Master of Science in Pharmaceutical Sciences - Pharmacotherapy

Pharmaceutical Science is an interdisciplinary field that includes areas of study in chemical biology and medicinal chemistry, pharmaceutics, pharmacology, toxicology, pharmacotherapy, and health outcomes. Students applying to the graduate program in pharmaceutical sciences will select a division-specific training track that most closely matches their interests. The University of Texas College of Pharmacy offers a Ph.D. program with specialization in each of these areas of pharmaceutical sciences and a M.S. degree program that is limited to the pharmacotherapy and health outcomes areas of research.Graduate training in the pharmaceutical sciences program is housed within five different divisions. Students applying to pharmaceutical sciences select a division-specific training track that most closely matches their interests. Visit each of the division homepages to learn more about faculty research and to get details on the division specific graduate program objectives and curriculum.The mission of the Division of Pharmacotherapy is to train and educate student pharmacists, graduate students, and postdoctoral fellows to provide specialty pharmacotherapeutic services, including acute and primary care, and to conduct translational, transdisciplinary, and other types of innovative research.

Three (3) Letters of Recommendation - You will be given the opportunity to list the name, position, organization and email address for three recommenders when you complete the application. After you submit your application and pay your application fee, emails will be sent to your recommenders directing them to a website where they may upload their letters.Official TranscriptsYou must provide an official transcript from every senior college you have attended. Even if courses taken at one institution are recorded on another college's transcript, transcripts must be submitted from the institution at which the courses were taken.For the purposes of applying to UT Austin, you have two options:Order an official paper transcript from your registrar’s office. Scan and upload a copy of the official paper transcript to the Document Upload System in MyStatus.Order an official electronic transcript. The electronic copy can be uploaded via the Document Upload System as well, but it must not be encrypted or password protected. We accept electronic transcripts from SPEEDE or Parchment only. Statement of PurposeA detailed resume/CV is required for all applicants. Resumes/CVs may include a summary of your education, research experiences and interests, professional affiliations, honors, awards, fellowships and scholarships, relevant professional or volunteer experience, publications, conference presentations, and academic or university service.The Graduate School requires applicants to have earned a bachelor’s degree from a regionally accredited institution in the United States or a comparable degree from a foreign academic institution.A grade-point average (GPA) of at least 3.0 (on a 4.0 scale) or a comparable GPA in upper-division work—junior- and senior-level courses—and in any graduate work already completed is also required