Start Your Future at the Only Online Pharmacy School in Ohio

Our Mission 

The University of Findlay
To equip students for meaningful lives and productive careers. 

The College of Pharmacy
To prepare pharmacists dedicated to improving patients’ lives through practice, service, scholarship and lifelong learning.

Our Vision

The University of Findlay
The University of Findlay will become a leading Midwestern university characterized by three core values - Heartland Community, Diverse Perspectives, and Transformative Experiences.

The College of Pharmacy
Provide personal development for student pharmacists seeking a student-focused private higher education experience to prepare them for the future healthcare marketplace.

Our Values

The University of Findlay

Heartland Community
In a university founded on the principles of personal faith, civic-mindedness, and scholarly achievement, we will advance our commitment to the personal attention essential to the development of our students as whole persons — knowledgeable, creative, ethical, and compassionate leaders.

Diverse Perspectives
We will achieve a productive balance between innovative and time-tested approaches and programs in professional preparation, the liberal arts, and the natural sciences. We will embrace the professional, cultural, and intellectual diversity that will distinguish our programs from those of other comprehensive institutions of higher education. We will model civil discourse.

Transformative Experiences
We will leverage our location, size, and values to provide experiential learning for students in every program of study.

The College of Pharmacy
The mnemonic “I CARE” represents what we, as a University, value and to which we commit:

Integrity – To ensure that all of our actions are conducted with honesty, accountability, responsibility and the highest ethical standards

Collaboration – To develop practice, service and research partnerships with our patients, students, colleagues, and other stakeholders to enhance overall healthcare, beginning with meaningful outreach and interprofessional education

Advocacy – To promote patient care through the continuous advancement of the profession of pharmacy by actively engaging with the public, health professionals and government officials

Respect – To conduct ourselves in a professional manner that honors the dignity and embraces the diversity of each individual

Excellence – To commit ourselves to lifelong learning to produce the highest quality outcomes achievable through innovation and creativity

The University of Findlay offers experiential learning in all of our academic programs — including internships, research, and service projects.

Experiential learning is the practice component of the University of Findlay’s Distance PharmD program. These interactive learning experiences in your community complement your didactic online coursework.

Introductory Pharmacy Practice Experiences (IPPE)
During the program's first three years, you will complete 300 hours (100 each year) of supervised and structured training on-site with a licensed pharmacist. These guided experiences follow standard U.S. practice models and help you gain confidence while building practical pharmaceutical and patient-focused communication skills. 

Advanced Pharmacy Practice Experiences (APPE)
In the program's final year, you will complete a minimum of 1,440 advanced, experiential-based learning hours. An assigned preceptor directs these experiences at a designated site near you. A minimum of 160 hours is required in each APPE area, including community practice, ambulatory patient care, hospital/health system pharmacy, and inpatient general medicine. The remaining hours are in specialty and elective areas.

On-Campus Visits
During your four years, there is a single three-day orientation and three one-week immersions to our campus in Findlay, Ohio.

The University of Findlay’s Doctor of Pharmacy program is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE).* The University of Findlay is regionally accredited by the Higher Learning Commission (HLC).

*Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), 135 South LaSalle Street, Suite 4100, Chicago, IL 60603, Phone: 312-664-3575; FAX 312-664-4652