Doctor of Pharmacy/Master of Public Health

The School of Pharmacy and the Department of Public Administration and Policy Analysis within the College of Arts and Sciences offer students the opportunity to earn a Master of Public Administration (MPA) while also working toward completion of the Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD). PharmD students who are admitted to the MPA program will use selected pharmacy courses to meet some requirements within the MPA curriculum and use selected MPA courses to meet some requirements for the PharmD program. The knowledge, skills and abilities obtained through the MPA program will offer PharmD graduates the opportunity to engage in active roles of policy development and leadership in committees, organizations and communities. Students in the concurrent PharmDMPH program will take 143 credit hours in the PharmD program and 27 credit hours in the MPH program, which includes 9 hours of PharmD courses that are approved as MPH electives. Students accepted into the concurrent program will need to maintain a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher in graduate courses. In addition, students will need to earn a grade of B or above in the required MPH courses and MPH-approved electives. Students must also successfully complete the capstone with a satisfactory grade.

Prior to applying for the concurrent program, the applicant must obtain approval from the Office of Professional and Student Affairs in the School of Pharmacy. The PharmD student may be admitted into the concurrent program after completion of at least the first professional year. Applications for the MPH program must be submitted to the Graduate School by March 1. The selection of accepted concurrent PharmD/MPH students will be competitive based on available resources. Only PharmD students with a minimum cumulative grade point average of 3.0 in the PharmD program who are in good academic standing are eligible to apply for the concurrent program. To be considered for admission to the PharmD program in the School of Pharmacy, candidates must:Complete the pre-pharmacy curriculum by the end of the spring term prior to planned enrollment in the School of Pharmacy.All courses listed in the pre-pharmacy curriculum must be completed with a grade of C or better.Applicants must have a minimum grade point average of 2.75 (on a 4.0 scale) in both pre-pharmacy curriculum grade point average and pre-pharmacy science and mathematics grade point average.