Doctor of Dental Surgery: admissions requirements

Dental Admission Test (D A T)

A brochure describing the test may be obtained from the Division of Education Measurements of the American Dental Association, 211 E. Chicago Ave., Chicago, IL, 60611. Tests are given year-round at local Sylvan Learning Centers by appointment.

Course Requirements

Prospective dental students should plan their undergraduate programs so that minimum preprofessional admission requirements (see courses listed below) are complete at the time of application - normally the spring/summer of the junior year in college. Admission requires a minimum of 90 semester hours of credit from a regionally accredited college. The following courses, completed with a minimum grade of C must be included:

English	One year of college-level English
Biology	Two years as required for college science majors, including one year of formal laboratory work
Physics	One year as required for college science majors, including one year of formal laboratory work
Chemistry	One year of general chemistry and one year of organic chemistry as required for college science majors, including two years of formal laboratory work.

Foreign Students

Foreign students are required to complete at least 90 undergraduate credit hours at an accredited U.S. or Canadian college or university. Transfer credit from a school outside the U.S. or Canada will apply to this requirement if individual courses appear on the transcript of an accredited U.S. or Canadian college or university - lump sum credit is not allowed. Prescribed pre-dental courses must be completed at an accredited U.S. or Canadian college or university. Transfer credit from a school outside the U.S. or Canada will not apply to the prescribed course requirement.