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Step 1: Review Admissions Requirements

All applicants to the Psychoactive Pharmaceutical Investigation MS program must:

• Have a bachelor’s degree from an accredited U.S. institution or an international degree comparable to a regionally accredited U.S. bachelor’s degree.
• Have a background in physical or biological sciences, engineering, pharmacy, medicine, nursing, psychology, bioethics, law, history, or a related field.
• Have a minimum undergraduate grade point average (GPA) of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale. Learn more about the Graduate School’s minimum GPA requirements.
• Provide an English proficiency score (if applicable). Learn more about the Graduate School’s English proficiency requirements.
• Students need to have demonstrated successful completion of at least 3 college-level science courses for a total of 9 or more credit hours. Students taking prerequisite courses should finish these courses and show a final grade on a transcript before applying to the program. The admissions committee requires the following three courses to appear on the applicant’s college transcript(s) for admission:
  • General Biology course, focused on microscale processes
    Topics include cellular and molecular biology concepts (cell biology, cell metabolism, genetics, and similar).
  • Foundational Chemistry course
    Topics include chemical reactions, Lewis structures, acid-base chemistry, equilibrium, kinetics, and similar.
  • Advanced Science course* (specifically looking for either Organic Chemistry, Biochemistry, OR General/Organic/Biological Chemistry)
    Topics include organic nomenclature, organic structures, functional group chemistry (structures, reactivity, acidity/basicity), reaction mechanisms, and similar.

  * Typically courses meeting this requirement require completion of college-level chemistry prior to enrollment.

  Please note that the admissions committee does not admit students without these courses on their transcript. If you have questions about your eligibility and admissions options, please connect with our enrollment coach.

  If you currently do not have these 3 required courses completed, there may be a pathway forward for you. Many of our students and alumni successfully completed required prerequisites prior to their program acceptance by utilizing the enrollment coach’s guidance in finding eligible coursework.

Step 2: Prepare Materials and Apply

• Complete an online graduate school application that will include the following:
  • Unofficial transcripts from any previously completed undergraduate and graduate degrees.
  • Contact information for two individuals to submit letters of recommendation.
  • A statement of purpose.
    Note: Like other information content and sources, generative AI can be used to support original ideas but not used to write your essays and not presented as your own original work.
  • Resume/CV.
  • If applicable: the Graduate School accepts test results from TOEFL iBT, IELTS, and IELTS Indicator, and Duolingo English Test to fulfill the English proficiency requirement. 

• After all application materials have been received, you will be notified by email of next steps, which may include scheduling a virtual interview.

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