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City: Monroe
State: Louisiana
Zip/Postal Code: 71209
Country: United States

Program Location:: Louisiana
Admissions Office Contact(s)::
- Name: Georgios Matthaiolampakis
  Title: Professor, Graduate Coordinator
  Office: College of Pharmacy, Bienville 378
  Phone (Work): 318-342-7930
  Email: Matthaiolampakis@ulm.edu

Institutional Website::
- https://www.ulm.edu/pharmacy/phd/index.html
- https://www.ulm.edu/gradschool/

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Program Application Deadline
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What is your application deadline for the upcoming academic year?: September 01, 2024
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Is your program participating in PharmGrad?: No
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Application Fee:: ULM application fee $40
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Program Description
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Program Description:
Program Description:  The Graduate Program in Pharmacy at the University of Louisiana at Monroe (ULM) offers a Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) degree in Pharmacy and a Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) degree in Pharmacology.  Areas of specialization with the Ph.D. in Pharmacy include Medicinal Chemistry, Pharmaceutics, Natural Products Chemistry and Toxicology, but the major research emphasis of the faculty can be categorized into specific areas that include:  1) Cancer Research; 2) Neuroscience; 3) Endocrinology; 4)Environmental and Chemical Toxicology; 5) Drug Discovery and Development; and 6) Drug Delivery.  There is significant crossover in these areas of research and this has lead to significant interaction and collaboration among research faculty members with the Program, including participation in multiple investigatory grant applications and publications.  This environment of cooperation and collaboration allows graduate students to freely interact with members of other laboratories to learn new techniques and operation of a wide variety of analytical equipment.  In general, this cooperation and collaboration has created a pleasant and productive working environment. 
 
The ULM Graduate Program in Pharmacy is a Doctoral Program and all students accepted for admission have applied for Ph.D. training.  Students with a BS, BPharm., PharmD. or MS degree can apply for the Ph.D. program.  There is no MS degree in the Graduate Program in Pharmacy at ULM.  Graduates from our program have received employment in academia and industry. 

 Program Quality:  (1)There is a total of 13 Graduate Faculty (9-Professors, 1-Associate Professors, and 3-Assistant Professor) of Full membership status.  (2)  All have terminal doctoral degrees.  (3) There are 10 tenured and 3 tenure-track members in the Graduate Faculty).  There are also numerous other Graduate Faculty members of Associate and Adjunct membership status. 
 


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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, Spring
Satellite/Branch campuses::
- New Orleans, Louisiana 
- Shreveport, Louisiana

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Degree Requirements
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Credits Required for Degree: : 30
Required Rotations:: Research
Seminars:: Required
College-based Qualifying/Comprehensive Exam:: Required
Other Qualifying Exams or Certifications:: Not Required
Thesis/Dissertation:: Required
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Degree Information
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Delivery Method: On Campus
Curricular Focus or Concentration::
- Medicinal Chemistry
- Pharmaceutics
- Pharmacology
- Natural Products Chemistry
- Toxicology

Area(s) of Study:: Biomedical Sciences, Biotechnology, Cancer, Cellular Biology, Chemical Science, Cognitive Science, Drug Delivery, Drug Development, Drug Discovery, Drug Metabolism, Environmental Science, Experimental Therapeutics, Informatics, Medicinal Chemistry, Molecular Biology, Molecular Science, Nanoscience, Nanotechnology, Natural Product, Neuroscience, Pharmaceutical Science, Pharmaceutics, Pharmacodynamics, Pharmacokinetics, Pharmacology, Pharmacotherapy, Toxicology, Transdermal Drug 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:: 3
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International: 3

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GRE and Other Tests
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 Is the GRE required?: Yes
Is a GRE Subject Test Required or Recommended?:     Not Required or Recommended 
Oldest GRE considered:: 5 years
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Verbal Reasoning:: 150
Quantitative Reasoning:: 150
Analytical Writing:: 3


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Are any of the following tests required for international applicants?: TOEFL or IELTS
Other tests or credentials::
International college transcripts require an official evaluation by World Education Services. 

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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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LORs (e.g., professors) are required for applicant award of a graduate assistantships

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Other Admission Requirements
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Minimum overall GPA considered:: 2.50
Recommended overall GPA considered:: 3.00
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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, Department or University Scholarship, Other
What is the minimum financial support for eligible students apart from tuition remission?: $25,000
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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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