Overview

Department of Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Sciences / Department of Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Sciences is located in Charleston, SC, in an urban setting.

Degrees & Awards

Degrees Offered

Degree	Concentration
Doctor of Dental Medicine/Doctor of Philosophy (DMD/PhD)
Doctor of Medicine/Doctor of Philosophy (MD/PhD)
Doctor of Pharmacy/Doctor of Philosophy (Pharm D/PhD)
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)	Drug discovery
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)	Cell injury and repair
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)	Medicinal chemistry
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)	Toxicology

Degrees Awarded

Degree	Number Awarded
Doctoral Degrees	3

Earning Your Degree

Part-time study available?	No
Evening/weekend programs available?	No
Distance learning programs available?	No
Terminal master's degree available?

Degree Requirements

Degree	Requirement
Doctoral Degrees	Entrance Exam GRE General Test Thesis Required Oral and written exams, teaching and research seminar

Admissions

Applying

0

Application Fee - Domestic

85

Application Fee - International

Yes

Electronic
applications accepted?

Yes

Applications processed
on a rolling basis?

Application Deadlines

Type	Domestic	International	Priority date
Fall deadline	January 15th	January 15th	Yes

Entrance Requirements

Exam	Details
Doctoral Degree Exam	GRE General Test
Doctoral Degree Requirements	Interview, minimum GPA of 3.0

International Students

Exam	Details
TOEFL: Required	TOEFL Paper score: 600 TOEFL IBT score: 100

Tuition & Fees

Financial Support

Financial award applicants must submit:	FAFSA
Application deadlines for financial awards	March 10
Types of financial support available	Research Assistantships Scholarship and/or loans Traineership Federal Work-Study Financial support for part-time students

Student Body

26

Total Graduate Students

26%

International Breakout (representing other countries)

Race/Ethnicity

Hispanic/Latino	0%
Black or African American	0%
White or Caucasian	53%
American Indian or Alaska Native	0%
Asian	0%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	Not Reported
Two or more races	Not Reported
Unknown	19.23%

Gender

Male (53%)

Female (46%)

Faculty

9

Total faculty

Full-time - 8

Part-time - 1

Male (8)

Female (1)

Research

Focus of faculty research:	Drug discovery, toxicology, metabolomics, cell stress and injury
Externally sponsored research expenditures last year:	0

Location & Contact

Address 280 Calhoun Street
MSC140
Charleston, SC  29425
United States

Contact Dr. Rick Schnellmann
Eminent Scholar, Professor and Chair
Email: schnell@musc.edu
Phone: 843-792-3754
Fax: 843-792-6590

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