The University of Houston, located in Houston, Texas, was founded in 1927. It was originally created as a junior college, and became a four-year college in 1934. The University of Houston is a public university, and it is the flagship for the University of Houston system. There are three other colleges in the University of Houston system, UH Clear Lake, UH Downtown, and UH Victoria.

The College of Pharmacy is one of the twelve colleges that make up the University of Houston. The college opened in 1947 with a total enrollment of 144 students. The college has buildings both on the main University of Houston campus as well as at the Texas Medical Center. also located in Houston. Through the course of their studies students take classes on both of these campuses.

The College offers degrees at all levels. They have a Doctor of Pharmacy degree, MS and PhD degrees in Pharmacy Administration, and a PhD degree in Pharmacology and Pharmaceutics. They also offer joint Pharm.D/MS and PharmD/PhD programs. They recently had a BS degree, but it is currently being phased out and is not accepting new students.

The PharmD program is a four-year program the requires two to three years of pre-professional study before admittance. Pre-pharmacy classes may be taken at the University of Houston or at a different college. For entry into either of the joint degree options, students must currently be enrolled in the PharmD program. Students wishing to get the joint MS degree can enter the program in any of their four years of study. Students applying to the joint PhD program must have already completed at least one year of the PharmD program.

The Pharmacy Administration program has three options: the MS program, the MS program with residency, and a PhD program. The MS program is for students who have already completed a bachelor’s degree. For the residency program, students must have a degree in pharmacy and be eligible for licensure in Texas. In order to enter the PhD program, students must already hold a MS in Pharmacy Administration or a related field.

The PhD program can either focus on Pharmacology or Pharmaceutics. The University does not offer an MS degree in either of these subjects. Students desiring to enter the PhD program must have a BS in a related field. It is not required that students have a master’s degree.

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