Programs

Overview

The Bachelor of Science in Pharmaceutical Sciences program offers a broad-based education in both the liberal arts and the pharmaceutical and biological sciences. Graduates are prepared to either enter the work force or to pursue graduate study.

Program Highlights 

• Full-time, four-year undergraduate degree
• For incoming freshmen and transfer students
• Fall semester start
• Access to newly renovated laboratories with technologically advanced equipment for hands-on education and research 
• Accomplished graduates of the BSPS program may continue their studies for one additional year and earn a Master of Pharmaceutical Sciences degree.

Program Details

Bachelor of Science in Pharmaceutical Sciences

The full-time BSPS program provides a broad-based education in the basic biological and pharmaceutical sciences with a focus on core areas of industrial pharmacy.

Learner-centered teaching fosters student engagement and develops intellectual vitality and critical thinking skills. The program integrates the pre-professional studies with the Arts and Sciences core curriculum, emphasizing the basic sciences, oral and written communication skills, the liberal arts, and ethics. The curriculum is designed to develop critical thinking and decision-making skills, encourage the development of honesty, integrity, professionalism and personal responsibility, as well as adaptability and flexibility in response to the ever-changing external environment.

The program provides skills and experience for use in pharmaceutical, biotechnology and medical device development, formulation, manufacturing, and evaluation and the regulatory oversight of the drug and medical device industry. Graduates are also prepared to continue their education in post-graduate programs that could include pharmaceutics/industrial pharmacy, biotechnology and regulatory affairs masters or doctoral degrees.

Master of Pharmaceutical Sciences

Accomplished graduates of the BSPS program may continue their studies for one additional year and earn a Master of Pharmaceutical Sciences degree. This accelerated professional masters program requires 30 semester hours of coursework beyond the BSPS curriculum.

Students develop competencies and knowledge in basic laboratory manipulations, experimental record keeping, common analytical equipment, basic experimental design, and technical record keeping and reporting skills. In addition, a required research internship provides valuable experience pertinent to the pharmaceutical industry.

BSPS students with a GPA of 2.75 or better may apply for the Masters track at the end of their third year.

Curriculum

Year I-Fall

Year I-Spring

Year II-Fall

Year II-Spring

*PHY 270 Foundations of Physics I with PHY 272L may be taken fall or spring semester.

Year III-Fall

Year III-Spring

Year IV-Fall

Year IV-Spring

Accreditation

Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences

Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences(MCPHS) is chartered by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and is authorized to grant undergraduate and graduate degrees in the health sciences and related fields. MCPHS is accredited by the New England Association of Schools and Colleges (NEASC), Inc. through its Commission on Institutions of Higher Education. 

For Transfers

MCPHS welcomes students from other institutions. Any applicant to MCPHS who has completed at least one semester of college coursework (12 credits or more) is considered to be a transfer applicant. Students who have been out of high school for more than two years are strongly encouraged to take math and science courses at another accredited college or university and then to apply for transfer to MCPHS.

The transfer requirements may be different for different MCPHS programs. To find the requirements for transferring into this program, please click the link below.

Transfer Requirements for Pharmaceutical Sciences (BS) (Boston)