Important Application Dates & Deadlines
PharmGrad will begin accepting applications for the 2025 admission cycle on August 18.
Spring Term - Term begins the last Monday of January
- Priority Consideration: November 1
- Regular Deadline: November 30
*Applications received after deadline will be considered on a space-available basis.
Fall Term - Term begins the last Monday of August
- Priority Consideration: June 1
- Regular Deadline: June 30
*Applications received after deadline will be considered on a space-available basis.
How to Apply
Our Graduate Application is available at PharmGRAD.
Application Requirements:
- A bachelor’s degree from a regionally accredited university or college or international university. Each emphasis has their own required subjects.
- BPS accepts chemistry, biology, biochemistry, pharmaceutical sciences, biotechnology or related areas.
- PEP accepts business, general sciences, pharmaceutical sciences, biotechnology, health sciences, economics, data analytics, or related areas.
- Preferred applicants have a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher on a 4.0 grading scale.
- Applicants with a GPA of 2.50 to 2.99 will be considered on a case-by-case basis.
- Two letters of recommendation from a professor or employer who is familiar with your academic abilities.
- If the last degree was awarded less than three years ago, at least one of the letters must be from a professor at the university that awarded the degree.
- A personal statement of approximately 500 words (no more than two pages, double-spaced) which includes:
- Your interest in the MSPS program at Chapman
- Your research goals
- Your career goals
- Your academic and research achievements
- Official transcript from the degree-granting institution
- A resume or curriculum vitae including relevant experience
- BPS emphasis only: Students with a Bachelor of Science degree in a field not listed above will be required to take prerequisite courses in the following areas:
- Biology with lab
- Microbiology
- Chemistry with lab
- Biochemistry
- Introduction to genetics
- Calculus
- Physiology with lab
Additional Information for International Students
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- Official Transcripts from the bachelor's and master's degree-granting institution(s)
Your application requires official academic transcripts/mark sheets from the university you earned your degree in both the original language and English.
- If your university does not provide translations of your transcripts/mark sheets, you will need to have them translated. Transcripts must be translated exactly line-by-line, word-for-word.
- You must submit the official academic transcript/mark sheet and the official translation.
- While unofficial copies of academic transcripts/mark sheets can be used to evaluate and review an application, official documents will be required upon acceptance.
- English Proficiency Exam – International applicants must demonstrate English proficiency by submitting official scores from an English language exam.
Minimum Score Requirements
- CAE = Level C1
- IELTS = 7
- PTEA = 76
- TOEFL = 94 (internet–based).
- Chapman University School of Pharmacy TOEFL school code is 4047
The minimum score requirement must be met before an application will be considered. Applicants with low English proficiency score must retake the exam to reach the minimum requirement before applying.
- Unofficial English Proficiency exam results submitted with the application must include a Student Test ID Number.
- Students must notify test agency to allow Chapman University access official score.
- An English proficiency examination is not required from international applicants with a bachelor's degree from a university:
- regionally accredited in the United States, or
- from another country where English is the official language
If you are an international applicant and have any questions, please contact gradadmit@chapman.edu. Want to Learn More about admission? Contact us at gradpharmsci@chapman.edu.
