Admission Requirements for degree and non-degree programs at McWilliams School of Biomedical Informatics at UTHealth Houston, formerly UTHealth Houston School of Biomedical Informatics (SBMI).
McWilliams School of Biomedical Informatics utilizes a holistic review process for all applicants. This enables us to give careful consideration to all the credentials presented by the applicant. Applicants are reviewed only once each cycle term, be sure to submit your application with the strongest material.
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The applications via GradCAS are only for admissions consideration to the McWilliams School of Biomedical Informatics degree program. A separate application for the partnership program/school must be completed according to their admission requirements.
For dual degree options in conjunction with our MS program, please visit HERE:
Dual degree admission requirements with our PhD program:
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Employees of institutions within the Texas Medical Center may register as a non-degree student for one or more McWilliams School of Biomedical Informatic courses. A maximum total of 9 credit hours are allowed, provided they have the instructor's/Office of Academic Affairs consent, their supervisor's approval and have complete documentation by the deadline date.
A completed application/registration form must be submitted to the Office of the Registrar via e-mail to registrar@uth.tmc.edu.
Please complete the following form and submit all required materials for processing by the below listed deadline dates:
Please allow 5-7 Business days for your application form to be processed. It is not possible to submit an application on the deadline day and complete the required processing at the end of business that day. Please allow yourself plenty of time to obtain the appropriate documentation. The Office of the Registrar will not enroll you in the class unless all *documents required are completed.”
Documents required by the registrar’s office to complete your registration before the deadline date:
More information can be found HERE.
For a list of our partnering institutions for the 4+1 program, please visit HERE.
The 4+1 program application is designed in a 3-part process.
Step 1: 4+1 Pre-Application
The admission process for the Undergraduate Accelerated Master’s (4+1) program requires the submission of the No-Cost 4+1 Pre-Application.
Pre-Application requirements include:
| Pre-Application Deadline: | |
| Fall Admission | June 1 |
| Spring Admission | October 1 |
| Summer Admission | February 1 |
All documents for the 4+1 Pre-application must be submitted by the above deadline date for the term you are applying to Candidates who successfully make it through the pre-application process will be cleared to begin Step 2.
Step 2: Interview
If your pre-application is approved, you will be contacted to have an interview with the 4+1 admissions committee.
Step 3: McWilliams School of Biomedical Informatics Application
Upon meeting the requirements in Step 1 and the recommendation of the admissions committee, you then submit an application to the Graduate Certificate program.
The completed application requires the following items:
Each applicant must submit all required admissions materials for the graduate certificate by McWilliams deadline dates.
A Verification of Enrollment Form is required to be submitted with an application at the time of applying for only the following programs:
GRE Waiver for PhD Applicants:
All PhD applicants must submit official GRE scores with their application.
In some circumstances, your requirement to submit GRE scores may be waived if any of the below criteria are met.
**GRE waivers are not guaranteed and are at the discretion of the Associate Dean for Student, Faculty, and Community Affairs. **
Support for the GRE waiver application includes prior success with graduate level work including:
Additional support waiver may include:
It is encouraged that a complete application with official transcripts, goal statement, CV/Resume, etc. has been submitted and/or properly uploaded in the application platform, prior to requesting a GRE waiver. Otherwise, with your formal e-mail waiver request we encourage you to include all supporting documentation you wish to be considered.
Formal waiver request must be sent to SBMIAdmissions@uth.tmc.edu.
McWilliams School of Biomedical Informatics at UTHealth Houston is a graduate school that awards postgraduate degrees. We do not offer undergraduate degrees.
A bachelor’s degree or higher is required to apply. If all education was completed outside the U.S., you must have a U.S. equivalency of a bachelor's degree or higher.
All applicants that have completed courses/degrees outside of the US are required to submit an official course-by-course transcript evaluation with GPA calculation report by either World Education Services (WES ICAP) or Educational Credential Evaluators. The verified transcripts used for the evaluation need to be included with the education evaluation.
All international applicants must show proof of English language proficiency through one of the following:
Applicants for whom the English proficiency exam is required and who do not meet the minimum requirement will not be forwarded for admissions committee review.
F-1 Student Visa Sponsorship Information
F-1 visa sponsorship available for the following:
✓ Spring and Fall Admission
✓ Master of Science (MS) - Research Track
✓ Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Biomedical Informatics
✓ Admission to one UTHealth Houston program at a time
F-1 visa sponsorship Not available for the following:
✗ Summer Admission
✗ Master of Science (MS) - Applied Track
✗ Doctorate in Health Informatics (DHI)
✗ Concurrent multiple admissions to UTHealth Houston Schools/Programs
✗ Non-degree or Certificate programs
All international applicants must show proof of English language proficiency through one of the following:
Applicants for whom the English proficiency exam is required and who do not meet the minimum requirement will not be forwarded for admissions committee review.
In some circumstances, your requirement to submit TOEFL/IELTS scores may be waived if any of the below criteria are met.
If you meet the above reference criteria or have questions regarding waivers, please email SBMIAdmissions@uth.tmc.edu with a formal waiver. Please include supplemental documentation for consideration.
| PROGRAM | FALL | SPRING | SUMMER |
| Certificate | July 1 | November 1 | March 1 |
| Master's | July 1 | November 1 | March 1 |
| PhD | December 1 | July 1 | N/A |
| DHI | March 1 | Only one DHI cohort will be admitted annually. | |
Office of Academic Affairs
D. Bradley McWilliams School of Biomedical Informatics at UTHealth Houston
713-500-3591
SBMIAdmissions@uth.tmc.edu