTRY I Credit hours: 3 (Lab)
CHM 1045L GENERAL CHEMISTRY I LABORATORY Credit hours: 1
MAC 1147 PRECALCULUS MATHEMATICS Credit hours: 4
ENC 1101 FRESHMAN COMMUNICATION SKILLS I Credit hours: 3
ECO 2013 PRINCIPLES OF ECONOMICS I Credit hours: 3
BSC 1010 GENERAL BIOLOGY I Credit hours: 3 (Lab)
BSC 1010L GENERAL BIOLOGY I LAB Credit hours: 1
PHA 1880 Pharm Forum & Colliquium I Credit hours:

Total: 18

Spring Semester

CHM 1046 GENERAL CHEMISTRY II Credit hours: 3 (Lab)
CHM 1046L GENERAL CHEMISTRY II LABORATORY Credit hours: 1
MAC 2311 CALCULUS I Credit hours: 4
ENC 1102 FRESHMAN COMMUNICATION SKILLS II Credit hours: 3
ACG 2022 Financial Accounting Credit hours: (3)
BSC 1011 GENERAL BIOLOGY II Credit hours: 2 (Lab)
BSC 1011L GENERAL BIOLOGY II LAB Credit hours: 2
PHA 1881 Pharm Forum &colloquium II Credit hours:

Total: 18

Year 1 Summer

ECO 2023 PRINCIPLES OF ECONOMICS II Credit hours: 3
ACG 3301 Managerial Accounting Credit hours: (3)
AMH 2091 INTRODUCTION TO AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORY Credit hours: 3
OR
AFA 2100 THE AFRICAN AMERICAN EXPERIENCE Credit hours: 3
MAN 2812 Introduction to Business Systems (3)
OR
CGS 2060 Computer Literacy I (3)
SYS Introduction to Sociology (3)

Total: 15

Pre-Professional Core Curriculum (Year 2)

Fall Semester

CHM 2210 Organic Chemistry I Credit hours: (3) (Lab)
CHM 2210L Organic Chem I Laboratory Credit hours: (1)
PHY 2053 COLLEGE PHYSICS I Credit hours: 3 (Lab)
PHY 2053L COLLEGE PHYSICS I–LABORATORY Credit hours: 1
PSY 2012 INTRO TO PSYCHOLOGY Credit hours: 3
Humanities Elective I (3)
BSC 2085 Anatomy And Physiology I Credit hours: (3) (Lab)
BSC 2085L ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY LAB Credit hours: 1
PHA 2882 Pharm Forum & Colloquium IIl Credit hours:

Total: 18

Spring Semester

CHM 2211 Organic Chemistry II Credit hours: (3) (Lab)
CHM 2211L Organic Chem II Lab Credit hours: (1)
PHY 2054 COLLEGE PHYSICS II Credit hours: 3 (Lab)
PHY 2054L COLLEGE PHYSICS II–LABORATORY Credit hours: 1
QMB 2102 Quantitative Business Decisions Credit hours: (3)
Humanities Elective II (3)
BSC 2086 ANATOMY & PHYSIOLOGY II Credit hours: 3 (Lab)
BSC 2086L ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY II LAB Credit hours: 1
PHA 2883 Pharm Forum & Colloquium IV Credit hours:

Total: 18

Summer

MAN 3600 International Business Credit hours: (3)
FIN 3493 Corporation Finance (3)
GEN ED General Ed Elective (3)
MAN 3025 Principles Of Management Credit hours: (3)
MAN 3023 Principles of Marketing (3)

Total: 15

Total Hours End of Second Year: 102

Gordon Rule Requirements

Communication (6 hours)	= ENC 1101 FRESHMAN COMMUNICATION SKILLS I , ENC 1102 FRESHMAN COMMUNICATION SKILLS II
Mathematics (6 hours)	= MAC 1147 PRECALCULUS MATHEMATICS , MAC 2233 CALCULUS FOR BUSINESS & SOCIAL SCIENCE I
Humanities (6 hours)	= Humanities Electives I, II (HUM (2 courses)
Social Science (6 hours)	= African American History or the African-American Experience and one Social Science
Elective (AMH 2091 or AFA 2100 and SSE)
Natural Science (8 hours)	= BSC 1010 GENERAL BIOLOGY I , BSC 1011 GENERAL BIOLOGY II
General Elective (3-4 hours)	= General Elective (GE)

Total Hours: 35-36

TAKE GMAT AND APPLY TO SBI

Professional Curriculum

First Professional Year

Fall Semester

PHA 3426 Physiological Chemistry & Drug Analysis & Lab Credit hours: (4)
PHA 3110 Pharmaceutics I Credit hours: (3) (Lab)
PHA 3110L Pharmaceutics I Laboratory Credit hours: (2)
PHA 3581 Pathophysiology Credit hours: (5)
PHA 3790 Drug Information Credit hours:
PHA 3000C Intro Phar Prac Experience-i Credit hours:
PHA 3800 Pharmaceutical Calculate I Credit hours:
PHA 3884 Phar Forum & Colloquium V Credit hours:

Total: 16

Spring Semester

PHA 3751 Medical Microbiology and Immunology Credit hours: (3)
PHA 3111 Pharmaceutics II Credit hours: (3) (Lab)
PHA 3111L Pharmaceutics II Laboratory Credit hours: (1)
PHA 3571 Intro To Prin Of Drug Action Credit hours:
PHA 3785 Clinical Patient Assessment (3)
PHA 3002C Intr Phar Prac Experience II Credit hours:
PHA 3801 Pharmaceutical Calculate II Credit hours:
PHA 3885 Pharm Forum & Colloquium VI Credit hours:

Total: 16

Summer

MAN 5205 Organizational Theory/Behavior (3)
MAR 5805 Marketing Strategy Credit hours: (3)
ACG 5175 Financial Statement Analysis Credit hours: (3)

Total: 9

Second Professional Year

Fall Semester

PHA 4572 Principles Of Drug Action I Credit hours:
PHA 4572L Clin Pharmacy I Credit hours:
PHA 4120 Pharmacokinetics and Biopharmaceutics Credit hours: (4)
PHA 4724 Health Care Systems & Behavior (2)
PHA 4723 Phar & Health Care I Credit hours:
PHA 4886 Phar Forum & Colloquium VII Credit hours:
TRA 5722 Global Logistics I Credit hours: (3)

Total: 18

Spring Semester

PHA 4573 Principles Of Drug Action II Credit hours:
PHA 4573L Prin Of Drug Action Lab II Credit hours:
PHA 4126 Clinical Pharmacokinetics Credit hours: (3)
PHA 4210 Pharmacy Management Of Health Care System Credit hours: (2)
PHA 4210L Pharmacy Management Of Health Care System Credit hours: (2)
PHA 4231 Jurisprudence And Ethics I Credit hours:
PHA 4769 Counseling In Non-prescription Drugs Credit hours: (3)
PHA 4887 Phar Forum & Colloquium VIII Credit hours:

Total: 17

Summer Semester

IPPE (Summer Experience) (160 hours)

GEB 5931 Graduate Professional Development I, II Credit hours: (2,2) (Special after IPPE S. Exp.)

Total: 2

Third Professional Year

Fall Semester

PHA 5615 Medication Therapy Mgmt I Credit hours:
PHA 5615L Med Therapy Mgmt Lab-I Credit hours:
PHA 5746 Patient Counseling Credit hours: (1)
PHA 5212 Evidenced-based Medicine Credit hours:
PHA 5234 Jurisprudence And Ethics II Credit hours:
PHA 5005C Intro Phar Prac Experience-III Credit hours:
PHA 5XXX Pharmacy Elective I (2)
PHA 5888 Phar Forum & Colloquium IX Credit hours:
GEB 5932 Graduate Professional Development I, II Credit hours: (2,2)

Total: 18

Spring Semester

PHA 5617 Adv Phar Pract III Credit hours:
PHA 5617L Med Therapy Mgmt Lab-II Credit hours:
PHA 5103 Principles Of Medication Dispensing And Compounding Laboratory Credit hours: (1)
PHA 5103L Prin Med Comp & Di-L Credit hours:
PHA 5285 Prin Of Pharmaeco & Pharmaepid Credit hours:
PHA 5006C Intro Pharm Pract Experienc IV Credit hours:
PHA 5810 Applied Immunology Credit hours: (2)
PHA 5XXX Pharmacy Elective II (2)
PHA 5889 Pharm Forum & Colloquium X Credit hours:

Total: 17

Fourth Professional Year

APPE (nine one month experiences) (36)
PHA 5917L Clin Sem & Research Mtds Lab-I Credit hours: (Summer)
PHA 5918L Cln Sem & Research Mtds Lab-II Credit hours: (Fall)
PHA 5919L Cln Sem & Research Mtd Lab-III Credit hours: (Spring)

Total: 39

Fourth Professional Year Breakdown

Health Systems (Community) (4)
Health Systems (Hospital) (4)
General Medicine I (4)
General Medicine II (4)
Ambulatory Care I (4)
Ambulatory Care II (4)
Elective (4)
Elective (4)
Elective (4)

Total: 36

Fifth Professional Year

Fall Semester

FIN 5500 Finance (3)
BUS XXXX Upper Level Business Elective (See list) (3)
BUL 5321 Legal Issues and Environment (3)
QMB 5555 Managerial Research Methods Credit hours: (3)
GEB 5933 Grad Sem Leadership Credit hours:
MAN 5838 System Theory Design (3)

Total: 17

Spring Semester

FIN 5515 Investment Analysis and Portfolio Management Credit hours: (3)
BUS XXXX Upper Level Business Elective (See list) (3)
MAN 5721 Business Policy And Strategic Management Credit hours: (3)
GEB 5934 Grad Sem Leadership Credit hours:
MAN 5511 Product and Operations Management (3)

Total: 15

Accepted Upper Level Business Electives

Certain additional prerequisites may apply; check with your advisor prior to enrolling.

ACG 5308 Accounting, Planning And Control Credit hours: (3)
FIN 5324 Commercial Bank Administration (3)
FIN 5806 Theory of Finance Credit hours: (3)
MAN 5616 World Resources (3)
TRA 5723 Global Logistics II Credit hours: (3)
MAN 5549 Total Quality Management (3)
MAR 5930 Adv Top Cons Beh Res Credit hours:
MAR 5838 Strategic Brand Mgt Credit hours:
MAR 5465 Strat Pur Supply Mgt Credit hours:
MAR 5336 Promotional Strategy Credit hours:
MAR 5158 Intern’l Mkt Mgmt Credit hours:
MAR 5151 Global Econ Mark App Credit hours:
MAR 5905 Directed Ind Study Credit hours:
MAR 59XX Service Marketing (To be developed (COPPS + SBI)