Folsom Lake College
UC San Francisco
Pre-Dental Advising Guidelines
UC San Francisco Admission requirements:
Applicants do not need to have competed a BA/BS degree, however about 98% of those accepted do have
their bachelor’s degrees. Students who wish to apply for admission into the first-year dental class must meet
certain minimum eligibility requirements:
1. California residents must have a minimum overall and science college grade-point average of 2.70.
Non-California residents must have a minimum overall and science college grade-point average of 3.0.
2. All applicants must have minimum Dental Admissions Test (DAT) scores of 17 in the Total Science and
Academic Average sections.
3. All applicants must be in good academic standing (not on probation) at their current or last school
attended.
4. They must present evidence that they have completed, or will complete within the specified time frame,
the minimum transferable prerequisite coursework.
5. Interviews are part of the application process. Interviews are by invitation only.
Prerequisite Courses
Prerequisite
2 courses in English Composition.
One year of Inorganic Chemistry with Lab
Organic Chemistry with lab
Biochemistry
Physics with lab
Biological Sciences
General Psychology
Social sciences, Humanities or Foreign Language
Additional electives to bring the total number of units
to at least 93 semester/139 quarter units
FLC course
ENGWR 300 & ENGWR 301 or 302
CHEM 400 & 401
CHEM 420 and 421
Often taken at a 4 year college
PHYS 350 & 360 or PHYS 411, 421 & 431
BIOL 400 & 420
PSYC 300
Good idea to choose courses off of IGETC pattern
General advising tips for all Dental Schools
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It is recommended that pre-dental students maintain a GPA of 3.0, although many dental schools will
have GPA averages above this minimum.
Each dental school has different prerequisites. Research the schools you hope to enter.
The DAT test is over 4 hours long, can only be taken once every 90 days, costs $430 to take, and tests
in the following areas: Biology, Chemistry, Organic Chemistry, Reading Comprehension, Perceptual
Ability and Quantitative Reasoning.
Most dental schools require a personal statement. It is a good idea to have good volunteer experience
related to health and community service to discuss in your statement.
Many dental schools require letters of recommendation.
Some dental schools require dental practice observation/shadowing. Loma Linda requires 50 hours of
shadowing. UOP requires 40 hours of shadowing.
2/1/2017
Dental Medicine (DMD) Prerequisites
General
Biology
General
Chemistry
Organic
Chemistry
Physics
Physiology
Human
Anatomy
Genetics
Biochemistry
Microbiology
Statistics
Mathematics
Psychology
Social Sciences
& Humanities
English
Composition
Boston University
3 Quarters
3 Quarters
3 Quarters
3 Quarters
Recommended
Recommended
Recommended
Recommended
Recommended
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3 Quarters
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3 Quarters
Columbia University
3 Quarters
3 Quarters
3 Quarters
3 Quarters
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2 Quarters
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Recommended
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3 Quarters
Loma Linda University
3 Quarters
3 Quarters
3 Quarters
3 Quarters
Recommended
Recommended
Recommended
2 Quarters
Recommended
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3 Quarters
Midwestern University
3 Quarters
3 Quarters
6 Units
3 Quarters
4 Units
4 Units
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4 Units
4 Units
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9 Units
New York University
3 Quarters
3 Quarters
3 Quarters
3 Quarters
Recommended
Recommended
Recommended
Recommended
Recommended
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Recommended
Recommended
Recommended
3 Quarters
Nova Southeastern
University
3 Quarters
3 Quarters
3 Quarters
3 Quarters
Recommended
Recommended
Recommended
5 Units
5 Units
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9 Units
Ohio State University
2 Quarters
3 Quarters
2 Quarters
1 Quarter
1 Quarter
1 Quarter
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1 Quarter
1 Quarter
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1 Quarter
Oregon Health
Sciences University
3 Quarters
3 Quarters
3 Quarters
3 Quarters
Recommended
1 Quarter
Recommended
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__
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3 Quarters
Stony Brook University
3 Quarters
3 Quarters
3 Quarters
3 Quarters
Recommended
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Recommended
__
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Recommended
3 Quarters
Texas A&M University
3 Quarters
3 Quarters
3 Quarters
3 Quarters
Recommended
Recommended
__
5 Units
Recommended
5 Units
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__
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9 Units
UCLA
3 Quarters
3 Quarters
3 Quarters
3 Quarters
Recommended
Recommended
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4 Units
Recommended
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__
4 Units
__
3 Quarters
UCSF
3 Quarters
3 Quarters
8 Units
3 Quarters
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4 Units
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4 Units
16 Units
8 Units
University of Colorado
3 Quarters
3 Quarters
3 Quarters
3 Quarters
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5 Units
5 Units
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__
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3 Quarters
University of Illinois at
Chicago
9 Units
9 Units
9 Units
9 Units
Recommended
Recommended
Recommended
Recommended
Recommended
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__
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9 Units
University of Michigan
3 Quarters
3 Quarters
3 Quarters
3 Quarters
Recommended
Recommended
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5 Units
5 Units
__
__
5 Units
5 Units
(sociology)
9 Units
University of the
Pacific
3 Quarters
3 Quarters
3 Quarters
3 Quarters
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__
__
__
__
__
__
__
__
3 Quarters
University of
Pennsylvania
3 Quarters
3 Quarters
2 Quarters
3 Quarters
Recommended
Recommended
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Recommended
Recommended
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2 Quarters
__
__
3 Quarters
USC
3 Quarters
3 Quarters
3 Quarters
3 Quarters
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3 Quarters
3 Quarters
University of
Washington
3 Quarters
2 Quarters
2 Quarters
3 Quarters
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2 Quarters
2 Quarters
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Western University of
Health Sciences
3 Quarters
3 Quarters
3 Quarters
3 Quarters
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3 Quarters
Units shown are quarter units.
3 Quarters
3 Quarters (including Calculus
and Statistics)
This chart is a guide only. Some additional requirements may apply. See school websites for more details.