Contact Information
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Institution Address:
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Address 1: 7-155 Weaver Densford Hall 
Address 2: 308 Harvard Street SE 
Address 3: University of Minnesota 
City: Minneapolis
State: Minnesota
Zip/Postal Code: 55455
Country: United States

Program Location:: Minnesota
Admissions Office Contact(s)::
- Name: Caroline Gaither
  Title: Interim Director of Graduate Studies, Professor
  Office: 7-177 Weaver-Densford Hall, 308 Harvard Street S.E., 55455
  Phone (Work): 612-626-0811
  Email: cgaither@umn.edu
- Name: Katherine Goffin
  Title: Graduate Program Coordinator
  Office: 7-155 Weaver-Densford Hall, 308 Harvard Street S.E., 55455
  Email: goff0020@umn.edu

Institutional Website::
- https://www.pharmacy.umn.edu/departments/pharmaceutical-care-health-systems/social-and-administrative-pharmacy-graduate-program

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Program Application Deadline
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Application Deadline
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What is your application deadline for the upcoming academic year?: February 01, 2025
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Participation
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Is your program participating in PharmGrad?: No
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Application Fee:: US citizen/permanent resident $75 / International $95 
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Program Description
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Program Description:
The Masters program in Social and Administrative Pharmacy (SAPh) is designed primarily to support the combined MS/Residency program. Students are rarely admitted to the MS program outside of the being admitted to the MS/Residency offering. Students interested in pursuing a combined residency/MS degree are encouraged to review more information at: https://www.pharmacy.umn.edu/pharmaceutical-care-health-systems/graduate-program/combined-ms-and-residency-program  

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Institution Information
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Is your institution public or private?: Public
Is your program accepting applications for this program?: Yes
Program Start Term:: Fall
Satellite/Branch campuses::
- University of Minnesota - Twin Cities University of Minnesota -Duluth 

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Degree Requirements
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Credits Required for Degree: : 30
Required Rotations:: Not Required
Seminars:: Required
College-based Qualifying/Comprehensive Exam:: Not Required
Other Qualifying Exams or Certifications:: Not Required
Thesis/Dissertation:: Required
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Degree Information
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Delivery Method: Hybrid
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Area(s) of Study:: Administrative Science, Behavioral Science, Biometrics/Biostatistics, Cognitive Science, Education, Epidemiology, Health Outcomes, Health Policy, Health Services, Informatics, Pharmaceutical Science, Pharmacoeconomics, Pharmacogenomics, Pharmacy Care, Pharmacy Communication, Pharmacy Management, Pharmacy Marketing, Pharmacy Policy, Pharmacy Practice, Psychiatric/Psychological Sciences, Public Health, Regulatory Science, Social Science, Translational Science
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Program Statistics
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Have you previously enrolled students in this program?: Yes
Last academic year-number of accepted students for your program:: 4
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United States: 4
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Last academic year-average overall GPA of the accepted students:: 3.37
Have you graduated your first class for this program?: Yes
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Last 5 academic years-estimated average years of study to graduation:: 2
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GRE and Other Tests
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GRE Section
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 Is the GRE required?: No

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GRE is not required.

Are any of the following tests required for international applicants?: TOEFL or IELTS
Other tests or credentials::
PhORCAS materials submitted as part of the residency application contain most of the application requirements and are used by the admissions committee for admissions decisions. Once selected into a residency program, the Director of Graduate Studies and Graduate Program Coordinator work with applicants to process remaining admissions requirements.

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Letters of Recommendation
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Letters of Recommendation:
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Are letters of recommendations required by your program?: Yes
 If yes, how many letters of recommendation are required?: 3

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Letters of recommendation submitted through PhORCAS often suffice for the purposes of admission and application requirements. The Director of Graduate Studies and Graduate Program Coordinator will work with applicants following residency placement to obtain these materials when applicable.

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Other Admission Requirements
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Minimum overall GPA considered:: 2.8
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Financial Support
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Percentage of students receiving financial support:: 0
Type of financial support available:: None
What is the minimum financial support for eligible students apart from tuition remission?: N/A
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MS students are not guaranteed financial support from the graduate program. Financial support is provided by the residency program for combined MS/Residency applicants.

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Background Checks and Drug Screenings
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Is your institution participating in the PharmGrad-facilitated Criminal Background Check (CBC) Service?: We are not a participating PharmGrad program
Is your institution participating in the PharmGrad-facilitated Drug Screening Service?: We are not a participating PharmGrad program
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