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Submission Number: 361
Submission ID: 361
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Created: Wed, 06/10/2020 - 09:52
Completed: Tue, 07/02/2024 - 12:00
Changed: Wed, 07/10/2024 - 10:32

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Language: English

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Contact Information

Bouvé College of Health Sciences Graduate Admissions
120 Behrakis Health Science Center
360 Huntington Avenue
Boston
Massachusetts
02115
United States
Massachusetts
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Program Application Deadline

June 01, 2025
Yes
$50.00
Final Deadline is June 1, 2025
Rolling Admission: Applicants are evaluated, and decisions are made on a rolling basis – this usually means that completed applications are reviewed monthly beginning in October 2024
Yes

Program Description

The medicinal chemistry and drug discovery MS program integrates aspects of contemporary medicinal chemistry and pharmacology, emphasizing topics most relevant to therapeutics design, discovery, and action. The core curriculum focuses on a combination of synthetic organic chemistry, bioorganic chemistry, analytical chemistry, and pharmacology courses. Specialized, in-depth electives are offered in these areas. The program is designed to develop students’ knowledge of medicinal chemistry through design, synthesis, and pharmacological profiling of novel pharmacotherapeutics as applied to helping solve unmet medical needs. For this purpose, many program graduates have established research careers in the pharmaceutical/biotech industry. Undergraduate prerequisites are general chemistry, organic chemistry, and biochemistry or cell/molecular biology.
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Institution Information

Private
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Fall
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Degree Requirements

33
Not Required
Not Required
Not Required
Not Required
Not Required
Please see the course catalog for current curriculum: https://catalog.northeastern.edu/graduate/health-sciences/pharmacy/medicinal-chemistry-drug-discovery-ms/index.html
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Degree Information

On Campus
Drug Discovery, Medicinal Chemistry, Pharmaceutical Science, Pharmacology, Pharmacotherapy
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Program Statistics

Yes
13
Last academic year-country of origin of the accepted students:
6
7
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Last academic year-graduates job placement:
MS graduates succeed, with 96% employed or in a post-graduate program within 9 months.
2
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GRE and Other Tests

No
The GRE is optional for the MS application.
If the GRE is taken and applied to the application, we required the GRE test must be taken within the last five years. Specialty subject GRE’s are not required. (Suggested score: 305 — A minimum score of 150 Verbal Reasoning and 150 Quantitative Reasoning is preferred).
TOEFL or IELTS
For those whose native language is not English, the TOEFL or IELTS exam will be required. A minimum score of 100 in the iBT TOEFL is preferred, or a minimum score of 7.5 in the IELTS Academic is preferred. This program will not accept Duolingo.
Yes

Letters of Recommendation

Yes
2
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Other Admission Requirements

3.0
3.0
A minimum (undergraduate) grade-point average (GPA) of 3.00 or better

Prerequisites
A baccalaureate degree in biology, chemistry, medical technology, pharmacy, chemical engineering, or a related field.
At least two semesters of undergraduate courses (or their equivalent) in each of the following: mathematics (including calculus), biology, physics, biochemistry, and organic chemistry.

INTERNATIONAL STUDENT INFORMATION
Applicants who have degree coursework from institutions outside of the United States must submit a credential evaluation. We require the iCAP WES package that evaluates your transcripts course by course. Transcript evaluations will allow our reviewers to better understand the educational system in which you studied. We will not review international applicants without the transcript evaluation.
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Financial Support

0
None
N/A
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Background Checks and Drug Screenings

No
No
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