Founded in 1851 as the first chartered institution of higher education in California,

University of the Pacific prepares students for professional and personal success through

rigorous academics, scholarships, research, and engaging culture. The University offers

more than 80 undergraduate majors and 40 graduate programs across nine schools and

colleges. Since 1955, University of the Pacific’s Thomas J. Long School of Pharmacy has

been training graduates who are problem-solvers, innovators, and leaders. The pharmacy

school offers Bachelors (BS), Masters (MS), and Doctoral degrees (PharmD, PhD, and

PharmD/PhD).

The MS and PhD in Pharmaceutical and Chemical Sciences programs (PCSP) prepare

industry ready graduates and is the only such program in the Western United States. There

are five major focus areas: i) Bioanalytical Chemistry, Physical Chemistry, and

Biochemistry, ii) Biopharmaceutical Sciences, iii) Chemical Synthesis, Drug Discovery and

Design, iv) Health Care Outcomes and Clinical Services, v) Molecular-Cellular physiology

and Pharmacology. These five focus areas bring together collaborative research and

innovation from three different departments with more than 25 years of continuous

NIH/NSF and other federal and state funding resulting in numerous publications in high

impact journals.

The Master of Science (MS) in PCSP offers meaningful career opportunities such as a

quality control analyst, formulation scientist, junior clinical researcher, regulatory affairs

specialist, or chemist. The Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in PCSP opens up additional

pathways to begin independent research and development or lead in senior positions.

Many of these graduates work in industry or laboratories studying biological and chemical

processes as biochemists or biophysicists.