41.3 Program of Study

1. Minimum requirements for the M.Sc. (Pharm.) Degree will be the successful completion of:

   1. Six credit hours in program graduate courses chosen from those available in Pharmacy, Medicine, or Biochemistry.

   2. Pharmacy Seminar

   3. A thesis embodying original research

2. Graduate courses will be chosen based on the academic background of the student and the area of the student's thesis research.

   Note:

   Qualified students accepted into the program who are considered to have an insufficient background for their thesis research may be required to successfully complete additional courses as selected by their Supervisor.

3. Pharmacy Seminar: All students for the Degree of M.Sc. (Pharm.) will be required to participate in the Pharmacy Seminar during the first two years of their program. Selected topics in pharmaceutical sciences will be presented and discussed by faculty, students and visiting speakers. Graduate students will be required to present one seminar each year. In the second year of study, the graduate student will present a progress report of the student's research in the seminar. Upon successful completion of the seminar the Chair of the Graduate Studies Committee will so notify the Dean of Graduate Studies.