Southwestern Oklahoma State University Undergraduate Catalog 2024-2025
Communication : Students must have sufficient verbal, non- verbal, and written communication skills to effectively interact with fellow students, faculty, patients, fellow healthcare professionals, and community. Professional, Legal, and Ethical: Students must adhere to ethical and professional standards of practice, including the principles set forth in the Oath of a Pharmacist. Students are expected to understand the legal aspects of the practice of pharmacy, including state and federal regulations. All College of Pharmacy students are subject to periodic background checks and drug screens. The Southwestern Oklahoma State University Dean of Students office provides accommodations for disabilities to ensure students are afforded equal opportunity. Students seeking accommodation under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) are required to make an appointment with the Dean of Students and provide appropriate documentation of their disability and the desired accommodation. The Dean of Students works with students and faculty in the coordination and provision of services. ADMISSION WITH ADVANCED STANDING FROM OTHER ACCREDITED COLLEGES OF PHARMACY Applicants may be considered by the Admissions Committee for admission with advanced standing if they have completed work beyond the pre-pharmacy level in another institution accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education. The applicant must not be on academic or disciplinary probation or suspension, and such applicants must have passed each course accepted for transfer credit with a grade at least “C” or better. The completed work must be equivalent in content to that offered at SWOSU. In addition to official transcripts, applicants must submit their PCAT scores and a letter of good standing from the Dean of the College of Pharmacy last attended. A minimum of two semesters residency with at least thirty semester hours of credit is required for graduation of all students transferring to SWOSU from other Colleges of pharmacy, regardless of the amount of work previously completed. ADVANCED STANDING EXAMINATIONS AND CLEP Advanced Standing Examinations and College Level Examinations Program (CLEP) tests are given for some subjects included in the pre-pharmacy curriculum. Subject to certain conditions, a student may elect to take Advanced Standing or CLEP Examinations for the purpose of earning credit for courses. Information relative to the examinations may be obtained from the Pharmacy Admissions Counselor and SWOSU Assessment Center, and eligible students are encouraged to participate in the examination programs. ADVISEMENT Each student enrolled in pre-pharmacy or the professional pharmacy program is assigned a faculty advisor who can counsel and advise the student. The advisor will assist the student in developing, following, and updating as necessary the personal Degree Plan, and will provide reasonable assistance and guidance in the matter of curriculum selection. However, THE STUDENT IS THE INDIVIDUAL WITH FINAL RESPONSIBILITY FOR CORRECT AND APPROPRIATE ADHERENCE TO PREREQUISITE REQUIREMENTS. It is the student who will experience academic delay and loss of both time and course credit through matriculation in courses for which the student has not satisfied prerequisites. THE PHARMACY CURRICULUM The curriculum of the College of Pharmacy is established by the faculty. Since pharmacy is a dynamic profession, the faculty reserves the right to make substitutions and necessary changes in
course requirements without prior notice. Students, who fail to progress normally as the program is prescribed, are suspended, or take a leave of absence, may encounter program delays or additional semester credits due to curricular changes. PHARMACY ACADEMIC REQUIREMENTS: 1. All the following regulations are based on the fact that students in the College of Pharmacy are expected to enroll in a full load of course work, as defined by SWOSU standards. COLLEGE OF PHARMACY REGULATIONS 2. Students must maintain a 2.00 grade-point average or above to remain in the College of Pharmacy. In computing the grade-point average, courses are counted each time they are undertaken, whether passed or failed. Summer term grades affect only the cumulative pharmacy grade- point average. 3. Grade points may not be satisfied through courses which are not requirements for the degree in Pharmacy at SWOSU. 4. The faculty of the College of Pharmacy considers any grade lower than "C" for any required or elective course in the professional program to be an unsatisfactory grade. Consequently, no course credit toward fulfilling the professional requirements for the degree in Pharmacy will be given for any course in which a grade lower than "C" is earned. 5. A student must enroll in a minimum of 12 semester hours in the Spring/Fall semesters, not including pass/fail courses such as the IPPEs or Pharmacy Seminar courses. 6. A student who fails a course shall enroll in the course in the next semester in which the course is available. Unless a student qualifies for a remediation process, the student may not progress to the next semester of the professional program until the student has successfully completed the failed course. In the semester in which the student is repeating the failed course (delayed semester), the student may be offered enrollment options in specified courses in order to fulfill the minimal credit hour load for financial aid purposes. PHARMACY PROBATION: 7. Any student whose grade-point average for any semester drops below 2.00 will be placed on pharmacy probation. 8. Any student who fails to complete 12 semester hours (pass/fail courses are not considered for these 12 hours) in the Fall or Spring semester will be placed on pharmacy probation. 9. Any student whose cumulative pharmacy grade-point average is less than 2.00 will be placed on pharmacy probation. 10. Students on pharmacy probation may not enroll in more than 15 semester hours without written approval of the Dean. The probation semester occurs in the semester following the successful completion of a delayed semester. 11. Students on pharmacy probation are advised to limit their extracurricular activities. Therefore, students shall not be allowed to work for the College of Pharmacy in any capacity, such as lab assistants, proctors, interviewers, tour guides, nor shall they be allowed to attend any non- mandatory College-sponsored off-campus activities requiring absence from class, or serve on the Dean's Council. REMOVAL FROM PHARMACY PROBATION: 12. A student will be removed from pharmacy probation if, during the probationary semester, a grade-point average of 2.00 or better is earned while completing a full load of
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