Admissions

Application Process

Step 1: Applicants will complete all admission requirements including application to the Central Application Service for Anesthesiologist Assistants (CASAA).

Step 2: Interview Process (for applicants invited to interview)

• The UMHB MSAA program Admissions Committee decisions are based on a holistic review of the candidate’s application.

• Applicants invited for an interview will be notified via email of an interview invitation. Interviews with rolling admissions will start in June each year.

• The interview will consist of a tour of campus, multiple mini interviews, and time with faculty, staff, and students. The multiple mini interviews are designed to assess non-cognitive qualities that cannot be measured by an application alone. Non-cognitive qualities that may be assessed include empathy, responsibility, management skills, ethical and moral judgment, resilience, self-awareness, problem-solving, and communication skills.

Step 3: Offers of Admission

• Offers of admission are communicated in writing via email from the program and must also be accepted in writing through submission of the letter of intent. Once the following conditions are met, the applicant is considered a matriculating student.

Step 4: Completion of Enrollment Requirements

Conditional offers of admission by the MSAA program are contingent upon the following:

• Completion of all minimum admission requirements

• Completion of all outstanding prerequisite coursework by August 31st in the year prior to matriculation

• Maintenance of a GPA at or above the minimum GPA requirement at the end of each semester prior to matriculation

• Completion of background check

• Completion of pre-matriculation immunization and/or titer requirements

• Completion of other requirements communicated in writing by the MSAA program

Disclosure of Admission and Enrollment Practices

• The UMHB MSAA program will grant a one-time interview to all applicants who are current full-time students or graduates of UMHB who meet the minimum requirements for admission. If the applicant is not admitted and reapplies in a future admissions cycle, they are not guaranteed an interview. An interview does not guarantee admission into the program.

• Falsification of any application materials will be grounds for denial of admission to or expulsion from the MSAA program.

Additional Requirements for International Applicants or Domestic Applicants Who Attended Foreign Universities

• Transcript Evaluation by World Education Services (WES), submitted through CASPA

• Official iBT TOEFL scores submitted to CASPA, with a minimum total score of 100 AND at least 25 in each section (reading, listening, speaking, and writing). TOEFL scores are only valid for two years.

• Immigration documents, including a copy of a valid passport submitted to www.umhb.edu/graddocs

• If offered admission, further documents may be requested by the UMHB International Student Services Office

• All prerequisite courses must be taken at a U.S. regionally accredited college or university and completed by August 31 during the year prior to matriculation