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Address 1: 9401 Jeronimo Road
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City: Irvine
State: California
Zip/Postal Code: 92618
Country: United States

Program Location:: California
Admissions Office Contact(s)::
- Name: Office of Graduate Programs
  Title: School of Pharmacy, Graduate Programs
  Office: 9401 Jeronimo Road, #273 Irvine, CA 92618-1908
  Phone (Work): +1 (714) 516-5497
  Email: gradpharmsci@chapman.edu
- Name: Howard Ying
  Title: Assistant Director, Graduate Admission
  Phone (Work): +1 (714) 516-5020
  Email: hying@chapman.edu

Institutional Website::
- https://www.chapman.edu/pharmacy/
- https://www.chapman.edu/pharmacy/academic-programs/graduate-programs/master-of-science-in-regulatory-affairs.aspx
- https://go.chapman.edu/register/CUSP-info

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Program Application Deadline
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Application Deadline
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What is your application deadline for the upcoming academic year?: June 30, 2024
Does this program use rolling admissions?: Yes

Participation
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Is your program participating in PharmGrad?: Yes

Application Fee:: $50
Application Deadline Description::
Rolling admission. 
Deadline for Fall 2024 admission - June 30, 2024.
Applications received after the deadlines will be considered on a space-available basis.

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Program Description
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Program Description:
The Master of Science of Regulatory Affairs (MSRA) is a 4-semester online program that provides advanced didactic education and experiential simulation training in an advanced and flexible online format to help professionals advance as regulatory affairs experts and leaders. 

Regulatory affairs courses within this program will provide you with the knowledge and skills you need to effectively manage the regulatory process.  From discovery and invention to commercialization of a Medical Device, the program will cover the steps that are required to bring a medical device to market, both in the U.S. and around the globe.  Graduate courses address critical regulatory issues affecting all of the stages and processes in medical device regulatory affairs.

Graduates of the program can pursue a variety of career opportunities in the pharmaceutical, biotech and medical device industry, regulatory agencies, contract research organizations, consulting firms, among other organizations. 

The School of Pharmacy is located on Chapman’s Rinker Health Sciences Campus, in beautiful Irvine, California. Our location in Orange County provides unique opportunities for students to network with numerous nearby health care organizations and companies. Orange County is the #1 county in the U.S. with the number of employees in the health field and #2 for the number of medical equipment and supplies manufacturing establishments (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics). There are a substantial number of regulatory affairs positions and job opportunities in Orange County and the surrounding area.

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Institution Information
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Is your institution public or private?: Private
Is your program accepting applications for this program?: No
Program Start Term:: Fall
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Degree Requirements
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Credits Required for Degree: : 30
Required Rotations:: Not Required
Seminars:: Not Required
College-based Qualifying/Comprehensive Exam:: Not Required
Other Qualifying Exams or Certifications:: Not Required
Thesis/Dissertation:: Not Required
Additional Information about Degree Requirements::
The program has Thesis and Non-thesis options. 

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Degree Information
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Delivery Method: Distance Pathway/Online
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Area(s) of Study:: Administrative Science, Health Policy, Pharmacy Policy, Regulatory Science, Social Science
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Program Statistics
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Have you previously enrolled students in this program?: No
Have you graduated your first class for this program?: No
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GRE and Other Tests
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GRE Section
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 Is the GRE required?: No

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GRE is not required but may be submitted to augment an application.

Are any of the following tests required for international applicants?: TOEFL or IELTS
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Letters of Recommendation
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Letters of Recommendation:
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Are letters of recommendations required by your program?: Yes
 If yes, how many letters of recommendation are required?: 2

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The letters should be from professors or employers familiar with applicant's academic abilities. 
If the last degree was awarded less than three years ago, at least one of the letters must be from a professor at the university that awarded the degree.

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Other Admission Requirements
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Minimum overall GPA considered:: 2.5
Recommended overall GPA considered:: 3.0
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An English Proficiency Test score must be submitted if an applicant did not receive a degree in a country where English was the official language. 
The minimal accepted score is: TOEFL = 80 (internet); IELTS = 6.5; PTEA = 53; CAE = 180.
English Proficiency Test scores are valid for two years.
Applicants with English Proficiency Scores that do not meet the minimum requirement are encouraged to retake the test to meet the requirement before applying. 

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Financial Support
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Percentage of students receiving financial support:: 0
Type of financial support available:: None
What is the minimum financial support for eligible students apart from tuition remission?: N/A
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Background Checks and Drug Screenings
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Is your institution participating in the PharmGrad-facilitated Criminal Background Check (CBC) Service?: No
Is your institution participating in the PharmGrad-facilitated Drug Screening Service?: No
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