Application Periods

Please send all application materials to:

the UT Health Science Center  Office of the Registrar
School of Health Professions Admissions
7703 Floyd Curl Dr. Mail Code 7702
San Antonio TX 78229-3900

Checklist for Bachelor of Science Entry-level Program

• All checked items listed below are required for a complete application.  If items are missing, your application may not be processed.
• All prerequisite courses completed by the end of spring semester of the year you wish to enter the program, with a minimum overall grade point average (GPA) of 2.5 and prerequisite courses GPA of 2.7.  Click here for prerequisites.
• All prerequisite courses completed with a grade of “C” or better
• Completed application (click here for Texas Common
  Application).

Submit the following materials and documents to the Registrar at the address above, before the application deadline:

• $45 application fee – On-line payment, or check or money order sent to the Registrar at the address above. Write your application number on the check or money order to assure proper processing. Your application cannot be processed without payment being received by the deadline date.
• Official transcripts from every college or university you have attended – If official transcripts are sent to you, you may send them to the Registrar if the seal on the envelope is not broken.
• Two (2) reference forms – It is not necessary to mail the completed forms in separate, sealed envelopes.  Click here to download or print reference forms.
• Applicant Resume and Personal Statement – Click here to download or print instructions.
• Request for Waiver of Program Prerequisites (if required) – To petition a waiver for a course review, submit a completed PETITION FOR COURSE REVIEW form (Click here) and include the name of the college/university attended, a copy of the course number and title, and course description.
• TOEFL score (Test of English as a Foreign Language) – Required only of international applicants from countries where English is not the native language; minimum score of 68 (Internet), 220 (computer), or 560 (paper) is required.

Checklist for Master of Science in Dental Hygiene Program

• Bachelor’s degree from a nationally and regionally accredited institution of higher education in the United States.
• Graduation from an accredited dental hygiene program recognized by the American Dental Association Commission on Dental Accreditation (CODA) within the United States and Canada.
• Successful completion of the Dental Hygiene National Board Examination.
• Current licensure as a Registered Dental Hygienist in any state in the United States or Canada.
• Satisfactory grades in undergraduate courses. The under­graduate grade point average should be no lower than a 3.0 on a 4.0 point scale system.
• Satisfactory scores on the Graduate Record Examinations General Aptitude Test (GRE) or on the Miller Analogies Test (MAT). In general, a minimum of 1000 for the combined scores on the verbal and quantitative portions of the GRE is required or a minimum score of 415 on the MAT. Scores on GRE and MAT tests taken more than five years prior to the date of application are not acceptable.
• Applicants from countries where English is not the native language, are required to submit scores on the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL). A minimum score of 68 (Internet), 220 (computer), or 560 (paper) is required.
• Three recommendation forms.
• Completed application (Click here for Texas Common
  Application).
• $45 application fee
• Official transcripts sent from each college attended
•  A personal interview with representatives of the Master’s Degree program may be required.
•  Recommendation for admission by the Committee on Graduate Studies (COGS) for the School of Health Professions and approval by the Dean of the Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences at the UT Health Science Center.