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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): 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/certificate-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:: $50
Application Deadline Description::
The application deadline for the 2024-2025 admissions cycle (classes start on August 12, 2025) is July 1, 2025. The application portal will be open from January 1, 2025, 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 function 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 (all requiring additional training and credentials), etc.
            This DDD Certificate Program includes five courses for HSCCP PharmD students or four courses for other students (total 12 semester-credit hours - SCH) offered by the University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth College of Pharmacy (HSCCP). It is designed for new college graduates, students currently enrolled in a graduate or professional degree program, and other full-time or part-time students, including working professionals seeking to gain a systematic understanding of how drugs and medicines are discovered and developed, and to increase student’s understanding of clinical, medical, and regulatory affairs of the DDD process. This certificate program will enhance the career options or promote the career advancement of students who complete this program. The program is delivered fully online, with the exception that HSCCP PharmD students take PHAR 7222 in person as it is a core course in their pharmacy curriculum. This certificate program can be completed within one to two years, depending on individual student’s schedule and engagement level.

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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 entirely online.

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Degree Requirements
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Credits Required for Degree: : 12
Required Rotations:: Not Required
Seminars:: Not Required
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: Distance Pathway/Online
Curricular Focus or Concentration::
- Drug discovery and development
- Pharmaceutical Sciences (foundational knowledge)

Area(s) of Study:: Drug Development, Drug Discovery, Experimental Therapeutics, Pharmaceutical Science, Pharmacoeconomics, Pharmacogenomics, Pharmacology, Regulatory Science
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Note: This DDD Certificate Program does not sponsor F-1 visa for international students. International students will take all courses online in their respective countries. For domestic students, this certificate program does not qualify students for federal financial aid.

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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:: 4
Last academic year-country of origin of the accepted students:
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United States: 3
International: 1

Last academic year-average overall GPA of the accepted students:: 3.0
Have you graduated your first class for this program?: Yes
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Last 5 academic years-estimated average years of study to graduation:: 1
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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?: No

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Other Admission Requirements
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Minimum overall GPA considered:: 2.5
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- By the time of matriculation into this DDD Certificate Program, applicants should have successfully completed at least 90 semester-credit hours of undergraduate coursework with a major in Chemistry or a discipline of life sciences from an accredited U.S. institution or an internationally comparable institution.
- Currently enrolled in a graduate or professional degree program
- At least 6 SCH of Biology, 6 SCH of Chemistry, and 6 SCH of Calculus and/or Statistics.
- 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:: 0
Type of financial support available:: None
What is the minimum financial support for eligible students apart from tuition remission?: N/A
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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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