Dual and joint degree programs allow students to combine their Doctor of Pharmacy degree with select master’s and Doctor of Philosophy degree programs. Application to these programs is made during the second professional [P2] year. The following programs are currently available.
Pharm.D./MBA Degree
A dual Pharm.D./MBA program is offered to highly motivated students who seek to combine pharmacy education with business managerial knowledge and skills. After completing the first two years of study in the School of Pharmacy, students enroll in the MBA program for the third year, and then return to the School of Pharmacy for the last two years of the Pharm.D. program, which would consist of both pharmacy and business courses. Students must meet the admission requirements of both programs and apply to the MBA program in the spring semester of the second professional year as they complete the Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy Studies. Both the Pharm.D. and the MBA will be conferred simultaneously after the program requirements have been successfully met.
For more information on this program please email pharmacy@uconn.edu.
This program is on hold for the 2023-2024 academic year.
Pharm.D./MPH Degree
A dual Pharm.D./MPH program is offered to highly motivated students who seek to combine pharmacy education with special skills in public health as it relates to pharmacotherapy and health promotion, disease prevention and medication safety. After completing the first two years of study in the School of Pharmacy, students enroll in the MPH program for the third year and then return to the School of Pharmacy for the last two years of the Pharm.D. program, which would consist of both pharmacy and public health courses. Students must meet the admission requirements of both programs and apply to the MPH program in the spring semester of the P2 year as they complete the Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy Studies. Both the Pharm.D. and the MPH will be conferred simultaneously after the program requirements have been successfully met.
For more information on this program please email pharmacy@uconn.edu.
Pharm.D./Ph.D. Degree
The School of Pharmacy offers a dual Pharm.D./Ph.D. program. This program targets a small number of highly motivated students who seek to combine pharmacy education suitable for professional licensure with advanced research-based training. Students completing this program will earn consecutive dual degrees, the Pharm.D. and a Ph.D. The Ph.D. may be in the Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences or another program at UConn. Applicants must be admitted into both programs. Once admitted, the Office of Admissions and Student Affairs will work with the department where the Ph.D. is housed to create a customized plan of study to shorten the total time required to complete both degrees.
Applicants who wish to apply to the Pharm.D./Ph.D. program who have a prior earned bachelor’s degree should apply to both programs simultaneously if the intent is to start both programs at the same time. Applicants who do not have an earned prior bachelor’s degree will apply to the Ph.D. program during their second professional (P2) year as they complete the Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy Studies.
Applicants with a prior earned bachelor’s degree who wish to matriculate into both programs at the same time should contact Lyn Alexander at lyn.alexander@uconn.edu for personalized admissions guidance. For general information on this program, please email pharmacy@uconn.edu.