2020-21 Graduate Academic Catalog

Page 70 2020–21 Graduate Academic Catalog School of Pharmacy Academic Advising Academic Advising Upon admission into the Pharm.D. program, each student is assigned a faculty advisor in the School of Pharmacy. The faculty advisor provides supervision and guidance for the students throughout the length of study. Graduation Requirements Students seeking the Pharm.D. degree must fulfill the following: • Complete all requirements of the Pharm.D. curriculum • Complete all requirements of the Pharm.D. program as outlined in the School of Pharmacy student handbook, notably including: • All professional and spiritual standards of the program • The cross-cultural, extended service (domestic or international experience • Student organization participation • Professional conference participation • Maintain a minimum cumulative grade point average of 3.0 • Complete all requirements for the Pharm.D. program within six years after matriculation in the program. Intent to Graduate To graduate, whether or not you plan to attend commencement, you must submit an “Intent to Graduate” form and pay any applicable fees. An Intent to Graduate form is available at cedarville.edu/gradintent . After you return your intent form to the registrar, your transcript will be audited to verify completion of degree requirements. You are encouraged to indicate your intent to graduate at least one semester in advance so that you can be informed of any problems in meeting your degree requirements. Intent to Graduate forms must be received no later than March 15 of the commencement year. After that date, eligibility to participate in commencement will be deferred to the following year. A graduation fee of $100 will be charged to your account after your eligibility for graduation is confirmed. Walking in Commencement • Students may participate in spring semester graduation- related exercises (i.e., hooding and commencement) if they have been certified as having completed all graduation requirements at any time since the commencement exercises held the proceding spring. • Students may petition for “early commencement” and “early hooding” (i.e., participation in the exercises prior to being certified as having completed all program requirements) if: • The student has a cumulative GPA of at least 3.0 (according to the progression GPA calculation policy of the School of Pharmacy). • The student has remaining not more than 8 semester course credits (the equivalent of 2 APPE rotations) to complete after the end of the spring semester in which exercises they’d like to participate. • The student has an academic plan, approved by the Student Affairs Committee of the School of Pharmacy, for completing the course credits by the end of the following fall semester. Pharm.D./M.B.A Dual Degree Purpose Statement The Pharm.D./M.B.A. Dual Degree program is designed for Pharm.D. students interested in pursuing an in-depth, Christ- centered, education in business and leadership. Pharmacists are increasingly taking leadership roles within the healthcare system. This program is designed to equip those future leaders. Course Requirements Course requirements involve a minimum of 36 semester hours including: Master of Business Administration/Pharm.D. Dual Degree....36 ACCT-6300 Accounting for Business Executives...........................3 ECON-6400 Managerial Economics..............................................3 FIN-6500 Executive Financial Management..................................3 ITM-6800 Information Technology for Competitive Advantage.......3 MGMT-6700 Legal and Ethical Environment of Business..............3 MGMT-6710 Management and Leadership of Organizations.........3 *MGMT-6790 Organizational Management Strategy......................3 MRKT-6200 Strategic Marketing Planning.....................................3 PHAR-6111 Research Design and Methodology............................3 * * PHAR-6136 Introduction to Bioethics...........................................1 * * PHAR-7344 Advanced Bioethics..................................................2 PHAR-7353 Leadership and Business. .........................................3 M.B.A. Elective...............................................................................3 *Capstone Course ** Combination of PHAR-6111 Introduction to Bioethics and PHAR-7344 Advanced Bioethics replaces HLC-6700 Ethical Issues in Healtcare for Pharm.D./M.B.A. with Healthcare concentration. Master of Business Administration Curriculum Summary Master of Business Administration...............................................36 Total.............................................................................................36 Program Delivery Cedarville University has designed the Pharm.D./M.B.A. degree program to be flexible and responsive to student needs. M.B.A. courses are offered year-round in fully online seven-week sessions. Admission Standards Students must complete at least one semester of the graduate professional Pharm.D. program (P1) before applying for the Pharm.D./M.B.A. Dual Degree program. Students must demonstrate strong academic performance in the Pharm.D. program, obtain a letter of recommendation from their pharmacy advisor, and complete a brief essay as part of the M.B.A. application. Students must maintain a minimum of a 3.0 GPA in both programs. Students admitted to the Pharm.D. program through an alternate undergraduate pathway who do not hold a baccalaureate degree from a regionally accredited institution may be admitted to the dual Pharm.D./M.B.A. program after one year of enrollment and confirmation of satisfactory progress in the Pharm.D. program at Cedarville University. In this situation, eligibility for the M.B.A. degree is contingent upon concurrent or prior conferral of the Pharm.D. degree.