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History

The University of Colorado's School of Pharmacy began in 1911 as a division of the School of Medicine on the Boulder campus. It became an independent college in 1913 and a school in 1957. In 1986, the School of Pharmacy was administratively transferred to the University of Colorado Denver campus. Construction began on the newest home of the school in 1990 and the first classes were held in August of 1992. The physical transfer from Boulder and final consolidation of faculty, staff and students was completed between August and November of 1992.

In 2008, the school moved to the Anschutz Medical Campus in Aurora, Colorado. Here teaching, research and health care are provided in a new urban comprehensive health center. The school currently occupies spaces in separate administrative and research buildings. In the Spring of 2010, the school will move into its new building, the Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences which will also be located on the Anschutz Medical Campus.

The school has grown from one faculty member and two students to 55 faculty members and 426 students. Masters and Ph.D. degree programs were added in 1944 and 1950, the post-Baccalaureate Pharm.D. program was approved in 1992 and the entry level Pharm.D. degree program was approved in 1998. In the eighty-one year history of the school there have been only six deans. The current Dean is Dr. Ralph Altiere.

Last updated: 8/07/09