Medicinal Chemistry BS/MS - Program Requirements

Prerequisite courses taken by students at other institutions are generally accepted as equivalent to University at Buffalo courses that have comparable titles (e.g., general chemistry, organic chemistry, calculus).

Students can be admitted at any time. It is recommended that students complete CHE 101 or 105 and MTH 141 before applying. A 2.0 GPA is required.

BIO 201 Cell Biology
CHE 101 General Chemistry or CHE 105 Chemistry: Principles and Applications
CHE 102 General Chemistry or CHE 106 Chemistry: Principles and Applications
CHE 201 Organic Chemistry or CHE 251 Contemporary Organic Chemistry
CHE 202 Organic Chemistry or CHE 252 Contemporary Organic Chemistry
CHE 214 and CHE 215 Analytical Chemistry
CHE 301 Intermediate Organic Chemistry Laboratory
CHE 312 The Chemistry of Biological Systems or BCH 403 Principles of Biochemistry
CHE 319 Physical Chemistry I
CHE 320 Physical Chemistry II
CHE 455 Synthetic Organic Chemistry
MCH 498 Undergraduate Research Participation in Medicinal Chemistry* (6 credit hours)
CHE 501 Organic Chemistry for Graduate Students
MCH 501 Medicinal Chemistry
MCH 615-MCH 616 Graduate Research (12 credit hours)
MCH 700 Thesis Guidance
MTH 141 College Calculus I
MTH 142 College Calculus II
PHY 107 General Physics I
PHY 108 General Physics II
PHY 158 General Physics II Lab

Chemistry lab elective chosen from CHE 322 Inorganic Chemistry II, CHE 329 Physical Chemistry Lab I or CHE 330 Physical Chemistry Lab II

Elective undergraduate science course (3 credit hours)-see advisor for details.

4 elective graduate chemistry/medicinal chemistry graduate lecture courses (12 credit hours):

One elective chosen from CHE 503 (Inorganic Chemistry), CHE 505 (Physical Chemistry I), CHE 506 (Physical Chemistry II), CHE 507 (Analytical Chemistry) or CHE 508 (Statistics & Instrumentation); two elective courses chosen from: {CHE 502 (Synthetic Organic Chemistry) or MCH 517 (Heterocyclic Chemistry}, MCH 502 (Medicinal Chemistry 2), MCH 524 (Mechanisms of Drug Action), MCH 525 (Molecular Modeling), MCH 527 (Combinatorial Chemistry), {PHC 531 (Intro to Pharmacokinetics and Biopharmaceutics 1) or PHC 630 (Drug Metabolism and Disposition)}; one graduate CHE/MCH lecture course

Students should consult with an academic advisor to determine how any transfer or exam credit might be utilized in meeting general education, prerequisite, or major requirements.

See Baccalaureate Degree Requirements for general education and remaining university requirements.

Refer to the Graduate School's policies and procedures manual for requirements for master’s degree candidates.