The Toledo college of Pharmacy awards the bachelor of science degree in pharmacy upon completion of a five-year undergraduate program. Graduate studies can lead to a master of science degree in medicinal chemistry, pharmaceutical sciences, pharmacy administration, or the joint MBA/MS in pharmacy. Doctoral programs include the doctor of pharmacy degree and the doctor of philosophy degree in medicinal chemistry. The college offers internship/externship opportunities and has an above 90 percent job placement rate for its graduates.

Degrees Offered

Master of Science in Pharmaceutical Sciences

The master of science in pharmaceutical sciences degree is designed to prepare an individual for responsibilities in professional practice, the pharmaceutical industry and scientific research beyond those possible with a baccalaureate.Although a single degree is conferred, specialization is possible in that the curriculum is organized into three distinct disciplines. Applicants must select the program of study (option) they wish to pursue. The master of science in pharmaceutical sciences is granted to the student who satisfactorily completes a minimum of 30 semester hours of graduate credit with a 3.0 or better GPA. Of the 30 semester hours, a maximum of 6 semester hours is granted for thesis research.

Curriculum and Options - M.S. Program in Pharmaceutical Science The options available to graduate students are: pharmacology/toxicology, administrative pharmacy and industrial pharmacy.

Pharmacology/Toxicology option :

Undergraduate courses required (or their equivalents):

• CHEM 3720 Physical Chemistry For The Biosciences II
• CHEM 3710 Physical Chemistry For The Biosciences I
• MATH 1750 Mathematics For The Life Sciences I
• MATH 1760 Mathematics For The Life Sciences II
• MBC 3310 Medicinal Chemistry I: Drug Action and Design
• MBC 3320 Medicinal Chemistry II: Drug Targeting To Receptors
• MBC 4300 Medicinal Chemistry III: Chemotherapy and Immunotherapy
• PHCL 2600 Functional Anatomy and Pathophysiology I
• PHCL 2620 Functional Anatomy and Pathophysiology I

Graduate courses required:

• BIOL 5610 Advanced Biostatistics or
• PHCL 5140 Interpretation of Pharmaceutical Data
• PHCL 5720 Pharmacology II: Endocrine and CNS Pharmacology
• PHCL 5700 Pharmacology I-Principles of Pharmacology, Autonomic Pharmacology and Non-Steroidal Anti- Inflammatory Agents and Related Pharmacology
• PHCL 5730 Toxicology I
• PHCL 5900 Drug Disposition
• PHCL 6150 Advanced Pharmacokinetics or
• PHCL 5760 Toxicokinetics
• PHCL 6600 Seminar in Pharmacology
• PHCL 6700 Pharmacology III: CNS and Cardiovascular/ Renal Pharmacology
• PHCL 6720 Pharmacology IV: Chemotherapeutics
• PHCL 6900 M.S. Thesis Research in Pharmacology
• PHCL 6920 M.S. Thesis Research in Pharmacology

Additional course work may be selected from the following

• CHEM 6310 Separation Methods
• MBC 5620 Biochemical Techniques
• MBC 6190 Advanced Medicinal Chemistry
• PHCL 5300 Selected Topics in Pharmacology
• PHCL 5420 Advanced Neuroscience
• PHCL 5750 Toxicology II
• PHCL 5760 Toxicokinetics
• PHCL 6770 Toxicological Risk Assessment

Master of Science in Medicinal Chemistry

Admission Requirements

Satisfactory completion of a bachelor's degree in chemistry, biology, pharmacy or a related discipline is required. It is assumed that the under-graduate training will include differential and integral calculus, college physics, a one-year course in general and inorganic chemistry including a laboratory, a one-year course in organic chemistry including a laboratory, and training in analytical chemistry. An undergraduate course in physical chemistry is recommended. The admission requirements of the Graduate School of the University apply.

Degree Requirements

Master's students need to complete the following courses as partial fulfill-ment of their requirement for an M.S. degree:

• MBC 5100 Research Practices in Medicinal Chemistry
• MBC 5620 Biochemical Techniques
• MBC 5900 Medicinal Chemistry Seminar
• MBC 6190 Advanced Medicinal Chemistry
• MBC 6200 Biomedicinal Chemistry
• MBC 6550 Biochemistry
• MBC 6960 M.S.
• Thesis Research in Medicinal Chemistry (6 hours required)

In addition, the following items also must be completed:

1. Minimum of 30 semester hours graduate credit of which no more than 6 hours are counted from the category of M.S. thesis or Ph. D. dissertation research (MBC 6960/8960).
2. Preparation of a written M.S. thesis based upon the results of an original research investigation performed by the student during the M.S. program at The University of Toledo.
3. Successful oral defense of the thesis before the thesis advisory com-mittee (consisting of the thesis adviser and two other members) and presentation of the results of the thesis research in a seminar before the department of medicinal and biological chemistry.
4. Acceptance of this thesis by the M.S. thesis adviser and the thesis advisory committee.
5. Maintenance of a GPA of 3.0 or higher.