2018-2019 McWhorter School of Pharmacy Academic Calendar*

School Student Specific Dates / Events Month Day Event

August 27 Didactic courses begin for P1-P3 students

September 3 Labor Day Holiday; no courses meet

14 School Picnic

28 White Coat Ceremony

October 6-10 NCPA Convention (Boston, MA); courses still meet

20-23 ACCP Meeting (Seattle, WA); courses still meet

26 Dean’s Distinguished Lecture Series; attendance required

November 19, 20 Fall Break. No P1-P3 classes meet; P4s still report to APPE site

21-23 Thanksgiving Holidays, no P1-P4 courses meet

December 7 Last day for P1-P3 students didactic courses

10-13 Final Examinations for P1-P3 students (Monday – Thursday)

15 College of Health Sciences (CHS) Commencement

January 3 Spring semester courses begin for P1-P3 students

3, 4 Jan Week for P1-P3s; attendance required

4 State of School Address (school-wide assembly) (tentative)

18 Pharmacy Advocacy program (school-wide assembly) (tentative)

21 Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday; no courses meet

February TBD APA Legislative Day

March 11-15 Spring Break for P1-P3 students; no courses meet

22-25 APhA Convention (Seattle, WA); courses still meet

April TBD Rho Chi and Phi Lambda Sigma initiation (evening)

22 Easter Monday Holiday; no courses meet

25-29 AMCP Annual meeting (San Diego, CA); courses still meet

TBD PPAG Annual meeting; courses still meet

26 Last day for P1-P3 students didactic courses

April / May 29-2 Final examinations for P1-P3 students (Monday – Thursday)

4th- Year Students Specific Dates / Events

May 14 P4 APPEs begin

November TBD Pharmacy Interview Day (College of Health Sciences building)

30 Capstone-2 Poster presentations (optional) (tentative)

December 2-6 ASHP Midyear Meeting (Anaheim, CA); APPEs still meet

7, 10-13 Capstone-2 Platform presentations (see schedule for your specific presentation day)

10 Pre-NAPLEX e-exam #1 (tentative)

January 7 P4 APPEs begin

April 19 Last day for APPEs

26-29 Pre-NAPLEX e-exam #2 followed by NAPLEX Review (tentative)

May 3 Commencement

3rd- Year Students Specific Dates / Events

August 27 IPPE-5 begins weekly sessions

31 MTM Certification (all day)

September 21 Interprofessional Education at UAB (half of class TBD) @1pm

28 Pharmacotherapy-3 meets 8am due to White Coat

October 12-19 IPPE-5 in-pharmacy rotation; no didactic classes

23 & 24 CHS Simulation Week (see schedule for your specific day and time)

December - Complete on-line CPR training prior to on-site CPR training

January 7 Begin weekly IPPE-6

7-11 Complete on-site CPR training (specific day and time TBA)

TBD PCOA (required) arrive at 7am to begin at 8am.

February 8 Interprofessional Education at UAB (half of class TBD) @1pm

March TBD P3 IPPE-6 OSCE week

April 5 P3 Pinning Ceremony (tentative)

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2nd- Year Students Specific Dates / Events

Month Day Event

August 28 Immunization Certification (all day)

September 28 Pharmacotherapy-1 meets 10:30am due to White Coat

January TBD PCOA (required) arrive at 7am to begin at 8am.

May 10 P2 Commencement (BS Pharmacy Studies)

May 13-31 IPPE-4 first group (see specific schedule for student groups) (tentative)

June 3-21 IPPE-4 second group (see specific schedule for student groups) (tentative)

July 1-19 IPPE-4 third group (see specific schedule for student groups) (tentative)

July / August

22 thru 9

IPPE-4 fourth group (see specific schedule for student groups) (tentative)

1st- Year Students Specific Dates / Events

June 2 P1 Welcome picnic

August 21 Orientation for P1 students begins (tentative)

October 1 Begin weekly IPA-1 courses

December - Complete on-line CPR training prior to on-site CPR training

January 22-24 Complete on-site CPR training (specific day and time TBA)

May 13-31 P1s complete three-week IPPE-1 *Dates and events are academically-related and are subject to change. Updated: 13 April 2018