Your Education History

The Education History section requires you to provide information regarding your high school, entering the colleges or universities you've attended, terms you've taken at each school, and additional questions regarding your education.

The [Colleges Attended], [Colleges Attended Questions], [Terms Attended], and [College Coursework] are all interconnected. We recommend you completed these sections in the intended sequence to avoid errors that may prevent you from submitting your application.

Quick Links:

Where do I find the Analysis in Science Score? What if I cannot obtain my SAT/ACT score? How do I enter Dallas Community College District and other community colleges?

How do I enter the attendance dates for my school attended? What if I get an error message that my term is after the attendance date at my college? What if I get an error message that terms are missing?

 

 

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High School

• Indicate how you completed your high school education: High School, GED, or Homeschooled.
  
  
• High School Graduated: Enter the country and state, if applicable, in which your high school is located. Enter part of the high school's name and then click [Search] to search for your high school. The less you type in the [High School Name] field, the more results you will get back. Try entering words that are unique to your high school’s name.
  • For example, if you attended The Woodlands High School, simply enter “Woodlands” not “The Woodlands”. Below are the results you will receive.
  • TAMS students: High school name is "Texas Academy of Mathematics & Science"

From the search results, click on [Add School] next to the correct listing. Doing so will pre-populate the following information:

• • High School Name
  • City
  • Zip Code
  • State
  • County

Next, enter your high school graduation month, graduation year, class size and class rank, if applicable, in the designated fields.

• GED: For applicants who have received their GED certificate, please list the city, zip code, country, and state where the certificate was awarded. Enter the graduation month and year the certificate was received.
  
  
• Homeschooled: For applicants who were homeschooled, please list the city, zip code, country, and state where you were homeschooled (or where you received your diploma). Enter the graduation month and year.
  
  
• SAT or ACT Results: If you have taken either the SAT or ACT, you must enter your score(s). If you have taken the SAT/ACT multiple times, you can choose which attempt to report on your application, but you cannot superscore the results. Contact your college admissions office, your high school, College Board, or ACT if you don’t remember your score.
  • Check with SAT/ACT or check your high school or undergrad transcript.
    • If you cannot find your scores, you can certify the checkbox at the bottom of the page that you are not able to pull an official record of your scores and proceed in your application.

 

 

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Colleges Attended

For this section, you’ll need to list every college you’ve attended, including community colleges that gave you credit for dual credit courses.

Enter all colleges you attended in accordance with the following guidelines:

• List All Institutions: Include all undergraduate, graduate, and professional schools from which you have received college credit, including colleges where you completed dual credit coursework AND ALL SCHOOLS you plan on attending between now and the completion of the summer term before you start professional school. Your dates of attendance must end with the last term you plan on attending-- even though this may be a future term that has not yet occurred.
  • TMDSAS confirms an institution is accredited by verifying the accrediting agency with the Council for Higher Education Accreditation, and confirms that the accrediting agency is on the list of THECB Recognized Accreditors.

Avoid Processing Delays! Failure to list all colleges and universities may delay the processing of your application and may be considered a violation of your Application Certification Statement.

How to Enter a College Attended

Click on the [Add College or University] button.

• Enter the country, state and a distinctive part of the college or university name, and a list of matching institutions will appear.
• Keep in mind that the less you type in the [College Name] field, the more results you will get in return. Try only entering words that are unique to your college name.
  • For example, if searching for The University of Texas at Austin, just enter Austin. Click the [Search] button to obtain your search results.
• Select the correct institution and click [Select] to add the school to your list of Colleges Attended. This will fill in the required [Institution Information] fields for the college listing.

Dallas Community College and other Community Colleges:

• The application will let you enter each individual campus you attended under the community college district system. This should be fine since community college system transcripts will include all campuses and coursework on one transcript.

 

Entering attendance dates

These must include FUTURE coursework dates too, if applicable!

• Including Future Coursework*: If you will take coursework in the future, you must list your end date as that future term.
• For example, if you attended The University of Texas at Austin since Fall 2021 and you will be taking courses through senior year for Spring 2026, your attendance dates would be: Fall 2021 - Spring 2026.
  
  • You may make revisions to this section any time during the application process. You will be able to add new colleges/universities as well as newly completed coursework.
  • Send an internal message within the application listing any changes needed to your colleges attended, terms attended, or college coursework pages.

 *Note: Your application will not be processed if future coursework is indicated but not entered.

Entering degree information

• Majors and minors are listed alphabetically. If your major/minor is not listed, you will select "Other" and you will enter your major in the text box.
• Only one Primary Major can be added. To add your Primary Major, click to highlight your major from the list. 
  • There is no ‘Add Major’ button like some other option buttons you may have seen throughout the application. As long as you select your major from the drop-down list will be enough to highlight your major.
• For certificates earned, along with other academic achievements, list these in the [Academic Recognition] section of the application.

• Next, indicate if you were enrolled in an honors program at this institution. Click "Add College Attended" to add your information, which includes the major you have selected from the list and/or entered in "Other".

NOTE: Your major will not appear until you follow click [Add College Attended] and save the page.

Complete and Save

• Once you have entered all schools check the box that states, “Click the checkbox if you have no more colleges to enter at this time".
  • Your colleges will not be saved until you have checked this box and clicked [Save] or [Save and Continue].

Note: Your major will not appear until you complete AND save the [Colleges Attended Questions] section.

 

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Colleges Attended Questions

You will provide answers to four questions regarding your college career.

1. Fresh Start: Have you ever enrolled in any undergraduate institution in Texas under the Academic Fresh Start Provision?
   
   
   • Note: Academic Fresh Start is different than enrolling in college for the first time, or as a freshman.
     • See Academic Fresh Start in the glossary for definition.
   • Fresh Start applicants will need to provide ALL transcripts and Academic Fresh Start documentation at the time of submission.
     
     
2. Primary Undergraduate: Select your primary undergraduate institution. This is the institution from which you received, or plan to receive, your bachelor’s degree. If no degree is planned, select the school from which you earned the majority of your credit.
   
   
3. Primary Graduate: Select your primary graduate or professional institution. This is the institution from which you received or plan to receive a masters, doctoral, or other professional degree. As with your undergraduate, if no degree is planned, select the school from which you earned the majority of your credit.
   
   

4. Release of Information: You will also be asked if you want to release your information to the Health Professions Advisor at the school(s) you've indicated. Read the following before answering:

   • Checking [Yes] permits your advisor to view information about the status of your application.
     • NOTE: If you are submitting an HPAC, you must select "Yes" to Release of Information.
   • Checking [No] will prohibit an advisor from uploading your HP packet to TMDSAS.
   • TMDSAS strongly encourages you to give permission to release selected information about the status of your application to your health professions advisor.
   • Having this information helps your advisor provide services to you and informs the advisor about the success of students from your college/university in being admitted into medical/dental/veterinary schools.
   • Your application will not be adversely impacted if you do not agree to have your information released to your health professions advisor. We will process your application regardless of how you answer this question.

 

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Terms Attended

Don’t Miss This Step! This section must be completed before you enter your coursework. Enter all terms during which you have taken coursework at each school listed in the [Colleges Attended] section, as well as any future terms in which you plan to take coursework. (i.e., Summer 2022, Fall 2022, Spring 2023). The terms listed in this section must match the attendance dates in the [Colleges Attended] section. For example: You attended Standford University from Fall 2018 - Spring 2022. You would list each term you took at this insitution during the Fall 2018 - Spring 2022 time period. The following are the terms you could list: - Fall 2018 - Spring 2019 - Fall 2019 - Spring 2020 - Summer 2020 etc.

How to Enter a Term Attended

• To add a term, click on the [Add Term] button next to the institution for which you wish to add a new term.
• From the drop-down menu, select the year, term, and whether or not the credits are reported in semester or quarter hours.
• Click [Add This Term] to save.
   
  
  

Repeat for each term you attended

For example, if you attended UT San Antonio from Fall 2018 - Spring 2022 and only attended fall and spring semesters, you would have a total of eight terms entered.

Continue for all institutions

Repeat these steps for each institution where you completed college coursework, including where you plan to complete coursework.

Remember to save!

Once you have entered all terms for all institutions, you MUST click [Save] before continuing to the [Coursework] section, or your information will be lost.

 

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Education and Training History

You will answer questions regarding:

1. Self-identification as a non-traditional applicant
   If you indicate that you consider yourself a non-traditional applicant, the following essay prompt will appear:

• • “Describe the factors that have defined you as a non-traditional candidate and how they impact your application.” (1000 character limit)
    • Note: This essay is required of any applicant who self-identifies as non- traditional.

      Typically, non-traditional applicants had career changes, went back to school after many years, were in the military, etc.

    • Participating institutions are interested in getting a better sense of how your own experiences have contributed to a formation of non-traditional identity.
    • This information also aids in data collection for TMDSAS to help us improve resources for non-traditional applicants.
      

1. Interruptions to your education or vocation
   
   
2. Any disciplinary action

Answer each question truthfully and provide details where applicable.