Pharm.D./MBA Dual Degree Program

Administration of the Pharm.D./MBA

The admission process for the Pharm.D./MBA will require that students apply to each program separately. More specifically, students will apply and be required to meet the admission requirements of the MBA program as administered by the COBI, and the same students will be required to apply and meet the admission requirements of the Pharm.D. program as administered by the CPPS.  The GMAT requirement for the MBA program is waived for students accepted into the Pharm.D. program.  The COBI Graduate and CPPS Student Advising Offices provide advising for their respective portions of the programs. Degrees will be conferred separately with the COBI conferring the MBA and the CPPS conferring the Pharm.D.

MBA Admissions Procedures

For admission to the program, The University of Toledo MBA program requires a 2.7 undergraduate GPA, pre-requisite Common Body of Knowledge business courses, and a score of 450 on the Graduate Management Admissions Test (GMAT). The GMAT is waived for pharmacy students who have completed the PCAT and/or have already been accepted in the University of Toledo CPPS Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD) program.  Students applying to the dual degree program will select the General Administration MBA major.  For further admission information please refer to the COBI catalog or online admissions website.

MBA Curriculum

Integrated Curriculum

The CPPS and COBI work collaboratively to allow Pharm.D. students to earn their MBA by integrating Pharm.D. electives into the MBA program.

  1. Students may take 15 IPPE hours, completed with pre-determined objectives that align with the MBA, and apply them towards 1 credit hour of MBA elective credit.
  2. Students may take two APPE rotations during their P4 within the administration, leadership, or management tract to count towards 8 credit hours of MBA elective credit.
    1. The combination of IPPE and APPE rotations as described above will satisfy the 9 credit hour requirement for MBA electives.