{"id":33233,"date":"2018-12-07T13:47:34","date_gmt":"2018-12-07T18:47:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/pharmacy-draft\/?p=33233"},"modified":"2025-04-04T11:48:14","modified_gmt":"2025-04-04T15:48:14","slug":"page-include-graduate-program","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/pharmacy\/2018\/12\/07\/page-include-graduate-program\/","title":{"rendered":"Page Include: Graduate Program"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"cl-wrapper cl-tabs-wrapper\"><div class=\"cl-tabs  \"><section class=\"cl-tab \"><h1>Admission<\/h1><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Master of Science (M.S) Program<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>GRE scores (requirements listed below);<\/li>\n<li>Pharm.D. or bachelor\u2019s degree in pharmacy, chemistry, biological sciences or allied sciences;<\/li>\n<li>TOEFL (waived for applicants from countries where English is the primary language).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><strong>Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) Program<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>GRE scores (requirements listed below);<\/li>\n<li>TOEFL (waived for applicants from countries where English is the primary language);<\/li>\n<li>M.S. degree in pharmacy, chemistry, biological sciences or allied sciences, or bachelor\u2019s degree in one of these areas with evidence of superior ability.<\/li>\n<li>Qualified students may be admitted directly to the Ph.D. program. A qualifying examination is required for candidates accepted without the M.S. degree. This requirement is satisfied by completing, with a grade of B or better, PHC 502 and six credits from BPS 530, BPS 535, BPS 546, BPS 587, BPS 641, PHP 540, PHP 550 or PHP 580 within the first two academic semesters.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><strong>Application Deadlines<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>All interested applicants who wish to be considered for College of Pharmacy graduate study funding support (i.e. assistantships) should apply for admission by February 1<sup>st<\/sup>. Applicants are encouraged to submit their applications as soon as the GradCas portal opens. Applications will be evaluated on a rolling basis. Prospective domestic graduate student applications will be accepted through July 15<sup>th<\/sup>, but funding support may be limited at the later application date. International applicants must meet the February 1<sup>st<\/sup> deadline.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Testing and Minimum Score Requirements<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>As you begin your GRE and TOEFL testing, the test will ask for the University of Rhode Island codes. The specific codes are, GRE: Institution, 3919, Department, 613 &#038; TOEFL: Institution, 3919, 47.<br \/>\nThe University has a minimum TOEFL score: Read, 20; Write, 22; Listen, 17; Speak, 17. The College of Pharmacy has minimum GRE scores (new format): 145; Quantitative 148; Analytical, 3.0.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/graduate-school\/apply\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Apply online<\/a>&nbsp;through the URI Graduate School<\/section><section class=\"cl-tab \"><h1>Curriculum<\/h1><\/p>\n<h3>Master of Science (M.S.) Program<\/h3>\n<p>Program requirements: Successful completion of 30 credits of graduate study, including PHC 502, PHC 597\/598 (2 credits), PHC 599, thesis.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>For specialization in medicinal chemistry and pharmacognosy:<\/strong>&nbsp;BPS 552; Three credits of BPS 530, BPS 535, or BPS 641; at least six credits of BPS 525, BPS 551, CMB 581, CMB 582, CHM 427, CHM 505, CHM 521, or CHM 522; Six to nine credits of PHC 599; Four to seven elective credits in consultation with student\u2019s major professor.<\/li>\n<li><strong>For specialization in pharmaceutics and pharmacokinetics:<\/strong>&nbsp;STA 409 or 411 or equivalent; Six to nine credits of 500- or 600-level BPS courses; Six to nine credits of PHC 599; Remaining elective credits at the 500\/600 level in consultation with student\u2019s major professor.<\/li>\n<li><strong>For specialization in health outcomes:<\/strong>&nbsp;PHP 540, PHP 550, and PHP 580; at least six credits of graduate level statistic courses as determined in consultation with the student\u2019s major professor; Six to nine credits of PCH 599; three elective credits.<\/li>\n<li><strong>For specialization in pharmacology and toxicology:<\/strong>&nbsp;BPS 641 and BPS 642; three credits of BPS 530 and BPS 535; six credits of BPS 436, 442, 521 and 546, and CMB 581; Six credits of PHC 599; four to eight elective credits in consultation with student\u2019s major professor. Only one 400-level course can be used to complete required and elective program requirements.<\/li>\n<li><strong>See the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1223\/MSPhD-Student-Learning-Outcomes.pdf\">learning outcomes<\/a>&nbsp;for the M.S. program curriculum.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) Program<\/h3>\n<p>Program requirements: Successful completion of 72 credits of graduate study, including PHC 502, PHC 693\/694 (3 credits), PHC 699, a qualifying exam, written and oral comprehensive examinations, and a dissertation. Students are expected to attend and participate in the departmental seminars during their entire tenure in the Ph.D. program.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>For specialization in medicinal chemistry and pharmacognosy:<\/strong>&nbsp;BPS 552; Three credits of BPS 530, BPS 535, or BPS 587; at least nine credits of BPS 525, 551, 555, 557, 633; CMB 581, 582; or CHM 505, 521 or 522; Additional course credits at the 500\/600 level (including up to 3 credits of BPS 520) must be selected in conjunction with major professor and\/or doctoral committee. All students are required to complete a minimum of 30 credit hours in courses other than those deemed to carry research, independent study, or directed study credits.<\/li>\n<li><strong>For specialization in pharmaceutics and pharmacokinetics:<\/strong>&nbsp;Four credits of PHC 693\/694, STA 411 or equivalent, a 500-level statistics course, BPS 503 and 555. Additional course credits must be selected in conjunction with major professor and\/or doctoral committee. All students are required to complete a minimum of 30 credit hours in courses other than those deemed to carry research, independent study, or directed study credits. Pharmacokinetics students must successfully complete BPS 530 and 670.<\/li>\n<li><strong>For specialization in health outcomes:<\/strong>&nbsp;PHP 540, PHP 550, PHP 580, PHP 640 and PHP 685; Six \u2013 nine credits&nbsp;of 500\/600 level statistics courses as determined in consultation with the student\u2019s major professor; Twenty-four credits of PHC 699; and a minimum of 18 credits of additional 500\/600 level elective courses determined in consultation with the major professor.<\/li>\n<li><strong>For specialization in pharmacology and toxicology:<\/strong>&nbsp;BPS 530, 535, 641 and 642. Fifteen credits BPS 525, 536, 542, 546, 555, 557, 565, 697, 698; CMB 581 and PHC 520. Additional course credits at the 500\/600 level must be selected in conjunction with the major professor and\/or doctoral committee. All students are required to complete a minimum of 30 credit hours in courses other than those deemed to carry research, independent study or directed study credits.<\/li>\n<li><strong>See the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1223\/MSPhD-Student-Learning-Outcomes.pdf\">learning outcomes<\/a>&nbsp;<\/strong>for the Ph.D.&nbsp;program&nbsp;curriculum<strong>.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>Students transferring 30 credits from M.S. degree<\/em>&nbsp;must complete a minimum of 12 course credits, excluding PHC 693\/694, PHC 599 and special problems courses, selected in consultation with the major advisor.<\/section><section class=\"cl-tab \"><h1>Funding<\/h1><\/p>\n<h4>Teaching and Research Assistantships<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><em>Graduate Teaching Assistantships<\/em>&nbsp;include a stipend and tuition waiver. The duties would include helping with lecture and laboratory preparations, recitations, proctoring and grading of exams. The assistantships are appointed through professor\u2019s recommendations.<\/li>\n<li><em>Graduate Research Assistantships:&nbsp;<\/em>In addition, a number of the faculty have available a wide variety of Research Assistantships which are awarded to their graduate students. The Research Assistantships may include tuition and stipend and the duties would include research work.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Other Funding Sources<\/h4>\n<p>Information about other scholarships and funding opportunities for graduate students is available on the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/graduate-school\/funding\/\">URI Graduate School Funding<\/a>&nbsp;page and through the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/pharmacy\/student-academic-affairs\/\">College of Pharmacy&nbsp;Office of Student and Academic Affairs<\/a>.<\/section><\/div><\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":639,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[950],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-33233","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-page-include"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/pharmacy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33233","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/pharmacy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/pharmacy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/pharmacy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/639"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/pharmacy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=33233"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/pharmacy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33233\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":54128,"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/pharmacy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33233\/revisions\/54128"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/pharmacy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=33233"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/pharmacy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=33233"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/pharmacy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=33233"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}