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Admission Requirements

Master of Science in Pharmaceutical Science

All applications to master's programs in the School of Pharmacy must be made through the UMKC Admissions Office. An applicant must meet the general requirements of the University to be considered by the School of Pharmacy.

Applications are reviewed by the appropriate division and must be approved by the graduate programs committee of the school, composed of professors who have appointments to the University graduate or doctoral faculty, and by the dean of the School of Pharmacy.

Admission to the graduate programs in the School of Pharmacy is contingent on the ability of the graduate faculty to accept additional graduate students and the availability of space and funding in the proposed area of emphasis.

Thus, worthy candidates may not be accepted due to a lack of a match in students' interests to faculty availability and other considerations.

Requirements for admission to the master of science program in the School of Pharmacy include:

  • A professional degree in pharmacy or a baccalaureate degree in a related-science field.
  • An aggregate minimum undergraduate GPA of 3.0 for students graded on a 4.0 basis, a first-class degree for students graded on the British system or equivalent undergraduate achievement for others. (A prospective faculty adviser may require more stringent standards in the emphasis area and may recommend acceptance based on consideration of other factors.) (For those students whose emphasis area is pharmacology and toxicology, a minimum 3.5 GPA is required on all post-baccalaureate work.)
  • Submission of three letters of reference bearing on the academic and research potential of the applicant from individuals who have in-depth knowledge of evaluating the applicant's ability and potential for graduate level study.
  • Submission of scores obtained in the Graduate Record Examination (GRE). A minimum score of 1800 is required. (For those students whose emphasis area is pharmacology and toxicology, a minimum combined score of 1200 for the verbal and quantitative areas and the minimum score on the analytical writing portion of the GRE must be 4.5 or higher.)
  • For students whose primary language is not English, scores from the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) must be submitted. A minimum TOEFL score of 580 (paper) or 237 (computer) is required.
  • Foreign students must meet financial independence criteria established by the University.
  • Students whose native language is not English must follow the UMKC English Proficiency Requirements for International Students.
Although new students pursuing the pharmaceutical science emphasis are accepted during all terms, because of course sequencing, it is recommended that students enter in the fall term. The deadline for application to the M.S. program is March 1 for the fall term and Oct. 1 for application to the spring term. Due to course sequencing, new pharmacology and toxicology emphasis students will preferably be accepted in the fall term. To have credentials included in the review process, applicants should submit GRE scores and all other necessary supporting documentation no later than May 15 (domestic applicants) or March 15 (international applicants) in the year in which admission is sought.

Part-Time Graduate Students

Once all admission requirements have been satisfied, students admitted to the master of science in pharmaceutical science emphasis area or doctoral students whose coordinating unit is pharmaceutical science may enroll part time. Scientists who are employed in the Kansas City area may complete graduate study on a part-time basis by electing up to six credit hours each semester. However, the student must satisfy residency requirements and time limit restrictions of the School of Graduate Studies and the School (or its disciplines) before a degree is conferred. Research toward the thesis or dissertation must be independent of the projects ongoing at the student's place of employment. Research must be conducted in School of Pharmacy laboratories during at least two weekdays and one weekend day each week for one year.

Students whose coordinating unit or emphasis area is pharmacology and toxicology should contact the division chair for separate regulations in this area.

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