Eberhardt School of Business
PharmD/MBA Dual-Degree
The Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD) and Master of Business Administration (MBA) program is a dual-degree curriculum administered by the Thomas J. Long School of Pharmacy and Health Sciences and the Eberhardt School of Business.
This career-enhancing opportunity prepares you for leadership positions that demand knowledge of health sciences and management. The PharmD/MBA Program can be completed in four years. In the first year, you will study the foundation business courses. The remainder of the program is a blending of pharmacy, health science, and management study.
The ultimate goal of the PharmD/MBA program is to provide its graduates with the skills, knowledge, and practical experience needed to launch a fast track career that may lead you to an executive position in the pharmaceutical industry, with health care organization, a retail pharmaceutical corporation.
Such positions include:
- Department head in a pharmaceutical manufacturing corporation
- Leadership position in a pharmaceutical distribution organization
- Administrator in a research or managed care department
- Departmental director in a state or federal health care agency
- Director of hospital pharmacy operations
- Combined with the MBA Entrepreneurship Specialization, the skills and knowledge gained are a sound basis for operating an independent pharmacy.
Doctor of Pharmacy Prerequisites
- Calculus - One semester or two quarters of college level calculus
- Physics - One semester or two quarter of college level physics with lab
- General Chemistry - Two semesters or three quarters with labs
- Organic Chemistry - Two semesters or three quarters with labs in each term. Should be a course sequence designed for chemistry or biology majors
- General Biology - Two semesters or three quarters with labs in each term. Should be a course sequence designed for biology majors
- Microbiology - One semester or two quarter course
- English Composition - Two 3-semester unit courses or two 4-quarter unit courses. This should be the freshman composition sequence (equivalent to ENGL 1A and 1B)
- Public Speaking - One 3-semester unit course or one 4-quarter unit course
- Economics - One 3-semester unit course or one 4-quarter unit course
- Psychology - Minimum of one 3-semester unit course or one 4-quarter unit course
- General Education - Students who have, or will have, earned a U.S. Bachelor's degree are exempt from this specific requirement
Master of Business Administration Prerequisites
- Introductory Microeconomics
- Introductory Macroeconomics
- Probability and Statistics
- Business Calculus – Requirement met by Doctor of Pharmacy calculus requirement
Interested applicants should review the prepared Sample Plan of Study in depth to evaluate the fit of their career plans and the Pacific PharmD/MBA Program.
Admission Requirements
Students interested in the PharmD/MBA Program must apply and be accepted to both the MBA Program at Eberhardt School of Business and the Doctor of Pharmacy program at the Thomas J. Long School of Pharmacy and Health Sciences separately.
In addition to the PharmCAS and Supplemental Application to Pacific’s Thomas J. Long School of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, PharmD and MBA Program applicants need only submit the MBA Application for Admission with required essays, official college transcripts, one academic letter of recommendation, and official GMAT scores to the MBA Program.
Acceptance by one program does not guarantee admission to the other.
For more information please visit the Thomas J. Long School of Pharmacy and Health Sciences Pharm D. / MBA web page.
