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Applicant Information

Preparation

You should complete at least 50 semester credit hours of prerequisites before applying to the Program. This includes biology and chemistry with appropriate laboratories. When selecting your prerequisite science courses, be sure to select the courses that will count toward a biology or chemistry major or that is appropriate for pre-medical students. No survey or introductory science courses will satisfy the science prerequisites for CLS.

You do not need to complete all prerequisites and core curriculum courses before you begin your coursework at UTHSCSA. During your sophomore and junior years you may be dually enrolled at UTHSCSA and another university or college such as UTSA or SAC. Transfer students who have completed all prerequisites and core curriculum courses may be full-time students at UTHSCSA.

Prerequisites for admission

Curriculum for General Track

Curriculum for Pre-med Track

Prerequisites for CLS

Policy on Core Curriculum

To apply for admission to the UTHSCSA CLS Program:

  • Fill out an application using the Texas Common Application, which allows you to apply for admission to any Texas public university.
  • Download two reference forms, have them filled out by former instructors, and have them sent to the UTHSCSA.
  • Contact the colleges/universities you have attended and ask them to send a transcript to the Registrar at UTHSCSA.

Information on CLEP and DANTES Credit

Students may earn credit for specified courses through CLEP or DANTES examinations. The School of Allied Health Sciences CLEP/Dantes Policy can be accessed by the links below. This policies list the courses accepted and the minimum score needed to receive credit.

Essential Functions

The student must possess the skills and attributes necessary to perform as a professional before graduation from the program. These skills and attributes are known as essential functions.

Information for International Applicants

International applicants who have completed part or all of their education at schools outside of the U.S. must:

  • Submit their foreign transcripts for a course-by-course descriptive evaluation through a university approved evaluation service. One of these services is listed below:

    • Service of America Applications, Dr. William Pauer
    1910 Justin Lane
    Austin, TX 78757-2411

  • Earn a minimum score of 550 on the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) paper and pencil examination or the equivalent score on the computer examination.
  • The above documentation must be submitted directly to the Registrat's office from the service provider.

Once we have this information, we will evaluate your application. Since we have rolling admissions, you will hear about your admission status within two weeks after we receive all your application information.

Cost

The cost per semester is about $2,000 including tuition, fees, books and laboratory coats. For tuition and fee schedules go to Student Services from the University Homepage. The cost of national certification examinations is about $145 each.

Viewbook for The School of Allied Health Sciences.

Application for admission to Clinical Laboratory Sciences bachelor's program; Clinical Laboratory Sciences master's program; and Cytogenetics baccalaureate degree and post-baccalaureate certificate programs.

Reference forms for all Clinical Laboratory Sciences students.

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