International Students

UT Southwestern is a dynamic and diverse learning community that welcomes hundreds of students from around the world each year. As you prepare your application, here are some important tips to remember:

Academic Prerequisites

Complete all the program prerequisites, even if you earned a medical degree in another country.

Transcripts

Official transcripts from each college or university you have attended must be translated into English. Please mail official transcripts (not notarized copies) to:

UT Southwestern Admissions Office
5323 Harry Hines Blvd.
Dallas, TX 75390-9162

Please keep copies of your transcripts. Your originals will not be returned.

Transcript Evaluations

Submit an independent evaluation of your transcripts if you received your degree from a university outside of the U.S. Please send these evaluations to the Admissions Office before the application deadline.

The evaluation should include:

• Final grade for each undergraduate course
• Semester credit hours
• Subject breakdown

Commercial evaluation agencies:

• Educational Credential Evaluators
  P.O. Box 514070
  Milwaukee, WI 53203-3470
  Phone: 414-289-3400
  
  
• Educational Records Evaluation Service
  777 Campus Commons Road
  Suite 200
  Sacramento, CA 95825-8309
  Phone: 916-565-7475
  
  
• International Education Research Foundation
  Credentials Evaluation Service
  P.O. Box 3665
  Culver City, CA 90231-3665
  Phone: 310-258-9451
  
  
• World Education Service
  P.O. Box 745
  Old Chelsea Station
  New York, NY 10113-0745
  Phone: 212-966-6311

Language Proficiency Exams

International applicants whose native language is not English must submit Language Proficiency Exam scores. We accept the following test scores:

• DuoLingo
• IELTS
• TOEFL Essentials
• TOEFL iBT

(Applicants whose education language of instruction is English but who reside in a non-English-speaking country must still submit Language Proficiency Exam scores.)

While there are no minimum score requirements, competitive scores are typically equivalent to a TOEFL iBT score of 100 or above.

Our institutional code is 6686. No departmental code is needed.

Visas and Immigration

UT Southwestern’s International Affairs Office has resources for international students and can provide additional information about visas and immigration.

Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) Code

The UT Southwestern Genetic Counseling Program has been assigned the 51.1509.00 CIP code by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board.