Overview

The Pharmaceutical Sciences degree is offered by Chapman University's Schmid College of Science and Technology and the M.S. degree is offered by the School of Pharmacy at the Rinker Health Science Campus in Irvine.

The programme is open to all undergraduate Biochemistry, Molecular Biology, Chemistry, and Biological Sciences majors who meet the admissions requirements. Graduates of the programme can pursue a variety of career opportunities in the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries.

Key facts

Chapman students can apply to the M.S. programme in their junior or senior year. Admission to the programme is conditional pending the completion of the bachelor's degree.

If accepted into a graduate programme, undergraduate students may take up to 12 graduate credits once they have completed a minimum of 90 undergraduate credits have been completed or will be completed prior to the start of the course in order to enroll in a graduate course.

These 12 credits can be used to satisfy the undergraduate graduation requirements and count toward the M.S. programme. Students would complete the remaining credit hours of graduate coursework beginning in the summer after receiving the undergraduate degree.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Ethics

Drug Discovery

Pharmaceutical Analysis

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 60 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-02-01 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-10-15 00:00:00
Starting 2027-08-25 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-01-15 00:00:00

Language

English

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Credits

150 SCH

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Los Angeles, United States

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

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Other requirements

General requirements

Students with a cumulative 3.000 GPA or higher must apply the semester before the senior year of their bachelor's degree (i.e. in the second semester of their junior year) in biochemistry and molecular biology.

Two letters of recommendation from individuals familiar with students' academic abilities.

A personal statement of approximately 500-1,000 words, which includes: a) student's interest in the accelerated program at Chapman; b) research goals; c) career goals; and d) academic and research achievements.

Official transcript from baccalaureate program at Chapman.

Resume or curriculum vitae.

Conditional basis until they meet the following criteria:

Completion of PHS 601, PHS 602, PHS 623, and PHS 641 with a grade of C+ or higher.

All B.S. in Biochemistry, Molecular Biology, Chemistry, and Biological Sciences degree requirements are met and the degree is bestowed by the university.

The cumulative GPA at graduation is 3.000 or higher.

Tuition Fees

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Non-residents

33745 USD / year

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Out-of-State

33745 USD / year

≈ 33745 USD / year
Domestic

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In-State

33745 USD / year

≈ 33745 USD / year

Living costs

Los Angeles

United States

1520 - 2570 USD / month

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

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Key information

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