How to Apply

The information below applies to the Fall 2025 admission cycle.

Application materials should be received by May 15 to be considered for admission.  Send all requested materials to the CHP Office of Admissions.

Applicants must provide:

  1. UAMS Application: Complete and submit the online admissions application through Workday. You will find this application under “UAMS CHP Applicant Home (Undergraduate)”. A non-refundable fee of $40 is required and must accompany the Workday Admissions Application submission. Applications can be saved and returned to at a later date but will not be considered for review until the application is submitted and the application fee is paid. Once your application is submitted, you will return to the application site to complete action items related to your application, such as providing transcripts.
  2. Official Transcripts: Arrange for each college or university you have attended to forward an official transcript of your course work. A minimum GPA of 2.50 is required in science/mathematics prerequisite courses, and a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.0 is also required. MLT-to-MLS applicants may be admitted with a GPA lower than a 2.50 GPA in science/mathematics prerequisite courses with appropriate ASCP MLT score or approval from the department chair.
  3. Advising Session: Qualified applicants are contacted to arrange an advising session after receipt of application and all official transcripts. This session will be scheduled during the spring semester.
  4. TOEFL scores as applicable.  See International Applicants in the Admissions/Academic Information section of the catalog.

Arkansas residency will be considered during selection for admission.  Applicants are considered without regard to race, color, gender, age, sexual orientation, religion, national origin or disability status as a criterion in deciding against any individual in matters of admission, placement, transfer, hiring, dismissal, compensation, fringe benefits, training, tuition assistance, and other personnel or educationally-related actions.

All documents should be submitted to:

University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
College of Health Professions
4301 West Markham Street, Slot 619
Little Rock, Arkansas 72205
Telephone: (501) 686-5730

State Authorization of Distance Education and Clinical Placement Policy

*Admission Requirements for Foreign, Non-permanent Resident Alien, and Non-native English Speakers:  All applicants who are not United States citizens or permanent resident aliens or for whom English is not their native language must meet additional admission requirements.  Please consult the Admission/Academic Information section of the CHP Catalog.

**All accepted applicants must consent to a criminal background check and drug screen prior to matriculation. Background checks and drug screens are required by most clinical sites during the didactic and clinical phase of the program. Matriculation into the program is contingent upon acceptable background check and drug screen results. Adverse results of a background check will be considered on an individual basis and may result in an inability to matriculate into the program. Enrolled students may be randomly drug tested throughout the curriculum and clinical sites may require updated background checks. More information about the requirement will be provided to accepted applicants.