College of Pharmacy > Graduate Programs

The college offers M.S. and Ph.D. level degrees in Pharmaceutical Sciences with specializations in:

Medicinal Chemistry and Pharmacognosy
Molecular mechanisms of chemical carcinogenesis; mutation and repair; combinatorial chemistry; solid-phase peptide synthesis; screening, isolation and structure elucidation of physiologically-active natural products; biosynthesis of microbial and plant natural products; herbal medicine, bioinformatics.

Pharmaceutics and Pharmacokinetics
Design, development, production, evaluation and regulatory approval of pharmaceutical and self-care products as well as pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic studies using virtual, clinical, and preclinical data, often with an emphasis on population approaches.

Pharmacoepidemiology and Pharmacoeconomics
Health and economic outcomes research pertaining to pharmacotherapy as used in human populations. Specializations include medication adherence, decision and cost-effectiveness analyses, post-marketing surveillance, epidemiologic methods, and quality improvement and measurement.

Pharmacology and Toxicology
Mechanisms involved in disease states and their pharmacological intervention, and mechanisms of toxicity of environmental agents. On-going topics include the effects of hormonal imbalances on cardiac function and metabolism in hypertension, biomarkers and treatment of arthritis, developmental neurotoxicity of environmental agents, hepatotoxicity and nephrotoxicity of heavy metals, pharmacogenomics, drug interactions, hepatic responses to neuractive chemicals, hormonal regulations of gene expression in breast cancer; drug metabolism and drug transporter, and the development of inhibitors to cell signaling events.

The college also offers two joint programs:

Doctor of Pharmacy /
Master of Business Administration

Doctor of Pharmacy /
Master of Science Degree

Financial Aid

Qualified students may be considered for financial aid on a competitive basis.  A limited number of teaching assistantships providing stipend of  $10,255 -11,135 per academic year, with tuition waiver, are available.  Financial support, which is not guaranteed, is available on a year to year basis.  Generally speaking, financial assistance is not given to a student the first year. We encourage all incoming students to be prepared to fund themselves for at least the first year. Most students select their major professor by the second semester and funding is discussed at that point. In addition to the teaching assistantships, students may receive summer funding if they are involved in grant funded projects. The college may have available several research assistantships funded by our pharmaceutical and health care industry research partners.

Admission

Applicants for admission to this program should adhere to the deadlines for applications set forth in The Graduate School guidelines.  The applicant must submit an official transcript of all academic work at the undergraduate and graduate levels, the score on the graduate record examination (GRE) tests and results of the TOEFL Examination (as appropriate).  Generally, a student will begin studies in September, but it is possible to be admitted for January.  In addition to the general graduate student admission requirements, the applicant should be a graduate from a College of Pharmacy, or some other appropriate scientific discipline from a recognized University, and have a grade point average demonstrating the ability to do "B" work or better in graduate-level courses.  Admission requirements:  GRE, TOEFL (as appropriate), bachelor degree in pharmacy or equivalent, and CSC 200 or equivalent.  Written and qualifying examinations are required of all Ph.D. candidates. For application materials please click here.

Any deficiencies in these requirements shall not bar admission automatically, but it is understood that inadequacies in undergraduate preparation normally will require the student to take additional work, the amount to be determined by the program coordinator.

The overall record submitted by the applicant determines the action to be taken on the application. No predetermined quantitative criteria ensures a positive or a negative decision.

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