Contact Information
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Institution Address:
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Address 1: 2464 Charlotte Street









Address 2: HSB Room 5258









Address 3: Division of Pharmacology and Pharmaceutical Sciences









City: Kansas City









State: Missouri









Zip/Postal Code: 64108









Country: United States













Program Location:: Missouri









Admissions Office Contact(s)::
- Name: Sarah Beach
  Title: Business Support Specialist II
  Phone (Work): 8162352643
  Email: sarahbeach@umkc.edu
- Name: Gerald J Wyckoff
  Title: Chair, DPPS and Director, Research and Graduate Studies, UMKC School of Pharmacy
  Office: HSB 5259
  Phone (Work): 8162351962
  Email: wyckoffg@umkc.edu










Institutional Website::
- https://pharmacy.umkc.edu/
- https://sgs.umkc.edu/










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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?: March 01, 2027









Does this program use rolling admissions?: Yes













Participation
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Is your program participating in PharmGrad?: No









Link to Application: https://pharmacy.umkc.edu/admissions/interdisciplinary-phd.html













Application Fee:: $45 for domestic applicants or $75 for international applicants









Application Deadline Description::
October 1st for Spring semester
March 1st for Fall semester










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Program Description
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Program Description:
Study towards the Ph.D. at UMKC is governed and administered through the School of Graduate Studies. The Ph.D. program at UMKC is interdisciplinary. It enables a graduate student to design a unique program of academic and laboratory coursework and dissertation research. The Interdisciplinary Ph.D. student must select on the application a primary discipline and one or more co-disciplines. Such a student must satisfy the admission requirements of all the chosen disciplines. Pharmaceutical Sciences is recognized as one of the disciplines which may be selected by a prospective graduate student as primary discipline or a co-discipline. 










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Institution Information
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Is your institution public or private?: Public









Are you currently accepting applications for this program?: Yes









Program Start Term:: Fall, Spring









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Degree Requirements
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Credits Required for Degree: : 45









Required Rotations:: Not Required









Seminars:: Required









College-based Qualifying/Comprehensive Exam:: Required









Other Qualifying Exams or Certifications:: Not Required









Thesis/Dissertation:: Required









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Degree Information
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Delivery Method: On Campus









Curricular Focus or Concentration::
- Pharmaceutical Sciences
- Drug Discovery
- Medicinal Chemistry










Area(s) of Study:: Biochemistry, Biological Science, Biomedical Sciences, Biotechnology, Cancer, Cellular Biology, Drug Delivery, Drug Development, Drug Discovery, Drug Metabolism, Immunology, Industrial Pharmacy, Infectious Disease, Medicinal Chemistry, Molecular Biology, Molecular Medicine, Nanoscience, Nanotechnology, Neuroscience, Pharmaceutical Science, Pharmaceutics, Pharmacodynamics, Pharmacokinetics, Transdermal Drug Delivery, Translational Science, Vaccine Technology









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Program Statistics
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Have you previously enrolled students in this program?: Yes









Last academic year-number of matriculated students for your program:: 2









Last academic year-country of origin of the matriculated students:
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United States: 0









International: 2













Last academic year-average overall GPA of the matriculated students:: 3.7









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:: 5









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GRE and Other Tests
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GRE Section
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 Is the GRE required?: No













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Are any of the following tests required for international applicants?: TOEFL or IELTS









Other tests or credentials::
TOEFL is preferred.










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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?: 3













Enter any additional information regarding recommendations: :
Letters from professors familiar with research work, academics, and work ethic are particularly valued.










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Other Admission Requirements
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Minimum overall GPA considered:: 3.0









Recommended overall GPA considered:: 3.0









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Financial Support
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Percentage of students receiving financial support:: 100









Type of financial support available:: Tuition Waiver, Stipend, 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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