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Pharmacy Program with Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences Major in Biotechnology, Concentration in Bioinformatics Chemistry Toggle Chemistry Chemistry Chemistry Honors Program Major in Chemistry and prerequisites for the Accelerated Pharmacy Program Major in Chemistry, Concentration in Medicinal Chemistry Minor in Chemistry Minor in Chemistry for the Medical Professions Minor in Pharmaceutical Science Minor in STEM Communication Sciences and Disorders Toggle Communication Sciences and Disorders 4+1 Masters in Communication Sciences and Disorders Communication Sciences and Disorders Honors Program Communication Sciences and Disorders Major Communication Sciences and Disorders Minor Interdisciplinary Minor in Disabilities Studies Normal and Disordered Speech, Language and Hearing Minor Computer Science Toggle Computer Science Computer Science Major Computer Science Major, Concentration in Big Data Analytics Computer Science Major, Concentration in Bioinformatics 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