# UC Davis Graduate Studies

**Source**: https://grad.ucdavis.edu/programs/gpch
**Parent**: https://grad.ucdavis.edu/graduate-programs

# Pharmaceutical Chemistry

## About the Program

### Learn More About the Program

[Visit the Program](https://chemistry.ucdavis.edu/graduate/prospective-students/ms-pharmaceutical-chemistry)

[Email the Program](mailto:chemgradprogram@ucdavis.edu)

Students in the M.S. degree program in Pharmaceutical Chemistry will gain an in-depth understanding of the experimental and computational processes and societal issues that surround the discovery and design of modern pharmaceuticals. The program is intended for students seeking to be employed as research chemists in the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries.

Degree Type

Departmentally-Based Graduate Program

Degrees Offered

M.S. Plan I

Lead Dean

College of Letters and Science

Degree Requirements

[2023](https://programs.gs.ucdavis.edu/api/doc/4144)

[2012](https://programs.gs.ucdavis.edu/api/doc/3175)

Administrative ByLaws

[2012](https://programs.gs.ucdavis.edu/api/doc/3176)

Major Code

GPCH

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## Admissions and Fellowship Information

Admission Requirements

[UC Davis General Admission Requirements](https://grad.ucdavis.edu/applying-uc-davis)
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[Program Admissions Requirements](https://chemistry.ucdavis.edu/graduate/prospective-students/MS-how-apply)

Admission Deadlines

General: Dec 1, 2025\
Space Available: May 1, 2026\

Internal Fellowship Deadlines

Prospective Student Fellowship: Dec 1, 2025\
Continuing Student Fellowship: Jan 15, 2026

### Admissions Actions

[Request Admissions Info](https://apply.grad.ucdavis.edu/register/?id=9c9a7154-1f83-4dfa-a1c8-e60f719b1b81)

[Apply for Admission](https://grad.ucdavis.edu/node/841)

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## Program Contact Information

### Primary Program Contacts

Graduate Program Coordinator

**Program Coordinator**\
 Kate Baca
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[chemgradprogram@ucdavis.edu](mailto:chemgradprogram@ucdavis.edu)

Graduate Program Chair

**Department Chair**\
 R Britt
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(530) 752-6377 | [rdbritt@ucdavis.edu](mailto:rdbritt@ucdavis.edu)

**Graduate Program Chair**\
 Kyle Crabtree
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(530) 752-6024 | [kncrabtree@ucdavis.edu](mailto:kncrabtree@ucdavis.edu)

**Department Chair**\
 David Goodin
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[dbgoodin@ucdavis.edu](mailto:dbgoodin@ucdavis.edu)

### Additional Contacts

Program Contacts

**Advisor: General**\
 Dean Tantillo
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Pharmaceutical Chemistry \
[djtantillo@ucdavis.edu](mailto:djtantillo@ucdavis.edu)

Graduate Studies Contacts

**Internal Fellowship Analyst**\
 Heidi West
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(530) 754-9473 | [hewest@ucdavis.edu](mailto:hewest@ucdavis.edu)

**Senior Academic Advisor**\
 Samantha Duesdieker
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(530) 752-4928 | [samdues@ucdavis.edu](mailto:samdues@ucdavis.edu)