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Submission Number: 129
Submission ID: 129
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Created: Tue, 03/17/2020 - 06:32
Completed: Wed, 07/31/2024 - 19:58
Changed: Thu, 08/01/2024 - 10:00

Remote IP address: 40.172.46.39
Submitted by: Anonymous
Language: English

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Current page: Complete
Submitted to: Published Survey

Contact Information

3001 Mercer University Drive
Atlanta
Georgia
30341
United States
Georgia
Yes

Program Application Deadline

July 15, 2025
Yes
Yes
$50
Rolling admissions: The deadline is December 15 for the spring term, April 15 for summer term, and July 15 for the fall term.Applications received after the deadline will be reviewed for the next available semester of entry.
Yes

Program Description

The Mercer Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) program in pharmaceutical sciences is a highly individualized graduate program tailored to each student to prepare them for careers in teaching and research in academic institutions and for employment in industry, government and other institutions involved in health-science oriented research and development.

The Ph.D. program consists of 70 semester hours, including 35 hours of dissertation research. Doctoral students are required to maintain a full-time load of 9 semester hours each semester (fall, spring, summer) while completing degree requirements. Upon successful completion of the program, the Ph.D. degree is awarded.

Admissions requirements and standards are designed to ensure success in the Mercer Ph.D. program. Selecting a candidate for a doctoral program involves many important factors including academic background (undergraduate coursework, GPAs, GRE scores), and extracurricular and work experiences. New students are accepted in the summer, fall and spring semesters.
Yes

Institution Information

Private
Yes
Fall, Spring, Summer
Yes

Degree Requirements

70
Not Required
Required
Required
Not Required
Required
Doctoral students are required to maintain a full-time load of 9 semester hours each semester (fall, spring, summer) while completing degree requirements.
Yes

Degree Information

On Campus
Behavioral Science, Bioengineering, Cellular Biology, Drug Delivery, Immunology, Medicinal Chemistry, Molecular Biology, Nanoscience, Nanotechnology, Neuroscience, Pharmaceutical Science, Pharmaceutics, Pharmacogenomics, Pharmacokinetics, Pharmacology, Pharmacometrics, Psychiatric/Psychological Sciences, Transdermal Drug Delivery, Vaccine Technology
Other areas of study include: Drug Targeting, Neurology, and Vaccine Delivery.
Yes

Program Statistics

Yes
9
Last academic year-country of origin of the accepted students:
2
7
3.60
Yes
Last academic year-graduates job placement:
2
2
1
4.5
Yes

GRE and Other Tests

Yes
Required
GRE scores must be for tests taken no more than 5 years prior to application submission.
Recommended GRE Score:
At least 40 percentile in the verbal section
At least 60 percentile in the quantitative section
TOEFL or IELTS
For applicants from a country where the medium of instruction the primary language is not English, a minimum TOEFL score of 100 on the internet based test (iBT) or IELTS score of 7.5 is required.
Yes

Letters of Recommendation

Yes
3
Recommendations from three Academic Professors who are able to judge the applicant’s accomplishments and academic ability. Information on how to submit your letter of recommendations will be sent upon submission of your PharmGrad application.
Yes

Other Admission Requirements

3.0
3.0
Prospective students for the PhD program are required to:
- Have received a bachelor's degree from a nationally accredited college/university prior to enrollment in the PhD program. Students entering the PhD program are expected to have a background that includes the following minimum prerequisites: integral and differential calculus, statistics, expertise in at least one programming language, one year of biochemistry, and one semester of mammalian physiology.
- Submit a PharmGrad application that includes official transcripts from all colleges/universities attended. International students must submit a course-by-course evaluation report (WES preferred) to PharmGrad.
- All applicants to the program must contact a faculty advisor in their area of interest and the faculty advisor must agree in writing to mentor the student. Pharmaceutical Sciences faculty research areas and contact information: https://pharmacy.mercer.edu/faculty.
Yes

Financial Support

100
Tuition Waiver, Stipend, Research Assistantship, Teaching Assistantship
N/A
Stipends and assistantships are granted based upon the availability of University and Departmental funding, program needs, and external funding, which vary from year to year.
Yes

Background Checks and Drug Screenings

No
No
Yes