Designed to maximize graduates' opportunities in law careers related to pharmacy and other areas of health care, the PharmD/JD allows students the option to focus their education on legal and health care issues. Graduates of this dual degree program go on to pursue successful careers in areas such as patent law, health care organization law, private practice, government, business and non-profit organizations within the pharmacy industry.

Participating students are admitted first to the College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences and begin their P1 year before applying to the Law School. A student pursuing this program should plan to take the LSAT and formally apply to Law School during the spring semester of their first professional year. While each students schedule is tailored individually in consultation with the joint degree advisor, students have the opportunity to complete the degree combination a year earlier than when the PharmD and Law degrees are completed separately . Students admitted to law school typically complete the first year of law school prior to their P4 rotations year and are able to complete law course work in place of elective course work within the pharmacy curriculum. The last two years of law school are completed after graduating with the PharmD. This joint degree program allows a student to potentially complete the degree combination one year earlier compared to completing each degree separately.

The purpose of the pharmacy professional program is to provide the graduate with the relevant knowledge base, skills, attitudes, ethics and values to engage in the entry-level practice of pharmacy. The curriculum is designed to provide the graduate with competence in the following areas established by the Center for the Advancement of Pharmaceutical Education (CAPE):

1.1. Learner (Learner)
2.1. Patient-centered care (Caregiver)
2.2. Medication use systems management (Manager)
2.3. Health and wellness (Promoter)
2.4. Population-based care (Provider)
3.1 Problem Solving (Problem Solver)
3.2. Educator (Educator)
3.3. patient Advocacy (Advocate)
3.4. Interprofessional Collaboration (Collaborator)
3.5. Cultural Sensitivity (Includer)
3.6. Communication (Communicator)
4.1. Self-awareness (Self-aware)
4.2. Leadership (Leader)
4.3. Innovation and Entrepreneurship (Innovator)
4.4. Professionalism (Professional)