M.B.A. for Doctor of Pharmacy Students

With approval from the Phillips School of Business and the Fred Wilson School of Pharmacy, Pharm.D. students may take graduate business courses leading to the M.B.A. degree. To participate in both courses of study, students must meet the following admission and curriculum requirements.

Admission into the Program

Admission Term

Normally, Pharm.D. students interested in the High Point University M.B.A. will apply to the M.B.A. program in the first semester of their professional Pharm.D. curriculum and start M.B.A. courses in the second semester of their professional Pharm.D. curriculum.

Admission Requirements

Applicants must have a bachelor’s degree or the equivalent. An admission decision takes into consideration the applicant’s undergraduate/graduate GPA, completed course work, professional work experience, personal and professional goals for the degree, the information provided by references, and scores on the GMAT, GRE, or PCAT. Test scores may be waived under any one of the following conditions: 1. the applicant’s undergraduate GPA was/is 3.25 or higher at the time of application; 2. the applicant has four or more years of professional experience; or 3. the applicant can provide three satisfactory letters of recommendation from appropriate High Point University faculty, staff, or administrators. Admission decisions also take into consideration TOEFL scores and an interview, if required. All students required to submit a TOEFL score will be interviewed to confirm English language proficiency.

Required materials include: 1. the Doctor of Pharmacy application: This application will be forwarded to the M.B.A. Director when both the Doctor of Pharmacy and M.B.A. applications have been completed. The Doctor of Pharmacy application materials will include official transcripts from all colleges attended and three letters of reference; 2. no additional application fee is required for the M.B.A.

Program; 3. resume; 4. essay about interest in the program and goals for the degree; 5. scores from the Graduate Management Admissions Test (G.M.A.T.), Graduate Record Exam (G.R.E.), or Pharmacy

College Admission Test (P.C.A.T.) will be accepted. Tests must have been taken within five years of application to the program; 6. a laptop computer is necessary to fulfill a number of course assignments and is, therefore, required of all students enrolled in the M.B.A. program.

Exceptions to any admission requirement may be considered under special circumstances.

Admission Enrollment Classification

Admission enrollment classification refers to the total number of students that can matriculate into a program in any given academic term.

The admission enrollment classification for the M.B.A. program is unrestricted. This means that the program can enroll as many students as can be accommodated by available resources. The admission enrollment classification for the Doctor of Pharmacy program is restricted. This means that the program is limited in the number of students it can enroll in any given year. A program’s admission enrollment classification has implications for the timing and extent of tuition refunds. For additional information please see the Refunds section of this Bulletin.

Transfer of Credit

The M.B.A. program does not accept transfer of credit. All credit toward the degree must be earned at High Point University.

Tuition and Fees

Pharm.D. students are responsible for paying all tuition and fees required by the Pharm.D. program. Tuition for M.B.A. classes is charged by the credit (see the M.B.A. Tuition and Fee table). As long as a student is actively enrolled in the Pharm.D. program, M.B.A. tuition charges will be the only additional cost each semester.

Program of Study

Select two courses from the following M.B.A. elective course offerings: BUA 5010. Applied Business Research (3) BUA 5050. Business Analytics (3) BUA 5080. Business Practicum (3) COM 5300. Health Communication Research and Strategies (3) COM 5330. Health Communication Campaigns (3) COM 5350. Topics in Health Communication (3) MGT 5040. Leadership Negotiation (3) MGT 5050. Global Leadership (3) MGT 5600. Healthcare Management (3) MKT 5060. Global Sales Leadership (3) MKT 5070. Negotiation in Sales (3) MKT 5080. Market-Based Management (3) MKT 5090. Product and Brand Management (3)

Master of Business Administration (30 credits)

ACC 5130. Managerial Accounting (3)* FIN 5330. Financial Markets and Corporate Strategy (3) MGT 5020. Organizational Behavior (3) MGT 5290. Global Supply Chain and Operations Management (3) MGT 5750. Strategic Management (3) MKT 5110. Marketing in a Global Economy (3)

Required courses for Pharm.D. students**

PCS 8040. Pharmacy Management (3) PCS 8310. Pharmacy Law & Ethics (3)

*Three undergraduate hours of accounting are required prior to enrollment in ACC 5130. **Non-pharmacy students may enroll in these courses with the per mission of the Dean of the School of Pharmacy.

Master of Business Administration—Concentration in Healthcare Management for Pharmacy Students (30 credits)

ACC 5130. Managerial Accounting (3)* BUA 5080. Business Practicum** or one additional M.B.A. elective (3) MGT 5020. Organizational Behavior (3) MGT 5290. Global Supply Chain and Operations Management (3) MGT 5600. Healthcare Management (3) MGT 5640. The Economics of Healthcare (3) MGT 5660. Strategic Management in Healthcare (3) MKT 5110. Marketing in a Global Economy (3) PCS 8040. Pharmacy Management (3) PCS 8310. Pharmacy Law & Ethics (3)

*Prerequisite: Three undergraduate hours of accounting are required prior to enrollment in ACC 5130. **If BUA 5080 is completed, it must be related to healthcare manage ment