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City: Phiadelphia
State: Pennsylvania
Zip/Postal Code: 19131
Country: United States

Program Location:: Pennsylvania
Admissions Office Contact(s)::
- Name: Graduate Admissions
  Office: Graduate and Extended Studies
  Phone (Work): 6106603131
  Email: gradstudies@sju.edu

Institutional Website::
- https://www.sju.edu/degree-programs/pharmaceutics-phd
- https://academiccatalog.sju.edu/health-professions/phila-college-pharm/pharm-sciences/pharmaceutics-phd/

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Program Application Deadline
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What is your application deadline for the upcoming academic year?: June 01, 2024
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Is your program participating in PharmGrad?: No
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Application Fee:: $35
Application Deadline Description::
The application deadline for admission to Saint Joseph’s PhD in pharmaceutics program are:

Priority Review for ALL applicants: March 1
International Student Deadline: March 1
Domestic Student Deadline: June 1


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Program Description
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Program Description:
Saint Joseph’s University’s Pharmaceutics PhD explores how to best administer a drug to the human body and turn chemicals into effective medications. By researching the ways in which drugs interact with the human body, you will advance to the forefront of medical progress and enable modern medical breakthroughs. With a doctoral degree in pharmaceutics from Saint Joseph's, your knowledge and connections with faculty and classmates on hands-on research projects will help you continue a rewarding career in the healthcare industry as a researcher and innovator.

Long-standing relationships with healthcare companies and pharmaceutical organizations present you with many fieldwork and job opportunities in pharmacy. These companies include:

GlaxoSmithKline
Merck
Johnson & Johnson
Penn Medicine

Obtaining a doctorate in pharmaceutics from Saint Joseph’s University offers the opportunity to work in our recently renovated Industrial Pharmacy Laboratory, a full-scale, GLP-compliant pharmaceutical research facility fully equipped to support analysis, preformulation and formulation research of drugs.

Saint Joseph's pharmacology and toxicology students have the opportunity to collaborate and work with pharmaceutics and pharmaceutical sciences faculty who are experts in areas including drug delivery, pharmacokinetics, precision medicine and more. Our small, dynamic classes allow for discussion, reflection and collaboration.

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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?: Yes
Program Start Term:: Fall
Satellite/Branch campuses::
- Hawk Hill Campus
- University City Campus
- Lancaster Campus

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Degree Requirements
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Credits Required for Degree: : 40
Required Rotations:: Research
Seminars:: Required
College-based Qualifying/Comprehensive Exam:: Not Required
Other Qualifying Exams or Certifications:: Not Required
Thesis/Dissertation:: Required
Additional Information about Degree Requirements::
The PhD in pharmaceutics requires:

-At least 20 credit hours of acceptable non-research graduate level courses
-At least 20 research credit hours
-An approved written dissertation and the successful oral defense of that dissertation

View required courses for this program in the academic catalog. Please contact us if you have any questions about the program curriculum.

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Degree Information
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Delivery Method: On Campus
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Area(s) of Study:: Pharmaceutics
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The PhD in pharmaceutics requires:

-At least 20 credit hours of acceptable non-research graduate level courses
-At least 20 research credit hours
-An approved written dissertation and the successful oral defense of that dissertation

View required courses for this program in the academic catalog. Please contact us if you have any questions about the program curriculum.

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Program Statistics
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Have you previously enrolled students in this program?: Yes
Last academic year-number of accepted students for your program:: 24
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United States: 5
International: 19

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Have you graduated your first class for this program?: Yes
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Top employers of graduates from the School of Health Professions include GlaxoSmithKline, Merck, MossRehab, Johnson & Johnson and the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania.

Graduates of the Pharmaceutics PhD program can expect to earn an annual salary of $132,002 with a career as a pharmaceutical researcher. 

Last 5 academic years-estimated average years of study to graduation:: 5
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GRE and Other Tests
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 Is the GRE required?: No

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Are any of the following tests required for international applicants?: TOEFL or IELTS
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Applicants should take note that the minimum language scores are as follows:

90 on the TOEFL IBT**
8.5 on the TOEFL Essentials Test
550 on the written TOEFL
6.5 overall on the IELTS
60 on the PTE
120 on the Duolingo English Test

**For entrance into Biology, Chemistry, Pharmaceutics, and Pharmacology/Toxicology programs, applicants must have a minimum TOEFL score of 90 or DuoLingo score of 120.

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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?: 3

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Other Admission Requirements
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Minimum overall GPA considered:: 3.0
Recommended overall GPA considered:: 3.5
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You must meet the following prerequisites to be considered for admission to the PhD in pharmaceutics:

-Have a bachelor’s degree in science or health from an accredited university or college
-Complete the following prerequisite courses:
Mathematical Analysis I–III or equivalent to Pre-Calculus, Calculus I–II (10 credits)
Pharmaceutics and Biopharmaceutics I/ II/Pharmaceutics lab (8 credits)
Introduction to Biostatistics or equivalent (3 credits)
Physical Chemistry I or equivalent (4 credits)
Differential Equations or equivalent (3 credits)
Analytical Chemistry/Lab (4 credits) OR Cell Biology Methods/Lab or equivalent (5 credits)
Research Methods in Pharmaceutics or equivalent (2 credits)
GRE scores are optional. You can submit them if you think they’ll strengthen your application

*Credit hours are listed to aid determination of equivalent prerequisite courses and to plan course loads for the full time status. Please contact the program director if you have any questions.

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Financial Support
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Percentage of students receiving financial support:: 50
Type of financial support available:: Tuition Waiver, Research Assistantship, Teaching Assistantship, Department or University Scholarship, Other
What is the minimum financial support for eligible students apart from tuition remission?: N/A
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See https://www.sju.edu/financial-aid/graduate for more information.

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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?: 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
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