Pre-dental

Choosing a Major

  • Pre-dental students must choose a major (pre-dental is not a major).
  • Commonly chosen majors include biology, biochemistry, chemistry, neuroscience.
  • Any major is acceptable, so long as the student completes all pre-dental requirements.
  • Consult the pre-professional health advisor – Francie Renschler.

Recommended Attributes of Dental School Applicants

  1. Competitive GPA of 3.4 or higher, especially in science courses
  2. High score on DAT exam (above a 19)
  3. Strong letters of recommendation from professors and area dentist
  4. Active in volunteer or work experience and leadership in extracurricular activities
  5. Recommended 100 hours of exposure to general practice of dentistry in at least three private practices

Common Pre-requisites for 入学 to Dental School

生物学 (IU Dental School requires 20 hours)

  • BIOL 107 or BIOL 119 (General 生物学 or Intro 生物学 - Molecular Perspectives)
  • BIOL 120 (介绍 to Organismal Diversity)
  • BIOL 331 (Genetics)*
  • BIOL 430 (Microbiology)
  • BIOL/EXSS 112 (Human Anatomy and Physiology I)
  • BIOL/EXSS 113 (Human Anatomy and Physiology II)

化学 (IU Dental School requires 12 hours)

  • CHEM 118 (Principles of 化学)
  • CHEM 240 (Organic 化学 I)
  • CHEM 341 (Organic 化学 II)
  • CHEM 370/371 (Biochemistry & 实验室)*

*Strongly recommended, but not required.

物理

  • PHYS 121 (Algebra 物理 I)
  • PHYS 122 (Algebra 物理 II)

社会科学

  • PSYC 121 (介绍 to Psychology) OR
  • COMM 130 (介绍 to Communication)

人文学科

  • Choose at least 3 credit hours of foreign language, English composition, 文学, 哲学, 或历史

Course requirements for dental schools may vary, please check the website for your school of interest.

美联社/双重信用

Most dental schools will not accept AP or Dual Credit for science and/or prerequisite courses and may limit the number of AP credit hours accepted.

入学s Timeline

  • Take the DAT exam in spring or early summer before senior year.
  • Complete application through the WebAdMIT system of AADSAS to dental school accepted June 1 through mid-October.
  • Interviews conducted each fall.

Academic 建议

All pre-dental students must meet with an academic advisor in their major department in addition to meeting with the pre-professional health advisor during time of registration each semester!