Pharmacy (PharmD) / Business Administration (MBA)

This concurrent degree program combines business knowledge and skills with pharmacy practice. Earning these two degrees simultaneously can broaden a pharmacist’s skill set and viewpoint as they navigate the contemporary healthcare environment.Students in the concurrent program take 145 credit hours in the PharmD program and 24 credit hours in the MBA program for a total of 169 credit hours. The students accepted into the concurrent program will need to maintain a cumulative grade point average of 3.00 or greater for the graduate courses. In addition, students must satisfy a comprehensive examination requirement by earning a grade of B or above in MBA 534. Students placed on pharmacy academic probation will be required to pause their concurrent degree studies until they successfully remediate pharmacy courses and return to non-probation status.

The PharmD student may be admitted into the concurrent program after the completion of at least the first professional year. Applications for the MBA program must be submitted to the Graduate School by March 15. The selection of accepted concurrent PharmD/MBA students will be competitive based on available resources. Only PharmD students with a minimum cumulative grade point average of 3.2 in the PharmD program and 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.