Doctor of Pharmacy - Pharmacy Business Administration ARCO

ARCO-PBA Academic Requirements

The ARCO-PBA consists of six (6) credits of approved elective classroom-based courses, four Advanced Pharmacy Practice Experiences (APPEs), and an approved project conducted under the guidance of an advisor. A minimum of 16 credits of coursework and rotations in the ARCO-PBA are required. It does not require the student to take additional credits, but rather is a way for students to concentrate their classroom and experiential learning experiences in a focused way to meet the intent of the area of concentration.

• Choose six credits from pre-approved courses inside and outside of the School of Pharmacy:

• BCHS 2558 - HEALTH PROGRAM EVALUATION
• HRS 2424 - DATABASE DESIGN AND MANAGEMENT IN HEALTH CARE
• HRS 2435 - FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT IN HEALTH CARE
• PHARM 2510 - EXECUTIVE BOARDROOM
• PHARM 5805 - COMMUNITY PHARMACY MANAGEMENT
• PHARM 5812 - HEALTHCARE INNOVATIONS 1
• PHARM 5815 - CONCEPTS OF MANAGED CARE PHARMACY
• PHARM 5851 - SPECIAL TOPICS 1

• BUSERV 1915 Introduction to Management

  COMMRC 1102 Organizational Communication

  COMMRC 1106 Small Group Communication

  NUR 1900 Global Health Care

  OR Additional courses inside or outside the School of Pharmacy may also be accepted on a case-by-case basis with prior approval of the oversight group, the course instructor, and the School of Pharmacy Curriculum Committee