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Apr 18, 2024
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Graduate School Course Catalog 2015-2016 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
Pharmaceutical Sciences, M.S.
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Alfred Williams, Chair (Interim)
2011 BRITE Building
E-mail: awilliams@nccu.edu
Department Phone: (919) 530-6706
David Thompson, BRITE Director
1011 BRITE Building
E-mail: dthomson@nccu.edu
Department Phone: (919) 530-7001
Overview
The Master of Science (MS) program in the Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences at NCCU prepares students for careers in pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries, and provides a solid foundation for those who plan to continue their education at the doctorate level. The graduate program in Pharmaceutical Sciences emphasizes excellence through teaching and state-of-the-art research in biotechnology and drug development.
Admission Requirements
For unconditional admission to the graduate program, a student must hold a bachelor’s degree in biology, chemistry, or related science with a minimum of 30 credits in biology, chemistry (including organic chemistry), biochemistry, and physics at the undergraduate level and a cumulative GPA of 3.0 in these courses. A conditional admission may involve correcting topic deficiencies by taking undergraduate courses that are prerequisites to graduate courses. Undergraduate biology and chemistry course deficiencies need to be removed within one semester of admission into the program. Credits in these courses do not count towards the graduate program.
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Degree Requirements for the Master of Science in Pharmaceutical Sciences
A total of thirty-six (36) semester credit hours including 3 credits of graduate research and 3 credits of thesis, are required for graduation from the department. Students must maintain a cumulative grade point average of 3.0 or higher to remain in the program. The curriculum requirements are as follows:
Core Courses
Eighteen (18) credit hours of core curriculum courses listed below must be completed by students in the program:
Elective Courses
Twelve (12) credits hours of elective courses are required. The electives should be selected from the following list of course work in consultation with student research advisors based on specific research interest.
Research and Thesis
Registration and completion of graduate research (3 hours) and thesis credits (3 hours) are required of all students:
Foreign Language Examination
Students are required to demonstrate knowledge of a foreign language, sign language, statistics, computer language, or other research tool. This requirement may be fulfilled by one semester of course work (3 hrs credit) in a foreign language, sign language, statistics, or a computer language at the graduate level. The Department also offers Bioinformatics (PHRM 5170) and Cheminformatics (PHRG 5180 ) as additional options to meet the language requirement. However, courses taken to meet the language requirement may not be used as course credit toward the master’s degree. Alternatively, the requirement may be fulfilled if the student passes a modern language examination administered for this purpose by the Modern Foreign Language Department at North Carolina Central University in French, German, or Spanish.
Comprehensive Written Examination
Students are required to successfully pass a written comprehensive examination covering each of the six core curriculum courses. Students may select any four subject exams and are required to score a grade of B or higher in order to pass each section. A grade of less than B will require that the student retake that/those exam(s) at the next regularly schedule comprehensive exam date. Students are encouraged to discuss issues regarding the comprehensive examination with the Department Chair, Graduate Coordinator, and the directors of each core course.
Transfer Credits
A maximum of 6 credits of graduate level coursework completed with a grade of B or better can be transferred towards the MS program, except when such credits have been applied towards graduation in another program.
Graduate Curriculum Guide for Masters in Pharmaceutical Sciences
Fall Semester
PHRM 5110 - Biopharmaceutical Manuf. (3) or - CHEG 5000 - Biochemistry (3)
PHRM 5100 - Drug Discovery (3) PHRM 5140 - Adv. Meth. in Prot. Chem. (3)
Fall Semester
- CHEG 5000 - Biochemistry (3)
OR PHRM 5110 - Biopharmaceutical Manuf. (3) PHRM 5XXX Elective Course (3)
PHRM 5XXX Elective Course (3)
Approval of Thesis Plan/Admit to Candidacy
Summer Year 2 (As Needed)
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