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UIC COLLEGE OF PHARMACY OF SCIENCE IN PHARMACEUT Blending a desire to further enhance the appeal of UIC to potential undergraduates and PharmD students alongside a devout aim to arm students with highly sought-after knowledge and skills, UIC College of Pharmacy leadership recently announced the launch of a Bachelor of Science in pharmaceutical sciences (BSPS) degree program.
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UIC’s BSPS program will be the first of its kind in Illinois and only the 25th such program in the United States.
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“The four-year BSPS prepares students for careers in the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries, government regulatory agencies, graduate research programs, or professional health programs while also offering them a fast track to UIC’s PharmD program,” says College of Pharmacy associate dean for academic affairs Dr. Kristen Goliak, who designed the BSPS program proposal alongside Dr. Thomas TenHoeve, the college’s associate dean for student affairs. O N E P R O G R A M , T W O PAT H W AY S
A four-year, nonlicensure undergraduate bachelor’s degree, the Chicago-based BSPS program will welcome its first students in the fall 2022 semester. Admission to the program, whether existing UIC undergraduates or transfer students from other institutions, will be based on grade point average and completion of at least 54 credit hours of college-level course work, including required courses.
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WORK PREPARING THE NEXT GENERATION OF PROFESSIONALS FOR A REWARDING CAREER IN PHARMACY, INDUSTRY, AND RESEARCH. D R. C H A R L E S M C P H E R S O N
The new program will feature two pathways. The BSPS Pathway will prepare students for employment in the pharmaceutical, biomedical, or healthcare fields or for graduate or professional school by combining
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