M.S./Pharm.D. Dual Degree program

The general requirements of the Graduate School Catalog listed under Administration and Policies Governing Graduate Study must be met. Courses can be selected from the list below or from related subjects, according to the needs of the student. To qualify for the degree, the student must earn at least 33 semester hours of graduate credit beyond the baccalaureate. The student must maintain a B (3.0) average grade throughout the graduate program.

Admission Requirements for the Pharm D/MPS dual degree program

1. A bachelor’s degree* or its equivalent from an accredited college or university.
2. Apply for and enroll in the Doctor of Pharmacy program at Creighton University.
3. Students who are in the PharmD program must be admitted into the Graduate School in order to participate in the joint Pharm.D./M.S. program in pharmaceutical sciences (see Graduate School admission requirements).
4. ​An overall GPA of 3.0 and the GRE score are required for all applicants.
5. The Graduate School requires all students from countries in which English is not the native language to demonstrate competence in English by obtaining either a minimum overall  TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language) score of 90 (no sub score lower than 20) or IELTS (International English Language Testing System) academic version band score of 6.5 (no sub-score lower than 6).

The following specific additional requirements must be met by a Pharm D student (without a BS degree) applying for admission to Pharm D/MPS dual program:

Complete two years of Pharm D curriculum with an overall GPA of 3.5 or higher.

1. A letter of support from a graduate faculty willing to mentor the applicant and supervise his/her graduate thesis research.
2. A letter of support from the academic advisor evaluating applicant’s ability for taking additional courses needed for MPS degree.  
3. A letter from applicant describing the research interest and plan for success.

Special Requirements

The following requirements are applicable to students enrolled in the PharmD/M. program:

1. A maximum of three credit hours of seminar and a maximum of eight credit hours of thesis can be applied toward the MS degree.
2. Not more than 11 credit hours of PharmD courses can be applied toward the MS degree.
3. A minimum of 22 credit hours must be earned in courses that are not listed as required courses for the PharmD degree.
4. A minimum of 33 credit hours is required for graduation.
5. A typical plan of study consists of the following:

Course List

Code	Title	Credits
Dual Credit PharmD Courses		11
Students select 11 credits from the following:
MPS 621	Health Systems and Patient Safety
or PHA 321	Health Systems and Patient Safety
MPS 531	Chemical Basis Drug Action I
or PHA 337	The Chemical Basis of Drug Action I
MPS 532	Chemical Basis Drug Action II
or PHA 447	Chemical Basis of Drug Action II
MPS 544	Introduction to Research Methods and Biostatistics
or PHA 350	Introduction to Research Methods and Biostatistics
PHA 456	Ethics in the Health Care Professions
PHR 631	Medical Pharmacology I
or PHR 241	Pharmacology I
PHR 632	Medical Pharmacology II
or PHR 242	Pharmacology II
Electives		11
Select a minimum of 11 graduate elective credits depending on your area of emphasis and nature of thesis research work. See suggestions on M.S. degree listing.
Required courses
Seminar Course		3
MPS 691	Pharmaceutical Science Seminar
MPS 792	Pharmaceutical Sciences Discussion Series
MPS 793	Pharmaceutical Sciences Presentation Series
Thesis		8
MPS 799	Master's Thesis
Total Credits		33