Admissions
Frequently Asked Questions
The following items are required for a complete official application:
- Completed application in GraduateCAS
- Create a resume or curriculum vitae
- Write an essay and Statement of Purpose that addresses your reasons for pursuing a graduate education in your field of interest, your background and your long term goals.
- Three (3) letters of recommendation submitted though the AIS system (you will receive login information for AIS after you complete your application in GraduateCAS.)
- Official transcript from all institutions of higher education attended
- International students- Official scores from the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) or the IFELTS test from within the last two years from applicants whose native language is not English. Exceptions: applicants that completed all four years of a baccalaureate degree in the United States.
- Pay application fees.
- Apply to the correct program. Please look for Texas A&M University in College Station, College of Medicine Medical Science Program (not TAMU HSC).
The GRE scores (general or subject) are not required to apply to our program. Applicants whose native language is not English are required to submit proof of English proficiency, according to the guidelines of the Office of Admissions. The Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) is the most common test taken by applicants to our program. Other options and exemptions are found at the Office of Admissions.
Yes. As a branch campus of Texas A&M University, the Ph.D. program in Medical Science is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC), and is dependent on continued accreditation of TAMU. More accreditation information can be found on the TAMU Accreditation website.
The SACSCOC can be contacted per below:
1866 Southern Lane
Decatur, GA 30033
Phone: 404-679-4500
https://www.sacscoc.org
Cindy Lewis
lewisca53@tamu.edu
713-677-7612