APPE Overview
The final professional year consists of seven Advanced Pharmacy Practice Experiences (APPEs) in a variety of pharmacy practices. The emphasis is becoming proficient in direct patient care and problem-solving skills. In addition, students complete a medical information retrieval clerkship as one of the required seven experiences.
APPE objectives, assignments, and evaluations are based on the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education Standards.
APPE Rotation Types
- Acute Care
- Advanced Community
- Advanced Health-Systems
- Ambulatory Care
- Select Pharmacy Experience (SPE)
- Elective – Any category except CIS
- One of the scheduled rotations during the IPPE or APPE year is required to be in a rural setting (see list of rural/underserved sites and potential housing partners)
APPE Duration
They are each six weeks in length and require a minimum of 240 hours. The total clock hours required for all 7 APPE rotations is 1680 hours.
Registering for APPE Classes
| Semester | Register for your rotations in: |
| Summer | Blocks 1, 2 |
| Fall | Blocks 3, 4, 5 |
| Spring | Blocks 6, 7, 8 |
- Rotation names correspond to the name of the rotation in CORE ELMS
- You will only register for “APPE Elective” if the clerkship is not also available as a core clerkship
- If you are registering for the same course name more than once, register for different sections (Section 001, 002, etc.)
- If your rotation is with core faculty, register for the course under their name
- If your rotation is not with core faculty, register for the course listed under Krystal Moorman's name
Academic Year Calendar with registration deadlines.
APPE Grading
Students receive a letter grade for each rotation. The grading rubric uses a five-point grading scale. An average of points received on the rubric will have the following grades:
| A | 4.67 to 5.00 |
| A- | 4.34 to 4.66 |
| B+ | 4.00 to 4.33 |
| B | 3.67 to 3.99 |
| B- | 3.34 to 3.66 |
| C+ | 3.00 to 3.33 |
Any grade less than a 3.00 (C+) is considered a failed rotation, requiring the student to repeat a clerkship in the same category.