Special Notes to International Students

We welcome your interest in the Quality Assurance/Regulatory Affairs (QA/RA) program of Temple University School of Pharmacy.  Temple’s QA/RA master’s program is designed primarily for professionals who are working full-time in the pharmaceutical industry.  As such, most students pursue classes on a part-time basis on evenings and weekends, taking an average of 3 years to complete their coursework.

There are no scholarships available through Temple School of Pharmacy for the QA/RA program, nor are there any other forms of financial support, such as teaching assistantships or fellowships.  If you are interested in pursuing the QA/RA MS degree, you must be able to show that you have financial support through a government agency/program, corporate sponsorship or personal finances.  In addition, most classes are offered at a suburban, corporate-style campus (Temple University Fort Washington) that does not offer University housing or dormitories.

Many international students seek F-1 VISAs which requires full-time student status and stipulate that the applicant can work no more than 20-hours per week in a University setting.  Temple’s QA/RA program does not offer employment opportunities at the University to maintain this status. 

Please refer to the following sites for more details regarding international applications and the requirements for student VISA status.

Graduate School Admissions, International Applications:

http://www.temple.edu/grad/admissions/international.htm

Office of International Services:

http://www.temple.edu/ois/home/services/ois_servies.htm

If there is any question as to what academic records should be submitted with an international application, visit the World Education Services (WES) website at http://wes.org/required.   Most international students will be required to submit the Testing of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL; minimum score is 600 for the paper version or 250 for the computer version).  In addition, scores on the Graduate Record Exams (GREs) must be submitted and all foreign transcripts must be evaluated for equivalency.   Temple University offers a foreign credentials evaluation service on a limited basis during the months of January through April each year.   The evaluation process can be time consuming and students are strongly encouraged to use an outside service such as WES which will evaluate your transcript in approximately one week.   Temple will accept transcript evaluations only from agencies listed by the National Association of Credential Evaluation Services:  222.naces.org.  Please be aware that fees for these services are approximately  $100-200.  However, the results of these formal evaluations may be used for other purposes such as applying to other schools, submitting your credentials to a US employer, and so forth.