Accelerated BS/MS Program

The BS/MS is a five-year accelerated program for academically qualified students who enroll at UB as first-year/freshman students, or who are already enrolled in our BS degree program. Graduates of this program are highly sought after by pharmaceutical companies.

About the BS/MS Program

While the BS/MS is structurally a basic science program, it is also a unique interdisciplinary field. Areas of interest in pharmaceutical sciences include:

  • the physical chemistry of pharmaceutical systems
  • biopharmaceutics, which encompasses the study of the relationship between the nature and intensity of biologic effects of drugs and various dosage formulation factors
  • pharmacokinetics, which is the science of the quantitative analysis of drug concentration and drug effects in the body
  • clinical pharmacokinetics, which is concerned with the application of pharmacokinetics to the safe and effective therapeutic management of individual patients.

Program Requirements

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Combined BS/MS in Pharmaceutical Sciences Program Requirements (2026-27 Catalog)

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Complete General Education at UB

Students must complete all UB General Education requirements as part of their undergraduate degree program.

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View Academic Advisement Report for Degree Tracking

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Current Students: View Schedules and Registration Instructions (UBIT and Password)

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The following BS in Pharmaceutical Sciences courses fulfill the Grad program through cross-listed courses taken as part of the undergraduate program.

  • PHC 411/531 Introduction to Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics
  • PHC 413/613 and 414/614 Departmental Seminar
  • PHC 416/516 Pharmacogenomics
  • PHC 488/588 Faculty Research Seminar
Important Note on PHC 498 Research

All BS/MS candidates must complete PHC 498 in a lab that can also support them during the MS portion in order to remain eligible.

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