The
aim of the four-year Bachelor of Pharmacy course at the Victorian College of
Pharmacy is to produce graduates with a knowledge and understanding of the
sciences, technologies and practices which underpin pharmacy as a profession
and, together with the clinical skills gained in the third and fourth years of
the course, to have acquired the competencies suitable for registration as
pharmacists capable of building a career in any branch of pharmacy.
The undergraduate studies are oriented towards, and placed within, a pharmacy
context.
Any period of pre-registration practical training which may be required must be
regarded as an essential educational bridge which links the undergraduate
course and the graduate's work as a registered pharmacist.
The academic course occupies four years of full-time study. Four grades of pass will be awarded in the following units of the course (high distinction, distinction, credit, pass).
Provisions
governing the structure of the course and the progress of students through the
course are set out in the Bachelor of Pharmacy regulations. The following rules
amplify and supplement the provisions of the regulations.
1. The college board is responsible for all matters relating to the course
and the progress of students within the provisions of the course regulations
and subject to other relevant Monash University statutes and regulations.
2. Subject to these rules, students must pass the examinations in all the
units prescribed for study during the first year of the course before the
college will admit them to the course of study in the units prescribed for the
next year of the course and likewise for each succeeding year.
3. A candidate who fails to attain the standard set by the examiners at
the examinations in any year may be admitted to repeat the course of study in
the following year or may be excluded from the course.
4. A candidate who fails to attain the standard set by the examiners at
the annual examinations on more than one occasion or who fails to attain the
standard set by the examiners at the annual examinations after having been
granted advanced standing in the pharmacy course may be excluded from the
course.
5. Candidates who present themselves initially for the whole of the
Pharmacy I, II, III or IV examination may, at the discretion of the board of
examiners, be granted credit for single units in which they have attained the
standard set by the examiners.
6. With reference to the Pharmacy IV examination, the single unit
credits referred to in rule 5 may not be held beyond the Pharmacy IV
examination held in November the following year, after which time re-entry for
the whole examination shall be required.
7. After two years have elapsed following the candidate's initial entry to
the Pharmacy IV examination, the college will not accept a further
enrolment from the candidate.
8. Where sickness or other circumstances warranting compassion arise,
candidates for examinations may apply for special consideration. The
application which is required to be accompanied by a medical certificate or
other documentary evidence must be lodged with the registrar as soon as
possible and not later than 48 hours after the relevant examination.
9. A candidate must observe the examination rules published from time to
time.
10. The college will publish the results of examinations but the college
board may, in the case of a candidate's failing to observe the examination
rules, omit the results of the said candidate and take action in accordance
with the provisions of Statute 4.1 Discipline.
11. Supplementary examinations will be held when necessary at the
discretion of the board of examiners. Individual examiners may prescribe
additional examinations, either written, oral, or practical when and as
required. Candidates are therefore advised to be available after the completion
of the annual examinations and pending publication of the examination results.
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