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The Faculty of Pharmacy provides graduates with an experienced knowledge of medicinal and therapeutic properties of drugs and drug formulations for the treatment of diseases. The Faculty grants a Doctorate Degree in practicing pharmacy and a professional and research master’s degrees in various pharmaceutical specializations.
Article 1
Mission: In keeping with the mission of the Lebanese University in the public sector, the Faculty of Pharmacy seeks to provide pharmacy students and graduates with a specialization focused on patient health, in response to the growing needs of the community in the fields of health, and in commitment to ensure academic, scientific and professional quality.
Vision: At the national level, the Faculty of Pharmacy will seek to be an advanced center in the areas of academic excellence and patient-centered quality education, addressing the health needs of society and contributing to scientific research. The Faculty will actively contribute to health care reform in the country, and will be a valuable partner for health workers, and a link between all partners working in the field of health.
Article 2
The Faculty aims to strengthen its national role in health and medicine by achieving the following objectives:
The Faculty values are as follows:
Article 3
The Faculty includes the specialization of Pharmacy.
The Faculty Council may propose the addition of new specializations in accordance with the applicable regulations.
Article 4
The Faculty grants the students:
Article 5
The Doctor of Pharmacy Practice Diploma curriculum includes an internship period in the field of specialization in a pharmaceutical institution of not less than 12 months during the study period. The Doctor of Pharmacy Practice Diploma is finalized by a master's thesis prepared by the student and equal to six credits.
Article 6
The professional or research master's degree curriculum includes an internship period of at least four months in the field of specialization, finalized by a master's thesis prepared by the student. The internship period with the thesis is worth 30 credits. The Doctor of Pharmacy Diploma includes an internship period in the field of specialization for at least eight months, finalized by a doctoral dissertation in pharmacy with a dissertation worth 10 credits.
Article 7
The University President appoints a Discussion Committee to discuss the Doctor of Pharmacy Practice thesis and other theses (Doctor of Pharmacy dissertation, Research or Professional Master's thesis), following the proposal of the Dean and based on the recommendation of the Faculty Council.
Article 8
The Faculty shall determine in cooperation with the institutions concerned with the internship referred to in Articles 6 & 7, the content of such internship, and the duties of the advisor and the person in charge of the internship in the institutions.
Article 9
The Faculty is composed of the following academic departments:
Article 10
In order to be admitted to prepare the Doctor of Pharmacy Practice diploma, the student shall:
Article 11
The CEE referred to above includes the followings written exams:
Exam |
Coefficient |
Exam duration |
Chemistry |
3 |
2 hours |
Biology |
2 |
1 hour |
Physics |
2 |
1 hour |
Mathematics |
2 |
1 hour |
Foreign language |
1 |
1 hour |
Article 12
The conditions of student admission and the CEE subjects may be modified by a decision of the University Council upon the proposal of the Faculty Council.
Article 13
The student who obtains a total average of at least 12/20 in the CEE is considered to have passed the exam. An eliminatory mark is each mark less than 5/20 in the CEE subjects.
Article 14
The enrollment of passing students shall be accepted according to the sequence of their total scores in the CEE and within the limits determined by the Faculty Council.
Article 15
Candidates accepted for enrollment shall complete their registration within ten (10) business days from the date of declaring the admission on the Faculty bulletin board, under the loss of their right to enrollment and their replacement with other candidates according to the rule of the sequence referred to above.
The new students enrolled in the Faculty shall sit for a foreign language test conducted by the Office of Foreign Language Coordination at the Lebanese University in cooperation with the Faculty.
Article 16
Students accepted to prepare the Doctor of Pharmacy Practice diploma and who have studied at the Lebanese University - Faculty of Sciences or at the faculties of pharmacy at other universities, may request the equivalence of some of the courses they have previously obtained. This request is based on the equivalency system identifying the terms for recognition of credits received outside the Faculty and issued by the Faculty Dean. This equivalency system shall not contradict with the general equivalency system at the Lebanese University, and the total balance shall not exceed (60) credits as per the LU credit system.
Article 17
It is possible to hold an exceptional CEE for the third year, for students who have completed the second year with at least a distinction “Good” outside the Lebanese University. The CEE is conducted based on the second year curriculum of the Faculty of Pharmacy, provided that the number of admissions does not exceed 10% of the total number of students of the third year in the Faculty of Pharmacy.
Article 18
The students of the Faculty of Pharmacy who wish to prepare for a Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD) diploma shall:
Article 19
The students of the Faculty of Pharmacy who wish to prepare for a professional master's degree shall:
Article 20
The students of the Faculty of Pharmacy who wish to prepare for a research master's degree shall:
Article 21
The Faculty is entitled to accept for the preparation of a master's degree, other universities graduates, up to 10% of the total admissions as follows:
Article 22
Students admitted for a master's degree and who have studied in faculties of pharmacy at other universities, may request the equivalence of some courses they have previously obtained. This request is based on the equivalency system identifying the terms for recognition of credits received outside the Faculty and issued by the Faculty Dean. This equivalency system shall not contradict with the general equivalency system at the Lebanese University, and the total course balance shall not exceed (60) credits as per the LU credit system.
Article 23
The student shall complete his/her academic registration at least one week after the commencement of teaching in the semester, and shall use the accredited academic guidance professors for this purpose.
Article 24
The student has the right to reconsider his/her academic registration within one week at the latest from the commencement of teaching in the semester. He/she may also cancel this registration in some courses within two weeks at most from the beginning of the semester.
Article 25
If a student fails in one or more courses on the first session exams, only the continuous assessment score for these courses is transferred to the second session. If the student fails to submit it at the second session, he/she shall not benefit from the compensation system between the semester courses.
Article 26
Attendance is mandatory in all theoretical courses and practical works (TD) provided that the student's attendance should not be less than 80% of the hours allocated for the course.
Attendance is mandatory in all tutorials (TP) and shall be 100% of the hours allocated for the course. No absence is accepted for these courses.
Article 27
The final course score is divided between a continuous evaluation and a final exam according to the nature of the course as follows:
|
Continuous Evaluation |
Final Exam |
Theoretical course with practical works (TD) |
40% |
60% |
Theoretical course with tutorials (TP) |
40% |
60% |
Theoretical course without practical works (TD) or tutorials (TP) |
40% |
60% |
Article 28
In the continuous assessment, various evaluation methods are used such as written tests, partial exams, and preparation of reports, research and tutorials, provided that the number of activities, subject of continuous evaluation, is not less than two per semester in each course.
Article 29
A continuous assessment score consists of a total divided between the scores of the partial exam, student participation assessment and tutorials, as follows:
|
Continuous Evaluation |
Student participation assessment |
Tutorials score |
Theoretical course w/o practical works (TD) |
30% |
10% |
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|
Theoretical course with tutorials (TP) |
20% |
--- |
20% |
Article 30
In the event that the student fails to sit for a partial exam in the semester for reasons of coercion or force majeure (death of a family member, emergency hospitalization ...) approved by the Faculty Council, the coefficient of the relevant partial exam shall be added to the final exam coefficient.
Article 31
The student, who did not sit for the written exam of a course in the first session, receives a zero regardless of the excuses and reasons. If he/she does not sit for this exam in the second session for forced reasons or force majeure (death of a family member, emergency hospitalization…), a re-sit exam may be held by a decision of the University President following the proposal of the Faculty Council.
Article 32
The student, who did not sit for the partial and final exams of a course in the first session, shall not benefit from the second session in this course, except in cases of illness that require discontinuation of study for more than two months according to the decision of the Faculty Council.
Article 33
The late student is not entitled to enter the examination room if the delay exceeds half an hour. No student is allowed to leave the examination room before half the examination time has elapsed.
Article 34
Any student caught cheating or attempting to cheat in a course shall be deprived of all the courses of the session, subject to the provisions of the laws in force.
Article 35
The student has the right to submit an application to prove that there is no material error in a course score, within a week at most from the date of announcing the result of this course. The examining committee shall inspect the student exam under the supervision of the Faculty Dean and the head of the concerned division. If there is a material error, the score shall be amended by consensus of the attendees.
Article 36
The tutorials (TP) and practical works (TD) are provided in classes of 20 students only, allowing the professor to observe and follow up the work of the students.
Article 37
A student may be considered as administratively enrolled in the third academic year of the educational Bachelor-Masters-Doctoral (BMD) system if he/she has obtained at least 36 credits of the total credits of the second-year courses. The student may be considered as enrolled in the fourth academic year if he/she has obtained at least 96 credits, and in the fifth academic year if he/she has obtained at least 156 credits.
Article 38
The curriculum shall be determined for a diploma in pharmacy and a master’s degree in the Faculty of Pharmacy according to the attached tables. These curricula shall be modified upon the proposal of the Faculty Council and the approval of the University Council.