Doctor of Pharmacy/Master of Public Health

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville

The School of Pharmacy and the Department of Public Administration and Policy Analysis within the College of Arts and Sciences offer students the opportunity to earn a Master of Public Administration (MPA) while also working toward completion of the Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD). PharmD students who are admitted to the MPA program will use selected pharmacy courses to meet some requirements within the MPA curriculum and use selected MPA courses to meet some requirements for the PharmD program. The knowledge, skills and abilities obtained through the MPA program will offer PharmD graduates the opportunity to engage in active roles of policy development and leadership in committees, organizations and communities. Students in the concurrent PharmD/MPH program will take 143 credit hours in the PharmD program and 27 credit hours in the MPH program, which includes 9 hours of PharmD courses that are approved as MPH electives. Students accepted into the concurrent program will need to maintain a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher in graduate courses. In addition, students will need to earn a grade of B or above in the required MPH courses and MPH-approved electives. Students must also successfully complete the capstone with a satisfactory grade.

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