Application Timelines
Different professions have different timeline expectations. Centralized application services generally open in spring/early summer each year. Most health professions programs are rolling admissions, so you should aim to submit your application within the first week that the application opens.
Review the application service for your profession to confirm when it opens for the coming year. In most cases, it takes about a year to a year-and-a-half to go from when the application opens and you submit to matriculation.
| School Type | Application Service | Open Date* |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine – MD | AMCAS | Early June |
| Medicine – DO | AACOMAS | Early May |
| Dental | AADSAS | Early June |
| Physician Assistant/Associate | CASPA | Late April |
| Occupational Therapy | OTCAS | Mid July |
| Physical Therapy | PTCAS | Early July |
| Pharmacy | PharmCAS | Mid July |
| Optometry | OptomCAS | Late June |
| Podiatry | AACPMAS | Early August |
Individual professional schools sometimes also have information on application timelines and cycles, so please check their websites.
If you are applying to public schools in Texas for Medicine, Dentistry, Podiatry, or Veterinary Medicine, you will also need to complete the TMDSAS.