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BOARD OF TRUSTEES

[May 18

Change in Registration Fee Requirements for Doctoral Candidates, Chicago Circle

The Chancellor at the Chicago Circle campus has approved a modification of the present continuous registration requirement and associated tuition charges for doctoral degree candidates effective with the 1977 fall quarter. The current policy of the Graduate College relating to doctoral candidates requires continuous registration, except summer sessions, until the dissertation has been accepted. The above procedures are unduly restrictive to some students, particularly those who have completed all their course work and have left Chicago. Therefore, the Dean of the Graduate College has recommended a new registration requirement for students who have completed all degree requirements except the dissertation and do not hold an assistantship, fellowship, or tuition and fee waiver. Such students may request permission to: A.. Register for zero credit in 499 — Thesis Research each quarter (except summer) until the degree is awarded, or B. Pay a single dissertation fee in lieu of further registration. Permission to use either Option A or B will be considered by the Graduate College upon petition supported by the department. For Option B, the department must certify that no use of faculty or staff time or University facilities will be made. Under either option, the student must complete the dissertation within the specified time limitation.

This report was received for record. Establishment of Doctor of Pharmacy Degree Program, Medical Center

(14) The Medical Center Senate has recommended the establishment of a program leading to the degree of Doctor of Pharmacy (Pharm. D.) in the College of Pharmacy at the Medical Center campus. The proposal is for an advanced program of professional education in pharmacy. It will provide advanced education and training, with major emphasis on the clinical sciences and on drug-related patient care. The program is specifically designed to bring together the application of basic drug knowledge and the therapeutic problems encountered in patient care; to improve communication skills in providing drug information to other health professionals and patients; to develop teaching abilities, particularly for in-service education and clinical instruction; to provide interdisciplinary instruction, experience, and responsibility in team patient care; and to advance the concepts of specialization and organized group practice in pharmaceutical services. Currently the College of Pharmacy offers a Bachelor of Science degree and, through the Graduate College, the Master of Science and Doctor of Philosophy degrees in medicinal chemistry, pharmacognosy, and pharmacy. The baccalaureate pharmacy program is a five-year program. Students specialize in their final two years in either pharmacy practice, pharmacy administration, pharmacy technology, or pharmaceutical sciences. The proposed Doctor of Pharmacy program is designed especially for students in the pharmacy practice specialization area. Required courses in this specialization are oriented toward clinical pharmacy and are well suited as prerequisites for the proposed program. Approximately 70 percent of the students in the baccalaureate program elect the pharmacy practice specialization. For continuously enrolled students, the proposed program is seven years in length. The fifth year is integrated to accommodate students in the final year of the baccalaureate program specializing in pharmacy practice as well as the first year of the Doctor of Pharmacy program.