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30:721:301 · Pharmaceutics · School 30 — New Brunswick Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy
This four-credit course introduces physical pharmacy through selected physicochemical properties of drugs and pharmaceuticals. Rutgers also lists the fundamental principles and processes of pharmacy, metrology, and calculations among its subjects.
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Students rate teaching
SIRS · 2,863 responses · 2014–2024
Fall 2026
1 open in snapshot · 1 instructor
When it meets
Busch
Checked-in sections · current seat counts are unavailable.
MW 9:00 AM · Busch · 5 sections · 1 open
AI-generated overview
3 units · topic sequence may vary by instructor
Study selected physicochemical properties of drugs and pharmaceuticals as a foundation for physical pharmacy.
Examine fundamental principles and processes used in pharmacy.
Apply measurement and calculation concepts named in the catalog course description.
In two Rutgers P1 discussions, students described Pharmaceutics as comparatively easy. A recent commenter also characterized its lab sessions as quick and enjoyable.
Researched and independently reviewed · 8 sources · 7/12 fields found
officialSummary: found · The current catalog PDF identifies the course as four credits and describes physical pharmacy, physicochemical drug and pharmaceutical properties, pharmacy principles and processes, metrology, and calculations.
site:newbrunswick-undergrad-25-26.catalogs.rutgers.edu/pages "30:721:301" · site:pharmacy.rutgers.edu "Introduction to Pharmaceutics" 721:301 · Rutgers 2025-2026 New Brunswick Undergraduate Catalog PDF "30:721:301"
atAGlance.weeklyHours: not-found · Reviewed course materials and student discussions do not give a weekly out-of-class hours estimate.
site:pharmacy.rutgers.edu/wp-content/uploads "721:301" syllabus · "30:721:301" syllabus Rutgers pharmaceutics · site:reddit.com/r/rutgers "721:301" workload
courseRatings: found · Two independent P1 discussions give a comparatively easy impression of Pharmaceutics, but the anecdotal comments do not support a numeric difficulty score. The other nine dimensions also remain null for lack of suitable evidence.
site:reddit.com/r/rutgers "721:301" · site:reddit.com/r/rutgers "Introduction to Pharmaceutics" · site:reddit.com/r/rutgers pharmaceutics P1 Rutgers
assessment: not-found · Search found official Fall 2024 and Fall 2025 schedule grids but no recent course syllabus or assessment breakdown.
site:pharmacy.rutgers.edu/wp-content/uploads "721:301" syllabus · site:pharmacy.rutgers.edu "Introduction to Pharmaceutics" syllabus "Hatefi" · site:pharmacy.rutgers.edu "Introduction to Pharmaceutics" syllabus "You" · "30:721:301" "metrology" syllabus 2025 Rutgers
fit.bestFor: found · Fit statement is limited to the catalog's stated study of physical pharmacy, pharmacy processes, metrology, and calculations.
site:newbrunswick-undergrad-25-26.catalogs.rutgers.edu/pages "30:721:301" · site:pharmacy.rutgers.edu curriculum "Introduction to Pharmaceutics and Lab"
fit.toughIf: found · The catalog lists organic chemistry II, calculus I, and physics as prerequisites; no additional in-practice barrier was established.
site:newbrunswick-undergrad-25-26.catalogs.rutgers.edu/pages "30:721:301" prerequisites · site:reddit.com/r/rutgers "721:301" prerequisites
prerequisitesInPractice: found · The catalog lists 01:160:308 Organic Chemistry II, 01:640:135 Calculus I, and 01:750:161 Elements of Physics. No separate practice-only prerequisite is documented in the reviewed discussions.
Rutgers 2025-2026 New Brunswick Undergraduate Catalog PDF "30:721:301" prerequisite · site:pharmacy.rutgers.edu curriculum "30:721:301"
instructorVariation: not-found · Official grids identify Fall 2024 and Fall 2025 instructors and lecture/lab sections, but the reviewed sources do not substantiate differences in how instructors teach or assess the course.
site:pharmacy.rutgers.edu/wp-content/uploads Fall 2024 P1 "Introduction to Pharmaceutics" · site:pharmacy.rutgers.edu/wp-content/uploads Fall 2025 P1 "Introduction to Pharmaceutics" · site:reddit.com/r/rutgers "721:301" instructor
chapters: found · The catalog and EMSOP course-mapping PDF support the named concept areas. Neither provides a week-by-week syllabus sequence, so the topics are grouped without claiming term order.
Rutgers 2025-2026 New Brunswick Undergraduate Catalog PDF "30:721:301" · site:pharmacy.rutgers.edu/wp-content/uploads "721 301" pharmaceutics course map · site:pharmacy.rutgers.edu/wp-content/uploads "721:301" syllabus
commonPitfalls: not-found · Student posts mention the lab but do not identify a recurring course-specific mistake and correction.
site:reddit.com/r/rutgers "721:301" mistakes OR exam OR advice · site:reddit.com/r/rutgers "Introduction to Pharmaceutics" lab · "30:721:301" syllabus Rutgers
prepPlan: not-found · Catalog supports calculations, but no course-specific preparation recommendation was independently verified; speculative ratio/unit-conversion advice omitted.
site:reddit.com/r/rutgers "721:301" preparation · site:reddit.com/r/rutgers "P1" pharmaceutics math review · "30:721:301" prerequisites calculations
studentPerspective: found · Two P1 discussions describe Pharmaceutics as comparatively easy; a 2026 commenter also describes the lab experience as quick and enjoyable. These are student impressions, not official course facts.
site:reddit.com/r/rutgers "721:301" · site:reddit.com/r/rutgers "Introduction to Pharmaceutics" · site:reddit.com/r/rutgers pharmaceutics P1 Rutgers
1 open · Busch
| Section | Status | Instructor | Meeting | Campus |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0121719 | Open | Guofeng You, Guofeng You | Monday 9:00 AM-10:20 AM at PH 131; Wednesday 9:00 AM-10:20 AM at PH 131; Thursday 8:00 AM-9:20 AM at PH 215PH 131PH 215 | Busch |
| 0221720 | Closed | Guofeng You | Monday 9:00 AM-10:20 AM at PH 131; Wednesday 9:00 AM-10:20 AM at PH 131; Thursday 9:30 AM-10:50 AM at PH 215PH 131PH 215 | Busch |
| 0321721 | Closed | Guofeng You | Monday 9:00 AM-10:20 AM at PH 131; Wednesday 9:00 AM-10:20 AM at PH 131; Thursday 11:00 AM-12:20 PM at PH 215PH 131PH 215 | Busch |
| 0421722 | Closed | Guofeng You | Monday 9:00 AM-10:20 AM at PH 131; Wednesday 9:00 AM-10:20 AM at PH 131; Thursday 12:30 PM-1:50 PM at PH 215PH 131PH 215 | Busch |
| 0521723 | Closed | Guofeng You | Monday 9:00 AM-10:20 AM at PH 131; Wednesday 9:00 AM-10:20 AM at PH 131; Thursday 2:00 PM-3:20 PM at PH 215PH 131PH 215 | Busch |
Historical student surveys
Teaching
4.46
Course quality
4.48
Response rate
30.1%
Coverage
80 offerings · 2014–2024
| Instructor | Offerings | Teaching | Quality |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hatefi (Lab) Arash | 6 | 4.90 | 4.90 |
| You (Lab) Guofeng | 6 | 4.84 | 4.84 |
| Colaizzi (Lab) John | 6 | 4.77 | 4.77 |
| Zhang Chengyue | 6 | 4.28 | 4.33 |
| Tamara Minko | 6 | 4.22 | 4.27 |
| Arash Hatefi | 6 | 4.37 | 4.27 |
Catalog and planning context
Credits
4
Current campuses
Busch
Current availability
1 open of 5
Catalog terms
Fall
Core codes
None listed
Loaded terms
2
No prerequisite note appears in the checked-in Rutgers catalog snapshots.
No direct degree-list membership appears in the checked-in requirement index.