OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the effect of adult pharmacy students in higher education on the teaching of professional courses in our school. METHODS: Questionnaire survey and Likert 5 point measurement method were used for the 2012-2014 grades of adult pharmacy students majoring pharmacy and drug management. RESULTS: Totally 260 questionnaires were sent out,and 236 were recyled with effective recovery of 90.8%. The average score of students for teaching attitude in professional courses was 3.58; the average score for teaching methods was 3.30; the average score for teaching ability satisfaction was 3.08; the average satisfaction of students for teaching of professional courses was 78.98%; the average satisfaction of teaching attitudes, teaching methods and teaching abilities were 84.15%, 78.13% and 76.65% respectively. CONCLUSIONS: The survey not only help establishing a good interaction between students and teachers, promoting teaching and learing, but also play a role in monitoring and evaluating the teaching quality and effects of professional courses,which is conducive to promoting the process of teaching quality evaluation reform of adult higher learing.