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Created: Thu, 03/05/2020 - 08:19
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Institution Name The University of Utah
Program Name Pharmacology and Toxicology
Degree Type Ph.D.
Short Name The U of Utah-24
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Address 1 30 South 2000 East
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City Salt Lake City
State Utah
Zip/Postal Code 84112
Country United States
Program Location: Utah
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Contact Information Video:
I would like to mark this section as done. Yes
What is your application deadline for the upcoming academic year? December 01, 2025
Does this program use rolling admissions?
Is your program participating in PharmGrad? No
Link to Application
Application Fee: Fee waiver for domestic students; $65 for international applicants
Application Deadline Description: The Pharmacology & Toxicology program does not direct admit students. Please apply via Bioscience PhD program by the December 1, 2025 deadline: https://bioscience.utah.edu/prospective/index.php
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Program Description The Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology at the University of Utah currently offers training for the Ph.D. degree; starting Fall 2025, we will also offer a 1 year Master's Degree program. Since 1948, more than two hundred individuals have been trained by this program. Our graduate students hail from all regions of the country, as well as internationally, and enjoy close working relationships with their faculty mentors, rich and diverse research opportunities, and flexible programs of study based on their individual needs and interests. Students gain didactic teaching and public speaking experience by participating in our professional teaching, journal club and seminar programs.

Our overall objective is to provide broad, multidisciplinary training that enables our students to pursue careers in a variety of settings, including colleges and universities, pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries, government laboratories, and private research institutes and foundations (see Alumni). The guiding philosophy emphasizes the development of scientific investigators who have a broad interdisciplinary background in modern biomedical sciences (cell and molecular biology, physiology and biochemistry), as well as training in the concepts and approaches of pharmacology and toxicology. We also train individuals in state-of-the art approaches to hypothesis-driven research.

Our program is designed to be exciting and challenging, and at the same time, supportive and flexible enough to meet the specific needs and interests of the students and their mentors.

Because pharmacology and toxicology are interdisciplinary sciences, this is reflected in the breadth and diversity of training, which involves course work, seminars, journal clubs and laboratory research. Students generally enter the PhD Program in Pharmacology and Toxicology through the Bioscience PhD Program, complete their first year, rotate in multiple labs during that year, and transfer to a PHTX Lab.
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Is your institution public or private? Public
Is your program accepting applications for this program? Yes
Program Start Term: Fall
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Credits Required for Degree: 54
Required Rotations: Research
Seminars: Required
College-based Qualifying/Comprehensive Exam: Required
Other Qualifying Exams or Certifications: Not Required
Thesis/Dissertation: Required
Additional Information about Degree Requirements:
I would like to mark this section as done. Yes
Delivery Method On Campus
Curricular Focus or Concentration:
Area(s) of Study: Pharmacology, Toxicology
Enter any additional degree information regarding your curricular focus or concentration and/or area(s) of study:
I would like to mark this section as done. Yes
Have you previously enrolled students in this program? Yes
Last academic year-number of accepted students for your program: 6
United States 4
International 2
Last academic year-average overall GPA of the accepted students:
Have you graduated your first class for this program? Yes
Academia 4
Industry
Government
Other
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Last 5 academic years-estimated average years of study to graduation: 5
I would like to mark this section as done. Yes
Is the GRE required? No
Verbal Reasoning:
Quantitative Reasoning:
Analytical Writing:
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Are any of the following tests required for international applicants? TOEFL or IELTS
Other tests or credentials:
I would like to mark this section as done. Yes
Are letters of recommendations required by your program? Yes
If yes, how many letters of recommendation are required? 3
Enter any additional information regarding recommendations: Please see Bioscience/ Neuroscience requirements.
I would like to mark this section as done. Yes
Minimum overall GPA considered: 3.0
Recommended overall GPA considered:
Enter any additional information regarding application or admission requirements: See Bioscience/ Neuroscience requirements.
I would like to mark this section as done. Yes
Percentage of students receiving financial support: 100
Type of financial support available: Tuition Waiver, Stipend, Research Assistantship, Teaching Assistantship, Department or University Scholarship, Other
What is the minimum financial support for eligible students apart from tuition remission? $38,110
Enter any additional information regarding financial support: Health insurance also provided.
I would like to mark this section as done. Yes
Is your institution participating in the PharmGrad-facilitated Criminal Background Check (CBC) Service? We are not a participating PharmGrad program
Is your institution participating in the PharmGrad-facilitated Drug Screening Service? We are not a participating PharmGrad program
I would like to mark this section as done. Yes
Admin Status Published
Old ID 1876
AACP Institution Number
SIDS 24