Baghdad College of Pharmacywas founded by the Iraqi Pharmacists Syndicate in accordance to the law & regulations of Ministry of Higher Education (MOHE) governing the establishment and administration of private universities and colleges.
The license to establish the college was granted in September,14, 2000 .

• The College is a non-profitable scientific organization directly supervised by the Ministry of Higher Education & Scientific Research (MOHE).
• The College is dedicated to graduate pharmacy students who are well trained and educated in all pharmaceutical fields. The focus of teaching and training is on clinical and industrial pharmacy.
• The period of study at the College is 5 years. The graduates are granted B.Sc. in Pharmacy.
• The College inaugurated its first graduate group of 71 graduates in the academic year 2004-2005.
• The College’s future plan is to start postgraduate studies. Moreover the college is concentrating on continuous training and education of post-career pharmacists. Short courses in specialized topics are regularly offered for practicing pharmacists.
• The College has 3 scientific departments, Dept. of Pharmaceutics, Dept. of Therapeutics & Clinical Pharmacy and Dept. of Pharmaceutical Chemistry & Pharmacognosy.
• The College maintains a 30 well reputed permanent academic staff with PhD & MSc. degrees in various pharmaceutical disciplines. In addition visiting professors & instructors from public pharmacy and medical colleges are contributing to the academic activities in the College.
• The Dean and his two deputies are supported by a professional staff in administration and finance. Supporting staff are well maintained.
• The College accommodates 9 well equipped teaching theaters and 13 modern well equipped teaching laboratories.
• A library & an Internet Unit are put at the services of students and staff.
• The college follows the seasonal semester system where the academic year is made up of 2 independent semester courses. This system is accredited by the MOHE for all pharmacy colleges in Iraq.