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data:
  contact:
    - contact_email: dwitsoe@westernu.edu
      contact_extension: '5541'
      contact_name: 'Daniell Mendoza'
      contact_office: 'Office of Admissions'
      contact_title: 'Associate Director of Admissions'
      contact_work: 909-469-5541
  contact_website:
    - 'https://www.westernu.edu/'
    - 'https://prospective.westernu.edu/pharmacy/msps/'
  contact_info_done:
    - 'Yes'
  rolling_admissions: {  }
  program_deadline_done:
    - 'Yes'
  program_description_done:
    - 'Yes'
  program_start_term:
    - Fall
  pgrad_campus: {  }
  institution_info_done:
    - 'Yes'
  required_rotations:
    - PGRAD_NOTREQ
  degree_requirements_done:
    - 'Yes'
  curricular_focus_or_concentration: {  }
  areas_of_study:
    - PG_STUDY_SEARCH_TERM_5
    - PG_STUDY_SEARCH_TERM_6
    - PG_STUDY_SEARCH_TERM_8
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    - PG_STUDY_SEARCH_TERM_49
    - PG_STUDY_SEARCH_TERM_59
    - PG_STUDY_SEARCH_TERM_73
  degree_info_done:
    - 'Yes'
  program_stats_done:
    - 'Yes'
  gre_and_other_tests_done:
    - 'Yes'
  letters_of_recommendation_done:
    - 'Yes'
  other_admission_done:
    - 'Yes'
  type_of_financial_support_available:
    - PGRAD_WAIVER
    - PGRAD_STP
    - PGRAD_TEACH
  financial_support_done:
    - 'Yes'
  cbc_and_drug_screening_done:
    - 'Yes'
  aacp_institution_number: ''
  active: 'Yes'
  additional_job_placements_info: ''
  admin_status: Published
  application_deadline_description: 'Applications must be received (including all supporting application materials) no later than March 1st for the subsequent Fall admission.'
  banner_image: westernu.jpg
  cbc_grad_radio: 'We are not a participating PharmGrad program'
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  credits_required_for_degree: '36'
  deadline_date: '2026-03-01'
  degree_requiremnts_add_info: 'A minimum of 36 semester credit hours is required for completion of the MSBPS program. This includes 17 hours of didactic study and 19 hours of research credits, leading to a thesis. Students are required to submit a written thesis to the Thesis Advisory Committee for approval at the end of their two years. In addition, students will be required to defend their thesis via an oral presentation of the thesis content at the end of the program.'
  degree_type: M.S.
  delivery_method: 'On Campus'
  drug_grad_radio: 'We are not a participating PharmGrad program'
  focus_additional_degree_information: ''
  gre_required: '    Not Required or Recommended '
  institution_name: 'Western University of Health Sciences'
  international: ''
  link_to_application: ''
  minimum_financial_support: '$30,000'
  notify_title: 'Master of Science in Biotechnology and Pharmaceutical Sciences (MSBPS)'
  old_id: '1930'
  pg_last_year_average_gpa: ''
  pg_last_year_number_accepted: '15'
  pgrad_aca_jb_plce: ''
  pgrad_accepting_apps: 'Yes'
  pgrad_analytic: 'See below'
  pgrad_app_fee: $40
  pgrad_avg_yrs_grad: '2'
  pgrad_fic_other_info: 'Financial support, which includes a stipend and full payment of tuition, is available to qualified applicants on a limited, competitive basis in the form of teaching assistantships. Support is for 12 months (including summers) and is limited to two consecutive years for any student. Students may also receive a travel stipend, which allows for travel to a national meeting. '
  pgrad_fic_support: '90'
  pgrad_gov_jb_plce: ''
  pgrad_gps_est: ''
  pgrad_gre_desc: |-
    Graduate Record Examination (GRE) taken within the last five (5) years, with a combined verbal and quantitative score of greater than or equal to 300 is recommended and a minimum of 10% for the analytical writing section.

    The program also accepts the Medical College Admission Test (MCAT), and the Dental Admission Test (DAT).  The minimum for the MCAT is total score of 497.  The minimum for the DAT is an academic average of 15.
  pgrad_gre_oldest: 'Taken within the last 5 years'
  pgrad_gre_req: 'Yes'
  pgrad_ind_jb_plce: ''
  pgrad_lof_acc: 'Three letters of reference are required from individuals who are familiar with the applicant’s scholarship and research potential. '
  pgrad_lor_acc: '3'
  pgrad_lor_req: 'Yes'
  pgrad_oth_cred: 'Applicants are also required to submit a Personal Statement (500 words or less) describing (1) their educational background, (2) their areas of interest in biotechnology and pharmaceutical sciences, and (3) additional information that would strengthen the application, such as achievements or overcoming adversity.'
  pgrad_oth_jb_plce: ''
  pgrad_oth_tests: |-
    All applicants submitting course work from foreign universities are required to pass English language requirements before they are eligible for financial assistance. A minimum score of 89 on the Internal Based TOEFL (iBT) or 6.5 on the IELTS is recommended. Only scores less than 2 years old from the application deadline will be considered. 

    All coursework taken from non-US institutions must be submitted to an approved service for evaluation, such as the World Education Services (WES).
     
  pgrad_other_qualifying_exams_or_certifications: 'Not Required'
  pgrad_ovrl_gpa_cons: '2.50'
  pgrad_participation: 'No'
  pgrad_prog_desc: |+
    Recent advances in biotechnology and pharmaceutical sciences make pharmaceutical research a rewarding career for people interested in discovering new scientific knowledge with the goal of advancing human health.  

    Emphasizing interdisciplinary study, WesternU’s two-year Master of Science in Biotechnology and Pharmaceutical Sciences (MSBPS) is a thesis-based research-intensive program that will expose you to cutting-edge areas of research and study.  The program has a diverse group of faculty with scientific expertise in pharmaceutics, pharmacokinetics, neuropharmacology, cardiovascular physiology and pharmacology, pharmacogenomics, computational biology, microbiology, virology, and molecular immunology.

    A unique advantage of the MSBPS program is the generous financial aid package that it provides to admitted students.  Students receive a tuition waiver and a stipend in the form of a teaching assistantship.  In essence, students earn their degrees at no cost.

    With a strong series of courses and hands-on research training, students graduate from our program and transition to advancing their careers.  We have a strong track record of student placement into positions in the biotechnology or pharmaceutical industry, and into further graduate training such as Ph.D. or professional programs.  

  pgrad_pubpriv: Private
  pgrad_qualify: 'Not Required'
  pgrad_quant: 'See below'
  pgrad_recommended_overall_gpa_considered: '3.0'
  pgrad_semi: Required
  pgrad_thesis: Required
  pgrad_toefl_req: 'TOEFL or IELTS'
  pgrad_unk_jb_plce: ''
  pgrad_verbal: 'See below'
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  program_location: CA
  program_name: 'Biotechnology and Pharmaceutical Sciences'
  program_statistics_graduated: 'Yes'
  program_statistics_previous: 'Yes'
  school_city: Pomona
  school_country: US
  school_state: CA
  school_street_1: '309 E. Second Street'
  school_street_2: ''
  school_street_3: ''
  school_zip: '91766'
  short_name: 'Western U of Health Sciences'
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