PharmD/MS ICL

The University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC) College of Pharmacy and the University of Memphis Department of Instruction and Curriculum Leadership have aligned to offer an easy transfer of some credits between theDoctor of Pharmacy (PharmD) from the UTHSC and a Master of Science in Instruction and Curriculum Leadership (MS ICL). The MS ICL prepares students with a foundation in teaching, learning, and assessment skills.

Student must complete all requirements for each degree and be awarded the PharmD and MS ICL degrees according to all requirements and specifications for each degree that the respective institutions. Students must apply and be accepted to both programs separately. Acceptance by one program does not guarantee admission to the other degree program as each admission process is conducted on an independent basis. Both institutions will collect tuition and fees separately.

A student must fulfill all requirements for admission to the MS ICL program as specified by the University of Memphis. Students who do not have a bachelor degree must complete all requirements of the PharmD degree prior to MS ICL being awarded. The MS ICL program will accept as transfer a maximum of 7 credit hours of pre-determined pharmacy coursework.  The PharmD program will accept as transfer a maximum of eight (8) credit hours of MS ICL coursework that will be counted towards elective credit hour requirements. Students are responsible to request transfer of credit.

For more information about this program, contact Dr. Dawn Havrda at dhavrda@uthsc.edu (UTHSC) or Dr. DeAnna Owens at dgish@memphis.edu (University of Memphis).