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Address 1: 179 Longwood Ave
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City: Boston
State: Massachusetts
Zip/Postal Code: 02115
Country: United States

Program Location:: Massachusetts
Admissions Office Contact(s)::
- Name: JoAnna Baker 
  Title: Director of Transfer and Graduate Admission- Boston 
  Phone (Work): 617.732.2850 
  Email: joanna.baker@mcphs.edu

Institutional Website::
- https://www.mcphs.edu
- https://www.mcphs.edu/academics/school-of-pharmacy/pharmaceutical-sciences/medicinal-chemistry-ms

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Program Application Deadline
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What is your application deadline for the upcoming academic year?: August 01, 2025
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Is your program participating in PharmGrad?: No
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Application Fee:: Free to apply.
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Program Description
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Program Description:
The work of developing new drugs to treat diseases begins with the medicinal chemist. In this program, you’ll build on your undergraduate degree in pharmacy, chemistry, biology, or related field with thorough knowledge of the behavior of chemical substances at the molecular level. 

During this two-year program, you’ll have the opportunity to work alongside professional experts in modern laboratories and learn how to design, synthesize, and analytically examine drug compounds. You’ll study how chemical substances behave at a molecular level, and how the chemical properties affect drug kinetics, absorption, distribution, metabolism, and excretion. And you’ll participate in research directed toward a fuller understanding of pharmacological actions, leading to improved drug design. All so you can begin or advance your career with confidence. Students may elect to complete a minor concentration in drug metabolism, integrating the knowledge of drug metabolism, analysis of pharmaceuticals in biological fluids and incubation mixtures, enzyme kinetics, and animal care and use.

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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
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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:: Not Required
Other Qualifying Exams or Certifications:: Not Required
Thesis/Dissertation:: Varies
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Degree Information
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Delivery Method: On Campus
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Area(s) of Study:: Chemical Science, Developmental Science, Medicinal Chemistry, Pharmaceutical Science, Pharmaceutics
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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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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:: 9/1/2020
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Verbal Reasoning:: 70th percentile
Quantitative Reasoning:: 70th percentile
Analytical Writing:: 70th percentile


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The GRE is required for the thesis track. If you are interested in the non-thesis track, the GRE is not required.

Are any of the following tests required for international applicants?: TOEFL or IELTS
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Other forms of accepted language proficiency exams: iTEP, PTE Academic. For more information, please visit https://www.mcphs.edu/admission-and-aid/international-applicants

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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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Recommended overall GPA considered:: 3.0
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For admission to the MS program, an applicant must have:
A baccalaureate degree in Pharmacy, Chemistry or Biology preferred
Additionally, the following courses are recommended to have been completed with a C or better:
General Chemistry with lab
Organic Chemistry with lab
Analytical Chemistry with lab
Physical Chemistry with lab
Pharmaceutical Chemistry
Calculus
Pharmacology
Physics
Physiology

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Financial Support
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Percentage of students receiving financial support:: 0
Type of financial support available:: Tuition Waiver, Research Assistantship, Teaching Assistantship, Department or University Scholarship
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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