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FAQ - Foreign Applicants, Coursework from Foreign Schools and Study Abroad

Do you accept foreign coursework?

No. State law requires that academic work taken at foreign colleges, universities or preparatory schools shall be excluded from the calculation of the grade point average for students seeking admission to graduate or post-baccalaureate professional school.

Foreign coursework will not count towards satisfying any of the required coursework.

Undergraduate foreign coursework that appears as transfer credit on the transcript of a regionally accredited US college will count towards the 90 hour requirement. Each individual transfer course credit must granted by the US school be listed on the transcript. Lump sum credit with no specific course and hour identification will not be accepted.

Can I apply as an International Applicant?

Applicants who are not US citizens or permanent residents of the US and/or have earned degrees at foreign institutions can be eligible for admission provided they meet the following requirements:

• Completed at least 90 undergraduate credit hours at an accredited US or Canadian college or university. Transfer credit from a school outside the US or Canada will apply to this requirement if individual courses appear on the transcript of an accredited US or Canadian college or university - lump sum credit is not allowed.
• Required coursework must be taken at a regionally accredited US or Canadian college or university. Transfer credit from a school outside the US or Canada will not apply to the required courses.

The University of Texas Southwestern Medical School at Dallas requires the following:

• It is recommended that undergraduate coursework be completed at or credited through a regionally accredited US or Canadian college or university.
• At least 45 semester hours, including all pre-med prerequisites must have a grade assigned by an accredited U.S. or Canadian college or university.
• Exceptions to this policy are made only for foreign applicants who are applying to the combined MD/PhD Program.

Study Abroad Coursework Information:

1. If the program was sponsored by a US or Canadian institution, the applicant should:
   • List the US or Canadian institution sponsoring the study abroad program (and on whose official transcript the coursework will appear) in the [Colleges Attended] section of the application
   • Applicant should have the sponsoring institution send an official transcript to TMDSAS
   • List the coursework under the sponsoring school in the [College Coursework] section of the application
2. If the program was not sponsored by a US or Canadian institution, but the credits were transferred to a US or Canadian institution, the applicant should:
   • List the US school that accepted the credit in the [Colleges Attended] section of the application
   • A transcript is not required from the foreign school
   • List the coursework under the US school that accepted the credit in the [College Coursework] section of the application
3. If the program was not sponsored by a US or Canadian institution and the credits were not transferred to a US or Canadian institution, the applicant should:
   • List the foreign school in the [Colleges Attended] section of the application
   • A transcript is required - TMDSAS will accept copies of foreign transcript
   • List the coursework under the foreign school in the [College Coursework] section of the application