The University of Oklahoma's Health Science Center has three options for students to obtain a pharmaceutical degree. Students can choose to pursue a Master of Science degree, a Doctor of Philosophy degree or a dual degree in both programs. Students are required to choose from six areas of specialization that include medicinal chemistry, pharmaceutics, nuclear pharmacy, toxicology, pharmacology and pharmacy administration. The master's degree program requires students to complete 30 semester hours while the doctoral degree program requires completion of 90 credit hours; both program require a minimum grade point average (GPA) of 3.0. Students in the master's degree program must complete a thesis and students in the doctoral program must complete a dissertation. Students in the dual program must also have a minimum GPA of 3.0 but are not required to complete the Graduate Record Examination (GRE).
University of Oklahoma
1110 North Stonewall
Oklahoma City, OK 73126
405-271-6485
ouhsc.edu
Purdue University offers a bachelor's degree pharmaceutical program that leads students to earning a Bachelor of Science in pharmaceutical sciences upon graduation. Students are required to meet with their academic advisors each semester as part of the registration process. Students choose between two specializations: medicinal chemistry and molecular pharmacology, or industrial and physical pharmacy. For the first two years of this program, the requirements for these specializations are nearly identical; at the end of the program, both specializations are required to have earned at least 128 credits.
Purdue University
575 Stadium Mall Drive
West Lafayette, IN 47907
765-494-1361
purdue.edu
The University of Missouri has a Master of Science degree in pharmaceutical sciences that requires students to take a placement examination that assesses their preparedness for graduate-level study. Before students take the comprehensive exams, they must pass the discipline placement examinations. The minimum requirements for this Master of Science degree include 32 credit hours that are comprised of three statistics credit hours; two pharmacy seminar credit hours; and six pharmacy research and thesis credit hours. Students are required to attend all pharmacy seminar sessions each semester even though they are only required to earn two credit hours. Students are required to complete courses such as basic toxicology, pharmacology and advanced organic medicinal chemistry.
University of Missouri
5100 Rockhill Road
Kansas City, MO 64110
816-235-1000
umkc.edu