During the first 2 1/2 professional years, students complete a minimum of 300 hours of introductory pharmacy practice experiences designed to develop necessary technical and professional skills. To develop competence in various practice environments, the final year is spent completing Advanced Pharmacy Practice Experiences. Students performing their APPEs complete 1,600 hours of a mixture of required and elective experiences comprised of 10 APPEs spread over the course of the calendar year. A longitudinal professional and career development course series and national pharmacy licensure examination review course accompany the final year of experiential education.