ADMISSION PROCEDURES

Persons wishing to enroll in the University of Texas - Houston Health Science Center Postgraduate School of Dentistry are requested to submit the following documents. Your application will be processed when all the required documents have been received:

1. A completed application form and a letter of application

2. A $10.00 non-refundable application fee and a recent 2" x 2" photograph

3. Official transcripts from all colleges and universities attended including dental program must be on file one year prior to enrollment in the Postgraduate School of Dentistry (Transcripts are on file if you have attended any UT - HHSC school. Check with the Office of the Registrar.)

4. Copy of Dental National Board Examination Scores (Scores are on file if you are a graduate of the UT - HHSC Dental Branch DDS program. Check with the Office of the Registrar.)

5. Dean's letter of recommendation (Letter should be forwarded directly to the Office of the Registrar and must include cumulative grade point average and class standing if these are not shown on the official transcript. Letter is not required for UT - HHSC Dental Branch DDS graduates.)

6. Three letters of recommendation in addition to Dean's letter are required. (Letters of recommendation from PASS are acceptable for applicants who are going through PASS. Applicants who graduated more than two years prior to this application may submit letters of reference from fellow practitioners in the community or from their supervisors if employed by any government service.)

7. Satisfactory scores obtained on the Graduate Record Examination (GRE) (The GRE is required for all applicants who wish to pursue a Graduate (M.S.) program in Endodontics and Periodontics and for applicants who wish to pursue Postgraduate (Certificate) programs in Orthodontics and Prosthodontics. General information and testing dates can be obtained by writing the Office of the Registrar.)

8. Applicants who are nationals of countries where English is not the parent tongue are requested to submit scores from TEST OF ENGLISH AS FOREIGN LANGUAGE (TOEFL). (General information and testing dates can be obtained by writing the Office of the Registrar.)

9. A PASS application is required for General Dentistry (AEGD), General Practice Residency (GPR), and Pediatric Dentistry. (Application to PASS is optional for UT - HHSC Dental Branch fourth year DDS students who are applying only for AEGD or GPR.)

Personal Interviews may be arranged at either the request of the applicant or the institution.

The application deadline for Oral Surgery is September 1 of the year before expected enrollment. NOTE: The Oral Surgery program has its own application that must be completed instead of this application. Request an Oral Surgery Application packet if applying.

The deadline for application to the Endodontics, Orthodontics, Periodontics, and Prosthodontics program is October 1 of the year before expected enrollment.

The deadline for applications to the General Dentistry (AEGD), General Practice Residency (GPR), Oral Pathology and Pediatric Dentistry programs is November 1 of the year before expected enrollment.

The deadline for application to the Dental Public Health program is March 15 of the same year.

Send all inquiries and the above application materials to: Office of the Registrar, The University of Texas - Houston Health Science Center, P.O. Box 20036, Houston, Texas 77225, telephone (713) 500-3333.