Business Administration/Pharmacy

The University of Tennessee, Knoxville (UTK) Haslam College of Business and the University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC) College of Pharmacy collaboratively offer a dual degree program leading to the conferral of the Master of Business Administration and the Doctor of Pharmacy degrees. This program is a unique partnership and collaboration of two components of the statewide University of Tennessee System that combines the strengths of two nationally highly-ranked programs. The dual program saves the student approximately 18 credit hours over the time that would be required to earn both degrees independently.

The establishment of the dual program addresses the critical need for the pharmacist executive who is trained in business fundamentals with the analytical, technical, management, and economic decision-making skills to operate within the contemporary economic and health care environments. The objective of the dual degree program is to prepare graduates to take leading management roles within a variety of health care sectors related to administrative decision-making on the use of medicines. The career opportunities for the successful graduate include management and ultimately leadership positions in institutional pharmacies as part of healthcare-systems, retail pharmacies with corporate management, pharmacy benefit management companies, third-party health care payers, managed care organizations, state and federal governments, the pharmaceutical industry, and pharmaceutical consulting firms among others. The advantage for the business-skilled pharmacist is the blend of pharmacotherapy insight with the business acumen to contribute and make informed economic decisions on medicines.

• Applicants must have obtained a bachelor’s degree from a college or university accredited by the appropriate regional accrediting agency, recognized by the Council on Higher Education Accreditation (CHEEA). A non-U.S. degree must be equivalent to a bachelor’s degree from the United States and must be granted by a recognized or accredited foreign institution. 
• United States degree holders must have earned a minimum of 2.7 out of a possible 4.0 GPA or a minimum of 3.0 during the senior year of undergraduate study. If you have completed previous graduate coursework, you must have earned a minimum of 3.0 out of a possible 4.0 GPA.
• Applicants with non-U.S. degrees must have earned a minimum of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale or other equivalent to a ‘B’ average. If you have completed previous graduate coursework, you must have earned a minimum of 3.3 out of a possible 4.0 GPA or other equivalent to a ‘B+’ average.
• Applicants may be required to submit standardized test scores, depending upon their program requirements.
• Applicants may be required to submit English language certification test scores.

1. Please confirm the correct name of your graduate degree or certificate program by viewing our list of programs. This will ensure that you apply for the right program when you submit your application.
2. Create your account on Slate, our online application system, and begin completing the admission application.
3. Scan and upload copies of transcripts for all undergraduate and graduate institutions you have attended.
4. Upload degree certificates (if applicable).
5. Upload departmental/program requirements as indicated in the online application system.
6. Pay the $60 non-refundable application fee by credit/debit card.