University Of Houston College Of Pharmacy

The University of Houston College of Pharmacy (UHCOP) combines the opportunities and experiences of the Texas Medical Center’s world-class healthcare community with resources of the University of Houston, a Tier One public research university, to offer its students the best possible education. The College is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education and a member of the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy. In 2017, UHCOP began occupation of its new state-of-the-art home in Health 2, a nine-story, 300,000-square-foot facility on the UH Campus. The College offers a Doctor of Pharmacy (Pharm.D.) professional degree, a Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Pharmaceutical Sciences with Concentrations in Clinical & Translational Research, Medicinal Chemistry, Pharmaceutical Health Outcomes and Policy (PHOP), Pharmaceutics or Pharmacology. The college also offers a consecutive Pharm.D.+Ph.D.; Pharm.D./MBA dual degree; and a PHOP Ph.D./M.A. in Applied Economics dual degree. The college also offers post-doctoral fellowship and residency programs in cooperation with institutions, including a concurrent two-year M.S. in Pharmacy Leadership & Administration/PGY1-PGY2 in health-system pharmacy administration in collaboration with seven health systems. The College aspires to foster a commitment to lifelong learning and an environment where students develop the knowledge, attitudes and skills consistent with the high standards of their profession and/or scientific field. Our diverse, award-wining faculty includes co-inventors of U.S. and international patents and National Institutes of Health-funded investigators. Year after year, our alumni and students are recognized at the state, regional and national level in the areas of patient care, community outreach, professional leadership and/or research.