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Pharmaceutical Sciences Admissions
Why UB? It’s a top pharmacy school with an international reputation that provides a high-quality education at an excellent value. We have an innovative curriculum, offer small school attention with large university resources, prepare graduates for expanded career options, perform groundbreaking research, offer network opportunities, and have a world of educational and cultural opportunities in the Western New York area.
Our Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences is considered one of the top departments in pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics, and biopharmaceutics in the world! At UB, research is being carried on many fronts in drug delivery, protein formulation, drug metabolism, pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics, and pharmacogenomics. These research studies are aimed at improving therapy for many diseases, such as cancer, transplantation rejection, multiple sclerosis, auto-immune diseases, and cardiovascular diseases. Our students are exposed to contemporary research techniques and practices. Graduates are highly recruited by national laboratories, in academia, industry and government. Our department's long standing tradition of excellence in education and research continues to receive nationally and internationally acclaim and recognition.
Applicants are attracted by our cutting-edge Pharmaceutical Sciences undergraduate and graduate programs. Read about Career Options and Alumni Comments. Pharmaceutical Sciences Graduate Program AdmissionsPhD in Pharmaceutical Sciences: Normally involves 4 years of additional training beyond the BS degree. Doctoral enrollees receive a full stipend (set at the NIH scale) with 100% tuition waiver! Additional amounts may be received through individual scholarships. A fund has been established to pay the application fees for qualified applicants who are U.S. citizens or permanent residents.
MS in Pharmaceutical Sciences: Normally involves 2 years of additional training beyond the BS degree. The department also offers a unique MS program with a focus on Pharmacometrics (how mathematical, statistical, and computer methods can be used to predict drug outcomes).
BS/MS in Pharmaceutical Sciences: Accelerated program that allows qualified students already enrolled for the BS degree in our program to complete a combined degree within a 5-year university curriculum.
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Pharmaceutical Sciences Undergraduate Program AdmissionsBS in Pharmaceutical Sciences: Provides basic training in the pharmaceutical sciences, and can be normally completed within a 4-year university curriculum.
Minor in Pharmaceutical Sciences: Provides a unique interdisciplinary education emphasizing the principles of basic science relevant to the pharmaceutical sciences discipline.
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Admissions SelectionAdmission is awarded on a competitive basis to qualified applicants. Selection is based on scholastic achievement, aptitude, personal qualifications, and evidence of motivation toward pharmaceutical sciences. These are judged from the college record and grade point average. For the graduate programs, the GRE, letters of reference, communication skills, leadership ability, research experience, and motivation for pursuing a career in pharmaceutical sciences are also considered.
UB does not have a policy that limits or favors current UB students, transfer or out-of-state applicants. All applicants are considered equally. UB SoPPS is committed to a nondiscriminatory admission policy and philosophy. In accordance with federal and state laws, no person, in whatever relationship with the University at Buffalo, shall be subject to discrimination on the basis of age, religion or creed, color, disability, national origin, race, ethnicity, sex, marital or veteran status.
Important Dates for Pharmaceutical Sciences Applicants
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