How to Apply

Completed applications with all required documentation should be submitted between August 1 and February 1 preceding the fall semester of expected entrance. The following documentation must be submitted with UHCO's application:

U.S. Applicants

  • Completed Application
  • Official Transcripts
  • Three (3) Recommendation Letters
  • Statement of Purpose
  • GRE (1150 V+M to be competitive)
  • CV(optional)
  • Apply here

International Applicants

  • Completed Application
  • Official Transcripts
  • Three (3) Recommendation Letters
  • Statement of Purpose
  • GRE (1150 V+M to be competitive)
  • CV(optional)
  • Signed Letter of Understanding
  • Letter of Financial Backing or statement that student can only enroll with financial support
  • $25 application fee(non-refundable)
  • *TOEFL (550)
  • *TSE (formerly 220, now 50)
  • Apply here

*not required of students from English-speaking countries or students who have received a degree from an accredited English-speaking University

Countries exempt from TOEFL/TSE: Australia, Bahamas, Belize, British Isles, English-speaking Canadian provinces, Fiji Islands, Jamaica, Liberia, New Zealand, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Trinidad, U.S. Virgin Islands, West Indies and Zimbabwe. (according to official UH International Graduate Admissions application).

Additional information, including a hard copy of the application, can be obtained by contacting Michele Murphy at mmurphy@uh.edu or (713) 743-1885.

Please send all application materials to:
Michele Murphy, Graduate Admissions
College of Optometry
University of Houston
505 JDA, Rm 2195
4901 Calhoun Rd
Houston, TX 77204-2020