Students admitted to UT Southwestern Medical School may request a one year deferral. This means that, if the deferral is approved, the applicant's place in the entering class to which he/she was originally admitted will be transferred to the following year's entering class. Only in unusual circumstances will a request for deferring enrollment more than one year be considered.

Deferral requests are considered within the context of all relevant information including, but not limited to, the following: date of deferral request, medical school application information, and reason(s) for requesting a deferral. Generally, requests for a one year deferral received prior to June 1 are readily approved.

Accepted applicants interested in seeking a deferral should download the 
Medical School Deferral Application and submit it as soon as possible
(fax to 214-648-3289). Questions about the deferral process or policy should be forwarded to the Associate Director of Admissions at admissions@utsouthwestern.edu or 214-648-5617.