Regulatory Science Programs
Application Accepted for:
Spring 2025: June 1 – Sept. 30, 2024
Fall 2025: Oct. 1, 2024 – June 15, 2025
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Interested in applying? SDSU no longer requires GRE/GMAT testing for admission to any graduate program.
Regulatory Affairs professionals work to ensure that drugs, biologics, and medical devices are safe and effective for human use and meet regulatory standards set by FDA and international regulatory agencies. If you are a student in the life sciences, this may be the career for you – and SDSU’s regulatory science programs can get you started!
SDSU’s Master of Science and Advanced Certificate in Regulatory Affairs programs can help you build foundational knowledge on laws, regulations, and good manufacturing processes mandated by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and its international counterparts. Courses are delivered fully online as nine-week special sessions, designed to afford students a high degree of flexibility in integrating their studies with work and other commitments.
People who are in the industry and hiring employees look to SDSU students as value-added. They know that SDSU students are coming out of our program well educated and capable.
Learn From Regulatory Experts
The Center for Regulatory Science is located in SDSU’s College of Sciences. Established in 1999, the Center for Regulatory Science at San Diego State University has provided online education to promote professional excellence and career opportunities for professionals in the pharmaceutical, biotechnology and medical device industries, and those considering making a career change into these fields.
For more information, please visit regsci.sdsu.edu, call (619) 594-2283 or email regsci@sdsu.edu.
This WASC-accredited program focuses on laws, regulations, and good manufacturing processes mandated by regulatory agencies, such as the FDA. You’ll acquire an advanced knowledge of current regulations and learn how to apply them to the development and commercialization of drug, biologic, and medical device products.
The Advanced Certificate is a four-course subset of the MS degree program. It’s designed to help you build a foundational knowledge of regulatory science, get a jumpstart on your master’s degree, and earn a valuable graduate-level certificate from San Diego State University.
If you are an international student, you may pursue the degree from your home country or within the U.S. at the same tuition rate as local students. However, the Regulatory Science program does not sponsor F1 student visas.
Students can enroll in courses before being admitted to the University. Three courses (9 units) can be transferred into the RA master’s program and one course (3 units) can be transferred into the RA advanced certificate program. Please contact us for more details on transferring courses.