About
The College of Pharmacy is built on a proud legacy of preparing future pharmacists, researchers, and leaders while advancing discoveries that improve health and well-being in South Carolina and across the globe.
Departments
University of South Carolina College of Pharmacy includes two academic departments with faculty who are renowned for clinical innovation, patient care, pharmacological research and for empowering students to transform health care globally.
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Clinical Pharmacy and Outcomes Sciences
The Department of Clinical Pharmacy and Outcomes Sciences (CPOS) provides education and training related to professional practice, including application of the pharmaceutical sciences to patient care.
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Drug Discovery and Biomedical Sciences
The Department of Drug Discovery and Biomedical Sciences (DDBS) provides education and research training to professional and graduate students in the pharmaceutical and biomedical sciences.
Leading the way
Our rich tradition of pharmacy education began in 1866 when South Carolina opened one of the nation’s first state-supported pharmacy schools. Find out more about our history as South Carolina's oldest and largest professional pharmacy school.
Our History