PhD Program: How to Apply

Before You Apply

• • Research our programs: Select the one that will best meet your educational and career goals. Our Next Steps page can help. Please note that applications and fees are not transferable among programs, and fees are nonrefundable.
    
    
  • Gather your application materials: Check the admission requirements for our PhD program. All application materials must be received by the deadline. We are unable process applications with missing or incomplete documentation. 

Please note that students admitted to Cizik School of Nursing must personally reside in the state of Texas before the first day of class. In addition, we are unable to sponsor students requiring F-1 visas.

Applying via UTHealth Houston online application

Cizik School of Nursing at UTHealth Houston uses the UTHealth Houston online application for all prospective PhD students. 

The online application process 

1. 1. Submit the online application for admissions.
      
      
   2. Submit all application materials to:
      
      Office of the Registrar
      The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
      PO Box 20036
      Houston, Texas 77225-0036
      [email protected]
      713-500-3388  
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      3.  Submit official transcripts from all post-secondary institutions attended. Electronic submission is preferred. Official transcripts may be sent directly from your post-secondary institutions to [email protected]. Transcripts will not be accepted if emailed from the student. Transcripts submitted on paper must be printed within six months of receipt and be in a sealed envelope from the issuing institution.
      
      
   4. 4. If you have international credentials, a course-by-course evaluation from an Educational Credential Evaluator must also be submitted.
      
      
   5. 5.The PhD requires one academic/professional reference using the Cizik School of Nursing recommendation form, completion of the PhD Application Faculty Support Form, and submission of an essay using this template.

 If you can’t find what you are looking for or have other questions, contact the Student Affairs office directly.

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Notification

Once an application is received, you will be assigned a seven-digit application ID and granted access to ApplyUTH, where you can track the status of your application materials. 

Once a decision is made, ApplyUTH is updated with the application status. If you are admitted, you will receive an email and a letter in the mail. If you are denied, you will receive a letter in the mail. 

Please see the applications deadline page for approximate notification dates. If you have recently been admitted, please review checklist for new students for your next steps to enrollment.

Frequently Asked Questions

• Q: Can I request a change of major after I’m admitted?
• A: Request to change tracks are reviewed on a case-by-case basis by the track director. Students are encouraged to conduct a thorough review of the academic options before applying for admission.
  
  
• Q: What is the time limit for test scores?
• For international students, the TOEFL must have been taken in the past two years.
  
  
• Q: I have submitted my official transcripts, but they are listed as incomplete in ApplyUTH.
• A: The Registrar's Office updates transcript status to “receive”' only when an official, final transcript has been recorded. If you have submitted a transcript with in-progress course work, it will be listed as incomplete, but the file will be forwarded to admissions for evaluation.