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Pharmacy

Admission Requirements Degree Requirements

Mailing Address:
Department of Pharmacy Systems, Outcomes, and Policy (MC 871)
833 South Wood Street
Chicago, Illinois 60612-7231

Campus Location: 241 PHARM
Program Codes: 20FS1565PHD (PhD); 20FS1565NDEG (Nondegree)
E-mail: PSOPDGS@uic.edu
Web Site: http://www.uic.edu/pharmacy/depts/Pharmacy_Administration/graduate_programs/index.php
Department Head: Glen Schumock
Director of Graduate Studies: Simon Pickard

The Department of Pharmacy Systems, Outcomes and Policy offers work leading to a graduate degree in Pharmacy at the doctoral (PhD) level. The general area of focus is pharmacy systems, outcomes and policy, e.g., pharmacy health services research, pharmacy health policy, and pharmacy education. Note: These pharmacy graduate degrees are research degrees, not practice degrees. Students who wish apply to the professional degree program in Pharmacy, see requirements for the UIC Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD) program on the Web http://www.uic.edu/pharmacy/.

The Department of Pharmacy Systems, Outcomes, and Policy also participates in a joint PharmD/PhD program (see the Joint PharmD/PhD section of the catalog) and the Interdepartmental Graduate Concentration in Survey Research Methodology (see Graduate College section of the catalog for more information).

Admission Requirements

The department accepts only applicants who wish to be candidates for the PhD. Applicants are not admitted as candidates for the MS as a terminal degree. Transcripts of all undergraduate and any graduate work must be submitted. In addition to the Graduate College minimum requirements, applicants must meet the following program requirements:

Master of Science and Doctor of Philosophy

a In exceptional situations, students with GPAs less than 3.00 but higher than 2.75, may be admitted on limited status and will be required to achieve a first semester GPA of 3.00 or above before being admitted to regular status.

Degree Requirements

The department accepts only applicants who wish to be candidates for the PhD. Applicants are not admitted as candidates for the MS as a terminal degree. In addition to the Graduate College minimum requirements, students must meet the following program requirements:

Master of Science

Doctor of Philosophy

Interdepartmental Graduate Concentration in Survey Research Methodology
Students earning a graduate degree in this department may complement their courses by enrolling for a concentration in Survey Research Methodology. See Interdepartmental Graduate Concentration in Survey Research Methodology in the Graduate College section for more information.