International Applicants

International Applicant Requirements:

In addition to the specific programmatic requirements for all applicants, international applicants must also meet the requirements of the Office of International Services  (OIS). Only degree-seeking applicants are eligible to apply for a student visa status.

• GPA must be reported on a 4.0 scale, if it is not on a 4.0 scale please use the GPA conversion calculator on this page. Then attach the report to your application materials.
• A valid TOEFL/ Duolingo/ IELTS score that is less than two years old at the time of submitted application. The minimum TOEFL score for the Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences is 84, the Duolingo is 115 and 7.0 for the academic version of the IELTS. For the application process, we will accept an unofficial document but if accepted and you plan to matriculate into the program you will need to submit all official documentation prior to receiving an official offer of admission.
  • Countries exempted from the TOEFL/ Duolingo/ or IELTS requirement:

    Antigua and Barbuda, Australia, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Botswana, Brunej, Burundi, Cameroon, Canada, Cayman Islands, Dominica, Eswatini, Fiji, Gambia, Ghana, Grenada, Guam, Guyana, India, Jamaica, Kenya, Kirbati, Lesotho, Liberia, Malawi, Malta, Marshall Islands, Mauritius, Micronesia, Nambia, Nauru, New Zealand, Nigeria, Pakistan, Palau, Papa New Guinea, Phillippines, Rwanda, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Samoa, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Solomon Islands, South Africa, South Sudan, Sudan, Tanzania, Tonga, Trinidad and Tobago, Tuvalu, Uganda, United Kingdom (all), Vanuatu, Virgin Islands, Zambia, Zimbabwe.

  • Additionally, depending on the program an applicant is applying to (please reference the program’s specific admissions page), if an applicant is in progress on a degree at an accredited U.S. institution and that degree will be completed prior to starting the program at the Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences at UT Health San Antonio, they can be exempted from the requirement. 
• Transcript Evaluations, for most programs unofficial documents can be used during the application review process, however if accepted official evaluated transcripts from all foreign colleges/ Universities attended from a NACES member must be on file UT Health San Antonio prior to receiving an official offer of admission.