MS Pharmacy at University of Wisconsin-Madison

Programme overview

Admission to the MS Pharmacy Program is only accessed through the ASHP Residency Match. The pharmacy master's program is a two-year, combined pharmacy administrative residency (an ASHP Accredited PGY-1 and PGY-2, hosted by the UW Health Department of Pharmacy) and academic degree program, which culminates in a MS degree, emphasizing health system pharmacy management and leadership. Applicants must be eligible for licensure as a pharmacist in the State of Wisconsin at the point of beginning the program.

Duration: 36 credits | Study mode: full-time | Intake: Fall (deadline April 1) | Location: Madison, WI, United States

What you will study

The degree requires a minimum of 36 credits. Courses listed in the requirements include PHM PRAC 961 Graduate Seminar in Health-System Pharmacy; PHM PRAC 999 Advanced Independent Study; M H R 705 Human Resource Management; I SY E 515 Engineering Management of Continuous Process Improvement; PHM PRAC 962 Graduate Seminar in Health-System Pharmacy; S&A PHM 999 Advanced Independent Study.

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Application information

Entry requirements

GRE (Graduate Record Examinations) Not required; Letters of Recommendation Required 0. Admission to the MS Pharmacy Program is only accessed through the ASHP Residency Match. Initial applications should be entered through the Pharmacy Online Residency Centralized Application Service (PhORCAS). See instructions below. This is a combined MS degree and post-graduate residency training program. Thus, two applications must be submitted. Applicants without a bachelor’s degree may still be considered for admittance with an earned Doctor of Pharmacy or other professional graduate degree. Pharmacy Online Residency Centralized Application Service (PhORCAS) Applications are due in early January; the exact date will be listed on the PhORCAS website.

Tuition is charged per credit, so the total depends on the modules you register for each year. Current fees are listed in the official fee schedule.

Entry terms (spring, summer or fall) vary by programme and are listed on each programme's Graduate Guide admissions tab. An applicant may have active applications in only one entry term at a time.

Application deadlines vary by programme and are listed on the programme's Graduate Guide admissions tab. Applications are submitted through the Graduate School application portal. The application fee is $75 US, non-refundable, payable by credit card (MasterCard or Visa) or debit/ATM; international applicants pay an extra $6 processing fee. Up to three programmes in the same entry term can be applied to for one application fee.

Apply through the official page: https://grad.wisc.edu/apply/requirements/

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