Programs by Campus
Indianapolis
Pharmacology and Toxicology
School of Medicine
Departmental E-mail: ahermann [at] iupui [dot] edu
Departmental URL: http://pharmtox.iusm.iu.edu/
Curriculum
Special Departmental Requirements
(See also general University Graduate School requirements.)
Admission Requirements
Undergraduate grade point average should be well above 3.0 (B). Graduate Record Examination General Test is required for the Ph.D. and for the M.S.
Pharmacology Program
See also “Pharmacology” in the entry for the Medical Sciences Program, Bloomington, in this bulletin.
Pharmacology Graduate Student Advisor
William J. Sullivan, Jr., Ph.D., Medical Science Building A401, (317) 274-7844, wjsulliv@iupui.edu
Degrees Offered
Master of Science and Doctor of Philosophy
Master of Science Degree
Course Requirements
For the M.S. in Pharmacology, students must take a minimum of 15 credit hours of academic course work and must take a minimum of 15 credit hours of independent research toward a scientific publication.
Thesis
Required.
Final Examination
Not applicable.
Doctor of Philosophy Degree
Course Requirements
All Pharmacology Ph.D. students will be required to take 28 hours of coursework (of that 6 hours will be rotations); the remaining 62 hours will be research and seminar, for a total of 90 hours. Other requirements for completing the Ph.D. program are (1) publishing two first-author papers, or submitting a statement from the student’s research committee indicating that these will be forthcoming; and (2) achieving two of the following: (a) submitting a grant application, (b) co-authoring a third paper, and (c) presenting two abstracts at regional, national, or international meetings.
Minor
Students generally minor in life sciences. Students should consult the Graduate Student Advisor in planning their program.
Advisory Committee
An advisory committee is appointed when the student first registers for classes.
Qualifying Examination
Written and oral, over concepts and research in pharmacology.
Final Examination
Oral defense of dissertation.
¹See also “Pharmacology” in the entry for the Medical Sciences Program, Bloomington, in this bulletin.
Toxicology Program
Degrees Offered
Master of Science and Doctor of Philosophy
Master of Science Degree
Course Requirements
For the M.S. in Toxicology, students must take a minimum of 15 credit hours of academic course work and must take a minimum of 15 credit hours of independent research toward a scientific publication.
Thesis
Required.
Final Examination
Not applicable.
Doctor of Philosophy Degree
Course Requirements
All Toxicology Ph.D. students will be required to take 28 hours of coursework (of that 6 hours will be rotations); the remaining 62 hours will be research and seminar, for a total of 90 hours. Other requirements for completing the Ph.D. program are (1) publishing two first-author papers, or submitting a statement from the student’s research committee indicating that these will be forthcoming; and (2) achieving two of the following: (a) submitting a grant application, (b) co-authoring a third paper, and (c) presenting two abstracts at regional, national, or international meetings.
Minor
Students generally minor in pharmacology or pathology. Students should consult the Graduate Student Advisor in planning their program.
Advisory Committee
An advisory committee is appointed when the student first registers for classes.
Qualifying Examination
Written and oral, over concepts and research in toxicology.
Final Examination
Oral defense of dissertation.