Online Master of Science in Pharmacy Leadership

All applicants are required to upload unofficial transcripts during the application process, showing all undergraduate and graduate course work completed, including degrees granted and dates of conferral.

Official transcripts are not required until the student has received and accepted an offer of admission from the university. Once the offer has been confirmed, the student must submit official transcripts.

Students who have received degrees from the University of Cincinnati do not need to submit official paper copies of their UC transcripts.

For questions regarding international students, contact an Enrollment Services Advisor.

Two letters of reference are required.

• References should come from individuals who can attest to your academic and professional skills. Letters of recommendation from family, friends, current students, politicians, or clergy are not accepted.

A resume/CV of personal, professional, and education background.

Applicants without a PharmD should have a minimum of 2 years of pharmacy-related work experience.

• Examples may include: Pharmacy Technician, Managed Care, Pharmaceutical Industry, or other pharmacy-related roles.

A personal statement of applicant’s professional and academic goals, detailing previous experience that supports their goals. Additionally, the statement should address the skills and attributes as to why UC’s program is the right program for the applicant, and how the applicant can be successful in a fully online graduate program.

Tips for Personal Statements:

• Include leadership roles or participation and elaborate as much as possible—describe your impact as a leader and your engagement in the role.
• INclude professional credentialing, engagement or involvement examples, including internship or practicum work, as it relates to pharmacy.

Students living abroad are eligible to pursue this program, but will not be qualified for F-1 Visa status in this online program 

Applicants with college coursework completed outside the United States are required to provide a course-by-course foreign credential evaluation for each college or university you attended outside the United States. This evaluation must be obtained from a service listed on the NACES member website. 

Students who are not permanent residents of the United States or earned a degree from an institution where English was not the language of instruction must complete a Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) test when applying. The minimum score required for admission is 90 (internet-based test). If you have a bachelor's degree or higher from a United States university, this requirement will be waived. IELTS score of 7 or higher is preferred or a Duolingo score of 110 or higher is also acceptable.

Transcripts must also be submitted for evaluation to an agency recognized by the National Association of Credential Evaluating Services (NACES; www.naces.org). Reference the Official Transcript Submission Policy for Enrollment for more information.