Contact Information
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Institution Address:
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Address 1: 3001 Mercer University Drive
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City: Atlanta
State: Georgia
Zip/Postal Code: 30341
Country: United States

Program Location:: Georgia
Admissions Office Contact(s)::
- Name: Samiya Ahmed
  Title: Academic Support Services Coordinator
  Phone (Work): 678-547-6730
  Email: ahmed_s@mercer.edu

Institutional Website::
- https://pharmacy.mercer.edu/academic-programs/ph-d/
- https://pharmacy.mercer.edu/admissions/ph-d/

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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?: July 15, 2025
Does this program use rolling admissions?: Yes

Participation
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Is your program participating in PharmGrad?: Yes

Application Fee:: $50
Application Deadline Description::
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.

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Program Description
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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.


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Institution Information
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Is your institution public or private?: Private
Is your program accepting applications for this program?: Yes
Program Start Term:: Fall, Spring, Summer
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Degree Requirements
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Credits Required for Degree: : 70
Required Rotations:: Not Required
Seminars:: Required
College-based Qualifying/Comprehensive Exam:: Required
Other Qualifying Exams or Certifications:: Not Required
Thesis/Dissertation:: Required
Additional Information about Degree Requirements::
Doctoral students are required to maintain a full-time load of 9 semester hours each semester (fall, spring, summer) while completing degree requirements.

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Degree Information
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Delivery Method: On Campus
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Area(s) of Study:: 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
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Other areas of study include: Drug Targeting, Neurology, and Vaccine Delivery.

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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:: 9
Last academic year-country of origin of the accepted students:
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United States: 2
International: 7

Last academic year-average overall GPA of the accepted students:: 3.60
Have you graduated your first class for this program?: Yes
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Academia: 2
Industry: 2
Government: 1
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Last 5 academic years-estimated average years of study to graduation:: 4.5
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GRE and Other Tests
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GRE Section
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 Is the GRE required?: Yes
Is a GRE Subject Test Required or Recommended?: Required
Oldest GRE considered:: GRE scores must be for tests taken no more than 5 years prior to application submission. 
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Verbal Reasoning:: At least 40 percentile in the verbal section 
Quantitative Reasoning:: At least 60 percentile in the quantitative section
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Are any of the following tests required for international applicants?: TOEFL or IELTS
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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. 

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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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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. 

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Other Admission Requirements
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Minimum overall GPA considered:: 3.0
Recommended overall GPA considered:: 3.0
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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.

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Financial Support
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Percentage of students receiving financial support:: 100
Type of financial support available:: Tuition Waiver, Stipend, Research Assistantship, Teaching Assistantship
What is the minimum financial support for eligible students apart from tuition remission?: N/A
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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. 

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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?: No
Is your institution participating in the PharmGrad-facilitated Drug Screening Service?: No
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