APPLICATION HANDBOOK FOR THE ENTRY YEAR 2015

APPLICATIONHANDBOOKFORTHEENTRYYEAR2015APPLICATION

WelcometoTMDSAS

ThisApplicationHandbookwascreatedbytheTexasMedical&DentalSchoolsApplicationService(TMDSAS)to

assistapplicantsincompletingtheapplicationforthe2015enteringclass.Readingtheinstructionswillgiveyou

anedgeandmakecompletingyourapplicationmucheasier.Itisyourresponsibilitytoread,understandand

allTMDSASinstructionsatthetimeofsubmission.

AboutTMDSAS

TMDSASisthecentralizedapplicationprocessingserviceforapplicantstothefirst‐yearenteringclassesatall

statesupportedpublicmedical,dentalandveterinaryschoolsinthestateofTexas.TMDSASsimplifiesthe

applicationprocessforboththeapplicantsandtheparticipatingschools.Weprovideonestandardized

application,relievingstudents of

theneedtocompleteaseparateapplicationforeachoftheparticipating

schools.Theparticipatingschoolsbenefitbyreceivinguniforminf ormationonallapplicantsandbydesigning

thequestionsontheapplication.TMDSASservesonlyasaninformationclearinghouseanddoesnotinfluence

theschools'reviewoftheapplicationor

theirselectionofapplicantstointerviewandaccept.

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ParticipatingSchools:

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Medical

UTSouthwesternMedicalCenteratDallas

UTMedicalBranchatGalveston

UTHealthScienceCenteratHoustonMedicalSchool

UTSchoolofMedicineatSanAntonio

 UTSOMatSanAntonio–SanAntonioClinicalEducationCampus 

 UTSOMatSanAntonio–SouthTexasClinicalEducationCampus

Texas

A&MUniversitySystemHealthScienceCenter,CollegeofMedicine

TexasTechUniversityHealthSciencesCenterSchoolofMedicineinLubbock

UniversityofNorthTexas—TexasColle ge ofOsteopathicMedicine

TexasTechUniversityHealthSciencesCenterPaulL.FosterSchoolofMedicineatElPaso

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Dental

BaylorCollegeofDentistry

TheUniversityofTexasSchoolofDentistryatHouston

TheUniversityofTexasDentalSchoolinSanAntonio

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Veterinary

TexasA&MUniversityCollegeofVeterinaryMedicine

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ContactTMDSAS

IfyouhavequestionsandneedtospeakwithaTMDSASrepresentative,contactusatthenumberbeloworby

email.

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CustomerServiceContactInformation:

Hours:Monday‐Friday(8:00a.m.–5:00p.m.CentralTime),exceptFederalholidays

Phone:512‐499‐4785

Email:[email protected]

Website:http://www.utsystem.edu/tmdsas/

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IncludeyourTMDSASIDnumberandfullnameinallcorrespondence.TMDSASwillonlydiscussanapplication

withtheapplicantandtheapplicant’sdesignatedschools.DuetotheFamilyEducational RightsandPrivacyAct

of1974,FERPA,TMDSASwillnotdiscussanapplicationwithparents,spouses,relatives,friendsoremployers.

ApplicantResponsibilities

1. Applicantsareexpectedtobecomefamiliarwiththeapplication proceduresateachschooltowhich

theyapply.Allapplicationdocuments,includingprimaryapplicationforms,transcripts,lettersof

evaluationandfeesmustbesubmittedtoTMDSASinatimelymanner,bythedeadline.Secondary

applications(ifapplicable)mustbesubmitteddirectlytotherespectiveschools.

2. ApplicantsmustpromptlynotifyTMDSASofanychangeofaddress.Applicantsmaychangetheiraddress

byloggingontotheirapplication.Gotothe[ContactInfo]pageandmaketheupdate(s).

3. ApplicantsmustnotifyTMDSASofcertainchanges

totheapplication.Aftersubmittingyourapplication,

youareabletomakechangestothefollowingsectionsbyloggingbackontotheapplication:Contact

Info,CollegesAttended,CollegeCoursework,PlannedEnrollment,MyAccountandTestScores.

ToupdatetheinformationinyourLettersofEvaluationsection,TMDSASmustmake

thechangeonyour

behalf.Onceyouhavesecuredadifferentevaluator,pleasenotifyTMDSASofthenewevaluatorvia

emailorthroughtheapplicationmessagesystem.Includeyourfullname,TMDSASIDandindicatethe

nameoftheevaluatorthatneedstoberemoved.Providethefollowinginformationforthe

evaluator

thatshouldbeadded:

 Salutation(i.e.Dr,Prof,Mr,etc.)

 FirstnameofEvaluator

 LastnameofEvaluator

 Suffix(i.e.MD,PhD,etc.)

 Relationshiptoyou

 Howevaluatorwillsubmitletter(viaTMDSASEvaluatorPortal,Interfolioorregularmail)

 Emailaddressofevaluator(ifsubmittingviaTMDSASEvaluatorPortal)

 Whetherornotyoureleaseyourrightofaccesstotheletter

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4. AfterthedateofsubmissionofyourTMDSASapplication,ifyouarecharged,convictedof,pleadguilty,

ornocontesttoafelonyormisdemeanorcrime,youmustinformTMDSASaswellastheadmissions

officeofeachschooltowhichyouhaveapplied.YoumustnotifyTMDSAS

andeachschoolwithinten

businessdaysoftheoccurrenceofthecriminalchargeorconviction.Failuretodoso couldresultinthe

rejectionofyourapplication,withdrawalofanyofferofacceptance,dismissalafterenrollment,or

rescissionofanydegreesgranted.

5. Afterthedateofsubmissionofyour

TMDSASapplication,ifyoubecomethesubjectofaninstitutional

actionordisciplinaryactionbyaStateLicensureBoard,youmustinformTMDSASaswellasthe

admissionsofficeofeachschooltowhichyouhaveapplied.YoumustnotifyTMDSASandeachschool

withintenbusinessdaysofthe

occurrenceoftheinstitutionalaction.Failuretodosocouldresultin

therejectionofyourapplication,withdrawalofanyofferofacceptance,dismissalafterenrollment,or

rescissionofanydegreesgranted.

6. Applicantsmustrespondpromptlytoallinvitationsforinterview.Inthoseinstanceswhenanapplicant

cannotappearforapreviouslyscheduledinterview,theapplicantisresponsibleforpromptlynotifying

theschool.Thecancellationshouldbeunderta kenbytelephonewiththeschool,followedbyanemail.

7. ApplicantswhoremainunderconsiderationforadmissionshouldkeepTMDSASinformedofthemailing

address,emailaddressandtelephonenumberwheretheycanbereached.Applicantswhoare

unavailable(e.g.foreigntravel)shouldinstructandgrantauthoritytoaparentorotherindividualtoact

ontheirbehalf.TMDSASmustbenotifiedofthisdesignationbytheapplicant.

8. ApplicantswhochoosetowithdrawfromoneormoreschoolsmustnotifyeachschoolandTMDSASof

theirdecisioninwritingviaemail.

9. Applicantswhohavemadeafinaldecisionontheschooltheyplan toattendhavetheobligationto

promptlywithdrawtheirapplicationsfr omallotherschools.

10. Priortosubmittinganapplication,youshouldreadandunderstandtheTechnicalStandards/Essential

Functionsforadmissionandgraduationateachschoolwithwhichyouareapplying.Ifacceptedto

medical/dental/veterinaryschool,youwillberequiredtosignastatementindicatingyouare

ableto

meetthesestandardswithorwithoutaccommodations.

TMDSASapplicantswillalso:

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 ArrangeforallofficialtranscriptsfromallU.S.,U.S.Overseas,English‐speakingCanadian,and

International(foreign)post‐secondaryinstitutionsattendedtobedelivered toTMDSAS.

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 PrintaTranscriptRequestFormfromtheTMDSAS

websiteforeachcollege/universityatten ded and

requestthattheRegistrar’sofficesattachtheformtoalltranscriptssenttoTMDSAS:

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TMDSASAddressforovernightpackagedelivery(e.g.FedEx)

Attn:Transcripts210W.6

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 ArrangeforTMDSAStoreceiveacourse‐by‐courseTranscriptEvaluationReportfromacertified

educationcredentialsevaluationserviceforallinternational(foreignandFrench‐speakingCanadian)

institutionsattended.

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 RespondimmediatelytoALLnotices,comments,instructionsandquestionsreceivedfromTMDSASand

eachschooltowhichthey

apply.Applicantsareresponsibleforregularlycheckingtheiremailand

TMDSASapplicationaccountsfortheseimportantnoticesandquestions!

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 PrintandretainacopyofthecompletedTMDSASapplication.

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 Submittheapplicationfeebythedeadline.

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 Submitupdatedtranscripts throughouttheapplicationcycle.

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 Monitorthestatusoftheapplicationonline.

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CompletingaTMDSASApplication

TheapplicationwillbeavailablebeginningWednesday,May1,2014at8:00a.m.CentralTime.

Thedeadlinetosubmityour applicationisTuesday,October1,2014by5:00p.m.Central Time.

Earlyfilingisstronglyencouraged.

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TheapplicationdeadlineforthefollowingprogramsisAugust1,2014:

 AAMCEarlyDecisionProgram–TexasTechUniversityHSCSchoolofMedicine

 EarlyDecisionProgram–UniversityofNorthTexasHSC–TexasCollegeofOsteopathicMedicine

 PartnershipforPrimaryCareProgram–TexasA& MHSCCollegeofMedicine

Youcanaccesstheentryyear2015TMDSASApplicationthroughourwebsite.Onceyouhaveregisteredfora

TMDSASaccount,youmaylogintoupdateyourinformationasoftenasyouwishpriortosubmittingyour

application.

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Re‐Applicants

Applicantswhoreapplyarerequiredtocompleteanewapplicationandsubmitnewofficialtranscripts,lettersof

evaluationandapplicationfee.TMDSASdoesnotkeeplettersortranscriptsonfilefrompreviousyear’s

applications.

Ifyouappliedforadmissionsince2010,itisnotnecessarytogothroughtheregistrationprocess

again.Youwill

signintoTMDSASusingthesameemailaddressandpasswordthatyouusedforthepreviousapplication.

Themajorityoftheinformationenteredintothepreviousyear’sapplicationwill“roll‐over”tothecurrent

applicationforyourreview.Forthesesections,youMUSTstillgoto

eachsection,reviewtheinformation

displayed,makecorrectionswherenecessary,andthenSAVEthepage.

InformationenteredinthefollowingsectionswillNOTroll‐over:SelectSchools,Demographic,FamilyInfo,

Financial,Essays,LettersofEvaluation,ProofofResidency,PlannedEnrollment,ChronologyofActivitiesand

CertificationStatement.Thesesectionswillneedtobecompletedagain.Afteryouhavesavedeachsectionof

theapplication,gotothe

CertificationandPaymentsectionstocompleteyourapplication.

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TechnicalDetails

TheTMDSASapplication supportsonlythefollowingbrowsers.Notusingoneofthesemaycauseyouto

experiencevarioustechnicalissues.

ForPCUsers:ForMacUsers:

InternetExplorerFirefox

Firefox

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Deadlines

Applicationsmustbesubmittedbytheposteddeadline.

Submityoursupportingdocumentsassoonaspossibletoavoiddelayingthereviewofyourapplicationbythe

schools.Duringpeakperiods,TMDSAScanreceivehundredsofindividual applicationitemsbymaileachday.

Weprocessitemsastheyarrive,butit

maytakeseveraldaysforanitemtobeprocessed,loadedintoour

systemandappearonyour[Status]page.Pleasebepatientandcheckyour[Status]pageregularly.Giventhe

numberofapplicationsTMDSASreceives,weregretwecannotverifyreceiptofmaterialsbyphoneoremail.

Suchinquiriessignifican tly

slowdowntheprocess.

Deadlines

August 1 Submission deadline for application to the following programs:

1. AAMC Early Decision Program - Texas Tech University HSC School of

Medicine

2. Early Decision Program – UNT HSC - Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine

3. Texas A&M HSC College of Medicine - Partnership for Primary Care Program

August 1 All supporting documents (transcripts, evaluation letters, test scores) for Early Decision

Program applicants must be received at TMDSAS.

* Failure to submit documents by these dates may result in disqualification from Early Decision Program

consideration.

October 1 Submission deadline for TMDSAS Medical and Dental School Applications.

Submission deadline for application to Texas A&M University College of Veterinary

Medicine.

All sections of the application must be complete and the application must be submitted by

5:00 PM CT on October 1. No exceptions will be made.

If paying by credit card or electronic funds transfer, payment section must be completed in

order to submit your application by the deadline.

October 8 If paying by money order/cashier’s check, application fee must be received in our office

by 5:00 pm CT. No exceptions will be made.

October 15 All supporting documents (transcripts, evaluation letters) for applicants should be post-

marked by this date.

* Failure to submit documents by these dates may result in the disqualification of your application.

* Some schools will not extend an interview offer until all supporting documents have been received.

January 21 Submission deadline for RANKING of SCHOOL PREFERENCE for the TMDSAS admissions

match - to be entered online by 5:00 pm CT.

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SecondaryApplications

LinkstothesecondaryapplicationsareavailableontheTMDSASwebsite.Secondaryapplicationsshouldbe

completedatthesametimeyousubmityourTMDSASapplication.Anyquestionsrelatingtoasecondary

applicationshouldbedirectedtotheschool.Anysecondaryapplicationrequireddocumentsand/orfees

shouldbesentdirectlytothe

schoolandNOTtoTMDSAS.Thefollowingschoolsrequireasecondary:

 UTSouthwesternMedicalCenterinDallas

 TexasA&MHSCCollegeofMedicine

 TexasTechUniversityHSCSchoolofMedicine

 TheUniversityofNorthTexasHSC–TexasCollegeofOsteopathicMedicine

 TexasTechUniversityHSCPaulL.FosterSOMatElPaso

 BaylorCollegeofDentistry

 TexasA&MUniversityCollegeofVeterinaryMedicine

TMDSASApplicationSections

[SELECTSCHOOLS][ESSAYS]

‐SelectSchools

‐ApplicationHistory

[SUPPORTINGDOCUMENTS]

[QUESTIONS]‐UploadPhoto

 ‐Personal‐TestDates

 ContactInfo‐LettersofEvaluation

 Demographic

 Socioeconomic[CHRONOLOGYOFACTIVITIES]

 MilitaryService

 Family[PROOFOFRESIDENCY]

 Financial

 FeloniesandMisdemeanors[PAY&SUBMIT]

‐Certification

‐Education‐Payment

 HighSchool

 CollegesAttended

 CollegesAttendedQuestions

 TermsAttended

 CollegeCoursework

 PlannedEnrollment

 DisciplinaryAction



‐Employment&Activities

AcademicRecognition

Non‐AcademicRecognition

 Leadership

 Employment

 ResearchActivities

 HealthcareActivities

 VeterinarySupervisedExperience(forvetapplicantsonly)/AnimalExperience(forvetapplicantsonly)

 CommunityService

 Extracurricular&Leisure

 PlannedActivities

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ImportantNote:TMDSASwillbegintoprocess yourapplicationoncetheonlineapplicationhasbeensubmitted

andthefollowingitemshavebeenreceived:



 ApplicationFeeApplicationFee(payablebycreditcard,electronicfundstransfer/ACHorbymailingin

amoneyorder/cashier’scheckdrawnonaU.S.bank).

 CopyofPermanentResidentcardorVisa(ifapplicable)

 Spring2014Grades(orWinter2014gradesifonaquartersystem)



ApplicationsaretransmittedtoschoolsevenifTMDSAShasnotreceivedallsupportingdocuments.Schoolsare

updatedon

adailybasiswithsupportingdocuments. 



ApplicationHints&Tips



TARTEARLY

What’sthebestwaytomakesureyougeteverythingdoneontime?Startearly.



DonotwaituntilthelastminutetosubmityourTMDSASapplication.Manyschoolsbegininterviewing

candidatesinJulyand August.Applicationsreceivedearlyhaveamuchbetterchanceofbeingconsidered.



UALITYMATTERS

Althoughyoumaybetemptedtorushthroughtheprocessofapplyingforadmission,rememberthatthequality

oftheitemsyousubmitwillmakeadifference.



Duringreview,theschoolsconsidereveryfactorthathascontributedtoyouracademicachievementandyour

personalachievement.Everyitementeredonthe

applicationwillbeconsideredandcomparedtoothersinthat

samegroup.Sothequalityofyourapplicationmaybethethingthatmakesyoustandoutfromthecrowd—and

thatresultsinyougettingthedecisionyou’relookingfor.



MPORTANTNOTE

Donotusethe“back”buttonwhilecompletingtheapplication.Usingthenavigationbuttonsandfeaturesof

yourbrowserisverylikelytocauseerrorsandotherunpredictablebehavior.Instead,usetheapplication’s

internalnavigationalfeaturesasmuchaspossibletomovefrompagetopage.

SectionOverview



[SELECTSCHOOLS]SECTION



ELECTSCHOOLS:

Inthissection,youwillfirstindicateifyouareapplyingthroughanyspecial/assuredadmissionprogramsuchas

JAMPortheTexasA&MCOMPartnershipinPrimaryCareProgram.



Checktheboxofeachschoolyouwishtoapplyto.Ifyouplanonapplyingtoanyofthedualdegreeprograms

offeredateachschool(e.g.DO/PhD,DDS/PhD,MBA/MD,FMAT)youchecktheboxofeachdualdegree

programyouwishtoapplyto.Next,youwillindicateif

youareapplyingtoanyMD/PhDprogramsthrough

AMCAS.Youwillalsoindicateifyouintendtoapplytoanynon‐TMDSASschoolsforthecurrentapplication

cycle.

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

PPLICATIONHISTORY:

Inthissection,youwillindicateifyouhavepreviouslyappliedtomedical,dentalorveterinaryschool.Youwill

indicatetheschool(s)appliedto,theentryyearyouappliedfor,ifyouwereacceptedandifyouarecurrently

enrolled.Ifyouwereeveraccepted,youwillneedtoindicateif

youwereeverdismissedorwithdrawnfrom

medical,dental,orvetschool.



Important:Ifyouareare‐applicant,donotforgettoupdatethissection.Youranswersfromtheprevious

applicationcyclewillrollforwardanddonotreflectthatyouhavepreviouslyapplied.Therefore,the

informationmustbeupdatedandsaved.

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_____________________________________________________________________________________



[QUESTIONS]SECTION–PERSONALINFORMATION



ONTACTINFO:

*Youmaymakerevisionstothissectionanytimeduringtheapplicationprocess.*



LegalName

Enteryourfirst,middle andlastnames.Youwillalsoenteranysalutationsorprefixesassociatedwithyour

name.



OtherNames

Ifyouprefertobeaddressedbyadifferentfirstnameotherthanyourlegalfirstname,youwillindicatethat

informationinthissection.



Also,if

thereareanyotherlastnameslistedonyouracademicrecordsthanwhatyouhavealreadyentered,you

mustindicateeachadditionallastnamethenclickthe[AddName]button.Examplesin cludemaidennamesor

hyphenatedlastnames.



Email/Phone

Indicateyouremailaddress.Ifyouneedtochangeyouremailaddress,

dosothroughthe[MyAccount]link in

theupperright‐handcorneroftheapplication.



ProvidethecellphonenumberwhereTMDSASand/oradmissionsofficerscancontactyou.Ifyoudonothavea

cellphone,youwillanswer“No”tothequestion“Doyouhaveacellphone?”



Youwillalsoprovideyourworkphonenumber–ifapplicable.



EmailistheprimarymodeofcommunicationbetweenTMDSASandapplicants.UrgentTMDSAScorrespondencewillonly

besenttoyouviaemail.Besuretokeepyouremailaddressupdatedatalltimes.Itistheapplicant’sresponsibilityto

regularlycheckboththeiremailandTMDSASapplicationforimportantmessagesfrom

TMDSAS.Providinganincorrect

emailaddresswillpreventyoufromreceivingimportantmessagesfromTMDSASand/ortheschoolstowhichyouare

applying.



Emailmessagesareoftensenttomultipleapplicants,whichsomeemailsystemsidentifyasspamorjunkemail.Some

emailprovidersusefilterstopreventusersfromreceivingspam.EmailfiltersmayinterpretanemailfromTMDSASora

schoolasspamandautomaticallydeleteamessagetoyouaboutthe

statusofyourapplication.Toavoidmissingimportant

TMDSASemails,turnthe“spam”or“junk”emailfiltersoffduringtheapplicationcycle.Ifyouremailproviderdoesnot

allowyoutoturnthefilteroff,youmayhavetoaccessa“junkmailfile”thatarchivesallmessagesidentifiedas

sentto

multipleaddresses.Periodicallycheckyourspam/junkemailfileforTMDSASorschoolrelatedmessages.

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MailingAddress



 Address1‐Enteryourcurrentmailingaddress.TMDSASandtheschoolsyouapplytowillusethis

addresstosendyouanycorrespondence.

 Address2‐Ifneeded,enteranapartmentnumberoradditionaladdressinformationinthisfield.Ifnot,

leavethisfieldblank.

 City‐Typethename ofyourcity.

 Country–Selectyourcountryfromthepulldownmenu.

 State‐Selectyourstatefromthepulldownmenu.

 County–SelecttheUSCountyofyourmailingaddressfromthedrop‐downmenu–ifapplicable.

 ZipCode

orPostalCode‐Enteryourziporpostalcode.

 Phonenumber‐Provide thephonenumberwhereTMDSASand/oradmissionsofficerscancontactyou.



PermanentAddress

EnteryourPermanentAddressinformationifdifferentfromyourMailingAddress.IfyourPermanentAddressis

thesameasyourMailingAddress,answer

“Yes”tothequestion“IsyourMailingAddressalsoyourPermanent

Address?”andtheinformationwillpre‐populatefromwhatyouenteredunderMailingAddress.



 Address1‐Enteryourpermanentaddress.

 Address2‐Ifneeded,enteranapartmentnumberoradditionaladdressinformationinthisfield.Ifnot,

leavethisfieldblank.

 City‐Typethename ofyourcity.

 Country–Selectyourcountryfromthepulldownmenu.

 State‐

Selectyourstatefromthepulldownmenu.

 County–SelecttheUSCountyofyourpermanenta ddressfromthedrop‐downmenu–ifapplicable.

 ZipCodeorPostalCode‐Enteryourziporpostalcode.

 Phonenumber‐Provide thephonenumberforyourpermanentaddress.



EMOGRAPHICINFO:

*Youwillnotbeabletomakeanychangestothissectiononceyouhave submittedyourapplication.Reviewyourentriescarefullybefore

submitting*



BirthInformation

 DateofBirth–enteryourdateofbirth(mm/dd/yyyy)

 City–Enterthecitywhereyouwereborn.

 Country–Selectthecountryinwhichyouwerebornfromthedrop‐downmenu.

 State/Possession/CanadianProvince–Selectthestate,possessionorprovincein

whichyouwereborn

fromthedrop‐downmenu.

 County–SelecttheUSCountyinwhichyouwerebornfromthedrop‐downmenu–ifapplicable.



HomeTown

Thefollowingquestionsrefertowhatyouconsideryour“hometown”

 City–Enterthecitynameof

yourhometown.

 Country–Selectthecountryfromthedrop‐downmenu.

 State/Possession/CanadianProvince–Selectthestate,possessionorprovincefromthedrop‐down

menu.

 County–SelecttheUSCountyofyourhometownfromthedrop‐downmenu–ifapplicable.

 Approximatepopulation–

Selecttheapproximatepopulationrangefromthedrop‐downmenu.

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

 Describethearea–Select:Rural,Urban,InnerCity,Suburban,MilitaryorGovernmentInstallationor

Other.(Definitionswillbeprovided)

 Primarylanguagespokenathome‐Selecttheprimarylanguage spokenfromthedrop‐downmenu.



Gender

Indicatewhetheryouaremaleorfemale.



Ethnicity

Indicatewhetheryou

are:

a. HispanicorLatino

b. NotHispanicorLatino



Race

Selectoneormoreofthedisplayedracialcategoriesthatbestdescribeyou.

Race or Ethnic Group Descriptions

EthnicityandRacequestionsareaskedforfederaland/orstatereportingpurposes.Thesequestionsarevoluntary,andapplicantswillnotbeata

disadvantageintheadmissionsprocessiftheyarenotcompleted.

Hispanic or Latino A person of Cuban, Mexican, Puerto Rican, South or Central American, or other Spanish

culture or origin, regardless of race.

Black/African American A person having origins in any of the black racial groups of Africa.

Asian A person having origins in any of the original peoples of the Far East, Southeast Asia, or

the Indian Subcontinent, including, for example, Cambodia, China, India, Japan, Korea,

Malaysia, Pakistan, the Philippine Islands, Thailand and Vietnam.

American Indian or

Alaskan Native

A person having origins in any of the original peoples of North and South America

(including Central America) who maintains cultural identification through tribal affiliation

or community attachment.

Applicants may be expected to provide official documentation/certification of active

affiliation with a recognized tribe or reservation community.

White/Caucasian A person having origins in any of the original peoples of Europe, the Middle East or North

Africa.

Native Hawaiian or

Other Pacific Islander

A person having origins in any of the original peoples of Hawaii, Guam, Samoa, or other

Pacific Islands.

International A person who is not a citizen or permanent resident of the United States and who is in this

country on a temporary basis and does not have the right to remain indefinitely. A person

who is PR pending (applied for permanent resident status but has not yet received

permanent resident status) should be classified as international status until permanent

residency has been granted.

Note: A Non-Citizen who has been lawfully admitted for permanent residence is to be

reported in the appropriate racial/ethnic categories along with United States citizens.

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

OCIOECONOMICINFO:

*Youwillnotbeabletomakeanychangestothissectiononceyouhave submittedyourapplication.Reviewyourentriescarefullybefore

submitting*



Thequestionsinthissectionask:

 Areyouamemberofthefirstgenerationinyourfamilytoapplyto,attendorgraduatefroman

undergraduateprogram?

(i.e.areyouthefirstinyourimmediatefamilytogotocollege?)

 Areyouamemberofthefirstgenerationinyourfamilytoapplyto,attendorgraduatefromagraduate

orprofessionalprogram?

 Areyouaparentorguardianofdependentchildren?

 Whatdoyouconsideryourprimarylanguage?

 Areyoubilingualormultilingual?



Youwill

alsobeaskedseveralquestionsthatpertaintothehouse holdinwhichyouwereraisedorspentthe

majorityofyourlifefrombirthtoage18.Ifyoumovedfrequentlyduringthistimeperiod,entertheinformation

forthelocationyouspentthemajorityofyourchildhood.



ILITARYSERVICE:

*Youwillnotbeabletomakeanychangestothissectiononceyouhave submittedyourapplication.Reviewyourentriescarefullybefore

submitting*



YouwillanswerquestionsconcerningwhetherornotyouhaveservedintheUnitedStatesmilitary.



AMILY:

*Youwillnotbeabletomakeanychangestothissectiononceyouhave submittedyourapplication.Reviewyourentriescarefullybefore

submitting*



Youwillenterinformationregardingyourparentsaswellasanysignificantmal eand/orfemalefiguresinyour

life.

Youwillindicatehowmanysiblingsyouhave.Youmayincludestep‐siblingsifyouchoose.Youwillthen

indicatethefollowingforeachofyoursiblings:

 Age

 Relationship–brotherorsister

 Iftheyhaveeverattendedcollege



DentalApplicantsOnly–RelativesinDentistry

Thepurposeofthesequestionsistodemonstratetoadmissionscommittees theextentofyourknowledge,

backgroundandexperienceswiththedentalprofession.Listanyrelativeswhoaredentists,areindentalschool,

orwhohave

studiedorarestudyingDentalHygiene,DentalAssisting,DentalLaboratoryTechnologyorrelated

dentalfields.



13



INANCIALINFO:

*Youwillnotbeabletomakeanychangestothissectiononceyouhave submittedyourapplication.Reviewyourentriescarefullybefore

submitting*



Youwillenterthepercentageofyourcollegeexpensesprovidedbyfamily,spouse,academicscholarships,

financialneed‐basedscholarships,loans,employment,orothersources.Thetotalpercentagemustaddupto

100%.



Ifyouhavegraduatedcollege,youwillalsobeaskedtoindicatethepercentageofyourlivingexpenses

provided

byfamily,spouse,employmentorothersources.Thetotalpercentagemustaddupto100%.



ELONIESANDMISDEMEANORS:



Youwilldiscloseandexplainanyfeloniesormisdemeanorsthatmayappearonyourrecord.YouneedNOT

discloseinformationaboutanyofthefollowing:



 Youwerearrestedbutnotcharged

 Youwerearrestedandcharged,butthechargesweredropped

 Youwerearrestedandcharged,butfoundnotguiltybyajudgeorjury

 Youwerearrestedandfoundguiltybyajudgeorjury,buttheconvictionwasoverturnedon

appeal

 Youreceivedanexecutivepardon

 Ajuvenileorcriminalrecordthathasbeensealedorexpunged.Failuretodiscloseinformationthatisnotinfact

expungedorsealedmayresultintheapplicantbeingdeniedadmission

 Minortrafficviolations



Important:AfterthedateofsubmissionofyourTMDSASapplicationandpriortomatriculation,ifyouare

charged,convictedof,pleadguilty,ornocontesttoafelonyormisdemeanorcrime,youmustinformTMDSAS

aswellastheadmissionsofficeofeachschooltowhichyouhaveapplied.YoumustnotifyTMDSASandeach

schoolwithinten(10)businessdaysoftheoccurrenceofthecriminalcharge

orconviction.Failuretodosois

groundsforrejectionofyourapplication,withdrawalofanyofferofacceptance,dismissal afterenrollment,or

rescissionofanydegreesgranted.

_____________________________________________________________________________________



[QUESTIONS]SECTION‐EDUCATION



IGHSCHOOLINFORMATION:

*Youwillnotbeabletomakeanychangestothissectiononceyouhave submittedyourapplication.Reviewyourentriescarefullybefore

submitting*



Indicatehowyoucompletedyourhighschooleducation:HighSchool,GEDorHomeSchooled.



HighSchoolGraduates

EntertheCountryandState,ifapplicable,inwhichyourhighschoolislocated.Enterpartofthehighschool

nameandthenclick[Search]tosearchforyourhighschool.Theless

youtypeinthe[HighSchoolName]field,

themoreresultsyouwillgetback.Tryenteringwordsthatareuniquetoyourhighschool'sname.Fromthe

searchresults,clickon[AddSchool]nexttothecorrectlisting–doingsowillpre‐populatethefollowing

information:



 High

SchoolName 

 City

 ZipCode

 State

 County

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

Ifyourhighschoolwasnotfound,youwillnee dtoaddtheschoolmanuallyinthedesignated[HighSchool

Information]fields.



Next,entergraduationmonth,graduationyear,classsizeandclassrank,ifapplicable,inthedesignatedfields. 



GED

ForapplicantswhohavereceivedtheirGEDcertificate,please

listthecity,zipcode,countryandstatewherethe

certificatewasawarded.Enterthegraduationmonthandgraduationyearthecertificatewasreceived.



HomeSchooled

Forapplicantswhowerehomeschooled,pleaselistthecity,zipcode,countryandstate whereyouwerehome

schooled(orreceivedyourdiploma).

Enterthegraduationmonthandgraduationyear.



SATorACTResults

IfyouhavetakeneithertheSATorACT,youmustenteryourscore(s).Contactyourcollegeadmissionsoffice,

CollegeBoardorACTifyoudon’trememberyourscore.



OLLEGESATTENDED:

*Youmaymakerevisionstothissectionanytimeduringtheapplicationprocess.Youwillbeabletoaddnewcolleges/universitiesaswell

asnewlycompletedcoursework.*

 ListALLundergraduate,graduate,andprofessionalschoolsyouhaveattended.Youmustalsoenter

informationaboutALLschoolsyouplanonattendingbetweennowandthecompletionofSummer2015.

 Listeachschoolonceforeachtypeofdegreeeveniftherewasabreakinattendance.Forexample,ifyou

attendedHoustonCommunityCollegeinthesummerof2010and2012,youwouldlisttheschooloncewith

attendancedatesas:Summer2010–Summer2012.

 Ifyouattendedthesameschoolforundergraduateandgraduate/professionalprograms,listeachdegree

programseparately.

 Includeforeigncolleges.Youdonotneedtolistaforeigncollegeif itwaspartofanofficialstudyabroad

programandthecourseworkappearsonthetranscriptofthesponsoringU.S.collegeoruniversity.

 Failuretolistallcollegesanduniversitiesmaydelayprocessingofyourapplicationandmaybeconsidered

aviolationofyourapplicationcertificationstatement.

Clickonthe[AddCollegeorUniversity]button.Enterthecountry,stateandadistinctivepartofthecollegeor

universitynameandalistofmatchinginstitutionswillappear.Keepinmindthatthelessyoutypeinthe

[CollegeName]field,the

moreresultsyouwillgetback.Tryjustenteringwordsthatareuniquetoyour

collegename.Forexample,ifsearchingforTheUniversityofTexasatAustin,justenterAustin.Clickthe

[Search]buttontoobtainyoursearchresults.



Selectthecorrectinstitution andclick[Select]toaddthe

schooltoyourlistofCollegesAttended.Thiswillfillin

therequired[InstitutionInformation]fieldsforthecollegelisting.



Ifyourcollegewasnotfoundinthesearch,youwillneedtoaddthecollegemanually.



Enterattendancedatesanddegreeinformation.Majorsandminorsarelistedalphabeticall y.If

your

major/minorisnotlisted,select“Other”andenteryourmajor/minorinthedesignatedfield.Next,indicateif

youwereenrolledinanhonorsprogramatthisschool.

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Click[AddCollegeAttended]onthebottomleftcornerofthescreen.Continuetoenteradditionalcollegesand

universitiesattendedbyclickingonthe[AddCollegeorUniversity]link.Onceyouhaveenteredallschools,

checkthebox thatstates:“Clickthecheckboxifyouhavenomorecolleges

toenteratthistime”.Yourcolleges

willnotbesaveduntilyouhavecheckedthisboxandclicked[Save]or[SaveandContinue].



OLLEGESATTENDEDQUESTIONS:

Thissetofquestionsasksifyouwereadmittedtoanyundergraduate publicinstitutionundertheTexas

AcademicFreshStartprovision.



YouwillalsobeaskedifyouwanttoreleaseyourinformationtotheHealthProfessionsAdvisoratthisschool.

Checking[Yes]permitsyouradvisortoviewinformationaboutthe

statusofyourapplication.YourTMDSAS

applicationwillbeprocessedregardlessofhowyouanswerthequestion.TMDSASstronglyencouragesyouto

givepermissiontoreleaseselectedinformationaboutthestatusofyourapplicatio ntoyourhealthprofessions

advisor.Havingthisinformationhelpsyouradvisorprovideservicestoyouand

informstheadvisoraboutthe

successofstudentsfromyourcollege/universityinbeingadmittedintomedical/dental/vetschools.However,

yourapplicationwillnotbeadverselyimpactedifyoudonotagreetohaveyourinformationreleasedtoyour

healthprofessionsadvisor.

ERMSATTENDED:

Enteralltermsduringwhichyouhavetakencourseworkateachschoollistedinthe[CollegesAttended] section

aswellasanyfuturetermsyouplantotakecoursework.

Toaddaterm,clickonthe[AddTerm]buttonnexttotheinstitutionforwhichyouwishtoadda

newterm.

Fromthedrop‐downmenu,selecttheyear,termandwhetherornotthecreditsarereportedinsemesteror

quarterhours.Click[AddThisTerm]tosave.Onceyouhaveenteredallterms,youMUSTclick[Save]or[Save

andContinue]orallinformationwillbelost.

Thetermslistedinthissectionmustmatchtheattendancedatesinthe[CollegesAttended]section.You cannot

addtermsthatgobeyondtheattendancedatesenteredinthe[CollegesAttended]section.



OLLEGECOURSEWORK:

BeforeYouStart

Requestanofficialtranscriptfromeachcollege/universityyouhaveattendedtouseasareferencefor

completingthe[CollegeCoursework]section.Thishelpsensurethatyourdataiscompleteandaccurate.



YouwilllistallcourseworkeverenrolledinateveryUS,USTerritorial,orCanadiancollege.Thisincludes:



 College‐levelcoursestakenwhileinhighschool,eve niftheydidnotcounttowardadegreeatany

college.

 Collegesatwhichyoutookacourse,eveniftransfercreditwaslateracceptedbyanotherschool.



Itishelpfulifyouentercoursesinthesameorder

inwhichtheyarelistedonyourofficialtranscript.

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EnteringCourseworkDetails

Afterlistingallcollegesyouhaveattendedandplantoattendinthe[CollegesAttended]section,youwilllistall

termsyouhavetakencourseworkandplantotakecourseworkinthe[TermsAttended]section.



Besuretolistfuture/plannedcoursework(indicate"NotYetReported"asthegradeforplannedcoursework).

Ifyouareunsurewhatcoursesyouwillbetaking,addaplaceholdercoursesothatyoucanenterthe

courseworkatalaterdate.



Forexample,ifyouaretakingcourseworkduringthe

Fall2014andSpring2015semesters,youneedtolistthese

futuretermsinthe[TermsAttended]section.Theninthe[CollegeCoursework]sectionyoucanlistthecourses

youplanontaking.Youwillindicate“NotYetReported”forthegrade.Ifyouareunsureofthecoursesyou

plan

ontaking,listatleastoneplaceholdercoursesuchas:



Allcoursesthatappearonyourofficialtranscript(s)andforwhichagradeandcreditwaseverassignedwillbe

includedintheTMDSASGPAcalculations, eveniftheyarenotincludedintheGPAcalculationsofthetranscript‐

issuingschool.Thisincludes,butisnotlimitedto:



 Coursesthathavebeenrepeated

 Coursesthatyoufailed,regardlessofwhethertheyhavebeenrepeated

 Coursesyoutookinhighschoolforcollegecreditthatappearonacollegetranscript

 CoursestakenatAmericancollegesoverseas



TMDSASverifiesyourself‐reportedcoursesagainstyourofficial

transcript(s)andwillreportanydiscrepanciesto

yourselectedinstitutions.TMDSASdoesnotentercoursesforyou.TMDSASwillcontactyouandreturnyour

applicationforcorrectionsorexplanationsifitidentifiesasignificantnumberofcoursediscrepanciesor

omissions.Failuretoproperlyenterallcourseinformationandtomakecorrections

asrequestedmayresultin

processingdelaysandmayjeopardizeyourchancesforadmission.

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

Selectthetermyouwishtoentercourseworkforbyclickingonthe[AddCourse]button.



AcademicStatus

1. Indicateyouracademicstatusfortheterm.Seeoptionsanddescriptionsbe low. 





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Academic Status

PF: Pre-Freshman Any advanced placement, CLEP or dual credit courses that you received credit for BEFORE beginning

college, i.e. while in high school.

FR: Freshman Approximately 0 - 30 semester hours completed.

SO: Sophomore Approximately 31 - 60 semester hours completed.

JR: Junior Approximately 61 - 90 semester hours completed.

SR: Senior Approximately 91 - completion of undergraduate degree.

PB: Post-baccalaureate Courses taken after completion of the Bachelor’s degree including those for a subsequent Bachelor’s

degree, but not while enrolled in a graduate degree program. Includes graduate level course work not

applied to a graduate degree.

GR: Graduate Courses taken while enrolled in a graduate degree program.



CourseType

1. Indicatecoursetypeforthecourseyouareentering.Coursetypesare:

 RegularClass:regularclasstakenintheclassroom–nospecialdesignation.



 DistanceLearning/OnlineCourse:indicateifthecou rsewascompletedviaon‐line,correspondenceor

otherformoflearningat

adistance.



 Honors:anhonorscourseisonetakenaspartofanundergraduatehonorspro gram, nota coursefor

whichyoumayhavereceivedacademichonors.



 StudyAbroad:indicateifyouenrolledincoursesataforeignuniversityaspartofaStudyAbroad

program,

andreceivedcreditforthosecoursesonaUSorCanadianschooltranscript.(Courses

completedoverseasthatarenotpartofaStudyAbroadprogramshouldbetreatedasforeign

courseworkandwillnotbeincludedintheTMDSASGPAcomputation.)



 AdvancedPlacement/CLEP:indicateifyouhavereceivedcredit

onyourtranscriptfromAdvanced

PlacementorCLEPexaminations.AP/CLEPcreditisacceptedonlyiftheschoolgrantingthecreditlists

thespecificcourse(s)andnumberofunitsgrantedpercourseonanofficialtranscript.Lumpsumcredit

isnotaccepted.Ifthesedonotappearonthetranscript,an

officialletterfromtheregistrarisrequired.

ListAPcreditonlyonce,evenifmorethanoneinstitutiongranted credit.



APcreditappearingonthetranscriptwithoutsubjectorcoursenameswillbeclassifiedasnon‐science

unlessofficialdocumentationisreceived.Ifalettergradeisshownonthe

officialtranscript,theletter

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

gradeshouldbelistedintheGradecolumnandwillbeincludedinyourGPAcalculations.Ifaletter

gradeisnotgivenontheofficialtranscriptorthecourseisindicatedasbeingpassed,thenenterthe

semesterhoursand,underGradecolumn,selectCR–credit.





InternationalBaccalaureate:indicateifyouhavereceivedcreditsonyourtranscriptforcompletionof

anInternationalBaccalaureateProgram,anintensivepre‐collegecurriculumsponsoredbythe

InternationalBaccalaureateOrganization.



 CreditbyInstitutional/DepartmentalExam:indicateifyouhavereceivedcreditsonyourtranscriptfor

successfulcompletionofan

institutionalordepartmentalexamination. 



 Audit:anycourseyouattendedwithoutattemptingtoearncredit.Thesecourseswillnotbeincludedin

yourTMDSASGPA.



 Developmental:developmentalcourseswillnotcounttowardstheGPAnorw ill theybecalculatedinto

theoverallhours.



 DualCredit:college

creditearnedwhenahighschoolstudentistakingacollegecourseforbothhigh

schoolandcollegecredit.Ifyoutookcollegecourseswhileinhighschoolandreceivedonlycollege

credit,youshouldindicatethisCourseTypeas“RegularClass”.Thecreditmustappearonanofficial

transcript

fromthecollege.Coursesmaybetakenatthehighschooloratthecollege,butneedtobe

listedontheapplicationunderthenameofthecollege.



Prefix

1. Enterthedepartmentalprefixforthecourseasitappearsoftheofficialtranscript.



CourseNumber

1. Enterthe

coursenumberasitappearsontheofficialtranscript.Donotenterthesectionnumber.



CourseName

1. Enterthecoursename.

 Ifthecoursenameisabbreviatedonthetranscript,youmayentertheabbreviationorthefullname.



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CourseArea

1. Indicatethecourseareaforeachcourse.Pleaseselectcourseareaclassificationbasedontheprimarycontent

ofthecourse.Refertothecourseareaguide below.

Forcoursesthatarenotlisted,useyourjudgment–TMDSASwill

determinethecorrectcourseareaduringprocessing.



Biology:

Anatomy

Bacteriology

Biology

CellularBiology

CellularPhysiology

Ecology

Genetics

Histology

Immunology

Microbiology

MolecularBiology

Nueroscience

Parasitology

Pathophysiology

Physiology

Virology

Zoology





Biochemistry:

Biochemistry



English:

MostEnglishdepartmentcourseswillsatisfy

thisrequirement

Composition

English

Literature

Poetry

Rhetoric





GeneralChemistry:

GeneralChemistry

AnalyticalChemistry

InorganicChemistry

PhysicalChemistry

QualitativeAnalysis

QuantitativeAnalysis





CalculusorStatistics:

*listofapprovedcoursesavailableonwebsite

Biostatistics

Calculus

Statistics(computational)



OrganicChemistry:

Bio‐OrganicChemistry

OrganicChemistry



Physics:

Electricity&Light

Magnetism

MechanicalHeat

Physics

Thermodynamics





OtherScience:

AgriculturalScience

Astronomy

Chiropractic

ComputerScience

DentalHygiene

Electronics

Engineering

Epidemiology

Geology

Math(otherthanCalculusorStatistics)

MedicalTechnologyONLYifintheBiology

department

Meteorology

Nursing*

Nutrition

OccupationalTherapy

Pharmacy

PhysicalAnthropology

PhysicalGeography

PhysicalScience

PhysicalTherapy

PhysicianAssistant

Radiology

ResearchseminarsinBiology,Chemistry,

Physics,andMath



RespiratoryTherapy

*ForNursing,VeterinaryMedicine,Animal

Husbandry,Forestry,andPublicHealth–

determinewhetheracourseisOtherScienceor

Non‐Sciencebytitleofthecourse.



Non‐Science:

Acting

Archeology 

Art 

Astrology 

BehavioralScience

Bioethics  

Business 

Communications  

CulturalGeography

Economics  

Education

EmergencyMed‐Tech 

Ethics

FirstAid

ForeignLanguage

Forestry

Geography

Government

Health

History

Humanities

Kinesiology

Law

Logic

MedicalTerminology

MilitaryScience

Music

Philosophy

PhysicalEducation

PoliticalScience

Psychology

PublicHealth

PublicSpeaking

Religion

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TranscriptGrade

1. Enterthegradeexactlyasitappearsontheofficialtranscript.



2. Ifnarrativeevaluationsareusedinyoursysteminlieuofgrades,list"Pass"ifpasscreditwasawarded.Copiesof

narrativeevaluationswillbeforwardedtoyourdesignatedcolleges.



3. Asyouenteryourgrades,theapplicationsystemwillconvertthegradetoaTMDSASGrade.TheTMDSAS



gradingsystemstandardizesthegradestobeusedintheGPAcalculationandtobereportedtothemedical,

dentalorvetschools.TMDSASGradesinclude:A,B,C,D,F,Credit,Pass,Quit,Failed,IncompleteandNotYet

Reported(forfutureorplannedcoursework).



CreditHours

1. Enterthe

credithoursastheyappearonyourofficialtranscript.Youcanenterhoursuptoonedecimalpoint

(00.0).



2. Allentriesmustbemadeinsemesterorquarterhours.Youindicatedwhichyourschooloperatesonwhen

addingthetermsinthe[TermsAttended]section.



Note:allTexasschools

reportcreditinsemesterhours.



Someinstitutionsgrantcreditsascourseunits.Ifyourgradesarereportedincreditsorunits,youwillneedtoconvert

themtoeithersemesterorquarterhour s.Thebackofyourtranscriptshouldhavetheconversion.Ifnot,contactyour

Registrarfortheconversion.Youcanenterhoursup

toonedecimalpoint –00.0



Commonconversionexamples:



AustinCollege:1unit=4semesterhours 

DukeUniversity:1unit=4semesterhours

NorthwesternUniversity:1unit=4quarterhoursor2.7semesterhours



LastTimeTaken

LastTimeTakenisasking“Wasthisthelasttimeyoutookthiscourse?”Mostcourseworkwillbeanswered

as[Yes].

Coursesrepeatedforadditionalcredit,butnotforabettergrade,suchasphysicaleducation,chorus,orthesis/research

arenotconsideredarepeatandshouldbeanswered[Yes].



Instanceswhereyouwouldanswer[No]:

1. Ifyouwithdrewandre‐tookorplantotakethecourseagain.

Forthefirsttimeyoutookthecourseenter[No].

Whenretaken,enter[Yes].

2. IfyoureceivedaC,D,F,tookaPass/FailorCredit/No‐Creditcoursethenre‐tookthecourseforabettergrade,

enter[No]forthefirsttimetakenandenter[Yes]forthelast

timetaken.



CourseTaken

andPassed

ReceivedC,D,FortookPass/FailorCredit/No‐CreditCourse

andre‐tookforabettergrade

EnterYes("Y") EnterNo("N")firsttimecoursewastaken

 EnterYes("Y")lasttimecoursewastaken

22



Clickthe[AddCourse]button.



Youcancontinuetoadd coursesfortheselectedtermbyclicking[AddAnotherCourseforthisTerm].



Onceyouhaveenteredallcoursesfortheselectedterm,clickonthe[DoneforthisTerm]button.



Thiswillreturnyoutothemain[CollegeCoursework]pagesoyoucanselect

thenexttermtoentercourseworkfor.



Whenyouhavefinishedaddingallcoursesforalltermslisted,clickonthe[Save]button.Thenclickthe[Continueto

NextSection]buttontocontinuewiththeapplication.



23



MilitaryCredit

IndividualsintheU.S.ArmedServicesfrequentlyreceivecre ditforspecialcoursesthattheyhavetakenwhileinservice.

Thesecoursesareconsideredpost‐secondary,butdonotappearonacollegetranscript.Inothersituations,information

aboutthesecoursesmaybepostedtoaJointServices

Transcript.TMDSASdoesnotconsiderthesecoursestobe

collegecoursesandtheyshouldnotbeaddedtotheapplication.



Incertainsituations,colleges/universitiesmayawardacademiccreditforthesesamemilitarycourses,orforexperiences

gainedduringmilitaryservice.Suchcreditisusuallyconsidered“lifeexperiencecredit”andis

awardedascredithours

towardsthecompletionofadegree.Insituationssuchasthis,theapplicantshouldindicatethecredithoursonthe

TMDSASapplication,underthecollege/universitygrantingthecredit.Onlythecredithoursactuallyawardedbythe

college/universityshouldbeincludedintheTMDSASapplication.



Youcan

submityourJSTtoTMDSASandwewillforwardittothemedical/dental/veterinaryschoolfortheirreview.



Transcripts

YoumustarrangeforasealedofficialtranscriptaccompaniedbyaTMDSASTranscriptRequestFormtobesentdirectly

toTMDSAS.OneofficialtranscriptisrequiredfromeveryregionallyaccreditedU.S.,U.S.

TerritorialorCanadiancollege

attended.



Thisincludes:



 Collegesatwhichyoutookacourse,eveniftransfercreditwaslateracceptedbyanotherschool

 College‐levelcoursestakenwhileinhighschool,eve niftheydidnotcounttowardadegreeatanycollege



TMDSASwillaccept

atranscriptsentbyanapplicantaslongasitisintheofficial sealedenvelopefromtheRegistrar.



WhileTMDSASwillaccepttranscriptsthatarenotattachedtoaTMDSASTranscriptRequestForm,TMDSASisnot

responsiblefortranscriptsthatcannotbematchedtoyourapplicationduetotheabsence

ofaTMDSASTranscript

RequestForm.Youarestronglyencouragedtoutilizetheseforms.Besuretoinformtheregistrarsthatthisformshould

beattachedtothetranscriptwhenitissenttoTMDSAS.



TMDSASrecommendsthatyouobtainanofficialcopyofeachtranscriptforyourrecordsto

helpyouproperlycomplete

the[CollegeCoursework]sectionofyourapplication.



ItisyourresponsibilitytoverifyandensurethatTMDSAShasreceivedallofyourofficialtranscripts.Checkthestatusof

yourtranscriptsregularlybyloggingintoyourapplicationandviewingthe[Status]page.Scrolldowntowardsthe

bottom

ofthepageuntilyoureachthe[SupportingDocuments]heading.Ifadocumenthasbeenreceived,thereceive

datewillappearnexttothedocumentname.



TranscriptRequestForm

1. PrinttheTranscriptRequestFormfromtheTMDSASwebsite.

2. FillouttheTranscriptRequestForm.

3. Submittothe

Registrar’sofficeofeveryaccreditedU.S.andCanadiancollege/universityyouhaveattended.

4. BesuretoadvisetheRegistrar’sofficetoenclosetheTranscriptRequestFormwithyourofficialsealedtranscript

andmailitdirectlytoTMDSAS.TranscriptsthatarenotaccompaniedbytheTranscriptRequestFormcanresult

ina

delayinprocessingthedocument.



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

CanadianTranscripts

Followsteps1–4abovetohaveyourEnglish‐speakingCanadiantranscriptstobesenttoTMDSAS.



StudyAbroad

IfyouparticipatedinaStudyAbroadprogramunderthesponsorshipofaU.S.orCanadianinstitutionandthe

internationalcourseworkappearsontheU.S./Canadiantranscript

asregularitemizedcredit,only listtheU.S.or

CanadianinstitutiononyourTMDSASapplication.DONOTlisttheforeigninstitution.ArrangeforonlytheU.S.or

CanadiantranscripttobesenttoTMDSAS.TMDSASprocessesstudy‐abroadcourseworkinthesamemannerasU.S.and

Canadiancoursework.



OverseasU.S.Institutions



OverseasU.S.institutionsare:



1. LocatedoutsideU.S.borders,

2. AccreditedbyaregionalinstitutionalaccreditingagencyrecognizedbytheU.S.DepartmentofEducation,and

3. UseEnglishastheprimarylanguageofinstructionanddocumentation.



IfyouattendedanoverseasU.S.institution,reportittoTMDSASinthe

samemannerasyourU.S.and(English‐speaking)

CanadianinstitutionsandarrangeforanofficialtranscripttobeforwardedtoTMDSAS.Listallcourseworkonyour

TMDSASapplication.U.S.institutionswithcamp usesoverseasarealsoconsideredU.S.collegesforwhichtranscriptsare

requiredandallcourseworkmustbelisted.



International

Transcripts

Entercourseworktakenatallinternationalcolleges/universitiesinthe[CollegeCoursework]section.AlthoughTMDSAS

permitsyoutolistforeigncourseworkinyourapplication,TMDSASdoesnotverifythiscourseworkforauthenticityand

doesnotusegradesfrominternationaltranscripts incomputingTMDSASGPA’s.



Youarerequiredtosubmit

onetranscriptfromeveryinternationalcollege/universityyouhaveattended.TMDSASalso

encouragesinternationalapplicantstosubmitacopyofanyevaluationofinternationalcourseworkthathasbeen

completedbyanofficialcredentialevaluationservice.TMDSASwillforwardaphotocopyofyourinternationaltranscript

andevaluationtoyourdesignatedmedical/dental/veterinaryschools.



Ifyouhavedifficultyobtaininganofficialtranscriptfromyourforeigninstitution,TMDSASwillacceptacopyfromyour

personalrecord.



LANNEDENROLLMENT:

*Youmaymakerevisionstothissectionanytimeduringtheapplicationprocess.*



IndicateifyouplantotakeanyfuturecourseworkbetweenthetimeofapplicationandSummer2015.Youwillindicate

thecollege,termandyearforallfuturecoursework.Youwillstillneedtolistfuturetermsinthe[TermsAttended]

sectionANDtheplannedcoursesinthe[CollegeCoursework]

section.



ISCIPLINARYACTION:

*Youwillnotbeabletomakeanychangestothissectiononceyouhave submittedyourapplication.Reviewyourentriescarefullybefore

submitting*



Youwillanswerquestionsconcerningyoureducation.Belowarethequestions:



 Hasyoureducationorvocationeverbeeninterruptedforanyreason?

25



 Wereyouevertherecipientofanyactionbyanycollegeorprofessionalschoolforunacceptableacademic

performance(e.g.academicprobation,suspension,dismissal, etc.)?

 Wereyouevertherecipientofanyactionbyanycollegeorprofessionalschoolforconductviolations?

 Haveyoueverbeen

sanctionedorreceiveddisciplinaryactionbyaStateLicensureBoardofanykind(e.g.

nursing,pharmacy,legal,etc.)?



Ifyoubecomethesubjectofaninstitutionalactionorstatelicensureboardactionafterthedateoforiginalapplication

submissionyoumustnotifyTMDSASaswellastheadmissionsofficeateach

schoolatwhichyouhaveapplied.This

communicationmustoccurwithinten(10)businessdaysoftheoccurrenceoftheinstitutionalaction.Failuretodosois

groundsforrejectionofyourapplication,withdrawalofanyofferofacceptance,dismissal afterenrollment,or

rescissionofanydegreesgranted.

_____________________________________________________________________________________



[QUESTIONS]SECTION‐EMPLOYMENT&ACTIVITIES

*Youwillnotbeabletomakeanychangestothesesectionsonceyouhavesubmittedyourapplication.Reviewyourentriescarefullybefore

submitting*



Ifyouhaveactivitiesthatfitintomorethanoneofthecategoriesbelow,youshouldlisttheactivityineachsection.

Werecommendthatyoulistactivitiesinmultiplesectionsiftheymeetthecriteriainmorethanonecategory.



Keepinmindthatyour[ChronologyofActivities]will

beautomaticallybuiltfromtheinformationyouenterinallother

sectionsoftheapplication.YourchronologyMUSTaccountforalltimebetweenhighschoolgraduationandAugust

2015;therefore,youmustaccountforthistimeperiodinallthesub‐sectionsofthe[Employment&Activities]section.



CADEMICRECOGNITION:

Listacademichonors,awardsandotherrecognitionsreceivedsincebeginningcollegetothepresent.

IndicatetheAwardTitle,datereceived,city,country,stateandabriefdescriptionoftheaward.Clickon[Submit]to

savetherecord.Additionalrecordscanbeaddedbyclicking the[AddAnAward]link. 



ON‐ACADEMICRECOGNITION:

Listnon‐academichonors,awardsandotherrecognitionsreceivedsincebeginningcollegetothepresent.

IndicatetheAwardTitle,datereceived,city,country,stateandabriefdescriptionoftheaward.Clickon[Submit]to

savetherecord.Additionalrecordscanbeaddedbyclicking the[AddAnAward]link. 



LEADERSHIP:

Listanyleadershiprolesorpositionsofresponsibilityheldsincebeginningcollegetothepresent.IndicatetheRoleTitle,

startdate,enddate,city,country,stateandabriefdescriptionoftheposition.Clickon[Submit]tosavetherecord.



Additionalrecordscanbeaddedbyclickingthe[Adda

LeadershipRole]link.



MPLOYMENT:

Listalljobs(paidworkexperience)heldsincegraduatingfromhighschooltothepresent,includingmilitaryservice.

Indicatetheemployer,jobtitle,whenthejobwasheld,startdate,enddate,city,hoursworkedperweek,country,state

andabriefdescriptionofthejob.Clickon[Submit]tosave

therecord.



Ifyouheldajobeverysummer,entereachtimeperiodasaseparaterecord.



Additionalrecordscanbeaddedbyclickingthe[AddanEmploym entActivity]link.



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

ESEARCHACTIVITIES:

Listanysignificantresearchactivities(paidorvolunteer)youhaveparticipatedinsincebeginningcollegetothepresent.

IndicatetheResearchActivityName,startdate,enddate, city,approximate hoursworkedperweek,totalcu mulative

hours,country,stateandabriefdescriptionoftheresearch.Clickon[Submit]tosavethe

record.



Additionalrecordscanbeaddedbyclickingthe[AddaResearchActivity]link.



EALTHCAREACTIVITIES:

Listanyhealthcarerelatedcommunityservice,volunteer,employmentORshadowingexperienceyouhaveparticipated

insincebeginningcollegetothepresent.IndicatetheActivity Name,startdate,enddate,city,hoursworkedperweek,

totalcumulativehours,country,stateandabriefdescriptionoftheactivity.Clickon[Submit]tosave

therecord.



Additionalrecordscanbeaddedbyclickingthe[AddaHealthcareActivity]link.



ETERINARYSUPERVISEDEXPERIENCE:–VETERINARYAPPLICANTSONLY

Listallveterinarysupervisedexperienceyouhaveparticipatedinsincebeginningcollegetothepresent.

Experiencesmayincludeclinical,research,on‐callaswellasanyotherexperiencesthatwereunderthedirect

supervisionofalicensedveterinarian.



IndicatetheActivityName,whetheritisvolunteerexperienceorpaidexperience,location,

supervisornameand

credentials,startdate,enddate,city,totalcumulativehoursworked,country,stateandabriefdescripti onofthe

experience.Clickon[Submit]tosavetherecord.



Additionalrecordscanbeaddedbyclickingthe[AddaVeterinarySupervisedActivity]link.



NIMALEXPERIENCE:–VETERINARYAPPLICANTSONLY

Listanyanimalexperiencesnotsupervisedbyaveterinarianoranyothergeneralanimalexperiences.

ThismayincludeFFA,4‐Hprojects,animalshelter,SPCA,ranch/farmanimalexperienceandresearchwork.Only100

hoursofpetownershipwillcounttowardsoverallanimalexperience.



IndicatetheActivityName,whetheritisvolunteer

experienceorpaidexperience,location,supervisornameand

credentials,startdate,enddate,city,totalcumulativehoursworked,country,stateandabriefdescripti onofthe

experience.Clickon[Submit]tosavetherecord.



Additionalrecordscanbeaddedbyclickingthe[AddanAnimalExperienceActivity]link.



OMMUNITYSERVICE:

Listanynon‐healthcarerelatedcommunityserviceorvolunteeractivitiesyouhaveparticipatedinsincebeginning

collegetothepresent.IndicatetheActivityName,startdate,enddate,city,approximatehours perweek,total

cumulativehours,country,stateandabriefdescriptionoftheactivity.Clickon[Submit]tosavethe

record.



Additionalrecordscanbeaddedbyclickingthe[AddaCommunityService Activity]link.



XTRACURRICULARANDLEISUREACTIVITIES:

Listanysignificantextracurricular,leisureactivitiesorhobbiesyouhaveparticipatedinsincebeginningcollegetothe

present.IndicatetheTypeofActivity,startdate,enddate,city,approximatehourspermonth,totalcumulativehours,

country,stateandabriefdescriptionoftheactivity.Clickon[Submit]tosavetherecord.



Additionalrecordscanbeaddedbyclickingthe[AddanExtracurricular/LeisureActivity]link.

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

LANNEDACTIVITIES:

IndicatefutureactivitiesyouplanonparticipatinginbetweennowandAugust2015.Thisshouldincludeanyfuture

employmentaswellasanyfutureresearch,healthcare,communityservice,orextracurricularactivities.Indicatethe

ActivityType,startdate,plannedenddate,city,totalprojectedhours,country,stateand abriefdescri ption

ofthe

activity.Clickon[Submit]tosavetherecord.



Additionalrecordscanbeaddedbyclickingthe[AddaPlannedActivity]link.

_____________________________________________________________________________________



[QUESTIONS]SECTION‐ESSAYS

*Youwillnotbeabletomakeanychangestothissectiononceyouhave submittedyourapplication.Reviewyourentriescarefullybefore

submitting*



Toavoidformattingissues,werecommendtypingyouressaydirectly intotheTMDSASapplicationratherthancutting

andpastingyouressayfromothersoftware.Copyingformattedtextintotheapplicationmayresultinformattingissues

thatcannotbeeditedonceyourapplicationhasbeensubmitted.Besuretoproofreadcarefully.

Nochangestoyour

essay(s)willbepermittedaftertheapplicationhasbeensubmitted.



DentalApplicantPersonalStatement

Thepersonalessayasksyoutoexplainyourmotivationtoseekacareerindentistry.Youareaskedtodiscussyour

philosophyofthedentalprofessionandindicateyourgoalsrelevantto

theprofession.



Theessayislimitedto5000characters,includingspaces.



MedicalApplicantPersonalStatement

Thepersonalessayasksyoutoexplainyourmotivationtoseekacareerinmedicine.Youareaskedtoincludethevalue

ofyourexperiencesthatprepareyoutobeaphysician.



Theessayis

limitedto5000characters,includingspaces.



VeterinaryApplicantPersonalStatement

Thepersonalessayasksyoutodiscusswhyyouwouldliketobeaveterinarianandindicateyourgoalsrelevanttothe

profession.



Theessayislimitedto5000characters,includingspaces.



OptionalEssays–Therearetwooptional

essaysavailabletoallapplicants

Theoptionalessaysareanopportunitytoprovidetheadmissions committee(s)withabroaderpictureofwhoyouareas

anapplicant.Theessaysareoptional;however,youarestronglyencouragedtotakeadvantageofthisopportunity.



OptionalEssay1:

Brieflystateanyuniquecircumstancesorlifeexperiencesthatarerelevanttoyourapplication.

Thisisnotanareatocontinueyouressayorreiteratewhatyouhavepreviouslystated:thisareaisprovidedtoaddress

anyissueswhichhavenotpreviouslybeenaddressed.

OptionalEssay1islimitedto2500

characters,includingspaces.

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

OptionalEssay2:

Describeanypersonalcharacteristicsand/orimportantorchallengingexperiencesyouhavehadthatwillcontributeto

thediversity(broadlydefined)oforprovideeducation albenefitstothestudentbody.

OptionalEssay2islimitedto2500characters,includingspaces.

DO/PhDProgramEssays 

5000characterlimitforeachessay

1. Explainyour

motivationtoseekaMD/PhDorDO/PhDdualdegree.Discussyourresearchinterestsand

careergoalsasanapplicanttoadualdegreeprogram.

2. Describeyoursignificantresearchexperiences.Includethenameandtitleofyourresearchmentoraswell

asyourcontributionstotheproject.Listanypublications

whichhaveresultedfromyourwork.

_____________________________________________________________________________________



[SUPPORTINGDOCUMENTS]SECTION

*Youwillbeabletomakechangestothissectiononceyouhavesubmittedyourapplication.Youwillbeabletoaddorremoveplannedtest

dates.*



UPLOADPHOTO:

Aspartofyourapplication,youarerequiredtouploadadigitalphotoofyourself.Itmustbesmallerth an100KBandbe

inoneofthefollowingfileformats:jpg,gif,pngorbmp.Ifyoudon’thaveaccesstoadigitalphotoofyourself,many

printshopssuch

asKinko’scanprovideyouwithone.



ESTDATES:

*Important:AnychangeinplannedtestdatesMUSTbeimmediatelyreportedtoTMDSAS.Youcanupdatethisinformationby

loggingintoyourapplication.Failuretodosowillcauseyourapplicationtobeincompletewhichcouldaffectyourevaluationatone

ormoreoftheparticipatingschools.





DATScores‐DentalApplicantsOnly

TheDentalAdmissionTest,DAT,isrequiredforadmissiontodentalschool.TheDATmustbetakenwithinthelastfive

years.AtestscorefromaDATtakenbefore2010willnotbeconsideredforthe2015entryyearapplication.TheDAT

must

betakenforthefirsttimebeforeDecember1oftheapplicationyeartobeconsideredforthecurrentapplication

cycle.DentalschoolsbeginmakingoffersofadmissionDecember1st;therefore,waitingtotaketheDATuntilthatlate

datewilldelayanyconsiderationforadmissionuntilafteryourtestscores

arereleased.Itisrecommendedthatyou

taketheDATinthespringorsummerpriortoapplying.

Applicantsarerequiredtorequest theirDATscoresbereleasedtoeachofthedentalschoolstheyareapplyingto.All

DATscoresreleasedtothethreeTexasdentalschoolswillautomaticallybesenttoTMDSAS.

1. DENTPIN–EnteryourDENTPINgiventoyoubytheADA.

TheDENTPINisauniqueidentifierforapplicants andstudentsinvolvedwiththeU.S.dentaleducationsystem

andstandardizedtestingprograms.YoumustregistertoretrieveaDENTPINfromtheADAsiteanduseitto

proceedwithyourapplication.IfyoudonotknowyourDENTPIN,please

gototheADAwebsiteandfollow

instructionstheretocreateorretrieveit.

2. DATsTaken–EnteralldatesyouhavetakentheDAT.

3. DATsPlanned–EnteralldatesyouPLANtotaketheDATbetweenthetimeofapplicationandDecember1,

2014.

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MCATScores–MedicalApplicantsOnly

Alladmissiontestscore(s)MUSTbereporteddirectly toTMDSASbyAAMC.Scoressubmittedfromyourpersonalscore

reportwillnotbeaccepted.

TheMCATisrequiredforadmissiontomedicalschool.Theexammusthavebeentakennoearlierthan2010andno

laterthanSeptemberoftheyearprecedingenrollmentintomedicalschool(e.g.ifyouareapplyingforentryyear2015,

September2014isthelastmonthyoucantaketheMCAT).Noscorefromatesttakenwithintheyearofenrollmentwill

beaccepted.MCATscorescanbenomorethanfiveyearsold.

WestronglyencouragetakingtheMCATexaminJanuary,March,AprilorMaysothatyourapplicationwillbe

completedandinthepoolforthestartoftheinterviewseason.TheinterviewseasongenerallybeginsattheendofJuly

orearlyAugustandclosessometimeinearlyDecember.Applicantswhowaittotaketheexaminationforthefirsttime

inJuly,AugustorSeptemberfindactionontheirapplicationdelayeduntillateintheadmissionseason.

ApplicantsMUSTreleasetheirMCATscorestoTMDSASbyusingtheMCATTestingHistory(THx)ReportSystem.

ApplicantsmustrequestthereleaseoftheirscorestoTMDSASassoonastheybecomeavailabletotheapplicant.From

theMCATTestingHistoryReportSystem,select[SendAllofMyScores],thenselect[TexasMedicalandDentalSchools

ApplicationService](6thonthelistunder[ApplicationServices]‐thelastserviceinthefirstbox).ApplicantsMUST

requestthatthescoresofALLteststakenbereleasedtoTMDSAS.

1. AAMCID–EnteryourAAMCIDgiventoyoubytheAAMC.Thisisthe8‐digitnumberassignedtoyoubyAAMC

forallcorrespondence.

2. MCATsTaken–EnteralldatesyouhavetakentheMCAT.(Youdonotneedtolisttestdatesifyouhadthescore

voided)

3. MCATsPlanned–EnteralldatesyouPLANtotaketheMCATbetweenthetimeofapplicationandSeptember

2014.

ItiscriticalthatyouenteryourAAMCID,testdates,andDOBcorrectly.YourMCATscor e(s)willmatchtoyour

applicationbasedonthisinformation.IftheinformationisenteredincorrectlyyourMCATscore(s)willnotmatchtoyour

application.YoushouldalsoverifythatAAMChasthecorrectdataonfile.

GREScores–VeterinaryApplicantsOnly

TheGraduateRecordExam,GRE,isrequiredforadmissiontoveterinaryschool.TexasA&MUniversityconsidersscores

ontheverbal,quantitativeandanalyticalwritingsections.

ApplicantsmusttaketheGREbetweenAugust1,2011andSeptember30,2014tobeconsideredfortheenteringclass

of2015.

ScoresmustbesubmitteddirectlytoTexasA&MUniversityCollegeofVeterinaryMedicineusingtheinstitutioncode

#6812.Failuretodosowillresultindisqualificationoftheapplicant'sfile.

1. GREsTaken–EnteralldatesyouhavetakentheGRE.

2. GREsPlanned–EnteralldatesyouPLANtotaketheGREbetweentimeofapplicationandSeptember30,2014.

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ETTERSOFEVALUATION:

Applicantsmaysubmitthefollowingplustheoptionofoneextraindividualletter.Lookbelowtodeterminehowmany

lettersarerequiredbasedonwhattypeofapplicantyouare–dental,medicalorveterinary.



Evaluatorsshouldknowanapplicantwellenoughtoevaluatehim/herbothacademicallyandpersonally.Itis

recommendedthatyourevaluatorsbecurrent/formerprofessorsthatcanspeaktoyouracademicabilityinthe

sciences.



DentalSchool

Applicants:

1. TwoindividuallettersofevaluationORoneHealthProfessionsCommitteeLetter/Packet

2. BaylorCollegeofDentistryandUTDentalBranchatHoustonapplicantsmustsubmitanadditionalevaluation

letterfromapracticingdentist.



MedicalSchoolApplicants:

1. TwoindividuallettersofevaluationORoneHealthProfessionsCommitteeLetter/Packet



VeterinarySchoolApplicants:

1.ThreeindividualTAMUVeterinaryApplicantEvaluationFormssubmitteddirectlytoTMDSAS.

Pleasenote,onlytheTAMUCollegeofVeterinaryMedicineEvaluationFormisrequiredfromyourevaluators.

Noaccompanyingletterisrequiredordesiredbythevetschool.Anyletterreceivedwithouttheevaluationform

willnotbeaccepted.PleasehaveyourevaluatorssubmitonlytheTAMUCVMEvaluationForm.



Indicatewhichtypeofevaluationyouwillsubmit:



1. HPCommitteePacket

2. IndividualLetters



IfSubmittingaHealthProfessionsCommitteePacket

IfyouaresubmittingaHPCommitteePacket,youwillneedtoselecttheinstitutionthatwillprovideyourHPCommittee

Packet.Todothis,youmust

havefirstcompletedthe[CollegesAttended]sectio n.



WhatisaHealthProfessionsCommitteePacket?

ManyinstitutionsutilizeaHealthProfes sionsCommitteePacketfortheirprofessionalschoolapplicants.Thesepackets

comeinthreebasicformats:



1. Committeeletterwithsupportinglettersattached.

2. Committeeletterthatiscomposedandusesquotes

fromvariousevaluatorsbutmayormaynothave

supportinglettersattached.

3. Collectionofindividualevaluationletterswhichmayalsoincludeacoverletterfromanadvisingofficeorschool

letterservice.Theadvisingoffice orschoolletterserviceservesasacentralcollectionservicefortheapplicant,

but

doesnotmakeadditionalassessmentsofthecandidate.



AllthreetypesofHPCommitteePacketsareacceptabletoTMDSAS,regardlessofthenumberofevaluationsthatmay

becontainedwithinthedocument.TMDSASrespectsthevaryingphilosophiesofcollegesanduniversitiesastohow

besttoprovideaHPCommittee

Packetandthereforedoesnotlimitthenumberofevaluationsincluded.Ifyouare

havinganHPCommitteePacketsubmittedonyourbehalf,indicatethenameoftheschoolthatwillbesubmittingthe

packet.

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DeliveringHPCommitteePacketstoTMDSAS

YourHPofficecandeliveryourcommitteepacketseveralways:



1. TheycanuploadthepacketdirectlytoyourapplicationusingtheTMDSASAdvisorPortal.

 Youmusthaveanswered“Yes”tothefollowingquestioninthe[CollegesAttendedQuestions]section:“Wouldyou

liketoreleaseyourinformationtothehealthprofessionsadvisoratanyschool(s)?”andindicatetheschoolwhich

willbeuploadingyourcommitteepacket.



2. TheycandeliverthepackettouselectronicallyusingeitherVirtual EvalsorInterfolio. 



3.TheycanmailthepackettoTMDSAS.



IfSubmittingIndividualLettersofEvaluation

Ifyouaresubmittingindividualletters,placeholdersfortherequiredletterswillbeshown.Clicktheeditbuttontofill

out

andcompletealetterplaceholder.

 Salutation

Indicatetheappropriatesa lutation ofyourevaluator(e.g.Dr.,Mr.,Mrs.Ms.,etc.).

 FirstName

Enterthefirstnameofyourevaluator.

 LastName

Enterthelastnameofyourevaluator.

 Suffix

(ifapplicable)

Indicatetheappropriatesuffixofyourevaluator(e.g.I,II,Jr,Sr,MD,DDS,DVM,etc.).

 Relationshiptoyou

Indicatetheevaluator’srelationshiptoyou(e.g.AcademicAdvisor,HPAdvisor,Professor,Supervisor,Business

Associate,etc.).

 IndicatehowyourevaluatorwillsendyourlettertoTMDSAS

o Uploaddirectly

toTMDSASviaEvaluatorPortal(preferredmethod)

o SendthroughInterfolio

o Sendthroughregularmail

 Evaluator’sEmail

Entertheemailaddressoftheevaluator(onlyifuploadingletterdirectlytoTMDSAS).Contacttheevaluatorfor

thecorrectemailaddress.

 Waiver

Indicatewhetheryouwillorwillnot

waiveyourrightofaccesstothelettersofevaluationsentonyourbehalf

YouwillnotbeabletosavethissectionuntilyouhavecompletedeveryREQUIREDletterplaceholder.

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DeliveringIndividualLetterstoTMDS AS

1. EvaluatorcanuploadtheletterdirectlytoTMDSASviaTMDSASEvaluatorPortal:

 Applicantprovidesevaluator'snameandemailaddressinthe[LettersofEvaluation]section.

 Onceevaluator'snameandemailareprovided,theevaluatorreceivesanemailfromTMDSASdirecting

himorhertotheTMDSASEvaluatorPortal.

 Evaluatorwillfollowinstructionsprovidedforsubmittingtheletterofevaluation.

2. YoumaydeliverletterselectronicallythroughInterfolio:

 Applicantcontactsevaluatorandrequeststhatheorsheuploadtheirletterofevaluationtoapplicant's

Interfolioaccount.MakesureyourTMDSASIDisonyourletter(s)sothattheyarematchedtoyour

applicationproperly.

 Applicantentersevaluatornamein[LettersofEvaluation]section.

 ApplicantinitiatesletterdeliveryfromInterfoliotoTMDSAS

3. EvaluatorcanmailthelettertoTMDSASthroughregularmail:

 Applicantentersevaluatornamein[LettersofEvaluation]section.

 ApplicantnotifiesevaluatortomailinlettertoTMDSAS.MakesureyourTMDSASIDisonyourletter(s)

sothattheyarematchedtoyourapplicationproperly.



DeliveringVeterinaryEvaluationstoTMDSAS

YourevaluatorscandeliveryourTAMUVeterinaryApplicantEvaluationformintwoways:



1. Evaluatorcancompletethe

evaluationonlineviatheTMDSASEvaluatorPortal:

 Applicantprovidesevaluator'snameandemailaddressinthe[LettersofEvaluation]section.

 Onceevaluator'snameandemailareprovided,theevaluatorreceivesanemailfromTMDSASdirecting

himorhertotheTMDSASEvaluatorPortal.

 Evaluatorwillfollowinstructionsprovidedforcompletingtheevaluationformonline.



2. EvaluatorcanmailtheevaluationformtoTMDSASthroughregularmail:

 Applicantentersevaluatornamein[LettersofEvaluation]section.

 Applicantsendsevaluationformtoevaluatorandnotifieshim/hertomailinevaluationformto

TMDSAS.MakesureyourTMDSASIDisonyourevaluationform(s)sothattheyarematchedtoyour 

applicationproperly.

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__________________________________________________________________________________________________

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[CHRONOLOGYOFACTIVITIES]SECTION

*Youwillnotbeabletomakeanychangestothissectiononceyouhave submittedyourapplication.Reviewyourentriescarefullybefore

submitting*



YourChronologyofActivitiesMUSTaccountforalltimebetweenhighschoolgraduationandAugust2015.



YourChronologyofActivitieswillbeautomaticallybuiltfromtheinformationyouenterinallothersectionsofthe

application.Thisisdoneforyourconvenience;therefore,itistoyouradvantagetocomplete

allothersectionsbefore

completingthissection.Thecompilingofthisdatawillbedoneonlyonce–ifyoudeleteorchangeitemsinother

sectionsafteryourChronologyiscompiled,youwill havetoretypethatinformationinyourChronology–youcannotre‐

importthedata.Youcaneditordeleteitems

fromtheChronology–doingsowillnotchangewhatyouhaveentered

elsewhereintheapplication.

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Oncetheimportofyourdatahasbeendone,a[ShowActivitiesCalendar]linkappears.Clickonthelinktoseea

calendardisplayinganygapsinyourchronology.Gapswillbeindicatedbyablankboxonthecalendar.Allgapsgreater

than3monthsmusthavea

record.Youwillbeabletoaddrecordstofillanygapsintime.

NOTE:thispageonlyimportsthefirst50charactersofpreviouslyentereddescriptions.Ifyoudonotwantyourdescriptiontobe

truncated,besuretoedityouractivitydescriptionsappropriatelyafterimporttofitwithin50characters.Theschoolswillseethefull

descriptionwithineach[Employment&Activities]

section.



[PROOFOFRESIDENCY]SECTION

*Youwillnotbeabletomakeanychangestothissectiononceyouhave submittedyourapplication.Reviewyourentriescarefullybefore

submitting*



Thissectioncontainsquestionsregardingyourcitizenship,stateoflegalresidence,etc.Thesequestionswilldetermine

whetheryouareclassifiedasaTexasresidentoranon‐resident.



ApplicantswhoarenotU.S.citizensMUSTprovideTMDSASwithacopyofbothsidesoftheirPermanentResidentcard

orVisa

stampintheirpassport.Anapplication willNOTbeprocessedwithoutthisdocumentation.Thedocumentation

canbeuploadeddirectlytotheapplicationormailedtoTMDSAS.



Anon‐U.S.citizenmustindicatehis/hercountryofcitizenshipandcompletetherequiredinformationregardinghis/her

Visa.IfyourPermanentResidentcardhas

noexpirationdate,entertheexpirationdateastenyearsfromtheissuedate.



[PAY&SUBMIT]SECTION



Certification:

Inordertosubmityourapplication,youmustcertifythestatementslistedbelow.Yourcerti ficationofthistakesplace

ofyourlegalsignatureandisbinding.Byelectronicallysigningthesestatements,yousignifythatyouhavereadthis

informationaswellasallotherinstructionsthroughouttheapplication.



*IunderstandthatapplicationirregularitiesaredocumentedbyTheTexasMedicalandDentalSchoolApplicationService(TMDSAS)and

memberschoolsandarereportedtotheAssociationofAmericanMedicalColleges,AmericanDentalEducationAssociation,American

AssociationofOsteopathicMedicine,AssociationofAmericanVeterinaryMedicalColleges,andotherappropriateprofessional

organizations.



*Ifurtherunderstandthatallactionsonadmissiontoaprofessionalprogramaretheprerogativeofeachindividualprofessionalschool.



*Ifurtherunderstandthat,inaccordancewiththeindividualschool'spolicy,someorallTMDSASparticipatingschoolsrequireacriminal

backgroundcheckonapplicantsasaconditionof

admissionormatriculation.



*Icertifythattheinformationinthisapplicationandallattachmentsarecompleteandcorrecttothebestofmyknowledgeandbelief.I

authorizeTMDSASandanymedical,dental,orveterinaryschooltowhichI amapplyingtoverifytheinformationIhaveprovided.I

further

understandthatthisinformationwillberelieduponbyTMDSASandofficialsofthemedical,dental,andveterinaryschoolsindetermining

myresidencestatusforadmissionandlaterfortuitionpurposesandthatsubmissionoffalseinformationisgroundsforrejectionofmy

application,withdrawalofanyofferof

acceptance,dismissalafterenrollment,orrescissionofanydegreesgranted.



*IfurthercertifythatIwillreporttoTMDSASanyeventwhichoccurssubsequenttofilingthisapplicationbutpriortomatriculationthat

wouldalteranyanswerprovidedonmyapplication.I understandthatfailuretodosois

groundsforrejectionofmyapplication,withdrawal

ofanyofferofaccept ance,dismissalafterenrollment,orrescissionofanydegreesgranted.



*IunderstandthatIamrequiredtonotifyTMDSASandtheAdmissionsOfficeofeachschooltowhichIapplyifIamcharged,convictedof,

pleadguilty,

ornocontesttoafelonyormisdemeanorcrimeafterthedateofmyoriginalapplicationsubmission.Iunderstandthatthis

notificationmustbeinwritingandoccurwithinten(10)businessdaysoftheoccurrenceofthecriminalchargeorconviction.Failuretodo

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

soisgroundsforrejectionofyourapplication,withdrawalofanyofferofacceptance,dismissalafterenrollment,orrescissionofany

degreesgranted.



*IunderstandthatIamrequiredtonotifyTMDSASandtheAdmissionsOfficeofeachschooltowhichIapplyifIbecomethesubjectofan



institutionalactionordisciplinaryactionbyaStateLicensureBoardafterthedateofmyoriginalapplicationsubmi ssion.Iunderstandthat

thisnotificationmustbeinwritingandoccurwithinten(10)businessdaysoftheoccurrenceoftheinstitutionalaction.Failuretodosois

groundsforrejectionof

yourapplication,withdrawalofanyofferofacceptance,dismissalafterenrollment,orrescissionofanydegrees

granted.



*Icertifythatallwrittenpassages,suchasthepersonalstatement,optionalessays,dual‐degreeessays,anddescriptionsofemployment/

activities,aremyownandhavenotbeenwritten,inpartorin

whole,byathirdparty.Quotationsarepermittedifthesourceiscited.



*Ihaveread,understandandagreetocomplywithTMDSASInstructions,includingthestatementsthatIamresponsibleformonitoringand

ensuringtheprogressofmyapplicationprocess,byfrequentlycheckingthe[Status]pageofmy

application.I alsounderstandthatIam

responsibleforknowingandunderstandingtheadmissionsrequirementsforeachschooltowhichIamapplying,andthatIamnoteligible

forarefundofTMDSASfeesifIdonotmeettheadmissionsrequirementsoftheschools.



Payment:

Atthetimeofsubmission,youmustprovidepaymentforanyapplicationfees.



Youcanpaytheapplicationfeebycreditcard,electronicfundstransfer/ACHorbymailinginamoneyorder/cashier’s

checkdrawnonaU.S.bank.



Applicationfeeisnon‐refundable.



TMDSASconsidersyourapplicationcompleteandbegins

processingafterthefollowingarereceived:



1. CompleteTMDSASapplicationthathasbeensubmittedonline.

2. Applicationfee.

3. CopyofVisaorPermanentResidentcard(ifapplicable).



TMDSASdoesnotholduptheprocessingofyourapplicationifyourlettersofevaluation,transcriptsand/ortestscores

havenotarrived.







TMDSAS Application Fee

$140.00

Flat fee for all applicants regardless of the number of schools applying to.

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AfterSubmittingYourTMDSASApplication



MonitoringtheStatusofYourTMDSASApplication

Checkingthestatusofyourapplicationonlineallowsyoutofollowtheprogressofyourapplicationandthesupporting

documentsandtestscoresreceivedonyourbehalf.



Tocheckyourstatus,allyouhavetodoissignintoyourapplication.

Clickonthe[Status]statuslinkfromthemenuon

theright‐handsideoftheapplication.The[Status]linkisthefirstoptionunderthe[ApplicationInfo]heading.



Thetopportiontitled[SectionStatus]showsthedateeachsectionoftheapplicationwascompleted/lastsaved.Tosee

thestatusof

yoursupportingdocuments,scrolldowntowardsthebottomofthepageuntilyoureachthe[Supporting

Documents]heading.Ifadocumenthasbeenreceived,thereceivedatewillappearnexttothedocumentname.



Besuretokeeptrackofyourusernameandpassword.Youwon'tbeabletoaccess

yourapplicationorstatuswithout

them.AlsokeeptrackofyourTMDSASID.YouwillneedtoincludeyourIDonallcorrespondencewithTMDSAS.



CommunicationAfterSubmittingYourApplication

ImportantmessageswillbesenttoyoubyTMDSASeitherthroughemailorthroughtheinternalmessagesystemwithin

your

application.Ifyouhavequestionsthatcannot beansweredbyreadingtheTMDSASwebsiteorbymonitoringyour

applicationstatusonline,youcancontactTMDS ASeitherbyemail,sendingamessagethroughtheapplicationorby

phone512‐499‐4785.



UpdatingYourCoursework–AcademicUpdate

Afterinitiallysubmittingyour

application,youmaywanttoupdateyourcollegecourseworkhistorytoreflectnewly

completedcoursesorplanned/inprogresscoursesfollowingtheSpring2014term.Remember,youcannotsubmityour

applicationuntilyouhaveenteredyourSpring2014grades(orWinter2014ifonaquartersystem).

TMDSASprovidestheopportunityto

updatecourseworkonline.Todoso,youmustfirstaddthetermtothe[T erms

Attended]sectionandthenaddtheplannedcourseworktothe[CollegeCoursework]section.Indicate“NotYet

Reported”asthegradeforfuture/plannedcoursework.



Besuretosubmitanofficialtranscriptreflectingnewgradesbetweenthe

applicationdeadlineandplannedentrydate–

Summer2015.AllnewgradeswillbeverifiedandnewTMDSASGPA’swillbecomputedandmadeavailabletoyour

designatedschools.



TMDSASGPA

Beginningwiththeentryyear2015application,TMDSASwillcalculateaBiology‐Chemistry‐Physics‐Math(BCPM)GPAin

placeof

ascienceGPA.



TMDSAScalculatesthefollowingGPA's:

Overall GPA Comprised of all coursework (undergraduate and graduate level).

Overall Biology-Chemistry-Physics-Math

(BCPM) GPA

Comprised of all biology, chemistry, physics and math coursework.

Overall Non-BCPM GPA Comprised of all other coursework not included in BCPM GPA.

Undergraduate GPA Comprised of all undergraduate coursework.

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Undergraduate BCPM GPA Comprised of all undergraduate biology, chemistry, physics and math coursework.

Undergraduate Non-BCPM GPA Comprised of all other undergraduate coursework not included in BCPM GPA.

Graduate GPA Comprised of all graduate coursework.

Graduate BCPM GPA Comprised of all graduate biology, chemistry, physics and math coursework.

Graduate Non-BCPM GPA Comprised of all other graduate coursework not included in BCPM GPA.

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GPACalculationRules

TheTexasHigherEducationCoordinatingBoarddeterminestheproceduresforcalculatingtheGPAforstudentsseeking

admissiontograduateorprofessionalschoolinTexas.Allinstitutionsmustfollowthese guidelines.Theguidelinesare

asfollows:

1. Onlyofficialtranscriptsfromregionallyaccreditedinstitutionsofhighereducationshall

beacceptedbythe

graduateandprofessionalschoolsofaninstitutionofhighereducationforevaluationandgradepoint

calculation.

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2. Allacademicworkundertakenandgradesorsymbolsassignedateachinstitutionshallbereflectedonthe

student’sofficialtranscript(s).Nogrademaybeexpungedfromastudent’srecord.



3. AllgradesassignedforacademiccourseworkshallbeusedincalculatingtheGPA.



4. A4.0scaleshallbeusedincomputingtheGPA.(A=4.0,B=3.0,C=2.0,D=1.0,F=0.0)



5. Agradeorsymbolindicatingfailure(F,WF,NC,orinapass/failsystem,FLequalsF)shallcountashours

undertaken,butnogradepointsshallbeearned.



6. ExcludedfromtheGPAshallbeanycreditbyexamination(CR),quit(Q),withdrew (W),withdrewpassing(WP),

incomplete(IorX),andapassgradewithinapass/failsystem.



7. TheGPAshallbecomputedbymultiplyingeachgradepoint(see4and5)bythesemesterorquartercredit

hoursearnedpercourseandtotalingtheproducts.Thesemesterorquarterhoursofcoursesundertakenshall

thenbetotaled.Thetotaloftheproductsshallbedividedbythe

totalsemesterorquarterhours.Theresultis

tobecalculatedtothehundredthplace,givingtheofficialcumulativeGPA.

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8. Academicworkatforeigncolleges,universitiesorprepschoolsshallbeexcludedfromthecalculation.Insuch

cases,theGPAandcreditshallbeevaluatedandcomputedasdeterminedbythegraduateorprofessional

schooltowhichthestudentisapplying.

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*Lastupdated2/10/2014



ApplicationopensMay1

TheApplication

 Submityourcomple tedTMDSASApplicationby5:00pmCTonOctober1,2014

www.utsystem.edu/tmdsas

Noexceptionswillbemadeifyoumissthedeadline.



ApplicationFee



 Applicationfeecanbepaidonlinebycreditcardorelectronicfundstransfer/ACH.Fee

canalsobepaidbymailinginamoneyorderorcashier’scheckdrawnonaUSbank.

 Ifpayingbycreditcardorelectronicfundstransfer,paymentsectionmustbecompleted

inorderto

submityourapplicationbythedeadline.

 Ifpayingbymoneyorder/cashier’scheck,feemustbereceivedinourofficeby5:00pm

CTonOctober8,2014.

AnyfeesreceivedafterOctober8willbereturned–noexceptions.



Official

Transcripts



 Mailinofficialtranscriptsfromeachcollege/universityyouhaveattended,in cluding:

 Colleges/universitiesthroughwhichyouearneddualcreditcourseworkwhileinhigh

school.

 Colleges/universitiesthroughwhichyouearnedcreditthatwasthentransferredtoyour

homeinstitution.

 TranscriptsshouldbeaccompaniedbytheTMDSASTranscript Re questForm.Formcan

bedownloadedfrom[TranscriptRequ estForm] pageonwebsiteorfrom[Colleges

Attended]sectionintheapplication.

 Spring2014grades(orWinter2014forthoseonaquartersystem)mustberecordedon

yourtranscriptbeforedelivered

toTMDSAS.

 Transcriptsforfuturecourseworkarenotrequired untilthecoursehasbeencompleted

andagradehasbeenrecorded.

 YoumustsendupdatedtranscriptstoTMDSASattheendofeachterm thatcourseworkis

completedbetweenthetimeofapplicationandexpecteddateofmatriculation.

 Youcanmailthetranscrip tyourselfaslongasitremainsinasealedenvelopefromthe

registrar.



Lettersof

Recommendation





DonothavelettersofevaluationdeliveredtoTMDS ASuntilyouhavecompletedthe

[LettersofEvaluation]sectionoftheapplication.



TestScores





ToreleaseMCATscores:fromtheMCATTestingHistory(THx)System,select[SendAllof

MyScores],thenselect[TexasMedicalandDentalSchoolsApplicationService]‐6thon

thelistunder[ApplicationServices].



ToreleaseDATscores:requestthatallofyourDATscoresbereleasedtoeachofthe

dentalschoolstowhichyouareapplying.AllDATscoresreleasedtothethreeTexas

dentalschoolswillautomaticallybesenttoTMDS AS. 



AdditionalInfo





TMDSASwillbegintoprocessyourapplicationoncetheonlineapplication hasbeen

submittedandyourapplicationfeehasbeenreceived.Wedonotwaitonsupporting

documents(letters,transcripts).Wewillupdatetheschoolswiththesematerials asthey

arereceived.

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