Nontraditional PharmD
Program
C238-P15, Research Building 2
12700 E. 19th Ave., Room 4100
Aurora, CO 80045
Office:
303/724-3582
Office Fax:
303/724-3732
July 22, 2010
To:
Returning Students, Nontraditional PharmD Program
From:
Shaun E. Berning, PharmD, Director, NTPD Program
LaJuana Cotton, Office Manager & NTPD Student Services
Julie Mickelson, Administrative Assistant
Subject:
Registration for Fall 2010 Semester
Greetings! We are writing to update you on registration and course information for the fall 2010 semester.
Registration opens on Monday, July 26 and closes Friday, September 3. Fall classes start Monday,
August 30.
We are sending you information about:
 Registration for Fall
 New Tuition & Fee Rates
 Drop/Add Deadline
 Deadline for Diploma Applications
 Student Records Portal
 News from the NTPD Program
Please refer to our Web site for the following information:
http://ucdenver.edu/academics/colleges/pharmacy/AcademicPrograms/NonTraditionalPharmDProgram/Pages/No
nTraditionalPharmDProgram.aspx
 Academic calendar 2010-2011
 Course descriptions
 Health Sciences Library information
 Ethics and conduct information
 Schedule of Courses
 UCD e-mail instructions
 Experiential training and credit-by-challenge information
 Contact information for NTPD office staff
Please read through the information and if you have any questions or concerns, contact Julie Mickelson
(Julie.Mickelson@UCDenver.edu) or LaJuana Cotton (LaJuana.Cotton@UCDenver.edu). Our telephone number
is 303-724-3582.
REGISTRATION FOR FALL SEMESTER
Registration opens on Monday, July 26, and remains open through Friday, September 3; classes begin on
Monday, August 30. The drop/add deadline is Friday, September 3 at 5:00 p.m. MDT. Please note that there is
a new registration process and the registration instructions can be found at our website. You will be
registering on the UCD Access website now. Your bill for tuition will still be generated through the Bursar’s Office.
Please note that the registration system will not permit you to register for any course or rotation if you have an
outstanding balance on your university account. Once you have settled your account and have been cleared by
the bursar, the financial hold will be lifted from your registration.
Downtown Campus
Denver, Colorado
Anschutz Medical Campus
Aurora, Colorado
To register for classes, please follow the instructions in the “Registration Instructions & Student Services in UCD
Access documents” found on our website. Please note that you will not receive a bill for tuition and fees in the
mail; you can check your balance the first day of class. Tuition and fees are due 30 days from the first day of
class. The courses that will be offered are listed below. Be sure to note any prerequisites before registering for
classes.
The following section shows the courses that will be offered in the fall semester 2010. To view course
descriptions, please click the following link:
http://www.ucdenver.edu/academics/colleges/pharmacy/AcademicPrograms/NonTraditionalPharmDProgram/Prof
essionalCurriculum/Pages/DidacticCurriculum.aspx
.
PRDO 7700 Clinical Skills Foundations
2 semester credit hours
Required Textbooks:
 Pharmacotherapy: A Pathophysiologic Approach, 7th edition, edited by DiPiro, et al, 2008. DO NOT buy
previous editions. The 7th edition is available and is mandatory.
 Patient Assessment in Pharmacy Practice by Rhonda Jones and Raylene Rospond, 2nd edition, 2008,
published by Lippincott Williams and Wilkins.
Please note: This course is offered each fall and spring semester. It is a prerequisite for all of the Advanced
Disease State Management (ADSM) courses.
PRDO 7010 Immunology
3 semester credit hours
Note: This course is strongly recommended prior to taking PRDO 7340 ADSM IV – Oncology/ Rheumatology
Disorders, or PRDO 7330 ADSM III – Infectious Diseases / Pediatrics, but is not required as a prerequisite.
Required Textbook: Concise Medical Immunology, 2005 edition, by Thao Doan, Roger Melvold and Carl
Waltenbaugh (Lippincott William & Wilkins, publishers).
PRDO 7320 ADSM II – Gastrointestinal and Nutrition Disorders and Critical Care
Prerequisite: PRDO 7700 Clinical Skills Foundations.
Required Textbook: Pharmacotherapy: A Pathophysiologic Approach, 7th edition, edited by DiPiro, et al, 2008.
DO NOT buy previous editions. The 7th edition is available and is mandatory.
PRDO 7330 ADSM III – Infectious Disease and Pediatrics (Part 2)
4 semester credit hours
Registration for this course is closed as registration took place in the summer 2010 semester for Part 1.
Prerequisite: PRDO 7700 Clinical Skills Foundations. PRDO 7010 Immunology is recommended, but not
required, as a prerequisite for this course
Required Textbook: Pharmacotherapy: A Pathophysiologic Approach, 7th edition, edited by DiPiro, et al, 2008.
DO NOT buy previous editions. The 7th edition is available and is mandatory.
Please note: This is a two-semester course. The course is split between summer and fall semesters 2010. If you
enrolled in this course for the summer 2010 semester, you are automatically rolled over to the fall semester and
must finish it in the fall 2010 to receive academic credit. You were billed for tuition and the technology fee for the
full 4 credit hours in the summer 2010 semester.
PRDO 7350 ADSM V – Neurology, Psychiatric Disorders, Geriatrics (Part 1)
4 semester credit hours
No registration needed for Part 2
Prerequisites: PRDO 7700 Clinical Skills Foundations.
Required Textbook: Pharmacotherapy: A Pathophysiologic Approach, 7th edition, edited by DiPiro, et al, 2008.
DO NOT buy previous editions. The 7th edition is available and is mandatory.
Please note: PRDO 7350 is split between the fall 2010 and spring 2011 semesters, with 2 credits remaining in
the spring 2011 semester. If you enroll in this course for the fall 2010 semester, you must finish it in the spring
2011 semester to receive academic credit. You will be billed tuition and the technology fee for the full 4 credit
hours at the beginning of the fall 2010 semester.
PRDO 7360 ADSM VI – Endocrine, Hematology, and Pulmonary Disorders
4 semester credit hours
Required Textbook: Pharmacotherapy: A Pathophysiologic Approach, 7th edition, edited by DiPiro, et al, 2008.
DO NOT buy previous editions. The 7th edition is available and is mandatory.
PRDO 7560: Instructional Methods with Seminars in Pharmaceutical Care (Part 2)
2 semester credit hours
Registration for this course is closed as registration took place in the summer 2010 semester for Part 1.
Prerequisites: PRDO 7240 Evidence-Based Pharmacy Practice, PRDO 7460 Advanced Drug Literature
Evaluation, and at least two Advanced Disease State Management courses.
Please note: This is a two-semester course. The course is split between summer and fall semesters 2010. If you
enrolled in this course for the summer 2010 semester, you are automatically rolled over to the fall semester and
must finish it in the fall 2010 to receive academic credit. You were billed for tuition and the technology fee for the
full 4 credit hours in the summer 2010 semester.
NEW TUITION & FEE RATES
Beginning fall semester, tuition is $505 for Colorado residents and $555 for non-residents (US dollars). New rates
will be reflected on your tuition bills for fall courses.
Technology and semester fees are unchanged. A new policy related to retakes of courses was implemented
January 1, 2009. The new policy permits each student to request retake of one didactic course, under a “no
excuse, no penalty” provision. The first retake request requires payment of a modest retake fee (currently $125
per credit hour) and applicable fees. No tuition is charged. The second retake increases to $375 per credit hour
and applicable fees. No tuition is charged. Additional retakes require full repayment of tuition.
Credit-by-challenge fees are $750 per challenge beginning fall semester. Rotation fees are $250 per rotation.
Please remember that you will not receive a tuition bill in the mail. The University of Colorado has implemented
electronic billing and will no longer mail tuition bills to students; instead, they will be e-mailed to your UC Denver
e-mail address.
A full description of tuition and fees can be found on our website at:
http://ucdenver.edu/ACADEMICS/COLLEGES/PHARMACY/ADMISSIONS/NONTRADITIONALPHARMD/Pages/
Tuition.aspx
DROP/ADD DEADLINE
The drop/add deadline for the fall semester is Friday, September 3 at 5 PM MDT. Note that no refund of
tuition is made if a course is dropped after the drop/add deadline.
Under certain circumstances, such as medical emergencies and bereavement, NTPD courses may be repeated
without full repayment of tuition. A retake fee applies. Please contact our office for more information. Any refunds
due will be processed by the Bursar’s Office.
DEADLINE FOR DIPLOMA APPLICATIONS
Do you anticipate completing your PharmD degree requirements by December 2010 or May 2011? You can start
preparing for graduation by completing a diploma application and making sure you have submitted any credit-bychallenge portfolios and have scheduled all final rotations by the appropriate deadlines.
The diploma application determines the name and date that will appear on your diploma and is required for all
graduating students. If you have not already done so, you must submit a diploma application to the
campus registrar as soon as possible if you plan to graduate in December 2010 (the deadline is August
6).
Diploma
applications
may
be
completed
online
at
http://ucdenver.edu/studentservices/resources/registrar/degrees/graduation/application/Pages/form.aspx. Not certain if you will be ready?
Please go ahead and submit a diploma card. It is easier to defer a request than to request a diploma after the
deadline. The deadline to complete a diploma application for May 2011 graduation is Friday, December 3.
For December 2010 graduation, all final rotations must be scheduled and all credit-by-challenge submissions
received by the NTPD office by October 1. After this date, late fees will apply for late credit-by-challenge
submissions. If you have questions about preparing for graduation, please contact Pam Duval at
Pamela.Duval@UCDenver.edu or 303-724-3582 #4.
STUDENT RECORDS PORTAL
The University of Colorado student records portal can be used to update your address, and to view course
schedules, transcripts, final grades, and registration status. The student records portal can be accessed at
https://cuaccess.cu.edu. Your username and password for your UCD e-mail account is needed to access the
portal, so be sure your official university-assigned e-mail is activated. Select “Anschutz Medical” as your campus.
If you have difficulty accessing the portal, please consult the self-service Web site at
http://www.ucdhsc.edu/admin/its/students/studentportal.htm. Continue to register for classes through the UCD
Access website.
NEWS FROM THE NTPD OFFICE
To view the latest graduation and information – go to the following link:
http://ucdenver.edu/academics/colleges/pharmacy/AcademicPrograms/NonTraditionalPharmDProgram/Graduatio
nInformation/Pages/GraduationInformation.aspx