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Admissions
Acceptance Rate
122
Applied
91
Accepted
85
Enrolled
Applying
50
Application Fee - Domestic
100
Application Fee - International
Yes
Electronic applications accepted?
Yes
Applications processed on a rolling basis?
Application Deadlines
Type | Domestic | International | Priority date |
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Fall deadline | July 23rd | July 23rd | No |
Spring deadline | December 1st | December 1st | No |
Entrance Requirements
Exam | Details | |
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Master's Degree Exam | Not required. | |
Master's Degree Requirements | 2 letters of recommendation and a letter of intent, UG degree in a health related profession. CLS - BS in CLS and ASCP MLS Certification; NUTR - 3 hrs. UG & A&P with a "C" or higher; Healthcare Informatics - UG degree in health field and experience with EMR highly recommended. | |
Additional Entrance Requirements | 2 letters of recommendation and a letter of intent, UG degree in a health related profession. CLS - BS in CLS and ASCP MLS Certification; NUTR - 3 hrs. UG & A&P with a "C" or higher; Healthcare Informatics - UG degree in health field and experience with EMR highly recommended. |
Tuition & Fees
Financial Support
Financial award applicants must submit: | FAFSA |
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Application deadlines for financial awards | July 23 |
Types of financial support available |
Scholarship and/or loans |
Student Body
255
Total Graduate Students
Not Reported
International Breakout (representing other countries)
Race/Ethnicity
Hispanic/Latino | 72.55% |
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Black or African American | 9.8% |
White or Caucasian | 10% |
American Indian or Alaska Native | 0% |
Asian | 6.27% |
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0% |
Two or more races | 0% |
Unknown | 0.78% |
Gender
Male (29%)
Female (70%)
Faculty
11
Total faculty
Full-time - 2
Part-time - 9
Male (1)
Female (10)
Research
Focus of faculty research: | Health disparities, post-menopausal osteoporosis bone loss and bone density, alternative medicine and nutritional supplements, health informatics competencies, Online learning and quality matters, health literacy, diabetes education intervention on health outcomes, legume consumption/pulse intake and food insecurity. |
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Externally sponsored research expenditures last year: | 0 |
Location & Contact
Address
1201 W. University Drive
Edinburg, TX
United States
Edinburg, TX
United States
Contact
Dr. Saraswathy Nair
Associate Professor and Chair
Email: saraswathy.nair@utrgv.edu
Phone: 956-882-5108
Fax: 956-882-6835
Associate Professor and Chair
Email: saraswathy.nair@utrgv.edu
Phone: 956-882-5108
Fax: 956-882-6835
The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley