Some important dates in the history of the college are:
1839 First pharmacy (Cotter's) established in Melbourne.
1842 London School of Pharmacy established.
1843 Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain received charter.
1857 Pharmaceutical Society of Victoria founded.
1876 Pharmacy Board of Victoria established through the Medical Act.
1877 First meeting of the Pharmacy Board of Victoria.
1881 Victorian College of Pharmacy established as the School of the Pharmaceutical Society of Victoria; first lectures given at the Technological Museum.
1882 J Kruze appointed director; classes transferred to 60 Hanover Street, Fitzroy.
1882 County Court Building, 360 Swanston Street, purchased from the Government (#400).
1884 Classes started at Swanston Street; H Shillinglaw appointed first secretary/registrar.
1886 First issue, Australian Journal of Pharmacy.
1887 A H Jackson appointed college director.
1887 Compulsory pharmacy course introduced for medical students.
1890 S Plowman appointed college director.
1895 Major building additions at Swanston Street.
1897 First female graduate.
1910 Cyril Tonkin awarded his second gold medal.
1913 C L Butchers appointed secretary/registrar.
1913 Major additions to Swanston Street building.
1915 Four-year apprenticeship system commenced in accordance with the Medical Act.
1920 A T S Sissons appointed first dean; retired 1962.
1927 Pharmacy Guild of Australia established.
1928 Further building additions at Swanston Street site.
1929 Fellowship course introduced (FPS by examination).
1936 The last of the major building alterations made at Swanston Street.
1941 F C Kent appointed secretary/registrar.
1941 Society of Hospital Pharmacists of Australia established.
1943 C L Butchers Library established.
1951 Property at Parkville purchased.
1957 Centenary, Pharmaceutical Society of Victoria.
1958 War Memorial Building Appeal launched.
1960 Full-time three-year course commenced.
1960 College moved to new War Memorial Building, Royal Parade, Parkville.
1962 Completion of the Sissons Mural.
1963 N C Manning appointed dean; retired 1978.
1963 Three autonomous schools established within the college (Pharmaceutics, Pharmacology and Pharmaceutical Chemistry).
1965 A H Kelly appointed secretary/registrar.
1965 Further Parkville property purchased.
1966 College affiliated with the Victoria Institute of Colleges.
1967 Federal Government finance received.
1967 Furnish and Equip Appeal.
1968 Bachelor of Pharmacy degree awarded as the first non-university degree in Australia.
1969 H V Feehan appointed secretary/registrar.
1970 Master of Pharmacy degree approved.
1970 Intersearch program established with the University of Kansas.
1970 Graduate School founded.
1971 Further Parkville property purchased
1971 New laboratory block opened.
1972 Commonwealth Pharmaceutical Association Conference, Melbourne.
1973 R Burnet appointed registrar.
1974 Pharmacists Act replaced Part III of the Medical Act (1958).
1975 Institute of Drug Technology founded.
1976 College incorporated as a company to become an independent, autonomous college of advanced education.
1976 Pharmaceutical Society of Australia founded.
1977 Centenary, Pharmacy Board of Victoria.
1978 Graduate Diploma in Hospital Pharmacy commenced.
1978 Victorian Post-Secondary Education Act.
1979 G N Vaughan appointed dean; resigned 1987.
1981 Centenary, Victorian College of Pharmacy Centenary Banquet, 23 May 1981, Great Hall, National Gallery of Victoria.
1982 Centenary Plaque installed.
1982 Sigma School of Pharmacy Practice established.
1983 Graduate Diploma in Community Pharmacy commenced.
1984 Buildings on Parkville campus named `Sissons', `Scott' and `Manning'.
1984 College became a `declared institution', thus accrediting its own courses.
1985 Reader position included in the academic staff establishment.
1986 College established as the Department of Pharmaceutical Science of the University of Melbourne for postgraduate studies.
1986 1851 Scholarship awarded to Jennifer Martin, MPharm.
1986 Institute of Drug Technology Ltd changed its structure and management to become the Institute of Drug Technology (Aust.) Pty Ltd with college holding a substantial equity.
1988 T R Watson appointed dean and director; retired 1991.
1988 Affiliation Agreement signed between the college and the University of Melbourne. The two institutions thereby agreed to examine the possibility of a closer association.
1989 R Burnet appointed deputy director; resigned 1993.
1989 Heads of Agreement signed between the college and the University of Melbourne. The two institutions thereby agreed to pursue the aim of an amalgamation scheduled for 1 January 1991.
1990 Amalgamation negotiations with the University of Melbourne terminated.
1990 Affiliation Agreement and Heads of Agreement signed between the college and Monash University whereby the institutions agreed to pursue the aim of an amalgamation.
1991 C B Chapman appointed dean and director.
1992 Passage of the Monash University (Pharmacy College) Act formalised the merger of the college with Monash University.
1992 The college company, established in 1976, was liquidated.
1993 Victorian College of Pharmacy Statute and Regulations made by the Monash University Council came into force. The college board established to govern the academic affairs of the college.
1993 M D Watson appointed registrar.
1994 Commencement of the honours degree of Bachelor of Pharmacy.
1995 New Bachelor of Pharmacy and Master of Pharmacy regulations made by the University Council.
1996 University Council approves the commencement of the four-year Bachelor of Pharmacy course from 1997.
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