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Dental School

Course Requirements for Selected Dental Schools

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Minimum GPA: 3.0 - 3.5

Minimum GPA: 3.5
Admission Exam: DAT required

Prerequisite Coursework	Required Application
1 year of Biology with Lab 1 year of General Chemistry with Lab 1 year of Organic Chemistry with Lab 1 year of Physics with Lab 1 year of English or writing-intensive in non-English 1 semester of Biochemistry (no lab)	Associated American Dental School Application Service (AADSAS)

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Minimum GPA: 3.5
Admission Exam: DAT required

Prerequisite Coursework	Required Application
2 semester credit hours of Biology with Lab 2 semester credit hours of General Chemistry with Lab 2 semester credit hours of Organic Chemistry with Lab 2 semester credit hours of Physics with Lab 2 semester credit hours of English/Writing-intensive 1 semester credit hour of Biochemistry	Associated American Dental School Application Service (AADSAS)

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Minimum GPA: 3.0
Admission Exam: DAT required

Prerequisite Coursework	Required Application
8 semester credit hours of Biology with Lab 8 semester credit hours of General Chemistry with Lab 8 semester credit hours of Organic Chemistry with Lab 8 semester credit hours of Physics with Lab 6 semester credit hours of English 6 semester credit hours of Calculus I & II or Calculus I and Statistics 3 semester credit hours of Biochemistry	Associated American Dental School Application Service (AADSAS)

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Minimum GPA: 3.0
Admission Exam: DAT required

Prerequisite Coursework	Required Application
2 semesters of General Chemistry (inorganic) with Lab 2 semesters of Biology with Lab 2 semester of Organic Chemistry with Lab 2 semesters of Physics with Lab 2 semesters of English including composition 1 semester of Biochemistry Suggested Coursework Histology (microanatomy) Psychology Sociology Public Speaking	Associated American Dental School Application Service (AADSAS)

Prerequisite Coursework

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2 semesters of General Chemistry (inorganic) with Lab
2 semesters of Biology with Lab
2 semester of Organic Chemistry with Lab
2 semesters of Physics with Lab
2 semesters of English including composition
1 semester of Biochemistry

Suggested Coursework

Histology (microanatomy)
Psychology
Sociology
Public Speaking

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Minimum GPA: 3.5
Admission Exam: DAT required

Prerequisite Coursework	Required Application
1 year of Biology with Lab 1 year of General Chemistry with Lab 1 year of Organic Chemistry with Lab 1 year of Physics with Lab 1 year of Calculus 1 year of English 6 semester hours of Behavioral and Social Sciences 9 semester hours of Science electives	Associated American Dental School Application Service (AADSAS)

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Minimum GPA: 3.2
Admission Exam: DAT required

Prerequisite Coursework	Required Application
8 semester credit hours of Biology with Lab 8 semester credit hours of General Chemistry with Lab 8 semester credit hours of Organic Chemistry with Lab 6 semester credit hours of English 4 semester credit hours of Physics with Lab 3 semester credit hours of Biochemistry	Associated American Dental School Application Service (AADSAS)

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Minimum GPA: 3.25
Admission Exam: DAT required

Prerequisite Coursework	Required Application
8 semester credit hours of Biology with Lab 8 semester credit hours of General Chemistry with Lab 8 semester credit hours of Organic Chemistry with Lab 8 semester credit hours of Physics with Lab 6 semester credit hours of English 3 semester credit hours of Biochemistry 3 semester credit hours of Microbiology	Associated American Dental School Application Service (AADSAS)

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Minimum GPA: 3.4
Admission Exam: DAT required

Prerequisite Coursework	Required Application
2 semesters of Biology with Lab 2 semesters of General Chemistry with Lab 2 semesters of Organic Chemistry with Lab 2 semesters of Physics with Lab 2 semesters of English 1 semester of Calculus I & II or 1 semester of Calculus I & Statistics 1 semester of Biochemistry	Associated American Dental School Application Service (AADSAS)

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Minimum GPA: 3.0
Admission Exam: DAT required

Prerequisite Coursework	Required Application
8 semester credit hours of Biology with Lab 8 semester credit hours of General Chemistry with Lab 8 semester credit hours of Organic Chemistry with Lab 8 semester credit hours of Physics 3 semester credit hours of Biochemistry (lab not required) 6 semester credit hours of English	Associated American Dental School Application Service (AADSAS)

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Minimum GPA: 3.0
Admission Exam: DAT required

Prerequisite Coursework	Required Application
3 semesters of Biology with Lab 2 semesters of General Chemistry with Lab 2 semesters of Organic Chemistry with Lab 2 semesters of Physics with Lab 2 semesters of English 1 semester of Biochemistry 1 semester of Calculus 1 semester of Statistics	Associated American Dental School Application Service (AADSAS)

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Minimum GPA: 3.4
Admission Exam: DAT required

Prerequisite Coursework	Required Application
2 semesters of Biology with Lab 2 semesters of General Chemistry with Lab 1 semester of Organic Chemistry with Lab 2 semesters of Physics with Lab 1 semesters of English 1 semester of Biochemistry 1 semester of upper-level Biology	Associated American Dental School Application Service (AADSAS)

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Minimum GPA: 3.0
Admission Exam: DAT required

Prerequisite Coursework	Required Application
Anatomy Physiology Biochemistry Biology I & II General Chemistry I & II Organic Chemistry I & II Physics I English I & II	Associated American Dental School Application Service (AADSAS)

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Minimum GPA: 3.2
Admission Exam: DAT required

Prerequisite Coursework	Required Application
Biology I & II with Lab General Chemistry I & II with Lab Organic Chemistry I & II with Lab Physics I & II with Lab Biochemistry English	Associated American Dental School Application Service (AADSAS)

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Minimum GPA: 2.5 - 2.9

Minimum GPA: 2.7
Admission Exam: DAT required

Prerequisite Coursework	Required Application
2 semesters of Biology with Lab 2 semesters of General Chemistry with Lab 2 semesters of Physics with Lab 2 semesters of English 1 semester of biochemistry (Lab optional) 1 semester of Organic Chemistry (with Lab)	Associated American Dental School Application Service (AADSAS)

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Minimum GPA: 2.85
Admission Exam: DAT required

Prerequisite Coursework	Required Application
8 semester credit hours of General Chemistry with Lab 8 semester credit hours of Organic Chemistry with Lab 3 semester credit hours of biochemistry 6 semester credit hours of English Composition & Literature 6 semester credit hours of Human Anatomy 6 semester credit hours of Physics 22 semester credit hours of electives	Associated American Dental School Application Service (AADSAS)

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Minimum GPA: 2.5
Admission Exam: DAT required

Prerequisite Coursework	Required Application
8 semester credit hours of Biology with Lab 8 semester credit hours of General Chemistry with Lab 8 semester credit hours of Organic Chemistry with Lab 8 semester credit hours of Physics with Lab 3 semester credit hours of Biochemistry 3 semester credit hours of Statistics 3 semester credit hours of English	Associated American Dental School Application Service (AADSAS)

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No Minimum GPA Requirement