Dual Degree/Early Acceptance (3+4) Program
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UTHSCSA's dual degree program with cooperating undergraduate schools allows students to apply credits earned during Dental School to college requirements, saving a year’s work while earning both a bachelor’s degree and a dental degree.
Here's how it all adds up.
The student interested in dentistry applies when he/she has completed between 12 and 30 hours of college work, and is attending a college or university affiliated with the UTHSCSA Dental Schools' Dual Degree/Early Acceptance (3+4) Program.
The faculty of the Dental School interview the student to ensure that the student’s motivation for dental studies and his/her character and personality traits indicate potential for success in dentistry. An acceptable interview makes the student eligible for participation in the program and for admission to the Dental School upon the successful completion of undergraduate requirements.
During the three-year undergraduate portion of the 3+4 Program, students will...
• Complete a special three-year curriculum designed by the undergraduate institution.
• Attend an orientation at the Dental School.
• Take the Dental Admissions Test (DAT)
• Submit a formal application to the Texas Medical and Dental Schools Application Service before October 15 of the third year.
The student is ready to enroll in Dental School when he/she has...
• Completed predental requirements and the undergraduate institution’s special three-year curriculum;
• Earned a grade of “C” or better in prerequisite courses and maintained a cumulative GPA and Science GPA of 3.4 in undergraduate work;
• Scored at least an 18 on the Academic Average of the DAT;
• Established a record of ethical behavior during college years and received a positive recommendation from the predental advisory committee of the undergraduate school.
As the student completes required courses in Dental School, credit for designated courses will be applied to undergraduate degree requirements as well. Generally, the bachelor’s degree is awarded by the undergraduate institution when the student has completed the first or second year of dental studies.
The Doctor of Dental Surgery degree is awarded upon successful completion of the four-year dental curriculum.
For additional information about this program, contact the Dental School at the address below or the 3+4 advisor at the undergraduate school you are interested in attending.
Associate Dean for Student Affairs
UTHSCSA Dental School, MSC #7906
7703 Floyd Curl Drive
San Antonio TX 78229-3900
(210) 567-6082
Participants should be residents of Texas or have the residency requirements waived by the Dental School. Individuals who have been convicted of a felony will not be granted acceptance except in unusual circumstances.
The following is the list of participating schools:
Midwestern State University
Dr. Rodney Cate
Chief Health Professions Advisor
Department of Chemistry
3410 Taft Boulevard
Wichita Falls, TX 76308-2099
(940) 397-4251
rodney.cate@mwsu.edu
University of Incarnate Word
Dr. Bonnie McCormick
Assist Professor Biology Dept
4301 Broadway
San Antonio, TX 78209
(210) 829-3831
mccormic@uiwtx.edu
Prairie View A&M University
Dr. Seab Smith
Biology Department
PO Box 835
Prairie View, TX 77446-0878
(936) 857-3913
seab_smith@pvamu.edu
St. Mary’s University
Dr. Rosemarie Wahl
Professor and Department Chair
Dept of Biological Science
One Camino Santa Maria
San Antonio, TX 78228-8511
(210) 431-8064
rwahl@stmarytx.edu
Texas A&M University-Kingsville
Randy Powell
Dept of Biology-MSC 158
700 University Blvd
Kingsville, TX 78363-8202
(361) 593-3797
randy.powell@tamuk.edu
Texas Wesleyan University
Yanika Daniels
Pre-Professional Program Coordinator
1201 Wesleyan
Fort Worth, TX 76105-1536
(817) 531-4900
ydaniels@txwes.edu
West Texas A&M University
Dr. Martha Hyde
Biology Department
WTAMU Box 907
Canyon, TX 79016
(806) 651-2575
mhyde@mail.wtamu.edu
Texas A&M International University
David Beck
Pre-Dental Advisor
Assistant Professor of Microbiology
Dept of Biology and Chemistry
5201 University Blvd
Laredo, TX, 78041
(956)326-2587
dbeck@tamiu.edu
Mary Hardin-Baylor University
Dr. Ruth Ann Murphy
900 College Street
Belton, TX 76513-2599
(254) 295-4537
rmurphy@umhb.edu
University of Texas at El Paso
Donna E. Ekal, Ph.D.
Program Coordinator, Medical Professions Institute
Classroom Building, C001
The University of Texas at El Paso
El Paso, TX 79968
(915) 747-6230
dekal@utep.edu
Texas Lutheran University
Dr. Deborah Hettinger
1000 West Court Street
Sequin, TX 78155
(830) 372-6030
hettinger@tlu.edu
McMurry University
Dr. Gary Wilson
Science Dean & Biology Professor
Abilene, TX 79697
(325) 793-4744
Wilsong@mcmurryadm.mcm.edu
Abilene Christian University
Dr. Charles Mattis
ACU Station Box 27868
Abilene, TX 79699
(325) 674-2749
mattis@acu.edu
University of Texas at Pan American
Dr. Scott Gunn
Associate Professor & Pre-Med Advisor
1201 West University Drive
Edinburg, TX 78539-2999
(956) 381-3540
sgunn@panam.edu
Sam Houston State University
Monte Thies
Department of Biological Sciences
Box 2116
Huntsville, TX 77341-2116
(936) 294-3746
woodrat@shsu.edu
mailto:bio_mlt@shsu.edu
University of Texas at San Antonio
Dr. Alan Vince
Director
University Health Professions Office
One UTSA Circle, MS 3.02.10
San Antonio, Texas 78249
210-458-6638
alan.vince@utsa.edu
Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi
Dr. Suzzette Chopin
Depart of Physical & Life Sciences
6300 Ocean Drive CS 130D
Corpus Christi, TX 78412
(361) 825-6022
schopin@falcon.tamucc.edu
University of Texas- Brownsville
Dr. Shanta Goswami
Director Premedical Education Programs
1.928 LHS Building
80 Fort Brown
Brownsville, Texas 78520
Office: (956) 882-5059
Fax: (956) 882-5043
shanta.goswami@utb.edu
Texas State University
Dr. Dede Armemtrout
Department of Biology
San Marcos, TX 78666
(512) 245-3367
da05@txstate.edu