Subsequent Years

All students who join the Cellular and Molecular Pharmacology Program take a mandatory course entitled Principles of Drug Action and Targeting, as well as four of the seven 2-credit seminar courses offered by the Pharmacology Program. The remainder of the required course credits may be made up of electives and can be chosen from the Rutgers University Graduate School Course Catalogue - New Brunswick.

Each student must pass the oral qualifying exam before the end of the second year. Every year thereafter, each student must meet with a research advisory committee to monitor progress toward the PhD degree.

Progress Reports and Seminar Participation
Students in the Pharmacology Graduate Program must present their research work once a year at Progress Reports. Regular attendance at this weekly meeting, as well as at Pharmacology Department Seminars, is expected of all students. The Pharmacology department maintains a seminar announcement bulletin board, as well as e-mail alerts. A wide variety of additional scientific seminars is presented across the joint Rutgers and RWJMS campuses. Click here to see the current schedule of events.