PHARMACEUTICS

For students in the pharmaceutics program, the following conditions apply:

Admission • A minimum score of 600 on TOEFL is required for international students.

Undergraduate Requirements • Students should have completed the requirements for an undergraduate degree in pharmacy or related area. In addition, if not previously taken, the following undergraduate courses will be required; integral and differential calculus (equivalent to MATH 261-262) and six semester hours of physical chemistry (equivalent to CHEM 331, 332).

Graduate Course Requirements • The following graduate courses are considered to comprise the core of the master's curriculum:

1. Seminar in Current Pharmaceutical Topics (PHARM 543, 544).
2. Biometry and Experimental Design (BISC 504).
3. Analytical Pharmaceutics (PHAR 535).
4. Pharmacokinetics (PHAR 546 or PHAR 660).
5. Product Development (PHAR 649).

Two of the following:

1. Advanced Pharmaceutics I (PHAR 641).
2. Advanced Pharmaceutics II (PHAR 642).
3. Special Problems in the Stability of Pharmaceutical Systems (PHAR 644).
4. Colloid and Surface Chemistry (CHE 545).

Additional courses may be required by the student's graduate advisor and/or advisory committee. If a required course is unavailable, the Pharmaceutics Department graduate faculty may approve an alternative course for a particular student.