ADMISSIONS
Students interested in pursuing a MS, Specialized MS (SMS), or PhD degree in Biomedical Sciences apply to the Graduate School using the application for admission. Students are admitted directly to the graduate school through an umbrella admissions process and not into departments or programs. Entering PhD students perform three tutorial rotations before selecting a faculty advisor and joining a graduate program.
Recommended undergraduate coursework to prepare applicants for graduate studies in Biomedical Sciences include basic courses in Biology, Physics, Calculus and Biochemistry. Genetic Counseling and Medical Physics will require additional prerequisite courses. Before beginning your application, please read the Admission Requirements section carefully.
APPLICATION DEADLINES
All degree-seeking programs only admit once a year for Fall admissions.
Early submissions are encouraged. All materials, including application requirements and letters of recommendation, must be submitted by 11:59 p.m. central time on the deadline date. No late materials will be accepted.
| Applicant Type | Priority Deadline | Final Deadline |
| PhD Biomedical Sciences - International Applicants |
N/A | November 1 (Priority & Final Deadline) |
| PhD Biomedical Sciences - Domestic Applicants |
November 1 | December 1 |
| Medical Physics PhD/SMS - All | N/A | November 15 (Priority & Final Deadline) |
| MS Genetic Counseling - All | November 1 | December 1 |
| MS Biomedical Sciences - All | March 1 | April 1 |
1 Domestic applicant - U.S. citizens or U.S. permanent residents.
2 International applicants - are those requesting or currently under any US federal visa that allows them to study in the US. These applicants are neither a U.S. citizen nor U.S. permanent resident, regardless of where they have attended school.
3 Priority deadline - Applications submitted by the priority deadline will be given precedence in processing for review.
APPLICATION FEE WAIVERS
Application fee waivers are available to all applicants who attend a webinar as part of our Discover Biomedicine Series and/or have participated in a UTHealth Houston /MD Anderson Undergraduate Summer Program and have a completed application* by the priority deadline.
Applicants to the Genetic Counseling & Medical Physics programs may qualify by attending a program-specific information webinar hosted by GSBS and have a completed application* by the priority deadline.
International and Medical Physics applicants are eligible for a fee waiver by meeting the above criteria and have a completed application* by the final deadline.
To request your fee waiver, applicants must contact the Office of Admissions at [email protected]. Please note that refunds will not be issued for fees paid prior to receiving a waiver.
*Complete application = ALL required materials received in the application including but not limited to transcripts, essays, test scores and LOR’s, etc.
VISITATION/INTERVIEW WEEKENDS
Interviews are required for all applicants who are offered admissions to the PhD program. Invitations to visitation/interview weekends will be sent by email between mid-December through January. Visitation/Interview weekends will be held in-person with a virtual option for international applicants.
Specialized MS (SMS) applicants to the Genetic Counseling program or the Medical Physics program may be invited to Interview/Visitation (virtual and/or in-person).
NON-DEGREE/CERTIFICATES
Application Requirements and deadlines for Non-Degree/Certificate programs can be reviewed HERE.