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Contact Information:
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 305.348.0515
Web: http://prehealthadvise.fiu.edu
Office: DM 331A
Requirements for Pre-Dental Professionals
Common Pre-requisites for Admission to Dental Schools:
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Qualities of Professional School Applicants:
 A high GPA in science and non-science courses – a competitive GPA is above a 3.4
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BSC 2010, 2010L (General Bio I & Lab)
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General Chemistry
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CHM 1046, 1046L (Gen. Chem. II & Lab)
Organic Chemistry
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PSY 2012 (Intro. To Psychology) *
Business related courses (economics, management, accounting)
Art (drawing, painting, sculpture, ceramics)
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AP Credits
x Not all dental schools will accept AP credit for science courses.
x Contact the school(s) you are interested in to find out if they accept AP credits.
x If a school accepts AP credits, they will usually require additional courses taken in that
subject area
GPA Calculation
x ADEA AADSAS reports: overall GPA (undergraduate, graduate and combined); and these
undergraduate GPA’s: biology-chemistry-physics GPA (BCP); science GPA (all science
courses including math, natural sciences and BCP; non-science GPA.
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x AP credits are NOT computed into your GPA.
x ALL post-secondary coursework will be used to compute your GPA for admission.
9 Dual-enrollment and transfer courses DO count toward your GPA for admission.
x Dental schools DO NOT use “forgiveness” policies in calculating your GPA.
x DR grades do not count in your GPA. However, avoid DR grades. Dental schools expect
students to carry a consistent, full-time course load.
Requirements for professional schools may vary (i.e. math courses, social sciences). Students
should consult specific websites for information on requirements for desired schools.
Professional Experience
x Experience must involve dentist/patient observation (typical students have >120 hours).
x Students should have at least one year of experience through volunteer or paid positions.
x Students must demonstrate a knowledge of their chosen profession when applying to
dental
school
o NOTE: Many otherwise well-qualified applicants are not accepted because they
lack sufficient experience and or knowledge of their chosen profession
**Academic Advising**
All lower-division, Pre-Health students must see an advisor in their Major Department
in addition
to an advisor in the Office of Pre-
Health Professions Advising prior to registration each semester!
Application Cycle
x The application cycle begins in early June for fall enrollment the following year.
x Applicants are encouraged to apply EARLY!
x
Admissions offers can be extended starting December 1
st
for the next year’s entering class.