An applicant, to be eligible for licensure must:

1. (1) be 21 years of age;
2. (2) be of good professional character;
3. (3) have completed 60 semester hours of college courses other than in medical school, which courses would be acceptable, at the time of completion, to The University of Texas at Austin for credit on a bachelor of arts degree or a bachelor of science degree;
4. (4) be a graduate of a school whose curriculum meets the requirements for an Acceptable Unapproved medical school as determined by a committee of experts selected by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board;
5. (5) be a graduate of an acceptable unapproved medical school that is substantially equivalent to a Texas medical school;
6. (6) have successfully completed a three-year training program of graduate medical training in the United States or Canada that was approved by the board on the date the training was completed;
7. (7) submit evidence of passing, an examination, acceptable by the board for licensure;
8. (8) pass the Texas Medical Jurisprudence Examination with a score of 75 or better;
9. (9) be eligible for licensure in country of graduation;
10. (10) possess a valid certificate issued by the Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates (ECFMG);
11. (11) have the ability to communicate in the English language; and
12. (12) have supplied all additional information that the board may require concerning the Applicant's medical school.

Source Note:The provisions of this §163.3 adopted to be effective November 10, 1999, 24 TexReg 9835.