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Address 1: 3500 Camp Bowie Boulevard
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City: Fort Worth
State: Texas
Zip/Postal Code: 76107
Country: United States

Program Location:: Distance Pathway/Online
Admissions Office Contact(s)::
- Name: Cassandra Luna
  Title: Assistant Director
  Office: Office of Recruitment – HSC Admissions and Recruitment
  Phone (Work): 001-817-735-2679
  Email: admissions@unthsc.edu

Institutional Website::
- https://www.unthsc.edu
- https://www.unthsc.edu/college-of-pharmacy/
- https://www.unthsc.edu/college-of-pharmacy/about-us/master-of-science-in-drug-discovery-and-development/

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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 01, 2025
Does this program use rolling admissions?: Yes

Participation
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Is your program participating in PharmGrad?: No
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Application Fee:: $88
Application Deadline Description::
The application deadline for the 2024-2025 admissions cycle (classes start on August 12, 2025) is July 1, 2025. Application portal will be open from September 15, 2024 to July 1, 2025.

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Program Description
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Program Description:
          Drug Discovery and Development (DDD) is the process by which new drugs are discovered, developed, and approved for clinical use. It also encompasses the knowledge, skills and techniques required for pursing the process. Many types of job functions are involved in the DDD process including, but are not limited to, biologists and chemists (both broadly defined), scientific writer, intellectual property lawyer, and project manager, etc.
          This Master of Science in Drug Discovery & Development (MS-DDD) is a degree program with 11 courses (minimally 30 semester-credit hours - SCH) offered by the University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth College of Pharmacy (HSCCP). It is built on our DDD Certificate Program and is designed for recent college graduates, students currently enrolled in a graduate or professional degree program, and other full-time or part-time students, including working professionals to gain a solid knowledge foundation as well as hands-on experience about how drugs and medicines are discovered and developed, to increase student’s understanding of clinical, medical, legal and regulatory affairs of the DDD process, and to enhance student’s managerial and communication skills for real-world applications. The curriculum will prepare students with the appropriate knowledge and skills necessary for working in a variety of bio-pharmaceutical industry and non-industry settings and provide students with a real-world environment for learning, practice, and networking. The program is delivered through 80% online didactic courses and 20% on-site training; it can be completed from one to three years, depending on individual student’s schedule and engagement level.
Note: International students shall take all didactic courses online in their home countries. They may participate in on-site training either outside of the US or in the US with a program-sponsored J-1 visa.

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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::
- Program is offered for learning largely online, with a final in-person training component on-campus or in a company.
- International students may undertake the Capstone Research or Internship in the US with a program-sponsored J-1 visa.

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Degree Requirements
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Credits Required for Degree: : 30
Required Rotations:: Research
Seminars:: Varies
College-based Qualifying/Comprehensive Exam:: Not Required
Other Qualifying Exams or Certifications:: Not Required
Thesis/Dissertation:: Not Required
Additional Information about Degree Requirements::
Earn a letter grade of "C" or better, or a "Pass" grade, for each required course.

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Degree Information
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Delivery Method: Hybrid
Curricular Focus or Concentration::
- Drug delivery science
- Medicinal chemistry
- Pharmacology and toxicology
- Pharmaceutical sciences (general)

Area(s) of Study:: Drug Delivery, Drug Development, Drug Discovery, Drug Metabolism, Experimental Therapeutics, Medicinal Chemistry, Pharmaceutical Science, Pharmaceutics, Pharmacodynamics, Pharmacoeconomics, Pharmacogenomics, Pharmacokinetics, Pharmacology, Regulatory Science, Toxicology
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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:: 19
Last academic year-country of origin of the accepted students:
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United States: 18
International: 1

Last academic year-average overall GPA of the accepted students:: 3.0
Have you graduated your first class for this program?: Yes
Last academic year-graduates job placement:
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Academia: 2
Industry: 2
Government: 0
Other: 0
Unknown: 0

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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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 Is the GRE required?: No

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Are any of the following tests required for international applicants?: TOEFL
Other tests or credentials::
English proficiency: Official English (TOEFL) test score reports are required for applicants from non-English-speaking countries where English is not an official language. This requirement is waived for students who have studied for at least 2 semesters in an English-speaking country. TOEFL Code for UNTHSC: 8246.

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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?: 1

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Letter(s) of recommendation much come from academic or professional (working) setting.

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Other Admission Requirements
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Minimum overall GPA considered:: 2.5
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- Degree requirement
       * By the time of matriculation into this MS-DDD Program, applicants have earned a BA/BS degree in Chemistry or a discipline of life sciences from an accredited U.S. institution or an internationally comparable institution; or
       * Students currently enrolled in a graduate or professional degree program (without a BA/BS degree)
- At least 6 SCH of Biology, 6 SCH of Chemistry, and 6 SCH of Calculus and/or Statistics.
- GPA 2.5 or higher on a 4.0 scale
- Applicants who do not meet all these criteria may provide an appropriate justification for being considered on a case-by-case basis.

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Financial Support
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Percentage of students receiving financial support:: 20
Type of financial support available:: Department or University Scholarship
What is the minimum financial support for eligible students apart from tuition remission?: N/A
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Admitted MS-DDD students are eligible to apply for a "2030 Vision Scholarship" provided by the State of Texas through the university; selection of scholarship recipients is competitive; this scholarship carries $1,000 credit toward tuition; this scholarship further enables the out-of-state students and international students to pay in-state tuition (huge saving!).

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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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