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    UTA College of Business

HCAD Application Guidelines

Your application for admission is sent to UTA’s Graduate School, which will compile all the documentation that goes with your application—transcripts, test scores, etc.—and, when it is complete, forward that information to the Program Advisor (Demetria Wilhite) for an admissions recommendation. The following guidelines are intended to help you understand the admissions process and get through it more smoothly.

  1. The HCAD program begins its cohorts in the Fall of each year at the Fort Worth campus and often, in Spring, in Dallas.
  2. The Graduate School’s US Student Application Deadline for Fall is mid-June (for Summer, it is the end of March). Check the Graduate School's Website for a more specific date. If you apply, take the GRE (if required), and request all transcripts before that deadline, then I will probably receive your admissions materials before Aug. 1, in time to make a recommendation to the Graduate School regarding admissions. Our cohorts may fill up. We anticipate that all fully qualified applicants who apply prior to the mid-June deadline will be accepted. However, admissions decisions are not made until your file is complete, so applicants who do not promptly send transcripts or test scores to UTA may not be admitted even if they are fully qualified (if we have space constraints).
  3. Some individuals are eligible to have their standardized test requirement (GRE or GMAT) waived. There are various criteria for waiving test requirements, explained on the HCAD Website or in the HCAD brochure. Contact the Program Advisor if you are unsure whether you qualify for a waiver. If you believe you qualify for a waiver, write “request waiver of GRE/GMAT” on the appropriate portion of the application (part 4 of the “Graduate Program Application”). The Graduate School may still contact you regarding the standardized test requirement; if they do, remind them that you are requesting a waiver. The HCAD program does not admit individuals to the program who have not taken the GRE or GMAT, unless they qualify for a waiver as described in the HCAD brochure. You will not be admitted on condition that you take the GRE or GMAT later.
  4. Order copies of transcripts from all institutions attended to be sent directly to UTA’s Graduate School. Even if you attended UTA as an undergraduate, you still need to request a transcript. The Graduate School prefers that the transcript be sent directly from the institution. However, a copy that the student has is acceptable, as long as it is an official transcript. Order your transcripts early—problems sending transcripts are a major source of delay in making admissions decisions.
  5. Recommendation letters should be sent to Graduate Advisor, Health Care Administration Program, Box 19376, UTA, Arlington, TX, 76019—0376. Be sure to use the proper box—Box 19376.
  6. It takes a long time for the Graduate School to process your application. They have a lot of applications to handle. Please give us at least six weeks after you have sent all admissions materials to make an admissions decision. If there is a problem with your application, contact the Graduate School directly at 817 272-2688.
  7. If you are admitted, you will hear from the University and separately from the Program Advisor. Please give us a couple of weeks to contact you. You will not be able to register for classes until you have attended an orientation; information about orientations and beginning the program will be sent to you at least one month before the start of classes (when feasible).