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Undergraduate Program:
Bachelor of Science in the Pharmaceutical Sciences:
Our undergraduate programming remains very strong, experiencing
a sizeable increase in enrollment during the period 2005-06. The
students in the Bachelor of Science in the Pharmaceutical Sciences
(BSPS) program study the exciting areas of drug discovery, drug
delivery, drug action, drug distribution and pharmacoeconomics. This
introduction to the major areas of the pharmaceutical sciences, as well
as a general education, encompasses the disciplines of medicinal
chemistry, pharmacognosy, pharmaceutics, pharmacology, toxicology,
and pharmaceutical administration. The program, initiated in 2000 as a
four year undergraduate curriculum, builds a strong science foundation,
develops essential laboratory skills, and provides the experience and
training necessary for graduate education, graduate professional
education, or a health-related career.
We graduated 97 BSPS students in the
2005-06 academic year, a 34% increase
from the previous year. The program
currently has 421 students (Autumn
Quarter 2005), a 27% increase from the
previous year. The mean cumulative gradepoint
average was 3.17 for all BSPS
students, and 66.6% of the students had a
cumulative grade-point average above 3.0,
a significant increase (63% ) from the
previous year. Twenty nine BSPS students
are currently participating in undergraduate
research projects. Many of our top students
in this program entered our PharmD
program in the fall, while others have gone
on to medical school, graduate school, or
one of many career options.
Figure 6: Enrollment Growth in the BSPS Program