Doctor of Philosophy in Pharmacology

The Department of Pharmacology and Nutritional Sciences provides graduate training in Pharmacology leading to a Ph.D. degree. Almost all graduate students in the College of Medicine are admitted into a joint Integrated Biomedical Sciences (IBS) program rather than being admitted into a specific department. Students take courses in the IBS program throughout their first year, and rotate through four laboratories to identify their dissertation advisor. Students enter the department and laboratory of their choice during the summer following their first year of graduate school.

Please note that the IBS program no longer requires GRE exam scores for admission. Required documents in addition to the application include:

Three (3) letters of recommendation. You will be asked to provide the names and contact information of three faculty members who are familiar with your undergraduate and graduate coursework, research, etc.
A personal statement indicating research interest and goals for doctoral study and beyond.
A CV indicating any academic honors, publications, research experience, and relevant work experience (if applicable). For international applicants, a minimum score of 550 on the paper-based TOEFL (maximum 667) and a minimum score of 213 on the computer-based TOEFL(maximum 300) or a minimum score of 80 on the internet-based TOEFL (maximum 120), all applicants must demonstrate proficiency in verbal and written English. An overall grade point average of 2.75 on undergraduate work and 3.00 on all graduate work is required by the Graduate School.