Campuses:
Twin Cities campus
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Twin Cities Campus
Pharmaceutics Ph.D.Graduate Studies in Pharmaceutics
College of Pharmacy
Link to a list of faculty for this program.
Contact Information
Department of Pharmaceutics, Room 9-177 Weaver-Densford Hall, 308 Harvard Street S.E., Minneapolis, MN 55455 USA (612-624-5153; fax: 612-626-2125)
Email:
pceuts@umn.edu
Along with the program-specific requirements listed below, please read the
General Information section of
this
website for requirements that apply to all major fields.
The Pharmaceutics Program offers emphases in physical pharmacy, biopharmaceutics, and pharmacokinetics. Minor fields of particular value include biochemistry, biomedical engineering, biometry, chemistry, chemical engineering, mechanical engineering, molecular biology, pharmacology, and statistics.
Program Delivery
Prerequisites for Admission
The preferred undergraduate GPA for admittance to the program
is 3.20.
Other requirements to be completed before admission:
Undergraduate (and graduate, if applicable) scholastic records, recent GRE scores, a statement of career goals, and three letters of recommendation are used to determine each candidate's admissibility. Minimum GRE scores (80th percentile for the quantitative and 4.5 for the analytical writing sections are preferred), as well as a preferred GPA of 3.20 from U.S. schools, and "First Class" or the equivalent on transcripts from foreign institutions. A minimum TOEFL score of 100 (Internet) and a 23 for the speaking subscore is preferred for applicants whose native language is not English. Fall admission is preferred and the deadline to apply is December 31. (Students who want to know their chances for admission before paying the application fee can use a free pre-evaluation feature on the pharmaceutics website to determine if their credentials are competitive.)
Applicants must submit their test score(s) from the following:
International applicants must submit score(s) from one of the following tests:
The preferred English language test is Test of English as Foreign Language.
Key to test
abbreviations
(GRE, TOEFL, IELTS).
For an online application or for more information about graduate education admissions, see the
General Information section of this
website.
Program Requirements
This program may not be completed with a minor.
Use of 4xxx courses toward program requirements is permitted under certain conditions with adviser approval.
A minimum GPA of 3.00
is required for students to remain in good standing.
The Ph.D. requires a minimum of 29 upper-division course credits (5xxx or above, including 12 credits in a minor or supporting program), and a collateral field with a minimum of 6 credits. Students must take advanced courses in pharmaceutics, chemistry, mathematics, statistics, and pharmacology. A complete list of degree program requirements may be obtained from the director of graduate studies. In addition, students complete a preliminary written exam, a written research proposal based on thesis research, a preliminary oral exam, and finally, a thesis and its defense.
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