Eligibility for Admission:

Students seeking admission to pursue the degree of Bachelor of Pharmacy (Honors) must have passed the SSC and HSC (or 'O' level and 'A' level) examinations in the science group or equivalent certificate courses, with a minimum GPA of 3.0 on a 5.0 scale in each, without any additional subjects (without 4th subject). Candidates must have a minimum combined GPA of 6.0 in SSC/'O' level or equivalent and HSC/'A' level or equivalent examinations on a total scale of 10.0, and both SSC and HSC or equivalent must have a minimum GPA of 2.0. At all levels, students must secure at least a B grade (credit point 3.00) in Chemistry and Biology separately, and a minimum GPA of 2.0 in Mathematics.
International students who have completed 12 years of education or schooling and students who have obtained equivalent grades in recognized international examinations will be eligible for admission according to the rules and regulations of the Ministry of Education and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Government of the People's Republic of Bangladesh. Students must have passed the HSC/ A-level or recognized equivalents with the following science subjects: Physics, Chemistry, Biology, and Mathematics to qualify for admission. Candidates must pass the HSC/ A-level or recognized equivalents in the current year or the previous year. However, candidates without Mathematics at the HSC/'A' level or recognized equivalents may be admitted, but they must take an additional 3 (three) credit course in Mathematics alongside the B. Pharm. curriculum.

Number of Semesters in Each Academic Year

The B. Pharm. (Hons.) program is offered in 4 (four) academic years that are designated as:

• Year I (First year)
• Year II (Second year)
• Year III (Third year)
• Year IV (Fourth year)

There will be two semesters in an academic year:

• Spring (January-June)
• Fall (July-December)

Duration of a Semester

The duration of a semester is six months including class tests, mid-term and term final examinations. The duration of a semester is arranged as follows:

• Theory and Practical Classes: 18 weeks
• Mid-Term Examination: 2 weeks
• Preparatory Leave: 1 week
• Semester Final Examination: 3 weeks
• Total: 24 weeks

There shall be 2 (two) examinations i.e., Mid-Term and Semester Final Examinations. The Semester Final Examination will be held at the end of each semester for completion of the course of that semester.

The course of study of the program has to be completed by a student over a maximum period of 12 (twelve) consecutive semesters.

Courses and Credits

The entire undergraduate program of the Department of Pharmacy is covered by a set of theoretical and practical (laboratory/field) courses. The curriculum of the B. Pharm. (Hons.) program comprises 78 courses containing 160.0 credits, of which 148.0 credits are on pharmacy core courses and 12.0 credits are assigned to the relevant general education courses.

• Theoretical courses: A minimum of 45 and 22.5 contact hours per session will constitute 3 and 1.5 credit courses, respectively.
• Practical courses: Each practical (laboratory/field) course will be counted as 1.0 credit (3 contact hours).
• Viva-voce exam: There will be viva-voce exams which will carry 1.0 credit at the end of the 2nd, 4th, 6th, and 8th semester final examinations.
• Graduation requirement: A student MUST earn 160.0 credits for graduation.

Summary of Course Distribution

Year	Semester	No. of Pharmacy Core Courses	No. of Ancillary Courses	Total Courses	Total Credit
Year 1	Year 1: Semester I	05	03	08	17.5
	Year 1: Semester II	09	01	10	20.0
Year 2	Year 2: Semester I	09	-	09	20.0
	Year 2: Semester II	10	-	10	20.5
Year 3	Year 3: Semester I	09	01	10	21.0
	Year 3: Semester II	10	-	10	22.0
Year 4	Year 4: Semester I	10	-	10	19.5
	Year 4: Semester II	11	-	11	19.5
Total		73	05	78	160.0

Pharmacy core courses: 148.0 Credits

General education courses: 12.0 Credits

Total: 160.0 Credits

Grading System

The total performance of a student in a given course is based on a scheme of continuous assessment. For all the courses, the continuous assessment will be made through a set of quizzes, class evaluation, class participation, home works, assignments, oral assessment, presentations, as well as mid-term and term final examinations.

The answer scripts for class tests and other evaluation works shall be given to the students to assess themselves and to rectify the mistakes they have committed in the examinations. The Mid-term Examination for a course shall normally be held after completion of 50% of the course content. The marked copy of the answer scripts of the mid-term examination shall be shown to students for self-assessment and shall be taken back by the course teacher.

The Semester Final Examination will be held after the completion of classes and revisions in a semester. Results of the examination shall be published within 7-14 days of completion of the last examination.

The course teacher will send the marks of continuous assessments and Mid-term Examination for a particular course obtained by the students to the Chairman of the Examination Committee, Head of the Department, and Controller of Examinations in sealed envelopes, at least two weeks before the Semester Final Examination. Marks of continuous assessments will be submitted without rounding up the fraction. Fractions will be rounded up to a whole number for the entire course in the aggregate.

The Chairman of the Examination Committee will hand over the marks of continuous assessments, Mid-term Examination along with the marks of Semester Final Examination to the tabulators for tabulation of the marks. The Controller of Examinations will verify the results computed by the tabulators with the copies of mark sheets sent to him.

Distribution of Marks

Assessment Component	Percentage
Continuous Assessment*	20%
Mid-term Exam	30%
Semester Final Exam	50%
Total	100%

Additional Grading Details

* Continuous assessment includes:

• Class tests – 10%
• Assignments – 5%
• Attendance – 5%

The mid-term and/or semester final examination is a combination of MCQ and narrative question and answer parts. The assessment in laboratory/field work courses is made through observation of the students at work, viva voce during laboratory hours, and quizzes.

Grading Scale

A basic four-point (4.00) grading scale will be followed. The following letter grades and corresponding grade-points will be used to determine the student’s Grade Point Average (GPA) as approved by the UGC for all universities:

Numerical Marks	Letter Grade	Grade Points
80 and above	A+ (A plus)	4.00
75 to less than 80	A (A only)	3.75
70 to less than 75	A- (A minus)	3.50
65 to less than 70	B+ (B plus)	3.25
60 to less than 65	B (B only)	3.00
55 to less than 60	B- (B minus)	2.75
50 to less than 55	C+ (C plus)	2.50
45 to less than 50	C (C only)	2.25
40 to less than 45	D (D only)	2.00
Less than 40	F (Failed)	0.00
-	I (Incomplete)	0.00
-	W (Withdrawn)	0.00

Minimum Passing Grade: The minimum passing grade from one semester to another is GPA 2.00 (Grade D).

Academic Standing

Students who fail to maintain the minimum rate of progress will not be in good standing. This can happen when one or more of the following conditions exist:

• Semester GPA falls below 2.5
• Cumulative GPA falls below 2.5

GPA Deficiencies and Special Cases

All such students can make up deficiencies in GPA and credit requirements by completing courses in the next semester(s) and backlog courses, if there is any, with better grades which should not be more than 65-69% (in letter Grade B+).

There will be an 'I' (Incomplete) category for the students who leave a course incomplete at the end of a semester due to medical or other compelling reasons acceptable to the department. These students must clear the “Incomplete” courses within the next two consecutive semesters; if not, the grade will automatically be changed to an ‘F’ grade in those courses by the Controller of Examinations.

‘W’ (Withdrawn) indicates that a student was permitted to withdraw (drop) from a course without penalty. Withdrawal without penalty is not permitted after six weeks of the semester, except in cases of exceptional circumstances. Such cases must be properly documented, recommended by the Head of the Department, and endorsed by the Dean of the Faculty.

Improvement of Grades

• (a) If a student obtains a grade equal to or lower than “B” in a course, he/she will be allowed to sit for the repeat examination of that course only once for the purpose of grade improvement but he/she will not be eligible to get a grade better than B+ (B plus) in that course.
• (b) A student will be permitted to repeat, for grade improvement purposes, a maximum of 12 courses in the four-year degree program.
• (c) If a student fails to improve his grade, then his/her earlier grade will be retained.
• (d) If a student likes to improve the grade earned in a course of 4th year (8th semester), he/she must apply for such improvement examination before the award of the degree. Improvement examination shall not be allowed once the degree is awarded.

Registration for the Second and Subsequent Semesters

A student is normally required to earn at least 10.0 credits (out of 17.5 to 22.0 credits) in a semester. At the end of each semester, the students will be classified into one of the following three categories:

Category-1

Students who have passed all the courses prescribed for the semester belong to this category. A student of Category-1 is eligible for registration for all courses prescribed for the next or following semesters.

Category-2

Students who have earned at least 10.0 credits in a semester belong to Category-2. These students are advised to take at least one course less in the following semester than those offered for students of Category-1, subject to the condition that they will register for such backlog course(s) as prescribed by the respective student adviser.

Category-3

Students who have failed to earn 10.0 credits in a semester belong to this category. Students of this category are advised to take at least two courses less in the following semester than those offered for students of Category-1, subject to registration for a minimum of 10.0 credits. However, they are required to register for such backlog course(s) as prescribed by the student adviser or the coordinator.

Award of B. Pharm. (Hons.) Degree

The performance of a student will be evaluated in terms of semester grade point average (GPA) and cumulative grade point average (CGPA), which is the grade average for all the semesters. For the award of the B. Pharm. degree, a student shall have to earn all the credits offered by the Department of Pharmacy and MUST secure a minimum CGPA of 2.5.

Re-admission

1. A student who
   1. is debarred from appearing at the examination due to shortage in class attendance or
   2. fails in a Semester Final Examination
   may seek re-admission within two weeks after the announcement of the results of the semester. The student will have to pay the prescribed fees for the semester and a re-admission fee as prescribed by the University.
2. Marks earned earlier in Mid-term/Assessment Examination of such students will be retained. The student has to retake the semester final examination in the failed course(s) only.
3. Re-admission in a semester will not be allowed for more than twice and a student will not be allowed for re-admission in more than two semesters during the entire program.

Attendance

All students are expected to attend classes regularly, believe that regular attendance is essential for effective learning. A student is required to attend at least 75% of all the classes held in every course in order to sit for the final examination. However, prayers of students having 60-74% attendance in a course may be entertained by the Head of the Department and Dean of the concerned Faculty on reasonable grounds. But no student with less than 60% attendance will be allowed to sit for the examination.

Absence during a semester

A student shall not be absent from quizzes, class tests, mid semester examinations etc., during the semester. Such absence will naturally lead to reduction in points/marks, which shall count towards the final GPA/cGPA. Absence in the final examination held at the end of each academic semester will result in F grade.

Conduct and discipline

A student should conform to the highest standard of discipline and shall conduct himself or herself within and outside the premises of the university in a manner befitting to the student of a university of national importance. He or she shall show due courtesy and consideration to the teachers and other employees of the university and render sincere co-operation to other students. The students must also pay due attention and courtesy to the visitors.

Areas of concentration

The core courses of the curriculum consist of the following subjects:

1. Pharmaceutical Chemistry includes physical pharmacy, both inorganic and organic chemistry, synthetic and natural medicinal products, pharmaceutical analytical techniques, spectroscopy and quality control.
2. Pharmacognosy includes various aspects of natural crude drugs and other economic products of pharmaceutical importance and traditional medicines.
3. Functional Foods, Nutraceuticals, and Herbal Medicines include various aspects of normal and therapeutic foods along with herbs and related substances.
4. Pharmaceutics include pharmaceutical technology, dosage form design, dispensing, industrial aspects of manufacturing units, pharmaceutical engineering, marketing and sales of pharmaceutical products, pharmacy law and administration, pharmaceutical management, cosmetology, biopharmaceutics & pharmacokinetics, pharmaceutical microbiology and hospital pharmacy.
5. Pharmacology includes general pharmacology, clinical pharmacy, community pharmacy, drug interaction and toxicology.
6. Physiology & Pathology are considered as the basis of the pharmacology courses given in advance years of study.
7. Biochemistry & Molecular Biology is included for the better understanding of the advanced pharmacology courses.
8. Mathematics and Statistics are required for pharmaceutical calculations of formulation and statistical analysis and interpretation of biological studies and experimental results.
9. Computer course is included for understanding the practical uses of computers in health services, research, manufacturing, quality control and quality assurance activities.

Internship

After successful completion of eight semesters, students have to visit or participate in in-plant training in different pharmaceutical industries in Bangladesh or abroad and have to submit a report on such training.

Course curriculum

The undergraduate study of the Department of Pharmacy has to follow the course schedule given below. The letter prefix in any course number indicates the discipline/subject offering the course viz. PHR for Pharmacy. The first digit in the number indicates the year for which the course is intended for, the second digit indicates the semester and the last digit is assigned to a specific subject by the department.

Summary of Course Curriculum

First Year, Semester-I

No courses listed.

First Year, Semester-II

Course Code	Name of the Courses	Theory Hours/Week	Lab Hours/Week	Credit(s)	Pre-requisite(s)
PHR 121	Pharmaceutical Inorganic Chemistry-II	3.0	-	3.0	PHR 112
PHR 121L	Pharmaceutical Inorganic Chemistry Lab	-	3.0	1.0
PHR 122	Pharmaceutical Organic Chemistry-I	3.0	-	3.0
PHR 122L	Pharmaceutical Organic Chemistry-I Lab	-	3.0	1.0
PHR 123	Pharmacognosy-II	3.0	-	3.0	PHR 113
PHR 123L	Pharmacognosy-II Lab	-	3.0	1.0	PHR 113L
PHR 124	Human Physiology-I	3.0	-	3.0	PHR 114
PHR 124L	Human Physiology-I Lab	-	3.0	1.0
PHR 125	Basic Mathematics and Statistics	3.0	-	3.0
PHR 126	Oral Assessment-I	-	-	1.0
Total		15.0	12.0	20.0

Second Year, Semester-I

Course Code	Name of the Courses	Theory Hours/Week	Lab Hours/Week	Credit(s)	Pre-requisite(s)
PHR 211	Pharmaceutical Organic Chemistry-II	3.0	-	3.0	PHR 122
PHR 212	Physical Pharmacy-I	3.0	-	3.0
PHR 212L	Physical Pharmacy-I Lab	-	3.0	1.0
PHR 213	Human Physiology-II	3.0	-	3.0	PHR 124
PHR 213L	Human Physiology-II Lab	-	3.0	1.0	PHR 124L
PHR 214	Pharmaceutical Microbiology-I	3.0	-	3.0
PHR 214L	Pharmaceutical Microbiology-I Lab	-	3.0	1.0
PHR 215	General Pathology	2.0	-	2.0	PHR 124
PHR 216	Dietary Supplements & Herbal Medicines	3.0	-	3.0	PHR 123
Total		17.0	9.0	20.0

Second Year, Semester-II

Course Code	Name of the Courses	Theory Hours/Week	Lab Hours/Week	Credit(s)	Pre-requisite(s)
PHR 221	Physical Pharmacy-II	3.0	-	3.0	PHR 212
PHR 221L	Physical Pharmacy-II Lab	-	3.0	1.0	PHR 212L
PHR 222	Pharmaceutical Microbiology-II	1.5	-	1.5	PHR 214
PHR 223	Medicinal Chemistry & Drug Discovery-I	3.0	-	3.0	PHR 211
PHR 223L	Medicinal Chemistry & Drug Discovery-I Lab	-	3.0	1.0
PHR 224	Pharmacology-II	3.0	-	3.0	PHR 213
PHR 224L	Pharmacology-II Lab	-	3.0	1.0
PHR 225	Basic Pharmaceutics	3.0	-	3.0
PHR 226	Pharmaceutical Engineering-I	3.0	-	3.0	PHR 212
PHR 227	Oral Assessment-II	-	-	1.0
Total		16.5	9.0	20.5

Third Year, Semester-I

Course Code	Name of the Courses	Theory Hours/Week	Lab Hours/Week	Credit(s)	Pre-requisite(s)
PHR 311	Pharmaceutical Analysis & Quality Control-I	3.0	-	3.0	PHR 221
PHR 312	Medicinal Chemistry & Drug Discovery-II	3.0	-	3.0	PHR 223
PHR 312L	Medicinal Chemistry & Drug Discovery-II Lab	-	3.0	1.0	PHR 223L
PHR 313	Biochemistry & Molecular Biology	3.0	-	3.0
PHR 314	Pharmacology-II	3.0	-	3.0	PHR 224
PHR 314L	Pharmacology-II Lab	-	3.0	1.0	PHR 224 L
PHR 315	Pharmaceutical Technology-I	3.0	-	3.0	PHR 225
PHR 315L	Pharmaceutical Technology-I Lab	-	3.0	1.0
PHR 316	Pharmaceutical Engineering-II	1.5	-	1.5	PHR 226
PHR 317	Biostatistics	1.5	-	1.5	PHR 125
Total		18.0	9.0	21.0

Third Year, Semester-II

Course Code	Name of the Courses	Theory Hours/Week	Lab Hours/Week	Credit(s)	Pre-requisite(s)
PHR 321	Pharmaceutical Analysis & Quality Control-II	3.0	-	3.0	PHR 311
PHR 321L	Pharmaceutical Analysis & Quality Control-II Lab	-	3.0	1.0
PHR 322	Medicinal Chemistry and Drug Discovery-III	3.0	-	3.0	PHR 312
PHR 323	Pharmaceutical Biotechnology	3.0	-	3.0	PHR 313
PHR 323L	Pharmaceutical Biotechnology Lab	-	3.0	1.0
PHR 324	Pharmacology-III	3.0	-	3.0	PHR 314
PHR 325	Pharmaceutical Technology-II	3.0	-	3.0	PHR 315
PHR 325L	Pharmaceutical Technology-II Lab	-	3.0	1.0	PHR 315L
PHR 326	Biopharmaceutics & Pharmacokinetics-I	3.0	-	3.0
PHR 327	Oral Assessment-III	-	-	1.0
Total		18.0	9.0	22.0

Fourth Year, Semester-I

Course Code	Name of the Courses	Theory Hours/Week	Lab Hours/Week	Credit(s)	Pre-requisite(s)
PHR 411	Pharmaceutical Marketing	2.0	-	2.0
PHR 412	Pharmaceutical Analysis & Quality Control-III	3.0	-	3.0	PHR 321
PHR 412L	Pharmaceutical Analysis & Quality Control-III Lab	-	3.0	1.0	PHR 321L
PHR 413	Hospital & Community Pharmacy	3.0	-	3.0
PHR 414	Clinical Pharmacy & Toxicology	1.5	-	1.5
PHR 415	Pharmaceutical Technology-III	3.0	-	3.0	PHR 325
PHR 415L	Pharmaceutical Technology-III Lab	-	3.0	1.0	PHR 325L
PHR 416	Biopharmaceutics & Pharmacokinetics-II	3.0	-	3.0	PHR 326
PHR 416L	Biopharmaceutics & Pharmacokinetics Lab	-	3.0	1.0
PHR 417	Project (Part-I)	-	-	1.0
Total		15.5	9.0	19.5

Fourth Year, Semester-II

Course Code	Name of the Courses	Theory Hours/Week	Lab Hours/Week	Credit(s)	Pre-requisite(s)
PHR 421	Pharmaceutical Management	2.0	-	2.0
PHR 422	Analytical Method Validation and Quality Assurance	3.0	-	3.0
PHR 422L	Analytical Method Validation and Quality Assurance Lab	-	3.0	1.0
PHR 423	Pharmaceutical Regulatory Affairs	3.0	-	3.0
PHR 424	Cosmetic Science	2.0	-	2.0
PHR 424L	Cosmetic Science Lab	-	3.0	1.0
PHR 425	Pharmacoeconomics	1.5	-	1.5
PHR 426	Pharmacovigilance	1.5	-	1.5
PHR 427	Project (Part-II)	-	-	2.0
PHR 428	In-plant Training	-	-	1.5
PHR 429	Oral Assessment-IV	-	-	1.0
Total		13.0	6.0	19.5