DEGREES AND CURRICULA
. IN THE
COLLEGE OF PHARMACY
Earl Platt Slone, Ph.G., M.A., Dean
INTRODUCTORY STATEMENT
The University of Kentucky College of Pharmacy was established August
16, 1870, as the Louisville College of Pharmacy. It was incorporated by an
Act of Legislature, February 6, 1873.
It was organized as an outgrowth of the apprentice and preceptorial sys-
tem and was operated as a non-profit organization from its inception.
On ]uly 1, 1947, the College became one of the divisions of the University
of Kentucky. It is located at First and Chestnut Streets, Louisville, Kentucky.
The freshman year of the curriculum in Phamiacy, however, is given at the
Lexington campus of the University, as a part of the program of the College of
Arts and Sciences. Those who transfer to Louisville for the professional courses
will be selected from the highest ranking applicants who have completed the
freshman year at the University or elsewhere. Because of the limited capacity
of the College, admission to the sophomore class is restricted to sixty students
each year.
The College is accredited by the American Council on Pharmaceutical
Education as a Class A college and was admitted to membership in the Amer-
ican Association of Colleges of Pharmacy in 1917.
Room and Board-—Students planning to come to Louisville should make
arrangements for living quarters prior to matriculation. The Y.M.C.A. and
, Y.\V.C.A. have been very cooperative in placing the students. Meals may be
had in private homes or in the cafeterias in the city.
Placement Activities — The College maintains a complete file for prospec-
tive employment. Personnel representatives of the large pharmaceutical houses
visit the College twice yearly scheduling interviews with the graduates. Each
year the College has a greater demand for its graduates than it can supply.
Cll1‘TfCUfll7TL—Tl]€ faculty of the College of Pharmacy is not in favor of
specialization for the undergraduate student. The College has kept a steady
{ pace with the progress of pharmacy and a course of study has been formulated
which is thorough and comprehensive, embracing all the branches required
in a complete pharmaceutical education.
The work performed by each student in the laboratories and dispensing
department is arranged to insure not only a scientific training, but one that is
thoroughly practical as well. Moreover, through the training received, the. stu-
dent is fitted to take up work in all phases of pharmacy and public health.
In recognition of the needs of industry for pharmacists trained in large scale
manufacturing processes, a course in Manufacturing Pharmacy has been in-
stituted. It is housed in a new laboratory at General Hospital under the direct
supervision of a staff member of wide commercial and manufacturing experience.