Medicinal Chemistry/Pharmacy Dual-Degree (BS/PharmD)

To enter this program, applicants begin by meeting the general requirements for undergraduate admission outlined in the Towson University Undergraduate Catalog. After completing three years of study at Towson, an application for admission is submitted to the UMB School of Pharmacy. This application requires the results of the Pharmacy College Admission Test (PCAT) and a minimum grade point average (GPA) of 2.5 (4.0 Scale). For students entering the UMB School of Pharmacy, the average GPA has been 3.5 and overall PCAT scores have been in the 80th and 90th percentiles.

Qualified students are offered admission interviews conducted by faculty, students and alumni at the UMB School of Pharmacy each spring . Upon satisfactory completion of the first two years of the UMB School of Pharmacy curriculum, students may apply to Towson University to receive their B.S. in Medicinal Chemistry. Upon completion of the remaining curriculum, the student graduates from the University of Maryland with the degree of Doctor of Pharmacy (Pharm. D.) and is eligible to take the national and state board examinations required for licensure to practice the profession as a Registered Pharmacist.

This flexible dual-degree program offers various options of study:

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