Requirements for Admission

Students wishing to enroll in any of the component Programs should apply to the Division of Basic Science. Applicants must submit a formal application, including a statement of educational and professional goals; a brief description of research experience; transcripts of undergraduate and prior graduate work; and a minimum of three letters of recommendation which must be from professors capable of assessing the applicant’s scientific aptitude.

Foreign students whose native language is not English must submit TOEFL scores. Application information, including direct online application, is available on the UT Southwestern Graduate School website.

Students matriculate in the fall. Successful applicants generally have a GPA above 3.0 on a 4.0 scale. Most entering foreign students have had TOEFL scores higher than 100.

Under special circumstances, appropriately qualified students may be admitted to advanced standing in one of the Division’s Programs without taking the first-year core curriculum; for example, a student with equivalent coursework and research experience gained at another institution.

Students enrolled in the Medical Scientist Training Program at UT Southwestern typically are admitted to advanced standing in one of the Programs based on satisfactory completion of the first two years of the Medical School curriculum and completion of the MSTP research rotations.