MA/MS in Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration

Graduate study in pharmacy is organized around research. The College of Pharmacy provides instruction while the Graduate College grants the degrees, and students may focus on drug discovery, health services research or pharmaceutics. The program leans heavily toward doctoral candidates. A student whose goal is only the master's degree is admitted in unusual cases, so prospective applicants are urged to talk with the program before submitting anything. Most doctoral students are offered an assistantship at admission that covers tuition and fees and adds a monthly stipend; it is not a separate application. New students begin in the fall, though the spring or summer is occasionally approved. Some research tracks use the BioMedCAS centralized application, and applying by early February keeps a candidate in the running for financial support.