Admissions Requirements:
Health Professions Education and Technology Certificate

Step #1: Submit a UTRGV Graduate Application at www.utrgv.edu/gradapply. There is no application fee.

Step #2: Request your official transcripts to be sent electronically to gradapps@utrgv.edu or mailed to:

The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
Graduate Admissions
Marialice Shary Shivers Bldg. 1.102
1201 W. University Drive
Edinburg, TX 78539-2999

*Please Note: If you are a graduate of UTPA, UTB/TSC, or UTRGV you do not need to request an official transcript to be sent to the Graduate College.

Review and submit all Program Requirements:

  1. Meets all UTRGV Graduate College admission requirements.
  2. Has been awarded a baccalaureate degree from an accredited institution.
  3. Has earned at least a 2.75 (on a 4.0 scale) on the graduate admission GPA calculation or earned a previous master's degree from an accredited university.Letter of intent outlining applicant’s career and academic goals and relevant work experience.

Additional requirements for domestic applicants who attended foreign universities and International applicants:

  • TOEFL or IELTS Language Proficiency Test with minimum scores: 550 on paper-based, 213 on computer based, or 79 on Internet-based for the TOEFL; 6.5 for the IELTS. TOEFL and IELTS scores are valid for 2 years. View more information about the TOEFL or IELTS Language Proficiency Test.
  • Certified English translation of educational records.

*Students in fully online programs are not eligible for I-20 or student visas however international applicants can study from their home country.

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