General Admission Requirements

Admission committees for individual graduate programs consider the following in evaluating applicants:

• Graduate Record Examination (GRE) General Test scores
• Grade point average
• Undergraduate curriculum rigor
• Recommendations from professors and/or mentors
• Socioeconomic background
• Research experience
• English language competency
• Personal integrity
• Race/Ethnicity*
• The applicant's statement of motivation for a career in scientific research and/or teaching

*As authorized by the Board of Regents, and subject to the approval of the UT System, the UT Southwestern Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences added race and ethnicity to the broad range of criteria considered for student admission and for the awarding of scholarships and fellowships beginning with the 2006-2007 academic year.

Individual programs may have one or more additional requirements specific to the area of training. Additional requirements or considerations can be found in descriptions of individual programs.