cala ure ate ▁program ▁for ▁ph arm acy ▁gradu ates . ▁ ▁The ▁College ▁also ▁hosts ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁post - grad uate ▁res iden cy ▁programs . ▁The ▁College ▁of ▁Ph arm acy ▁admitted ▁its ▁first ▁class ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 7 ▁to ▁become ▁the ▁only ▁College ▁of ▁Ph arm acy ▁in ▁South ▁Florida . ▁Because ▁of ▁the ▁profession ' s ▁demand ▁for ▁greater ▁clin ical ▁special ization , ▁the ▁College ▁has ▁since ▁dis cont in ued ▁its ▁b ac cala ure ate ▁degree ▁program . ▁ ▁The ▁college ▁is ▁acc red ited ▁by ▁the ▁Acc red itation ▁Council ▁for ▁Ph arm acy ▁Education ▁( AC PE ). ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁Since ▁adm itting ▁its ▁char ter ▁class ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 7 ▁the ▁College ▁of ▁Ph arm acy ▁has : ▁▁ ▁Gr adu ated ▁nearly ▁ 2 , 1 0 0 ▁students ▁ ▁Led ▁the ▁nation ▁in ▁the ▁level ▁of ▁en roll ment ▁of ▁His pan ic ▁doctor al ▁ph arm acy ▁students ▁ ▁Develop ed ▁a ▁post grad uate ▁Doctor ▁of ▁Ph arm acy ▁( Ph arm . D .) ▁program ▁for ▁b ach elor - level ▁students ▁seeking ▁further ▁▁ ▁Develop ed , ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 5 , ▁a ▁Post ▁b ac cala ure ate ▁Ph arm . D . ▁program ▁util izing ▁interactive ▁Com pressed ▁Video . ▁The ▁pract icing ▁ph arm ac ists ▁throughout ▁the ▁state ▁of ▁Florida ▁and ▁Puerto ▁Rico ▁who ▁cannot ▁afford ▁to ▁interrupt ▁their ▁care ers ▁or ▁re loc ate