The College of Pharmacy & Health Sciences offers a doctor of
pharmacy (Pharm.D.) degree program that prepares students to become
advanced pharmacy practitioners who possess the knowledge and
skills required to function as authorities on the use of medicines,
and who can apply pharmaceutical and biomedical science to the
practical problems of drug therapy. Doctor of Pharmacy
practitioners are capable of contributing to the interdisciplinary
delivery of primary health care and can function as drug therapy
information resource specialists. Students also are prepared for
specialty professional studies and for graduate study in the
pharmaceutical sciences.
The College of Pharmacy & Health Sciences offers the Master
of Science in Pharmaceutical Sciences in five areas of emphasis:
pharmaceutics, pharmacology, medicinal chemistry, pharmacy
administration and clinical sciences. The program involves an
intensive curriculum consisting of didactic courses and thesis
research. Successful completion of the MS in Pharmaceutical
Sciences degree requires successful completion of at least 30
semester credit hours with not less than 6 hours of research
credit. The research must be compiled into a thesis, which is
presented and defended in front of the committee.
Physician assistants (PAs) are highly trained health
professionals who practice medicine with physician supervision. PAs
can offer comprehensive medical services to their patients, from
basic primary care to high tech specialty procedures. Recently,
US News and World Report listed a career as a physician
assistant as one of the 50 best, with an average annual starting
salary for new graduates of approximately
$80,000, and expects strong growth over the next
decade.