Pharmacy, physiotherapy, optometry now six-year courses – NUC
The National Universities Commission announced on Wednesday that students studying pharmacy, physiotherapy and optometry in the university will now spend six years instead of the current five years to graduate.
It added that instead of a Bachelor’s degree, they will now be awarded Doctor of Pharmacy (Pharm D); Doctor of Physiotherapy (DPT) and Optometry (O.D. Doctor of Optometry), respectively.
The development was announced in a statement on Wednesday by the NUC’s acting Director of Public Affairs, Franca Chukwuonwo.
The commission explained that more courses had been added to the three programmes to align with international standards.