Applicants to the Clinical Research degree program at the Medical School must submit the following documents:

• A completed application form.
• A short essay (this question is located on the last page of the application.) describing your career goals in Clinical Research should include the following 5 items. Applicants to non-degree status should include only items 1 and 2.
  1. The applicant's career goals and experience relating to the health field and medical research.
  2. How the Master's Program will support the applicant's career goals.
  3. How the applicant's clinical, research, teaching, and/or administrative responsibilities will be modified so that adequate time can be devoted to the Master's Program.
  4. The applicant's plan for departmental mentoring (designate the individual who will serve as the departmental mentor).
  5. The planned timeline for completion of the Master's curriculum (for trainees, this should indicate a timeline for completion of the clinical or research training program).
• Application fee: $30.00 (non-refundable). Send check or money order payable in U.S. dollars drawn on a U.S. bank in the U.S. to: Office of the Registrar , UTHSC - H, P.O. Box 20036, Houston, Texas 77225
  
  The application fee is not due by the deadline for the program that you are applying. It will not delay the review of your application for admissions.
  
• Official transcripts sent directly to the Registrar's Office from all postsecondary institutions previously attended.
  
• Recommendation letters (not required for non-degree applicants)
  
• Curriculum Vitae (degree and non-degree applicants need to submit)
  
• TOEFL: Applicants who are nationals of countries where English is not the parent tongue are requested to submit scores from the TEST OF ENGLISH AS FOREIGN LANGUAGE (TOEFL). Exceptions are listed on p.2 of the application form.
  
• Non-degree students desiring to become program students should submit a letter of explaination of the reasons for the change of status.
  

NOTE: The Texas Department of Health has issued immunization requirements for students in health-related programs. All students must have completed immunizations prior to registration. STUDENTS WILL NOT BE ALLOWED TO REGISTER WITHOUT VERIFIED IMMUNIZATION DOCUMENTATION. Records must be submitted to UT Student Health Services in UTHSCPB 510. The phone number is 713-500-5171.

DEADLINES: THE COMPLETED APPLICATION WITH ALL OF THE REQUIRED SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS MUST BE RECEIVED BY:

Fall Semester - June 15
Spring Semester - October 15

Admissions Requirements [Top]

• Official transcripts: Official original transcripts covering ALL PERIODS OF ENROLLMENT IN INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION. Transfer hours from one university which appear on another university's transcript are not exempt from this requirement. Original transcripts from the university from which hours were transferred must also be submitted. Applicant should request the institution to send transcripts directly to the UTHSC-H Office of the Registrar. Transcripts which are hand delivered by the applicant or are not received in a sealed university envelope are NOT considered official. The Registrar's Office does not accept paper copies of transcripts from institutions where electronic transcript exchange agreements are in place. This includes most institutions in the greater Houston area. A grade point average of at least 3.0 on a 4.0 scale is preferred for admission to any degree program.
  Where applicable, transcripts from non U.S. institutions are considered official and complete only upon receipt of mark sheets, summary documents and the final diploma verifying program completion.

• Recommendation letters: Letters of recommendation from two persons who are qualified to evaluate your academic or professional performance, ability, motivation, and character. The recommender should complete the reference letter form and return it along with a recommendation letter directly to the Office of the Registrar. If the applicant intends to enroll in the Master's program while employed, one of these letters should be written by the applicant's supervisor. This letter should include an assurance that the applicant will have sufficient (at least 20%) protected time to devote to the program.
  
  
• TOEFL: Applicants who are nationals of countries where English is not the parent tongue are requested to submit scores from the TEST OF ENGLISH AS FOREIGN LANGUAGE (TOEFL). Information and application booklets may be obtained from any university admissions office, or by writing to our Office of the Registrar at the address given below. A minimum score of 565 is required on the paper based test or 225 on the computer based test. NOTE: ETS does not keep TOEFL scores for more than two years. You may need to retake the TOEFL in order to submit official scores and complete admissions requirements. [Top]