Total credit hours for the Accelerated BS in Biochemistry and MS in Pharmaceutical Sciences: 139 s.h.
Requirements for Admission and Graduation
Admission
Applicants to the accelerated program will submit all application materials by January 15 of the spring semester of their third year at Rowan (nominally “junior” year). The graduate admissions committee in the Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry will review the applications and students will be notified by February 1. We plan to revisit and potentially fine-tune the details of the admission process two or three years after implementation to take into account the practical aspects that might arise during the first few rounds of applications.
Application for admission requires:
- A minimum overall GPA of 2.8 in undergraduate coursework
- A complete online Rowan Global application including personal statement
- A letter of nomination/recommendation from Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry
Graduation
To graduate from the accelerated Bachelor of Science/Master of Science (non-thesis) dual degree program in Biochemistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, students must meet the following requirements:
- Completion of all program requirements for the Bachelor of Science in Biochemistry (maintain cumulative GPA of 2.0).
- Completion of all program requirements for the Master of Science in Pharmaceutical Sciences (non-thesis) (maintain cumulative GPA of 3.0 as well as obtain no grade less than B- in any of the graduate courses).
- Maintain satisfactory progress through the program. Upon completion of the requirements above, the student will be granted both a Bachelor of Science in Biochemistry and a Master of Science in Pharmaceutical Sciences.
Student Status
Students enrolled in the accelerated Bachelor of Science/Master of Science Program will pay undergraduate fees the first four years of the program and they will start paying the graduate tuition starting in their fifth year. Students will be allowed to register for 6 s.h. of graduate courses for two semesters in their undergraduate senior year (nominally the fourth year). Students must maintain full time student status during the entire 5-year program. Students will be expected to maintain satisfactory progress through the program. Satisfactory progress will be defined by the following parameters:
- Earning at least a grade of B- in all the graduate courses.
- Any student who fails to maintain satisfactory progress as described above will be placed on probation within the program for one semester- if the performance still does not improve, he/she will be dropped from the graduate program. If the student has not already earned the Bachelor of Science in Biochemistry, he/she will be re-admitted into the Bachelor of Science subject to the requirements of that program.
- Students with extenuating circumstances may request an exception to this requirement by obtaining written approval of the Program Coordinator of Master of Science Pharmaceutical Sciences as well as their Undergraduate Advisor, and other approvals if needed under University policy.
Students who enter the accelerated Master of Science program but do not maintain satisfactory progress or opt-out of the Master of Science degree will be allowed to apply up to 12 credits of Pharmaceutical Sciences coursework credits as restricted or free electives toward the Bachelor of Science Biochemistry degree. If the student opts out before 12 credits have been completed in the Pharmaceutical Sciences program, any remaining credits to make up the required 120 credits for the undergraduate Bachelor of Science Biochemistry degree will be taken using traditional coursework at the Glassboro campus.
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