EDUCATING LEADERS IN PHARMACY AND PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCES SINCE 1886
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
Our highly sought-after PhD in Pharmaceutical Sciences is the foremost destination for graduate scholars interested in challenging the boundaries of drug discovery, development and evaluation.
You will work and learn alongside internationally renowned faculty as they advance the biotherapies and technologies of the future to improve human health and society.
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About the PhD Program
Program Requirements
- Required Courses: Must be completed with a grade of B- or higher. Courses that do not meet these standards will not count toward the degree and must be repeated.
- Overall GPA: A minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0 is required across 72 credits.
| Credit Hours | |
|---|---|
| Minimum total credit hours - courses listed below. | 72 |
| Three departmental research presentations including the Dissertation defense. The other two presentations may be scheduled in PHC 613 or PHC 614. | |
| Satisfactory completion of a research dissertation, including approval of the Dissertation Committee after submission of a written Dissertation Report, presentation of an open seminar and, oral defense |
| FALL | Credit Hours |
|---|---|
| PHC 511 Research Proposal | 3 |
| PHC 599 Supervised Teaching Typically, students enroll in 2 credits in the fall semester + 2 credits in the spring. The credit number of PHC 599 for each session could be adjusted based on TA duties by the Director of Graduate Studies. | 4 total |
| "Out of department" graduate elective courses (fall or spring) | >=4 |
| Other graduate elective courses |
| SPRING | Credit Hours |
|---|---|
| PHC 511 Research Proposal (if not already completed) | 3 |
| PHC 599 Supervised Teaching Typically, students enroll in 2 credits in the fall semester + 2 credits in the spring. The credit number of PHC 599 for each session could be adjusted based on TA duties by the Director of Graduate Studies. | 4 total |
| PHC 616 Research. One or more credits after satisfactory completion of PHC 511 Research Proposal | |
| "Out of department" graduate elective courses (fall or spring) | >=4 |
| Other graduate elective courses |
| FALL | Credit Hours |
|---|---|
| PHC 615 Research | 1+ |
| SPRING | Credit Hours |
|---|---|
| PHC 616 Research | 1+ |
| FALL | Credit Hours |
|---|---|
| PHC 502 Selected Topics (also offered in spring)*** | 1-3 |
| PHC 512 Pharmacometric Software (also offered in spring) | 1 |
***PHC 502 Selected Topics can be used to register Research Group meetings and Journal Clubs. A separate registration code is available for each faculty member. Consult faculty on availability.
| SPRING | Credit Hours |
|---|---|
| PHC 502 Selected Topics (also offered in fall)*** | 1-3 |
| PHC 512 Pharmacometric Software (also offered in fall) | 1 |
| PHC 516 Pharmacogenomics (was PHC 517) | 1 |
| PHC 518VT Nutrigenomics in Cancer (Prerequisite: Pharmacogenomics) | 2 |
| PHC 531 Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics I | 4 |
| PHC 608 Advanced Pharmacokinetics | 3 |
| PHC 609 Advanced Pharmacodynamics (Odd Years Only) | 3 |
| PHC 610 Population PK-PD Modeling | 2 |
***PHC 502 Selected Topics can be used to register Research Group meetings and Journal Clubs. A separate registration code is available for each faculty member. Consult faculty on availability.
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