Degree Program

Progress Toward Degree

Students in the masters and doctoral programs are expected to maintain at least a B average in the Program. Students are expected to maintain adequate progress toward a degree and their self-assessment of progress will be reviewed annually by the student's adviser. In the doctoral program, successful completion of two written preliminary exams is required. One written exam addresses research design and methodological concerns relevant to clinical, practice and policy research that is applicable to the students' specified track. The second written preliminary examination covers foundation and theoretical material specific to the students' specified track.

Program Requirements

Two distinct tracks will be available in the Program: Social and Administrative Pharmacy (SAPh) and Experimental and Clinical Pharmacology. Requirements for the M.S. and Ph.D. degrees are unique to each track.

Minor

Graduate students enrolled in other University of Minnesota graduate programs can earn a minor in Social, Administrative, and Clinical Pharmacy. Each Ph.D. minor program must consist of a minimum of 12 semester credits (6 semester credits for M.S.) in program courses and include a written exam.  The minor is created through consultation with the Director of Graduate Studies. The Director of Graduate Studies for the SAPh track is Dr. Jon Schommer, and the Director of Graduate Studies for the ECP track is Dr. Richard Brundage.

Students within the program cannot minor in the track in which they are not enrolled. However, with the support of the adviser, a related field or supporting program could be developed. If a track-based related field or supporting program is accepted, the students' final examination committee must meet the graduate school's requirement that at least one Examination Committee member comes from outside the program.