Graduate Studies for Future Leadership Positions
Master of Science in
Pharmacy Leadership and Administration
Graduate Student
Policies and Procedures
Handbook
Department of Pharmacy Practice and Translational
Research
University of Houston College of Pharmacy
2015
M.S. Program in Pharmacy Leadership and Administration
Course Requirements for Master of Science Degree
The MS program is offered by the Department of Pharmacy Practice and Translational Research (PPTR).
The student must complete a minimum of 37 Cr. Hrs. for the MS degree with the thesis/project option
Please note, students have to take seminar courses each fall and spring semesters enrolled. In accordance
with the University of Houston guidelines, the department may approve a maximum of 9 Cr. Hr. of transfer
credits from another institution.
The distribution of the hours with these options is provided below:
Required Credit Hours:
The curriculum focuses on Pharmacy Leadership and Administration in Health-system pharmacies.
Credit Hours
Thesis/Project
Option
Core Courses
Recommended Elective Courses
Electives -Area of Emphasis
Seminar
Thesis or Project
Minimum for graduation
9cr
9cr
9cr
4cr
6cr
37cr
A minimum cumulative grade point average of 3.00 (A= 4.00) must be maintained in all graduate level
courses required for the M.S. degree in order to obtain an advanced degree from the College of Pharmacy.
Graduate level courses are defined as all courses required for the M.S. degree as defined either by the
department and/or thesis/project committee.
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Program Course Work Plan for Full-time MS Students with a Thesis/Project:
Credit Hours
First Year Fall Semester
Advanced Hospital and Health System Pharmacy I (Core)
Leadership Seminar (Core)
Biostatistics and research design
Recommended Elective Course
3cr
1cr
3cr
1-3cr
First Year Spring Semester
Pharmacy Administration and Management II (Core)
Leadership Seminar (Core)
Research Methods in Pharmacy Administration
Pharmacy Innovations
3cr
1cr
3cr
3cr
First Year Summer Semester
Capstone Course (Core)
MS thesis/project proposal development
3cr
3cr
Total First year
23cr
Second year Fall Semester
Leadership Seminar (Core)
Recommended Elective Course
Masters Thesis/Project
1cr
3cr
3cr
Second Year Spring Semester
Leadership Seminar (Core)
Pharmacy Workforce Competency
Masters Thesis/Project
1cr
3cr
3cr
Total Second year
14cr
Total Credits for the MS program
37cr
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Course Descriptions
Pharmacy Practice and Translational Research Departmental Courses:
Core and prescribed electives
6321 Advanced Hospital and Health System Management
Cr: 3. (3-0). Prerequisites: Graduate standing or consent of instructor. Overview of management of healthsystems pharmacy including healthcare law, policy, and contemporary topics in hospital and health system
management.
PHCA 6100, 6101: Leadership Seminar
Cr. 1. (1-0). Prerequisites: graduate standing or consent of instructor. This seminar is intended to develop the
student's understanding of and capacity for leadership within the pharmacy profession. Topics will include
leadership development, marketing, strategic planning, and community engagement.
PHCA 6397 Pharmacy Innovations
CR (3-0) Prerequisites: graduate standing or consent of instructor. An in depth examination of contemporary
innovations in the practice of pharmacy.
PHCA 6320 Drug Use and System Management (Capstone Course)
CR (3-0) Prerequisites PHCA 6321. Overview of drug use in health systems including joint commission, practice
management, operations, formulary management, human resources and marketing.
PHCA 6397 Pharmacy Workforce Competency
CR (3-0) Prerequisites: PHCA 6321 and PHCA 6306. This course is designed to introduce the ideas and
processes behind the evaluation/assessment and development of employees’ capabilities (both application
and knowledge based) in the pharmacy setting. This course will cover a variety of topics including methods
of assessment, validation, training development, as well as the development of ongoing programs within their
department that aim at keeping employees up-to-date and engaged.
PHCA 6198:6298:6398:6498: Special Problems
Cr. 1-4 per semester or more by concurrent enrollment. Prerequisites: graduate standing or consent of
instructor.
PHCA 6396: Master’s Project
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisites: consent of instructor. Project proposal approved by Faculty Mentor and two
committee members. Project developed in the area of PLA research.
PHCA 6399: Master’s Thesis
Cr. 3 Students are expected to develop and conduct their thesis.
7396: Master's Project
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisites: PHCA 6396 or consent of instructor. Preparation of written report about PHOP
project and oral defense to Faculty Mentor and two committee members. Bound report submitted to
committee.
PHCA 7199, 7299, 7399: Master’s Thesis
Cr. 1, 2, 3 Students are expected to write and submit a thesis on research conducted as required by
University of Houston and as a requirement for partial fulfillment of the MS degree program.
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Other electives
There are a number of special problem courses available for students. These include teaching portfolio,
academia rotation, project proposal development. Discuss these options with your Faculty Mentor or
graduate academic advisor.
All special problems must be discussed with your academic advisor prior to initiating the course.
Department of Pharmacy Healthcare Policy and Outcomes Research
Core and prescribed electives
PHCA 6308: Biostatistics and Experimental Design
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisites: graduate standing or consent of instructor. Applications of experimental design
techniques and statistical methods in health care and pharmacy, including topics such as hypothesis testing,
contingency tables, correlation, regression, and analysis of variance.
PHCA 6306: Pharmacy Administration and Management II
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisites: PHCA 6305or PHCA 6321, graduate standing or consent of instructor. Critical
examination and discussion of medication use with respect to practice, policy, and research in healthcare
delivery.
PHCA 6307: Research Methods in Pharmacy Administration
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisites: PHCA 6308, graduate standing or consent of instructor. Principles of research
methods and its application to conduct and analyze research topics in PHOP. Included are computer
applications, design of survey questionnaires, and proficiency in analyzing programs/policies
Other Electives
PHCA 6198:6298:6398:6498: Special Problems
Cr. 1-4 per semester or more by concurrent enrollment. Prerequisites: graduate standing or consent of
instructor.
PHCA 6219: Issues in Health Services
Cr. 2. (2-0). A survey course for students with an administrative interest, which develops the linkage between
structure, manpower, access, and utilization of health services.
PHCA 6310: SAS Applications in Statistics
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisites: graduate standing or consent of instructor. Practical experiences in conducting
statistical analysis using the SAS statistical package to analyze, evaluate, and report data.
PHCA 6312: Pharmacoeconomics in Outcomes Research
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisites: graduate standing or consent of instructor. This course focuses on the economic
methods used in evaluating drug therapy decisions. The course will cover the tools needed to assess the costs
and outcomes of medications and pharmacy services. Emphasis will be on disease-state management issues
with examples from pharmaceutical outcomes research.
PHCA 6316: Pharmacoepidemiology
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisites: graduate standing or consent of instructor. This course focuses on epidemiological
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principals with application to pharmacy. The course introduces concepts, methods, and nomenclature in
pharmacoepidemiology and its applications to current public health problems.
PHCA 6317: Secondary Data Analysis
Cr. 3. (3-0) Prerequisites: graduate standing or consent of instructor. Principals and applications of secondary
data analysis in PHOP research with focus on methodologies for processing and analyzing national survey
and administrative data.
PHCA 6396: Master’s Project
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisites: consent of instructor. Project proposal approved by Faculty Mentor and two
committee members. Project developed in the area of PLA research.
PHCA 6399: Master’s Thesis
Cr. 3 Students are expected to develop and conduct their thesis.
7396: Master's Project
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisites: PHCA 6396 or consent of instructor. Preparation of written report about PHOP
project and oral defense to Faculty Mentor and two committee members. Bound report submitted to
committee.
PHCA 7199, 7299, 7399: Master’s Thesis
Cr. 1, 2, 3 Students are expected to write and submit a thesis on research conducted as required by
University of Houston and as a requirement for partial fulfillment of the MS degree program.
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Concurrent Enrollment
Students enrolled in Graduate Studies at the University of Houston College of Pharmacy are able to enroll in
coursework at the University of Texas School of Public Health (UTSPH), located in the Texas Medical
Center through concurrent enrollment. The process for concurrent enrollment is as follows:
1. Check the UTSPH course listings and identify which course you are interested in taking. Please pay close
attention to the campus at which the course is offered. You will need to select the ‘Houston’ campus only.
2. Email the instructor to discover if you are able to, and have their permission to take the course.
3. Complete the Inter-institutional Application for UTSPH ( First time registration only)
4. Complete Concurrent forms for UH and UTSPH
a. Concurrent form for UH includes the course name, number, instructor’s signature, your advisors
signature, the program director’s signature, (international students require) the signature of the
international office, and the UH registrar’s signature.
b. If you require assistance in the procurement of signatures, please visit the Graduate Advisor.
5. Once all signatures have been acquired, the paperwork must be taken to the UTSPH registrar’s office for
processing. This includes creation of student profile, addition to the course, and the payment of tuition and
fees. Fees will be assessed separately for concurrent courses. A course “place holder” will be added to your
myuh.edu student profile, in order to reflect your accurate hours of enrollment. The place holder course is
non-billable.
a. Concurrent enrollment may possibly have an impact on your financial aid, or fellowship. If your
billable enrollment is under 7 hours at UH, your financial aid will be adjusted accordingly. If you
have any questions or concerns regarding the impact on fellowship or financial aid, please see the
Graduate Advisor.
6. Once the registration process at UTSPH is complete, please request a scanned copy of all your paperwork be
sent to you with the UTSPH signatures. This will need to be forwarded to the Graduate Advisor’s office for
your student file.
Students are only permitted to complete 12 hours of concurrent enrollment during their entire course of study
with University of Houston.
Probation and Dismissal Rules
1) Every graduate student must maintain a 'B' average or 3.00 GPA throughout the MS program curriculum.
Failure to do so will automatically place the student on probation for the following semester. Once on
probation, the student has one semester (Fall or Spring) to improve their grades. If the student is not able to
improve their performance and if their GPA is still below 3.00 the student may have to withdraw from the
program. Students who have their GPA below 3.00, but have shown dramatic improvement in course
grades, may petition for an extension to the MS Program Advisory Committee.
2) Graduate students are allowed only 2 'C' grades throughout the MS program. Students will be
automatically put on probation upon receipt of their second 'C' grade and will be withdrawn from the
program upon receipt of their third ‘C’ grade.
3) In addition, the student will be automatically put on probation if they receive a grade below a 'C' in any
one course. Individuals who receive a grade below 'C' have one semester to improve their grades. Students
who are on probation and who show dramatic improvement in course grades may petition for an extension to
the MS Program Advisory Committee.
4) Additionally, students receiving a grade below 'C' in any core course is required to repeat the course during
its next offering. In addition, a student with a D, F, or I as the most recent grade in a graduate level course
for a degree plan will not be eligible for graduation.
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M.S. Faculty Mentor Selection
Following the completion of the first or second semester, the student will be expected to select a
permanent Faculty Mentor. This must be a mutually agreeable decision between the student and the faculty
member, both of whom must sign the Faculty Mentor Selection Form (see appendix). A mentor should not
consider signing the Faculty Mentor Selection Form until the student has an opportunity to meet all faculty
members.
The mentor is responsible for monitoring all aspects of the student's academic and research progress.
Students should consult their Faculty Mentors in selecting courses, selecting field of research, etc.Students
are advised to read the thesis or project or coursework requirements before selecting their Faculty Mentor.
After selection of the permanent mentor, if the student is unable to work satisfactorily with the mentor, the
student may attempt to find another advisor as long as the student in not on academic probation. In all
instances, the Graduate Academic Advisor will review the written evaluations of the student by the mentor;
review the reports of the student's committee meetings and attempt to assist the student in either resolving the
problem or identifying another advisor. However, documentation of repeated notifications to the student to
correct deficiencies in performance without evidence of appropriate action by the student to correct these
deficiencies may result in the student's dismissal from the graduate program.
The student may also select a co-mentor, if they so choose upon the approval of the mentor. Students need
to provide this information on the Faculty Mentor Selection Form.
Monitoring of Graduate Student Progress
The student’s Faculty Mentor will monitor the academic progress of the student. In addition, each
graduate student must meet with their mentor and their thesis/project committee at least twice during an
academic year, (preferably during September and March) following the establishment of that committee. A
summary of the committee's deliberations and recommendations should be prepared by the student's mentor
and presented to the student and to each of the committee members. A copy of this report should also be
forwarded to the Graduate Advisor for the MS program to be placed in the student's file.
Thesis - Project Research
Research activities in the masters program encompassed by the mission, may focus on a number of major
categories in issues related to Pharmacy Leadership.
It is expected that the students will normally utilize the first summer and the second calendar year of their
M.S. degree program to conduct sufficient original research to write a quality thesis or project proposal. The
quantity of research expected for the thesis or project should be sufficient for publication and should be
sufficiently complete as judged by the thesis/project committee chair and the committee to produce an
acceptable thesis or a project document. The student is intended to master experimental techniques, learn to
critically evaluate the scientific literature, have a grasp of what is involved in a sound, independent research
project, and assemble intelligently the research results and present and defend it in a manner suitable for
presentation to the scientific community.
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Thesis - Project Committee
Students are required to form a master’s thesis/project committee, composed of at least three members.
The faculty mentor must hold a doctoral or professional degree and be a full-time member of the faculty at
University of Houston College of Pharmacy. An additional committee member must be from the College of
Pharmacy. Full-time students are advised to select a mentor by the end of their second semester. Students
will be required to complete and submit a thesis or a project document as per the requirements of the
University of Houston. The advisor and student must complete the Thesis/Project Committee Form (see
appendix).
At the minimum, the master’s thesis/project committee will include:
- 1 faculty member from the Department of PPTR or PHOP, usually the faculty mentor (Committee
Chair)
- 1 additional faculty member from within the department (Committee Member)
- 1 faculty representative from within or outside the University or any individual that has adequate
qualification and knowledge regarding the student’s thesis/project topic (Committee Student
Advocate)
- Additional members of the thesis committee can be added with the approval of the faculty mentor.
Proposal Defense
The student should prepare a written synopsis of his/her research plan and make it available for the
committee at least one week prior to an oral presentation.. The thesis or the project proposal defense
optimally should take place during the Summer semester between the first and second year of the MS
Program.
The proposal defense can take place in a private meeting between the student and the committee members.
Although there is no set structure or guidelines for this meeting, the student and/or Faculty Mentor can use
the following information to guide the meeting. The defense will begin with a brief (approx. 20-30 min)
presentation by the student that summarizes the research study. The committee may examine the student to
understand the student’s knowledge regarding the research topic at this time. This examination will focus on
the research project proposed by the student but will not be restricted to the project. The committee may also
examine the student on relevant information related to the research project such as the literature in the area of
the research project and any relevant information from prior course work that the student has completed. At
the conclusion of the defense the committee will make their recommendation. This will be:
1) Acceptance of the proposal without modification. In this case the student will proceed with the
proposed study as outlined in the proposal.
2) Acceptance of the proposal with modification. In this case the committee will make specific
recommendations for modification of the proposal that must be incorporated into a revised draft of
the proposal.
3) Rejection of the Proposal. Rejection of the proposal may result from a judgment of the committee
that the proposal is inadequately developed and needs more work. In this case the student will be
instructed to re-submit the proposal to the committee. The students would be instructed as to what
areas require improvement and another defense would be scheduled no later than three months after
the initial defense.
The proposal is then submitted for placement in the student's file along with a signed memo summarizing the
proposal defense and the committee recommendations. The student’s advisor prepares the memo and a copy
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is provided to the student and each committee member. Each student will have 2 opportunities to
successfully defend his/her proposal. Passage with modification constitutes one attempt. If a student fails to
successfully defend their proposal on the second attempt, the student will be dismissed from the program. It
is advised that students meet with their advisors and committee members regularly to ensure adequate
understanding of the requirements for the research proposal.
Graduation Process
The Thesis/Project Defense
Students must successfully defend their thesis/projects before the committee. This oral examination
emphasizes the student’s ability and includes a comprehensive oral examination covering general knowledge
in the field of specialty. The student must submit a reasonably well-polished and well-proofed copy of the
thesis or project document to the committee at least 14 days prior to scheduling a defense. The manuscript
should be in the format acceptable for submission to a peer reviewed journal. The committee will have 14
days to preview the document. If the committee members agree that the quality of the work is sufficiently
complete and polished, then the student may schedule the defense. Thesis or project defense must be
scheduled at least one month prior to the end of the semester in which the student graduates.
Thesis/Project Defense Announcement
The student is expected to post an announcement of the thesis/project defense at least 7 days prior to the
date of the defense on both campuses of the College of Pharmacy. A copy of the defense announcement also
should be sent to the Chair of the Department of Pharmacy Practice and Translational Research and the Dean
of the College of Pharmacy. The announcement should contain the students name, thesis/project title,
advisor's name, location, date, time of the defense, and indicate that it is a thesis/project defense. All graduate
students are required to attend each departmental thesis/project defense, unless excused by the Director of
graduate studies.
The defense must have an open public session and a closed session with the committee. The public
portion should be presented as a seminar with ample time provided for discussion of the findings by the
attendees (usually 30-45 minutes +15 minutes for questions). The Faculty Mentor is responsible of
informing the Graduate Academic Advisor if the student has defended the thesis/project successfully. A
student may be given a second opportunity if necessary for an unsuccessful defense. Students that fail the MS
Thesis/Project defense the second time have an option to register for additional courses, revise their
coursework/program plan and consider the non-thesis course-based option. Such students should be in good
academic standing and will be required to register for a minimum of one course the following semester.
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PROJECT DEFENSE
Department of Pharmacy Practice and Translational Research
UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON
COLLEGE OF PHARMACY
ALL FACULTY AND STUDENTS ARE INVITED
PROJECT TITLE
Presenter
Student’s name
MS in Pharmacy Leadership and Administration Candidate
College of Pharmacy
University of Houston
Advisor: Faculty Mentor’s Full Name
When: Month, Day, Year
Where: College of Pharmacy Building at TMC, Room XXX
Time:
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Submission of Thesis/Project Document
The University of Houston and the College of Pharmacy use an electronic thesis/dissertation
submission process. See the following link for detailed instructions: https://uh-etd.tdl.org
The student must follow all dates published by the University of Houston in the Academic Calendar for
applying for graduation, and for submitting the approved thesis signed by the student, advisor, committee,
and Dean. The student must apply for graduation at the University of Houston Graduation Office in E.
Cullen and pay a graduation-processing fee. Typically, this deadline is at the beginning of the semester that
the student wishes to graduate. It is the student’s responsibility to check with the advisor and apply
accordingly. The department’s Graduate Advisor will assist the student in electronic submission. The
students may submit as many personal copies of the dissertation document for binding as they desire.
Academic Honesty
Please visit the University Graduate Catalog for the policy regarding academic honesty.
Guidelines for Preparing the M.S. Thesis/Project document in PPTR
A. Departmental Requirements for Submission
Note that it is the responsibility of the graduate student to submit the required thesis/ project document.
The department administrators will only assist students as and when required Thesis documents are required
by the University to be submitted via electronic submission through the Texas State Library on the date
required by the Graduate Academic Advisor. For more information on electronic submission, please visit
http://www.uh.edu/graduate-school/current-students/thesis/
To achieve this in an efficient manner the following process should be followed. Students are
recommended that they schedule their final proposal defense at least a month before the semester ends.
Along with this form, students have to also submit an updated copy of the MS Coursework/Program Plan
form. The Faculty Mentor has the primary responsibility to complete the MS Coursework/Program plan and
based on the option selected by the student, evaluate the thesis/project document for compliance with the
thesis/project requirement guidelines, including but not limited to content and formatting. The Director will
only evaluate the thesis/project for formatting and sign the thesis/project approval form. The final digital
copy should be approved by the thesis committee. The copy to be uploaded should be final, and converted to
pdf format.
B. Title of Thesis/ Project
Your thesis/project will be a valuable resource for others only if it can be located easily. Modern retrieval
systems use the words in the title and sometimes a few other descriptive words to locate your thesis/project
document. Avoid oblique references, and be sure to use word substitutes for formulas, symbols, superscripts,
subscripts, Greek letters, and so on. A good rule is to use a maximum of thirteen words for a title.
C. Preparing the Abstract
The abstract is expected to give a succinct account of the thesis/project so that a reader can decide if
he/she wants to read the complete work. The maximum length is 350 words. Mathematical formulas,
diagrams, and other illustrative materials are not recommended for the abstract.
The abstract should contain the following sections:
1. Introduction or Statement of the problem;
2. Procedure or methods;
3. Results or findings; and
4. Conclusions.
The abstract must be typed double-spaced on one side of the page only.
D. Page Numbers
Each page in the thesis/project document, except the title page, should be assigned a number. The
following plan of page numbering is required:
1. For the preliminaries, use small Roman numerals (i,ii,iii,iv, etc.). The Roman numerals should be
placed at the bottom center.
2. For the remainder of the work - including text, illustrations, appendices, and bibliography--use
Arabic numerals (1, 2, 3, 4, etc.). Each page must be numbered. Use of letter suffixes such as
10a, 10b should be avoided. The numbering begins with 1 and runs consecutively to the end of
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the document. All page numbers should be centered at the bottom. If the description of an
illustration is too long to be placed on the same page, it should be placed on the previous page-not on an unnumbered page.
3. If there are more volumes than one, each volume should contain a title page duplicating the title
page of the first volume. If the volumes are separate entities, it would be well to identify them
further as Volume I, II, etc. The numbering may follow consecutively from one volume to
another, or begin with Arabic 1 at each new title page. A maximum of 500 pages can fit in one
volume.
E. Margins
1. Left - 1 1/2"
2. Right - 1"
3. Top - 1"
4. Bottom - 1"
F. Order
The original and copies of the thesis/project document must include the following items in the order
listed:
1. Blank sheet of paper at the beginning of each copy submitted
2. Copy Authorization Page –All bound copies should have original signature of the student.
This document will not be included in the digital copy. Will be turned into the Academic
Advisor and retained in the student file.
3. Title Page - Must show the month and year of graduation
4. Signature Page – All copies must have the original signatures of the committee and the dean
of the college. This page will not be included in the digital copy. Once completed, the
signature page will be turned in to the Academic Advisor, and retained in the student file.
5. Acknowledgments - (Preface or Forward); Optional
6. Dedications – Optional
7. Abstract Page – Include the thesis/project title on this page
8. Copy of the project in the format required for submission to preferred peer-reviewed journal
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Graduate Student Grievance Procedures*
See attached link for current University of Houston and College of Pharmacy grievance policy:
University of Houston Graduate Catalog
APPENDIX CONTENTS
Faculty Mentor Selection Form
Thesis/Project Committee Selection Form
MS Thesis/Project Approval Form
MS Thesis/Project Coursework Plan Form
Example of the first three Page of the MS thesis/project
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Master of Science in Pharmacy Leadership and Administration
Faculty Mentor Selection Form
Date: ____________
This letter is to indicate that I ____________________ have selected Dr. ___________________
as my Faculty Mentor for my master program. I have met with the respective faculty member and we have
mutually agreed on this decision.
In addition, with approval from my Faculty Mentor I have also selected a co-advisor, who is
Dr. _________________________. (Complete only if applicable, if not state “Not Applicable”)
___________________________
Student Name and Signature
___________________________________________________
Faculty Mentor Name and Signature
(Both student and faculty signatures are required.)
Received by: ______________________________
Chair, Department of Pharmacy Practice and Translational Research
University of Houston, College of Pharmacy
A copy of this document will be provided to both, the student and the faculty advisor.
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Master of Science in Pharmacy Leadership and Administration
MS Thesis/Project Committee Selection Form
Date: ____________
Student’s Full Name
_____________________________________________
Anticipated Field of Research ____________________________________________________________
The names and affiliation of the Committee Members should be indicated below. By
signing next to their information they have agreed to serve as committee members.
Committee Members
Affiliation of Member
Accepted (Signature)
1.
Faculty Mentor
2.
3.
4.
Received and approved by:
______________________________
Chair, Department of Pharmacy Practice and Translational Research
University of Houston, College of Pharmacy
A copy of this document will be provided to both, the student and the faculty advisor.
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Master of Science in Pharmacy Leadership and Administration
MS Thesis/Project Proposal Approval Form
Date: ____________
Student’s Full Name _____________________________________________
Thesis/Project Title ____________________________________________________________
This form is to indicate that the above mentioned student has successfully defended his/her thesis/project
proposal and is approved to move forward with their research. The committee agrees that the expected
semester of graduation will be____________________________________.
In keeping with the departmental policy, the student must schedule final defense by ____________________
in order to qualify for graduation in their projected timeframe.
Approved by Committee Chair: ____________________________
Committee member: _____________________________________
(Co advisor)
Committee member:______________________________________
Committee Member:______________________________________
Received and approved by:
______________________________
Chair, Department of Pharmacy Practice and Translational Research
University of Houston, College of Pharmacy
A copy of this document will be provided to the student and the faculty advisor.
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Master of Science in Pharmacy Leadership and Administration
MS Thesis/Project Approval Form
Date: ____________
Student’s Full Name
_____________________________________________
Thesis/Project Title ____________________________________________________________
This form is to indicate that the above mentioned student has completed all requirements of the thesis/project
and has received approval to proceed with copying and binding.
Approved by Committee Chair: ____________________________
Received and approved by:
______________________________
Chair, Department of Pharmacy Practice and Translational Research
University of Houston, College of Pharmacy
A copy of this document will be provided to the student and the faculty advisor.
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Master of Science in Pharmacy Leadership and Administration
MS Coursework/Program Plan Form
Date: ____________
Student’s Full Name _____________________________________________
MS Program Type (Circle one):
1) Thesis option
2) Project-Option
This form is to indicate that the above mentioned student has completed/will complete the minimum
requirements of the MS program. Indicate courses to be taken and grade obtained.
Thesis/Project Option
Core courses
Adv Health and Hospital Management I
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Pharmacy Administration and Management II
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Research Methods in Pharmacy Administration
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Seminar, 6100, 6101, 6100, 6101
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___ ___ ___ ___
Electives
________________________________________
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___
________________________________________
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___
________________________________________
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___
________________________________________
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___
________________________________________
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Area of Emphasis Electives
________________________________________
________________________________________
________________________________________
________________________________________
________________________________________
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Masters Thesis – 6399 and 7399 ________________
___
NA
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NA
OR
Masters Project – 6396 and 7396 ________________
Approved by Faculty Mentor: ______________________
Received and approved by:
Student Signature: ____________________
______________________
Chair, Department of Pharmacy Practice and Translational Research
University of Houston, College of Pharmacy
A copy of this document will be provided to the student and the faculty advisor.
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Example of the first three pages for the MS thesis/project
(Note: Where necessary the thesis or project (non-thesis) option should be indicated. Do not use both terms.
Use only the information that may apply to your specific situation, either thesis or project.)
Copy Authorization
In presenting this thesis (or project) in partial fulfillment of the requirement for an advanced degree at
University of Houston, I agree that the Library shall make it freely available for inspection. I further state
that permission for extensive copying of my thesis (or project) for scholarly purpose may be granted by my
Faculty Mentor, the Dean of Graduate studies, Dean of my academic division, or by the University Librarian.
It is understood that any copying or publication of this thesis (or project) for financial gain shall not be
allowed without my written permission.
Signed: _________________________
(Students Full Name)
Dated: ___________________________
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THESIS (or PROJECT) TITLE
by
NAME OF STUDENT
A thesis (or project) submitted in partial fulfillment of
the requirement for the degree of
MASTER OF SCIENCE
IN
Pharmacy Leadership and Administration
Thesis (or Non-Thesis Project) Option
University of Houston
College of Pharmacy
Month 20XX
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Thesis (or Project) Title
To the Faculty of the University of Houston, College of Pharmacy:
The members of the committee appointed to examine the thesis (or project) of _______________________
find it satisfactory and recommend that it be accepted on _______________.
______________________________________
Committee Chair, (Full Name)
______________________________________
Committee Member, (Full Name)
_______________________________________
Committee Member, (Full Name)
_______________________________________
Dean, (Full name)
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