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Our Medicinal Chemistry graduate program ranks among the nation's best. Our diverse team of faculty, graduate students, and postdoctoral researchers collaborates at the intersection of chemistry and biology. This program highlights how chemical principles apply to studying drug interactions with biological systems. Coursework covers foundational medicinal chemistry concepts, drug development and synthesis, chemical processes in drug metabolism, molecular mechanisms of drug toxicity and carcinogenesis, computational drug design and receptor analysis, along with combinatorial chemistry techniques.
The preferred undergraduate GPA for admittance to the program is 3.00.
Other requirements to be completed before admission:
Applicants should have a BS or MS degree in an appropriate related science field such as pharmacy, chemistry, or biology. Students majoring in other degree programs that encompass chemical, biochemical, or biological fields of study are also encouraged to apply. All applicants should have completed undergraduate chemistry through elementary organic chemistry. Undergraduate coursework in biochemistry and physical chemistry is also a prerequisite, but under certain circumstances such coursework may be taken during the first year.
English Language Proficiency Requirements: TOEFL iBT – 95; IELTS Academic – 6.5; MELAB – 80; Pearson Test of Academic English (PTE Academic) – 59; Cambridge Assessment English (CAE) C1 Advanced – 180.