Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

Please clickHEREfor details about which test scores are accepted, program-specific minimum score requirements and how to provide us with your scores.

Verification of English Language Proficiency is required unless the following apply.

• The applicant is a citizen of a country whose official language is English.
• The applicant has completed a degree at a regionally accredited institution in the US.
• The applicant is not a citizen of a country whose official language is English but has completed a degree program at an institution outside of the US where the language of instruction is English and where the official national language of the country in which the institution is located is English.

Please note that if you are a US Citizen but have received a degree from a country where English is not the official language you will be required to submit English language proficiency scores - even if the program curriculum was taught in English.

We do not offer conditional admission to any of our programs.

If you have earned your degree from a college of university outside of the United States, you must submit a course-by-course academic credential evaluation. Please clickHEREfor detailed information about the credential evaluation requirement including the companies SHRS will accept a credential evaluation from.

International applicants are not required to submit an evaluation for degrees earned in the United States.

Official transcripts are not required during the application process. If you have completed your degree out of the U.S. we require the academic credential evaluation before we can review your application for admission. If admitted, any official materials required (transcripts/mark sheets/degree certicate, etc.), will be outlined in your letter of admission.

Pitt students apply directly to SHRS via the SHRSApplyYourselfapplication. This application is for Pitt students at the main and regional campuses.

The transfer application process is coordinated by the main Office of Admission and Financial Aid (OAFA) at the University of Pittsburgh. You will apply using the Transfer Application foundHERE. Please note that in addition to OAFA transfer application requirements, SHRS program havesupplemental requirements.

Please contact the Office of Admission and Financial Aid atpitt.admissions@pitt.eduwith any questions about the transfer application process.

Applications submitted through the SHRSApplyYourselfapplication system by transfer applicants will not be accepted.

Athletic Training: March 15

Communication Science: February 15

Emergency Medicine: March 15

Health Information Management: August 1

Nutrition and Dietetics: March 15

Rehabilitation Science: February 15

Pitt students can apply to more than one program at SHRS. You will need to create two separate ApplyYourself application accounts, each with their own login PIN and submit a separate application for each program. You must submit all required documents for each application submitted. For example, if you request the same person write your letters of recommendation for each program, they will receive two different request emails, and must submit a different letter for each program.

Students currently enrolled at the University of Pittsburgh are able to request their letter of recommendation electronically through their ApplyYourself application. Your application does not have to be submitted to request a letter of recommendation, you just need to have created an account. This is the preferred process as the letter will be uploaded directly back to your application by your recommendation provider.

If your recommendation provider prefers to submit their letter in a paper format, or if you are applying to an undergraduate program as a transfer student, you need to send the SHRS Recommendation Form to your recommender and request they complete the form and send it back to the SHRS Admissions Office with their letter. You must complete the top portion of the form indicating if you waive the right to view your letter prior to sending the form to your recommendation provider.

Only one letter of recommendation is required for undergraduate applications, except for the Accelerated Dietitian Nutritionist Program which requires three letters of recommendation. Recommendations should be provided from professors, employers, supervisors or others who are able to comment on your professional and educational goals and potential (no friends or relatives please).

Additional letters of recommendation may be accepted but are not recommended.

No. Current undergraduate students at the University of Pittsburgh do NOT need to provide their University of Pittsburgh transcript.

If you have earned college credit from any other schools, we will require those transcripts. If you a student in the Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences, we should have access to the transcripts for any non-Pitt coursework that already appears on your Pitt transcript as Transfer Credit. If you have non-Pitt coursework that does not already appear on your Pitt transcript, you must send us an official transcript. Otherwise, we will contact you if any transcripts are required.

If you are completing the FAFSA or expecting a 1098-T to submit to the IRS for tuition-related expenses please clickherefor information on how to provide your SSN to the University of Pittsburgh.

Yes, official transcripts are required from all institutions where college credit was earned. If you are currently an undergraduate student at SHRS applying to an SHRS graduate program, please contact the SHRS Admissions Office as we should already have your transcripts.

Many programs at SHRS have waived their GRE requirement due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Please refer to our individual program's admissions pages for the most up to date information.