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Pre-Dentistry Program at EIU
Dental schools require a
minimum of two years of college work before the student is eligible for
admission. However, dental schools rarely accept students who have only two or
three years of college work, so pre-dental students should plan to complete a baccalaureate degree before
leaving Eastern.
To be a a competitive
applicant, students
must maintain a high
GPA, score
well on the Dental Admission Test (DAT), and acquire some experience in
the field. Students
apply through a centralized application service (AADSAS) in the fall
preceding their entrance year. Be aware of and meet
application deadlines!
Students may major in any
field, but MUST meet the following minimum course requirements:
English
6 SH Total
ENG 1001G and 1002G
Chemistry Courses
12 to 21 SH Total
CHM 1310G, 1315G, 1410
and 1415 (8 SH General)
CHM 2430 and 2435 (4 SH Organic Chem
Minimum) but
CHM 2440/2445 then 2840/2845 (8 SH Organic Chem
Recommended)
CHM 3450 (3 Semester Hours Biochemistry) Highly Recommended
Physics
8 SH Minimum
PHY 1151G, 1152G, 1161
and 1162
Biology
6 SH Minimum
BIO 1100 (General
Biology) 4 SH
BIO 1300G (Animal Diversity) 4 SH
BIO 2200 (Anatomy) Highly Recommended
BIO 3300 (Microbiology) Highly Recommended
Dental schools also
recommend that their applicants have broad educational backgrounds, with
courses from the social sciences, humanities, behavioral sciences, fine
arts, foreign languages, speech, and economics, but not necessarily to the
exclusion of such courses as biochemistry and microbiology. Because of
the manipulative nature of the profession, courses in art and sculpting
are also useful. General information about dentistry
and important links can be found at the
American Dental Association
and the American Dental
Education Association web sites.
For more information about the Pre-Dentistry
Program at EIU, please contact us.
Ms. Pamela LeVine,
Pre-Health Professions Advisor
Life Science 2058
Department of Biological
Sciences
Eastern Illinois
University
Charleston, IL 61920
Phone: (217) 581-6390
Fax: (217) 581-7141
E-mail:
plevine@eiu.edu
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