Welcome Message from the Department

Welcome to the Department of Pharmacy!

The Department of Pharmacy is one of the two academic departments under the School of Health Care Professions.  A College for over 60 years, we have brought University of San Carlos honor with quality education and training of students to produce a long list of topnotchers in the Pharmacists Licensure Examination.  Consistently, the program maintains above national passing percentage in the licensure examination. 

Pharmacy is a well rounded profession with a variety of careers to choose from. A pharmacist can be employed in the academe, drugstores, drug manufacturing firms, hospitals, and government agencies to name a few.  Specific areas to explore include research, drug assay and product development, drug and drug establishment regulation, clinical setting in hospitals and similar institutions.  A drug expert receives ample training in biology, chemistry, math, pharmacology, and entrepreneurship, making Carolinian pharmacists equip with the needed skills and know-how to face the world. 

The BS Pharmacy program is lauded in both the national and international levels. An option to purse a 5th year to finish with a degree in BS Clinical Pharmaceutical Sciences makes our graduates employable in the United States and Canada.  The Master of Science in Pharmacy degree offers a good balance of course work and research which makes graduates of the program competitive and competent especially for those who invest in a teaching career.

If service is your passion, be a pharmacist.  If you want to be a pharmacist, be a Carolinian pharmacist!

Elizabeth Y. Tan, MS
Chair, Department of Pharmacy