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APhA Policy Manual

Doctor of Pharmacy Attainment through Non-traditional Mechanisms


  1. APhA encourages schools and colleges of pharmacy to consider, in their strategic planning process, offering non-traditional, post-baccalaureate Doctor of Pharmacy degree programs. Issues to be considered in such planning should include at least the following:
    1. entry requirements,
    2. educational and financial resources, and
    3. competency evaluation for course credit.
  2. APhA recommends that non-traditional Doctor of Pharmacy degree programs have competency outcomes for graduates equal to those in traditional programs.
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