Pharmaceutical and Chemical Sciences - MS, PhD

Investigation of chemical, biochemical and biomedical questions using a broad range of computational and experimental tools including state-of-the-art instrumentation, synthetic methods and molecular techniques. This area of focus is offered by the Department of Chemistry.

This focus area involves the study of applied and basic sciences in drug targeting/delivery/disposition/discovery and chemical biology. Selectivity of drug delivery, understanding of cellular mechanisms for novel drug discovery and design, and molecular mechanisms contributing to drug pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics are emphasized. This focus area is offered through the Department of Pharmaceutics and Medicinal Chemistry.

Discovery and development of new chemical entities from synthetic and natural product sources as potential drugs; new methods of chemical synthesis and structural elucidation. This area of focus is offered by the Department of Chemistry and the Department of Pharmaceutics and Medicinal Chemistry.

Designed to promote the development of scholars by providing them with the knowledge and analytical skills necessary to evaluate the delivery and use of pharmaceutical/health care products and services, thereby improving medication use, patient-specific outcomes as well as reducing health care costs. This focus area is offered through the Department of Pharmacy Practice.

This research track employs cellular biochemical/biophysical and molecular techniques to investigate physiological and pharmacological regulation of fundamental biological processes and pathological states underlying a spectrum of disease phenomena relating to cardiovascular and neurobiological systems, as well as metabolic and immune system dysfunction, cancer and stem cell biology. This focus area is offered by the Department of Physiology and Pharmacology and the Department of Pharmaceutics and Medicinal Chemistry.

The GRE® General Exam is required. The minimum combined score for Verbal and Quantitative sections is 303. The minimum Analytical score is 3.0. Scores can be no older than 5 years old.

Bachelor’s degree with a B average (GPA of 3.0) or higher in all upper-division coursework.

Essay

Essay or personal statement focusing on career objectives and personal ideals. Applicants must indicate focus area preference. Grammar and writing skills are an important part of the evaluation.

Letters of recommendation

Three letters of recommendation, no more than one year old.

Application processing time will take anywhere from 8-10 weeks.

If any documentation is missing we will contact you. However, once you have received your university ID number, we encourage you to monitor receipt of items online using the Graduate Application Checker.

Once your completed application has been reviewed by the Department, the Office of Graduate Admission will notify you of your admission decision by email.

Official admission decisions will be in writing on letterhead from the Office of Graduate Admission. Any verbal or written statements about admission either express or implied from any other source, will not be official.

The Office of Graduate Admission will also notify you by email if you have been awarded financial assistance including teaching and research assistantship awards.

Your acceptance for enrollment in the program applies only to the term noted on the admission letter. If you wish to change your entry date, you must request the change from the Office of Graduate Admission.