CATALOG 1952-1953 COLLEGE OF PHARMACY GENERAL STATEMENT All work offered in the College of Pharmacy meets the highest requirements of pharmaceutical instruction in this country. The College is accredited by the American Council on Pharmaceutical Education with a Class A rating and therefore receives recognition for its courses from all state boards requiring graduation from an accredited college of pharmacy as a prerequisite for examination and registration. The College is a member of the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy and complies with its educational requirements. Senior students are given complimentary memberships in the Florida State Phar- maceutical Association. The curriculum is designed to provide a systematic course of instruction in those subjects which are essential for the successful practice of pharmacy in drugstores and hospital pharmacies. The courses provide a foundation for additional study to qualify one more fully to work in laboratories in the pharmaceutical, chemical, biological, and cosmetic industries. The curriculum furnishes a basis for training for analysis and inspection of food, drug, and cosmetic products. Graduates are in demand for sales work with wholesale and manufacturing pharmaceutical firms. Pharmacists are eligible for a limited number of commissions in the U. S. Public Health Service, the Army, and the Navy. The College of Pharmacy is housed in Leigh Hall. The equipment includes new pharmaceutical machinery for manufacturing medicinal products on a pilot-plant scale and modern facilities for undergraduate and graduate work in pharmacy, pharmaceutical chemistry, pharmacology, and pharmacognosy. A ten-acre tract is used by the College of Pharmacy for a medicinal plant garden. This teaching adjunct is a source of supply of fresh material for study, investigation, and classroom illustration. The Chemistry-Pharmacy branch of the main library is housed in Leigh Hall. The library includes text and reference books and many American and foreign periodi- cals on chemical, pharmaceutical, and medical subjects. The Bureau of Professional Relations was established in 1940 and is partially fi- nanced by an annual grant of $5,000 from the Florida State Board of Pharmacy. It actively assists in solving mutual problems of physicians and pharmacists. The work is approved by the Florida Medical Association and the Florida State Pharmaceutical Association. Many thousands of pieces of informative professional literature are mailed each year to members of both professions. Students in the University College who plan to major in pharmacy are urged to confer with any of the members of the faculty of the College of Pharmacy regarding their problems. REQUIREMENTS FOR ADMISSION (a) Graduation from the University College or its equivalent as determined by the Board of University Examiners, (b) recommendation of the Board of University Examiners, and (c) approval of the Dean of the College of Pharmacy. Students in the Lower Division planning to study pharmacy are advised to follow the program of study outlined under University College. Only students having an average of C or higher will be admitted to the College of Pharmacy and/or pharmacy