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PUSRAWI INTERNATIONAL COLLEGE OF

MEDICAL SCIENCES

SCHOOL OF PHARMACY

DIPLOMA IN PHARMACY

HAND BOOK

2013 -2014





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CONTENTS

NO. CONTENTS PAGE NO.
1. VISION AND MISSION OF PICOMS 4
2. VISION AND MISSION SCHOOL OF
PHARMACY
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3. GOAL 6
4. COURSE OUTLINE 7
5. TEACHING STAFFS 7,8
6. ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS 9
7. PROFESSIONAL INFORMATION 9,10
8. COURSES OF STUDY 10,11
9. DURATION OF STUDY 11
10. ACADEMIC CALENDAR 11
11. UNIT AND CREDIT SYSTEM 11,12
12. COURSE CODE 12,13,14,15
13. OUTLINE OF SYLLABUS DIPLOMA IN
PHARMACY
16,17
14. COURSE SYNOPSIS 18,19,20,21,22,
23,24,25,26
15. TRAININGS 26
16. UNIFORM REQUIREMENTS 27
17. ATTENDANCE 27
18. COURSE REGISTRATION 27
19. ADDING AND DROPPING OF COURSE 28
20. TRANSFER CREDIT 28,29,30
21. CREDIT EXEMPTION 30
22. CHANGE PROGRAM 30,31
23. COURSE REQUIREMENT 31
24. EXAMINATION RULES AND REGULATION 31,32,33


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25. GRADING SYSTEM 33,34,35
26. CREDIT MARKS, GRADE POINT AVERAGE
(GPA) AND CUMULATIVE GRADE POINT
AVERAGE
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27. ACADEMIC STANDING OF A STUDENT 35,36
28. CONFERMENT OF DIPLOMA 36,37
29. DISMISSAL FROM THE PROGRAM 37
30. POSTPONEMENT OF STUDY 38
31. LOSING THE SEAT IN THE COLLEGE 38
32. WITHDRAWAL FROM PROGRAM 38
33. AWARDS 39
34. LIST OF RECOMMENDED REFERENCES 39









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VISION AND MISSION OF
PICOMS
VISION
Turning dream into reality, our vision is to be the
nations top provider of health and medical sciences
with academic excellence and holistic patient-care
graduates, by the year 2020.

MISSION
We strive to be fully committed and to maintain high
academic standards in producing quality graduates
with excellent knowledge, skills and attitude in all
aspects of health services while preparing these
graduates with sense of responsibilities, efficient,
dedication and equipped with compassionate, holistic
patient-care and continuous professional
development.


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VISION AND MISSION SCHOOL
OF PHARMACY
VISION
Holistic excellence in education and patient care in areas of
Pharmaceutical Sciences by year 2020.

MISSION
To prepare students with knowledge and skills in meeting
the needs of the country in:
Pharmaceutical Health-Care
Alternative & Modern Medicine
Professionalism
And with an aptitude for continuing professional
development.




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GOAL
Goal 1
Graduates will be well versed in fundamentals in practice of
Pharmacy with good knowledge in medicines, drug management &
Pharmaceutical care.
Goal 2
Graduates shall be competent with practical experience, skills and
knowledge to work professionally in a wide range of Pharmaceutical
fields.
Goal 3
Graduates will be able to contribute effectively as communicators and
provide supportive teamwork to multidisciplinary health team.
Goal 4
Graduates with attitudes and values by adherence to ethical
standards, respect for cultural & religious diversity and compassion in
handling patients & communities.







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PUSRAWI INTERNATIONAL COLLEGE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES
SCHOOL OF PHARMACY

COURSE OUTLINE
This handbook outlines the general information to fulfill the requirements for the
certification of Diploma in Pharmacy [Dip. Pharm (PICOMS)].
The School of Pharmacy is committed to constantly updating and reviewing its
courses and facilities and matters covered by this Handbook are, therefore,
subject to change from time to time, before or after admission of students.
TEACHING STAFF
1 Datuk Mohd Zubir Bin Sheikh Saad RPh
2 Ahmad Zakuan Bin Khairuddin RPh
3 Aidi Bahar Bin Mustafa RPh
4 Abdul Rahim Bin Datuk Hj. Yahaya RPh
5 Hazrina Binti Abdul Hamid RPh
6 Khadijah Binti Mohd Helmi RPh
7 Vianty Steffi Sidianto Siehu
8 Mulham
9 Nadia Inez Binti Junazli
10 Nurul Hidayah Binti Mohd Salleh
11 Nur Zahirah Binti Mohamad Zin


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12 Rosmiyani Binti Shadom
13 Hj. Rodzli Bin Zainal Abidin
14 Dato' Dr. Jamjan Bin Rajikan
15 Nadia Nisha Binti Musa
16 Nur Shahirah Bt Nasir
17 Muhamad Zakuan Bin Abdullah
18 Syarifah Nabila Binti Syed Jaafar
19 Nurul Wahieda Binti Mohd Noor
20 Khadijah Ummira Binti Muhammad Helmi
21 Sharifah Binti Hamzah
22 Juliza Binti Jumari
23 Najihah Binti A. Manaf
24 Mohd Ridza Bin Jamaludin
25 Anizah Binti Mohamed
26 Safizah @ Rafizah Ariffin
27 Ghazlizar Bin Ghazali
28 Asrol Arifin Bin Abu Hassan
29 Izlin Binti Umar
30 Siti Aishah Binti Sabri
31 Kamahairmarul Nizam
32 Ahmad Kamarudin Bin Sulaiman
33 Faris Safwan Bin Ibrahim
34 Adiba Binti Zailan
35 Shahrizal Bin Ishak
36 Roskiyani Binti Mistamiruddin
37 Zuhaili





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ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS
Students entering this course should have at least 3 credits at any subjects in
SPM or equivalent to SPM, one of which must be a Science subject. Priority will
be given to those with credits in Bahasa Melayu, English and Mathematics OR
passed Certificate from IPTS approved by Ministry of Higher Education with
standard minimum or any qualifications that are recognised by the Malaysian
Government OR overseas qualifications that are recognised by the Malaysian
Government.
Students must undergo medical check-up to ensure that they are free from any
life- threatening communicable disease.
Students should also have good physical and mental attitude to participate in the
team activities, group events and other community oriented programmes.
Students accommodation and transportation shall be provided by the
management as part of the fees stipulated by PICOMS.

PROFESSIONAL INFORMATION

Pharmacy is a health profession in the managing the use of medicines in the
clinical treatment and prevention of diseases, including recognition of the legal,
social and ethical constraints of their use.

In preparing for your admission, the School of Pharmacy has worked and in
concert with other School in the Faculty of Allied Health Sciences to set in place
the requisite facilities for teaching and learning in our campus.

The Diploma Pharmacy course at PICOMS provides extensive and integrated
teaching covering the sources and design of drugs, the formulation of dosage


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form, the actions of drugs on the body and the therapeutic management of
medicines in patients. Our course also emphasizes practical skills and
experience at all stages, including hospitals and community pharmacies.

You will undergo a three year programme in which the teaching spans four main
streams of study: pharmacy practice, pharmaceutics, pharmacology and
pharmaceutical chemistry.

Upon graduation, the career opportunities for Diploma Pharmacy holders are
wide, such as the post of Penolong Pegawai Farmasi in hospitals, or jobs
across the areas of community/retail pharmacy, industrial pharmacy and
academic line.

The Diploma in Pharmacy course is accredited with the Malaysian Qualification
Agency (MQA) along with fulfillment of Ministry of Health and Ministry of Higher
Education.

COURSES OF STUDY

The Diploma in Pharmacy is a three year programme (6 semesters) which aims
to provide students with the basic education in pharmaceutical sciences and the
practice of pharmacy in all forms. In order to achieve this, the syllabus has been
designed to provide you initially with a strong ground in basic sciences (Anatomy,
Physiology, Chemistry, Microbiology, Statistic, and Computation) which are
relevant to an understanding of the pharmaceutical sciences and to the
pharmacy practice.

Other courses, like Alternative & Traditional Medicine and Emergency Life Care,
unique to the Pharmacy programme are also offered.



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During this course, students will be given hands-on training in hospital and
community pharmacy.

Students will undergo a 2 months training at retail pharmacy outlets and an 8
months training at hospitals. These shall be done during semester 5 and 6.

DURATION OF STUDY

A three year course, each year is divided into 2 semesters.
Total credit hours: 94
In resident of minimum 6 long semesters (or 3 years), maximum 10 long
semesters (or 5 years).
Definition of semester:
1 long semester comprises of 14 weeks of teaching, 1 week of
revision, 3-5 week of semester break and 2 weeks of examination.

Candidate who registers at least 10 credits unit of courses for the
semester is considered as fulfilling the residential requirement.

ACADEMIC CALENDAR

36 months calendar for all the academic activities inclusive of teaching, revision
week, examination week, inter-semester break, clinical/industrial/organizational
attachment etc.

UNIT AND CREDIT SYSTEM

Each course is allocated certain number of Unit/Credit, (normally between 1 and
4), where 1 Unit/Credit is defined as:



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1 hour lecture/tutorial per week for 14 week
Or
2 hours practical per week for 14 week
Or
40 hours clinical/industrial/organizational attachment per week for 40
weeks.

Candidate must register certain number of courses every semester with minimum
10 total credits.

Candidate who has passed prescribed courses over a minimum of 6 long
semesters and maximum of 10 long semesters, with accumulated minimum total
credits of 94, is eligible to be considered for the award of Diploma of Pharmacy.

COURSE CODE

Each course is identified by its code and title according to the following scheme:
Note on Code of Subject:

P indicate PUSRAWI
D indicate DIPLOMA
F indicate PHARMACY (FARMASI)

Note:
Course Code starts with PDF (P=PICOMS, D=Diploma, F=Farmasi). The first
digit denotes Year, second digit denotes Semester, third digit denotes serial
number, and fourth digit denotes credit value.




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YEAR 1
SEMESTER 1 (14 academic weeks)
Course Code Course Credit Core
PDF 111A/4 Pharmaceutical Chemistry I 4 Major
PDF 112/4 Pharmaceutics I 4 Major
PDF 119/3 Pharmacology I 3 Major
PDF 114/1 Introduction to Pharmacy 1 Major
PDF 115/3 Anatomy and Physiology 3 Major
MPU 2212 Communication English 2 Major
MPW 117/3
MPW 118/3
Pendidikan Islam /
Pendidikan Moral
3
3
MQA
MQA
Total 20
SEMESTER 2 (14 academic weeks)
PDF 121A/4 Pharmaceutical Chemistry II 3 Major
PDF 122/2 Basic Microbiology 2 Major
PDF 129/3 Mathematics 3 Major
PDF 124/3 Pharmacology II (System 1) 3 Major
PDF 125/2 Alternative Medicines 2 Major
PDF 126/4 Pharmaceutics II 4 Major
MPU 2222 Professional English 2 Major
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YEAR 2

SEMESTER 1 (14 academic weeks)
Course Code Course Credit Core
PDF 211/3 Pharmacology III (System 2) 3 Major
MPW 212/3 Pengajian Malaysia 3 MQA
PDF 213/4 Pharmaceutics III 4 Major
PDF 214/4 Pharmaceutics IV 4 Major
PDF 215/2 Behaviourial Sciences 2 Major
PDF 216/2 Medical Emergencies 2 Major
MPU 2412 Community Service 2 Major
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SEMESTER 2 (14 academic weeks)
Course Code Course Credit Core
PDF 221/3 Prescription Practice 3 Major
PDF 222/3 Pharmaceutical Microbiology 3 Major
PDF 223/2 Introduction to IT and Computer Application 2 Major
PDF 224/1 Safety & Health at Workplace 1 Major
PDF 225/4 Hospital Pharmacy 4 Major
PDF 226/1 Introduction to Research Methodology &
Biostastistics
1 Major
PDF 227/2 Pharmacology IV (Chemotherapy) 2 Major
MPU 2232 Entrepreneurship 2 Major
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YEAR 3
SEMESTER 1 (8 weeks)
PDF 311/4 Retail Training 4 Major
SEMESTER 2 (32 weeks)
PDF 321/12 Hospital Training 12 Major
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TOTAL: 94






















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OUTLINE OF SYLLABUS DIPLOMA IN PHARMACY

SEM SUBJECT

CONTINUOUS ASSESSMENT ( % )

FINAL
EXAM
%


TOTAL


Tests
Assignm
ent
Lab
reports
Quiz
TOTAL
%
I Pharmaceutical
Chemistry I
10 -- 20 10 40 60 100
Anatomy &
Physiology
10 -- 20 10 40 60 100
Mathematics 20 10 -- -- 40 60 100
Pharmaceutics I 10 -- 20 10 40 60 100
Introduction to
Pharmacy
20 20 -- -- 40 60 100
Bahasa
Kebangsaan
20 20 -- -- 40 60 100
Pendidikan Islam /
Moral
20 20 -- -- 40 60 100
English I 20 20 -- -- 40 60 100
II Pharmaceutical
Chemistry II
10 -- 20 10 40 60 100
Basic
Pharmacology
20 20 -- -- 40 60 100
Pharmacology II 20 20 -- -- 40 60 100
Pharmaceutics II 10 -- 20 10 40 60 100
Introduction to IT
and Computer
Application
20 20 -- -- 40 60 100
Basic Microbiology 20 10 10 -- 40 60 100
English 20 20 -- -- 40 60 100
Communication
Skills
20 20 --- -- 40 60 100
III Pharmacology III 20 20 -- -- 40 60 100
Pharmacology IV 20 20 -- -- 40 60 100
Pharmaceutics III 10 -- 20 10 40 60 100
Behaviourial 20 20 -- -- 40 60 100


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Sciences
Pharmaceutics IV 10 -- 20 10 40 60 100
Medical
Emergencies
20 20 -- -- 40 60 100


SEM SUBJECT

CONTINUOUS ASSESSMENT (%)

FINAL EXAM
(%)
TOTAL
Test
Assignm
ent
Lab
report
Quiz
TOTAL
%
IV Prescription
Practice
10 -- 20 10 40 60 100
Pharmaceutical
Microbiology
10 -- 20 10 40 60 100
Alternative &
Traditional
Medicine
10 20 -- 10 40 60 100
Safety & Health at
Workplace
20 20 -- -- 40 60 100
Hospital Pharmacy 10 -- 20 10 40 60 100
Introduction to
Research
Methodology
20 20 -- -- 40 60 100

Pengajian Malaysia 15 15 10 40 60

100


V

Hospital
attachment

Evaluation in the form of assessment, attendance, observation, skills,
presentation & report.
100
VI

Retail pharmacy
attachment
Evaluation in the from of assessment, attendance, observation, skills,
presentation & report.
100





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COURSE SYNOPSIS

PDF 114/1 PDF 114/1 INTRODUCTION TO PHARMACY
This course was prepared so that students will acquire the knowledge and able
to understand the whole basic concept of pharmacy service in Malaysia. The
students will be lectured on the different sectors in pharmacy, to understand the
role of Assistant Pharmacist played in the pharmaceutical care, hospital
pharmacy management, some laws concerning pharmacy legislation and
pharmaceutical care towards patient health.

PDF 112/4 PHARMACEUTICS I
Give importance on lab procedure using lab instruments, dispensing principles,
introduction to Latin words in formulary and prescription.

PDF 126/4 PHARMACEUTICS II
This subject focuses more towards students understanding to prepare
extemporaneous preparations by calculations with applying of dispensing
techniques after screening of prescriptions. Pharmaceutics II also covers
formulation & incompatibility of preparations, preservatives used in
pharmaceuticals and other critical factors affecting pharmaceutical preparations.
Importance will also be given on how to read & understand different
Pharmacopoeias and aspects on Poison Act 1952, regulations pertaining to
psychotropics & dangerous drugs.





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PDF 119/3 PHARMACOLOGY I (BASIC)
This subject focus more on general pharmacology in order to benefit of students,
especially about various pharmacological terms, sources of drugs, route of drug
absorption, distribution, elimination, therapeutic effects and bio-assays.

PDF 124/3 PHARMACOLOGY II
Emphasis on the pharmacological actions of drugs that act on various systems.

PDF 125/2 ALTERNATIVE & TRADITIONAL MEDICINE
This subject provides the general knowledge on the introduction and treatment
for diseases by using types of traditional medicines.

PDF111A/4 PDF111A/4 PHARMACEUTICAL CHEMISTRY I
The course covers topics on the basic concept and principle of chemistry
applicable to other courses in chemistry and biology. It covers topics on atomic
structure, periodic table and chemical bonding; stoichiometry and mole concept;
acid-base equilibrium; electrochemistry and chemical kinetics. It also includes
some analytical techniques of pharmaceutical chemistry such as qualitative ions
determination, quantitative various titration techniques dimension and physical
properties of tablets and emulsion and good laboratory practice for pharmacist.
Some laboratory works are included to familiarize students with basic laboratory
techniques in chemistry and pharmacy.





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PDF121A/4 PHARMACEUTICAL CHEMISTRY II
The course is continuation of the Basic I emphasize on the basic principle of
organic chemistry and some related pharmaceutical chemistry which covers
topics on bonding, homologous series and nomenclature, isomerism, the
chemistry of various functional groups inclusive of aliphatic and aromatic
compounds, chemistry of some biological compounds and some analytical
techniques for organic base pharmaceuticals.

PDF 115/3 ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY
This subject provides the basic knowledge and understanding of the human body
structures and their functions with the disease associated to the human body
system. This subject presents anatomy and physiology as an organized body of
useful knowledge and provides students with the basic systemic physiology and
pharmacology. Knowledge of the body structure and function will be the
foundation for the student to understand the useful of certain drugs on disease
pathophysiology in clinical pharmacy field.

PDF 122/2 BASIC MICROBIOLOGY
This subject provides the knowledge on basic microbiology, various microbes,
characteristics and the effect of various micro-organisms on human body. Also
prerequisite about aseptic techniques in the area of pharmacology. The
pharmaceutics microbiology emphasis on microorganisms study.

PDF 129/3 MATHEMATICS
This subject focuses more towards giving the students the knowledge of
mathematics and the technique in the mathematics analysis.



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PDF 128/2 COMMUNICATION SKILLS
This subject focus more towards students understanding on the communication
skills pertaining to patients or customers especially on health, medicines and
treatment.

PDF 213/4 PHARMACEUTICS III
This subject giving importance to small scale pharmaceutical manufacturing
involving various extemporaneous preparations, Pharmaceutical calculations in
preparations and dose confirmation, correct labelling, good storage based on
expiry date, drug stability and type of container used.

PDF 211/3 PHARMACOLOGY III
This subject covers the nature of disease, definition, drug classification,
mechanism of action, rationale of drug selection, therapeutic drug monitoring,
precautions, adverse drug reactions and drug interactions.

PDF 225/4 HOSPITAL PHARMACY
This subject provides the general knowledge on the hospital pharmacy
department counselling, clinical pharmacy services, and other aspects on the
health of patients.
This subject also enables students to:
be exposed on the basic part of Pharmacy management involving
pharmacy practice, organization and function of hospital pharmacist, IV
admixture service, parenteral service, purchasing and distribution of
drugs.


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understand the duties of assistant pharmacist in pharmacy service,
Pharmacy Assistant as the manager at operational level,
understand the types and factors affecting management, obstacles in
management and changes in management.

PDF 222/3 PHARMACEUTICAL MICROBIOLOGY
This subject giving the knowledge and skills on sterile principles and disinfection
to the students. This subject will emphasis on aseptic technique and its principles
and understanding of clean room concept. The method of microbiological
analysis in controlling the quality of pharmaceutical products.

PDF 227/2 PHARMACOLOGY IV
This subject emphasize on various cancer disease and chemotherapy protocols.
Chemotherapy drugs mechanism, side effects, laboratory analysis.

PDF 221/3 PRESCRIPTION PRACTICE
This subject provide the general knowledge on the hospital pharmacy
department counselling, clinical pharmacy services, pharmacokinetics &
pharmacodynamics of drugs and other aspects on the health of patients.
This subject also enables students to:
be exposed on the basic part of Pharmacy management involving
pharmacy practice, organization and function of hospital pharmacist, IV
admixture service, parenteral service, purchasing and distribution of
drugs.
understand the duties of assistant pharmacist in pharmacy service,
Pharmacy Assistant as the manager at operational level,


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understand the types and factors affecting management, obstacles in
management and changes in management.

PDF 224/1 SAFETY & HEALTH AT WORKPLACE
This subject provide the general knowledge and exposure on aspects of health
during working at place of work to ensure workers performance at its best by
following the Safety & Health Act 1994, thus ensuring the best health of workers.

PDF 223/2 INTRODUCTION TO IT & COMPUTER APPLICATION
This subject provides the general knowledge and skills required by diploma
pharmacy graduates when handling computer systems in pharmacy department
especially on data collection and interpretation of these data.

PDF 226/1 INTRODUCTION TO RESEARCH METHODOLOGY &
BIOSTATISTICS
This subject introduces the students with the history and development of
scientific method, which is the basic foundation of research methodology. The
students will also be taught on gathering information from various sources and
review writing; planning a research project; statistical analysis and writing simple
research questionnaire, research proposal and research report.

PDF 215/2 BEHAVIORAL SCIENCE
This subject focuses more towards students understanding in basic
psychological and sociological aspects of human behaviour, human connections
and psychological levels of human growth. Integrated in this subject is an
understanding on the communication skills pertaining to patients or customers
especially on health, medicines and treatment.


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PDF 216/2 MEDICAL EMERGENCIES
Course will define medical emergencies associated with the various body
systems the appropriate course of action, general and specific to be taken in a
particular emergency.

PDF 311/4 RETAIL TRAINING
This subject provide the general knowledge on the introduction and treatment for
diseases for other medical professionals on techniques of counselling,
communication with other medical professionals, pharmacokinetics &
pharmacodynamics of drugs and other aspects on the health of patients.

PDF 321/12 HOSPITAL TRAINING
This training will expose the students on general set-up of hospital pharmacy
and provide skills to students including computerized drug delivery system, Unit
of Use System Unit Dose System, Total Parenteral Nutrition and Therapeutic
Drug Monitoring services.

MPW 119/3 BAHASA KEBANGSAAN (NATIONAL LANGUAGE) BAHASA
KEBANGSAAN (NATIONAL LANGUAGE)
Topik-topik yang dipelajari adalah penggunaan tatabahasa, pemahaman petikan
dan juga pertuturan yang baik dalam kehidupan seharian dalam melahirkan buah
fikiran yang baik.





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PDF 116/1 ENGLISH LANGUAGE I
Able to use English Language efficiently for oral communication, writing, reading
and comprehension purposes. Focus in correct sentence structures and
vocabulary development. Use of English for practical purposes via group and
individual activities in and outside lectures.

PPE 127/1 ENGLISH LANGUAGE II
Able to use English Language efficiently for oral communication, writing, reading
and comprehension purposes. Focus in correct sentence structures and
vocabulary development. Use of English for practical purposes via group and
individual activities in and outside lectures. Able to use English Language
efficiently for oral communication, writing, reading and comprehension purposes.

PDF 217/1 ENGLISH LANGUAGE III
Able to use English Language efficiently for oral communication, writing, reading
and comprehension purposes. Focus in correct sentence structures and
vocabulary development. Use of English for practical purposes via group and
individual activities in and outside lectures.

MPW 117/3 PENGAJIAN ISLAM (ISLAMIC STUDIES)
Subjek ini disediakan untuk memberi pelajar kefahaman tasawur Islam sebagai
cara hidup yang bersepadu dan seimbang. Amalan ini diterapkan melalui
konsep-konsep asa Islam, institusi dalam islam dan konsep seniserta manifestasi
budayanya.




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MPW 118/3 PENDIDIKAN MORAL (MORAL STUDIES)
Tajuk tajuk yang dibincangkan termasuk pengertian moral, teori dan sistem
nilai, nilai agama / kepercayaan, insane bermoral, konflik moral dan isu moral
seharian. Tajuk tajuk yang dibincangkan termasuk pengertian moral, teori dan
sistem nilai, nilai agama / kepercayaan, insane bermoral, konflik moral dan isu
moral seharian.

MPW 212/3 PENGAJIAN MALAYSIA (MALAYSIAN STUDIES)
Matapelajaran ini adalah satu pengenalan kepada Pengajian Malaysia. Tajuk-
tajuk yang dibincangkan meliputi aspek sejarah, sistem pemerintahan dan
perundangan, dasar-dasar penting Negara, isu pembangunan, isu
kemasyarakatan dan isu-isu lain yang terkini. Ia merupakan satu jendela bagi
pelajar mendalami aspek kenegaraan. Mereka harus lebih arif berkenaan sistem
dan tatacara pemerintahan di Malaysia yang mengalami perubahan zaman dan
pendekatan berbeza.

TRAININGS
Hospital and retail trainings provide students with the opportunity to complement
the knowledge and skills acquired in the academic segments of the program.
This is achieved through the practice in pharmacy management under the
supervision and guidance of experience pharmacists in hospitals and industries..
Training offers the chance to integrate academic units and practical skills in
pharmacy practice thereby gaining experience in these areas. It also provides
opportunities to practice communication skills and inter-professional learning.

During this program, students are posted to hospitals for a period of 8 months
and another 2 months at selected retail outlets. Transportation and
accommodation shall be provided by the management.


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UNIFORM REQUIREMENTS

(will be provided to students).
Practicals: White lab coat with corporate logo.

Hospital: White uniform with corporate logo and black long pants

Students with special consideration due to religious and or cultural circumstances
can discuss changes to the uniform requirements with their Head of the School.

ATTENDANCE
The student should have minimum 80% of attendance in each semester for both
academic and clinical areas. If they dont fulfill the recommended attendance,
they may not allow sitting for their final exams. The final decision should be made
by the academic board and exam unit.
COURSE REGISTRATION
Candidates must register courses they intend to enroll in the semester subject to
the condition that

They have paid the relevant fees,

The courses are offered in the semester,

No courses are clashed in timetable,

Fulfilled the prerequisite, consecutive or concurrent requirement of the

course.

The total credit registered is within the allowable minimum and maximum
credit units.




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ADDING AND DROPPING OF COURSE

In exceptional cases, a student may be allowed to register for a course after
the stated time with the approval of the Director of Academic with support from
the respective Head of the School on the condition that the registration must be
made within the first 3 weeks of the semester.

Candidate may withdraw from any registered course not later than 10
th
week of
the Long Semester subject to the approval of the Director of Academic and
support from the Head of School. No withdrawal of course is allowed in the Short
Semester. Withdrew courses shall be given grade W in the Examination
Transcript without any Grade Point and credit. Any mark obtained from
coursework contribution on the course shall be null and void.

TRANSFER OF CREDIT

Candidate from other College or University may be admitted to the program and
equivalent credits may be transferred to the new program with the following
conditions:

the course was taken in other institutions of higher learning which are
recognised by PICOMS Academic Board or recognised by the government
of the countries from which the qualification obtained, or the course
content is equivalent to the course offered in PICOMS,

the minimum grade that has to be achieved for the consideration of credit
transfer is C for local public universities or B for local private or
international universities,

Application for credit transfer must have the followings:-



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i. Certified copies
ii. Transcript

the maximum number of credit unit transferred cannot exceed of the total
credit unit requirement of the programme of (subject to MOHE Circular No.
1/2011-3/2011). However, maximum number of credits transferred will
depend on the relevancy of the course(s) already taken to the requirement
of the new programme of studies,

the validity of the course(s) for credit transfer must be less than five (5)
years from the application date,

the College reserves the right to conduct a test for the subject to be
transferred.

An application for credit transfer must be made in writing to the Head of
the respective School/Centre not later than week four (4) of the first
semester in the first year of study for approval. The application will only be
considered upon the students registration.

Application for credit transfer should be submitted together with the application
form, accompanied by certified copies of the course syllabus and transcripts.

A course given credit transfer shall be noted with a CT on the students
transcript. The credits of the course shall not be included in computing the GPA
and CGPA of the student. However, the transferred credits contribute towards
the computation of the total credit requirement for the purpose of graduation.

Student must have a certificate of equivalent C by registrar.



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The residential requirement for the credit transferred students shall be
proportionate with the remaining total credit required for graduation.

The above process for application of credit transfer is not applicable for
professional programmes. However, application of credit transfer can be made
through the respective Professional Bodies and are subjected to their approval.

CREDIT EXEMPTION

Student may apply for credit exemption on certain course(s) but must be
replaced by other course(s) offered by the school or other school(s) provided
that:
the application must be submitted to the Head of Program not later than
week two (2) of the first semester
the maximum number of credit exemption cannot exceed 30% of the total
credit unit requirement of the programme of study (subjected to MOHE
Circular No. 1/2011-3/2011) of the total credit units of the programme
currently undertaken,
the course(s) applied for credit exemption must have at least 80% content
similarity with the programme offered,
the student has passed the said course(s) with minimum grade C,
the university reserves the right to conduct a test for the subject to be
exempted
and
the exempted course(s) is not registered again for the purpose of
improving the grade.

CHANGE OF PROGRAM

Student may apply for a change of program of study within the College on the
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The student fulfil the current entry requirement of the new program with
the approval of Head of the respective school/program and the Board of
Admission of the College,

The student must submit application to the Registrar prior to the
commencement of the new semester.

The student who has been given approval to change his/her programme
of study will be given credits earned on the equivalent courses subject to
the approval of Academic Board.

COURSE REQUIREMENT
Candidates are considered to have fulfilled the course requirement when they
have
attended 80% of the scheduled class,
attended all training during the clinical/industrial attachment,
submitted all the assignment(s) (if required),
sit for continuous assessment and sit for the final examination.

EXAMINATION RULES AND REGULATION
Conduct of Examination.
Candidate must obtain examination slip from the Registrar which shows the list of
courses allowed to be examined.


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(Candidate who fails to fulfill the course requirement will be barred from taking
the examination on the said course)
1. Candidate will only be allowed to enter the examination hall when instructed by
the Chief Invigilator on duty.
2. No candidate is allowed to enter the examination hall 30 minutes after the
examination has begun unless the Chief Invigilator on duty satisfies that no
question(s) has been leaked to the candidate.
3. No candidate is allowed to leave the examination hall during the first 30
minutes of the examination period.
4. Candidate is not allowed to bring into the examination hall all items except pen
and pencil, eraser, ruler, stapler and nonprogrammable calculator.
5. Candidate must produce examination slip, matriculation card and NRIC when
required to do so.
6. Candidates are only allowed to go out of the examination for a short time
because of emergency. They must be accompanied by the Assistant Invigilator
on duty.
7. Candidates are not allowed to take out any item inside the examination hall
including the examination questions and blank answer papers.
8. Candidate must not act suspiciously that may construe to cheating in the
examination. Chief Invigilator is empowered to remove the student, (who
suspiciously cheating), from the examination hall. The student will be referred to
the Academic Disciplinary Committee appointed by the Chief Executive Officer.
The Committee is empowered by the Academic Board to penalize the students
ranging from warning to termination of candidature. This rule is also applicable to
all other assessment modes.


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9. Candidate who is absent, without valid reason, from any type of assessment
will be given zero (0) mark for the assessment. Candidate must provide evidence
such as sick certificate and death certificate. Separate assessment may be
carried out for the candidate.

GRADING SYSTEM
Official Grades of the College together with the marks and explanations for all
semester-based marks shall be as follows:-
Grade Marks Points Meanings
A 80 - 100 4.00 Excellent
A - 75 79 3.67 Credit
B + 70 74 3.33 Credit
B 65 69 3.00 Pass
B - 60 64 2.67 Pass
C + 55 59 2.33 Pass
C 50 54 2.00 Pass
C - 45 49 1.67 Failed
D + 40 44 1.33 Failed
D 35 39 1.00 Failed
E 20 - 34 0.67 Failed
F 0 19 0.00 Failed



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P Pass
Grade P means that student has satisfactorily fulfilled the course objectives that
has been set
F Fail
This grade indicates that the student has failed the course.
S Satisfactory
Grade S is used to state the satisfactory completion of work for courses as set
by the Academic Board. Credit for S shall be considered based only on the hour
value, and shall not be considered for determining students GPA.
U Unsatisfactory
Grade U is used for work that is not satisfactory. Credit shall not be considered
for determining students GPA
R Registered For Audit
This grade indicates that candidate has registered for the course for audit
purposes only and shall not be counted toward the graduation requirement.
Credit hour is not allocated for this grade.
W Official Withdrawal
This grade is given to a candidate who has withdrawn from one or more courses
or from the College. Grade W is not used to determined students GPA.
UW Unofficial Withdraw
This grade is given to a candidate whose name appears in the final grade report
but there is no attendance record or other evidence regarding the involvement in
the course. If the instructor did not state any grade for the student, the result slip
will state UW in the student record. The grade UW subsequently is accepted
as F in the calculation of GPA


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BR Barred
This grade indicates that the candidate has been barred from taking the
examination due to disciplinary reason.
WP Without Penalty
This grade represents a situation where the candidate failed to sit for the
examination because of a reason acceptable by the Board of Examination. It
shall not carry any mark and shall not be counted for the CGPA.

CREDIT MARKS, GRADE POINT AVERAGE (GPA) AND CUMULATIVE
GRADE POINT AVERAGE (CGPA)
GRADE POINT AVERAGE (GPA)
(Grade Point x Credit Hours) of the one particular semester.
Credit Hours.

CUMULATIVE GRADE POINT AVERAGE (CGPA)
(Grade Point x Credit Hours) of all semester till current
semester.
Credit Hours
ACADEMIC STANDING OF A STUDENT
Except for the candidates in the first semester, every candidate will be given
Academic Standing in a particular semester based on the GPA achieved in the
preceding semester according to the following classification:



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Status of Student CGPA Remarks
Pass (A) 2.00 4.00 Advanced standing and
proceed to the
following semester.
Conditional Pass (CP) 1.50 1.99 Conditional Pass and
proceed to the following
semester. Can continue
studies into next
semester on condition
that GPA improves to a
minimum of 2.00 to
obtain the status PASS.
Provisional (P) 0.00 1.49 Candidate shall repeat
the semester and re-sits
the papers with grade
less than 2.00.
Termination of
Candidature*
(F)
Less than 1.50 Disallowed to continue
the studies if GPA is less
than 1.50 for three
consecutive normal
semester
*Student may appeal to the College to continue studies and any decision by the
College is Final.
CONFERMENT OF DIPLOMA
Candidate who has fulfilled the:
residential requirement;
Faculty and Department academic requirement;


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College academic requirement;
MQA Courses requirement;
paid all fees due and
achieved CGPA 2.00
is eligible to be considered for the conferment of Diploma in the relevant
program. However PICOMS reserves the right to amend the above requirements
when the need arises.
A student who is not conferred a degree/diploma together with the group of
students with whom he had been admitted will be subjected to the regulations
that apply to the group of students who is obtain the degree/diploma with him/her
All students are require to be aware and to understand the requirements for the
conferment of a degree in this College. It is the responsibility of all students to
comply with all the related regulations.
The degree/diploma and the copy of academic transcript or related information
shall not be given if the student has outstanding fees with the College.

DISMISSAL FROM THE PROGRAM
Student shall be dismissed from the program in the following cases:
Failed the examination (CGPA1.50) in 3 consecutive semesters.
Failed to fulfill the graduation requirement within the candidatures
maximum period of 5 years.
The student has committed a very serious offence under the Students Act
and considered by the Disciplinary Committee to be punishable with
dismissal from the program.





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POSTPONEMENT OF STUDY

Student may postpone his/her study for a period of not more than 2
consecutive semesters with support from the Head of Program.


LOSING THE SEAT IN THE COLLEGE

Student shall lose his/her seat in the College in the following cases:
The student does not register for one semester or more without obtaining
prior approval for postponement from the Dean.
The student absence from classes exceeding the approved postponement
period.

Student who loses his seat in the College may apply for readmission. Once
accepted he will be given new student number and his academic record
reinstated unless he resumes his study after three years or more. His previous
residential period will be counted toward the total residential requirement for
graduation. Student who loses his seat twice shall not be readmitted to the
College.

WITHDRAWAL FROM PROGRAM

Student may withdraw from the program by submitting application to the
Admission and Record Department provided that he has paid all the fees due to
him.

Student who withdraws from any program may be readmitted to the program with
new student number and the previous academic record and residential period
reinstated provided that the period does not exceed three years after the
withdrawal.


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AWARDS

The following awards are offered to the deserving students of this Program:

Senarai Dekan: GPA 3.5 and above
Anugerah Dekan: GPA 3.75 and above

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