{"id":6755,"date":"2022-08-10T09:45:59","date_gmt":"2022-08-10T16:45:59","guid":{"rendered":"\/pharmacy\/?post_type=program&#038;p=6755"},"modified":"2026-05-26T14:07:22","modified_gmt":"2026-05-26T21:07:22","slug":"doctor-of-pharmacy","status":"publish","type":"program","link":"\/pharmacy\/programs\/doctor-of-pharmacy\/","title":{"rendered":"Doctor of Pharmacy"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"hero-secondary\">\n  <div class=\"relative bg-black\">\n                <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"adhere object-cover\" src=\"\/media\/pharmacy\/images\/081223-phamrd-2026a-white-coat-ceremony-086-1.jpg\" srcset=\"\" sizes=\"100vw\" alt=\"A group of women in lab coats reading books.\">\n      <div class=\"adhere gradient-overlay\"><\/div>\n        <div class=\"relative container pt-56 md:pt-112 pb-144 md:pb-192\">\n      <div class=\"md:flex md:justify-between px-12\">\n        <div class=\"sm:w-8\/12 md:w-6\/12 xl:w-5\/12 px-12\">\n                      <div class=\"mb-20\">\n     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In our 3.5-year program, you will graduate, take the licensure board exams, and have opportunities to obtain full-time employment six months earlier than students in other pharmacy programs\u2014all while keeping your summer breaks. <a href=\"\/pharmacy\/programs\/doctor-of-pharmacy\/contact\/\">Contact us<\/a>\u00a0to learn more.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<div class=\"my-48 md:mt-96 md:mb-72\" vue-app>\n  <div class=\"container\">\n\n        <div class=\"flex flex-wrap md:justify-center md:items-center lg:px-112\">\n      <div class=\"w-full md:w-6\/12 pl-12 pr-20\">\n        <div class=\"rounded-5 md:rounded-8 bg-yellow\">\n          <div class=\"relative w-full h-256 sm:h-320 md:h-440 rounded-5 md:rounded-8 transform -translate-y-10 translate-x-8 md:-translate-y-18 md:translate-x-16 overflow-hidden\">\n\n                                      <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"adhere object-cover\" src=\"\/media\/pharmacy\/images\/pharmacy_2023_marketing0450.jpg\" srcset=\"\" sizes=\"(min-width: 768px) 50vw, 100vw\" alt=\"Two scientists in lab coats conduct an experiment, pouring liquid into a beaker on a lab table, with scientific equipment and shelves in the background.\">\n                                                    <app-modal-button modal-id=\"callout-video-left-2024927725\" class=\"adhere flex justify-center items-center group\" data-ga-category=\"video\" data-ga-label=\"embed\">\n                <span class=\"sr-only\">Open video modal<\/span>\n                <span class=\"block w-80 h-80 p-20 bg-red-light group-hover:bg-red text-white rounded-full transition-default\">\n                  <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" aria-hidden=\"true\" preserveAspectRatio=\"xMidYMid meet\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"><path d=\"M8 5v14l11-7z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg>\n                <\/span>\n              <\/app-modal-button>\n            \n          <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"md:w-6\/12 mt-40 md:mt-0 px-12 md:pb-40 md:pl-40 xl:pl-80\">\n                  \t\t\t\t\n<div class=\"text-lockup text-lockup--default\">\n\t<h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"t-h2-serif  block text-red-light\">Doctor of<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"t-h2-sans  block text-red\">Pharmacy<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wysiwyg-content t-p2 mt-24 text-black\">The College of Pharmacy offers an outstanding cutting-edge curriculum, state-of-the-art classrooms, and interprofessional education experiences where you work side by side with other health care professionals as part of a team. 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