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Submission Number: 365
Submission ID: 365
Submission UUID: c61bfcd4-3567-470b-b145-47ab7f92dee8
Submission URI: /publishedsurvey

Created: Wed, 06/10/2020 - 09:54
Completed: Mon, 07/28/2025 - 11:39
Changed: Tue, 07/29/2025 - 11:44

Remote IP address: 138.88.107.82
Submitted by: Anonymous
Language: English

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Current page: Complete
Submitted to: Published Survey

Contact Information

Bouvé College of Health Sciences Graduate Admissions
120 Behrakis Health Science Center
360 Huntington Ave
Boston
Massachusetts
02115
United States
Massachusetts
Yes

Program Application Deadline

December 06, 2025
No
https://enroll.northeastern.edu/apply/
$100.00
Yes

Program Description

The pharmacology PhD enables students to specialize in the study of the actions of drugs and their effects in living systems. In addition to the opportunity for developing a sound knowledge base through coursework and seminars, the program is designed to strengthen students’ ability to understand and evaluate critically current pharmacology literature, informing the students’ independent laboratory research that advances our understanding of drugs, their actions, and their pharmacotherapeutic applications. Recent graduates with a pharmacology PhD have found employment in academic and industrial research positions.
Yes

Institution Information

Private
Yes
Fall
Yes

Degree Requirements

30
Not Required
Required
Required
Not Required
Required
Please see the course catalog for current curriculum: https://catalog.northeastern.edu/graduate/health-sciences/pharmacy/pharmacology-phd/#text
Yes

Degree Information

On Campus
Drug Discovery, Experimental Therapeutics, Medicinal Chemistry, Pharmaceutical Science, Pharmacology, Pharmacotherapy, Translational Science
Yes

Program Statistics

Yes
1
Last academic year-country of origin of the accepted students:
Yes
Last academic year-graduates job placement:
5
Yes

GRE and Other Tests

No
The GRE is optional.
If you submit a GRE the recommendation is that the test must be taken within the last five years with a suggested score of 305 — a minimum score of 150 Verbal Reasoning and 150 Quantitative Reasoning is preferred. Specialty subject GRE’s are not required.
TOEFL or IELTS
For those whose native language is not English, the TOEFL or IELTS exam will be required. A minimum score of 100 in the iBT TOEFL is preferred, or a minimum score of 7.5 in the IELTS Academic is preferred. This program will not accept Duolingo.
Yes

Letters of Recommendation

Yes
3
Yes

Other Admission Requirements

3.0
3.0
A minimum (undergraduate) grade-point average (GPA) of 3.00 or better
Prerequisites: A baccalaureate degree in biology, chemistry, medical technology, pharmacy, chemical engineering, or a related field.
At least two semesters of undergraduate courses (or their equivalent) in each of the following: mathematics (including calculus), biology, physics, biochemistry, and organic chemistry.

INTERNATIONAL STUDENT INFORMATION
Applicants who have degree coursework from institutions outside of the United States must submit a credential evaluation.
Educational Credential Evaluators – www.ece.org
World Education Services, Inc. – www.wes.org
Scholaro: Scholaro.com
For those whose native language is not English, the TOEFL or IELTS exam will be required.
Yes

Financial Support

84
Tuition Waiver, Stipend, Research Assistantship, Teaching Assistantship
N/A
For additional information regarding PhD funding: https://phd.northeastern.edu/conditions-of-admission/
Yes

Background Checks and Drug Screenings

We are not a participating PharmGrad program
We are not a participating PharmGrad program
Yes