Admission Requirements
Admission to the concurrent degree program is limited and competitive. Students who choose to pursue this option will begin to take MBA courses only after they have completed the first year of the professional pharmacy program (P1) and must have earned a minimum GPA of 3.2 during the P1 year. Additionally, students must meet all admission requirements for the Graduate School and all admission requirements for the MBA program.
PharmD/MBA Application Procedures
- No later than March 15 of the P1 year, pharmacy students must submit an application available from the School of Pharmacy Office of Professional and Student Affairs
- All applicants to the PharmD/MBA program must request that official transcripts be forwarded to Graduate Admission from all postsecondary institutions that the applicant has attended.
- Students who took pre-pharmacy courses at SIUE and have a complete set of transcripts on file with the University need not submit transcripts.
- Applicants will be notified of their admission status no later than April of the P1 year.
For more information on the PharmD/MBA, contact the School of Pharmacy at pharmacy@siue.edu or 618-650-5150.
Additional Admission Information
Students currently pursuing a PharmD at SIUE who wish to apply to the MBA program may submit an application to the Graduate School for review during their second semester in the professional program.
A currently enrolled PharmD student, upon approval of the MBA program director, will be fully admitted after completion of the first professional year.
