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Admission Requirements

A formal minimum of three years (90 semester hours or 135 quarter hours), but a baccalaureate degree is preferred.

  • All applicants are required to take and submit the US Dental Admissions Test (DAT) scores. DAT scores are preferred by December 1 of the application year. No scores older than three years will be accepted.
  • Applicants must have a minimum cumulative and science grade point average of 2.50 on a four-point scale (3.0 minimum recommended). The overall and science GPA, the school(s) attended, and the rigor of the academic course load are all assessed on an individual basis.
  • Applicants must be a U.S. citizen or permanent U.S. resident.
  • A formal minimum of three years college or university coursework from a regionally accredited school (90 semester hours or 135 quarter hours), but a baccalaureate degree is preferred.

Selection factors

Applicants are evaluated on academic course work, performance on the DAT, AADSAS essay, letters of evaluation, and interviews. Demonstrated community service through volunteerism or service-oriented employment is preferred.

DAT Code : 03

Application Deadlines/Notification for 2007 Entering Class
AADSAS December 1 (submitted)
*DAT scores December 1 (taken)
Secondary Application January 31 (postmarked)
Acceptance Notification Beginning December 1

International student admissions

  • International students applying for admission to the Arizona School of Dentistry & Oral Health must meet all general requirements for admission as stated in admissions publications.
  • Applicants must provide proof of permanent U.S. residency status.
  • Applicants who have graduated from a foreign college or university must submit acceptable evidence of U.S. degree/course equivalency. All course work taken at the foreign institution must be evaluated for American institution equivalence by one of the following services:

    World Education Services Inc.
    P.O. Box 745
    Old Chelsea Station
    New York, NY 10113-0745
    212.966.6311
    Josef Silny & Associates Inc.
    International Education Consultants
    7101 SW 102 Ave.
    Miami FL 33173
    p: 305.273.1616
    f: 305.273.1338
    info@jsilny.com
    www.jsilny.com
    Educational Credential Evaluators Inc.
    P.O. Box 514070
    Milwaukee, WI 53203-3470
    414.289.3400
    Intl. Education Research Foundation Inc.
    PO Box 3665
    Culver City, CA 90231-3665
    310.258.9451
    www.ierf.org
    American Assn. of Collegiate Registrars & Admissions Officers
    One Dupont Circle, NW, Suite 520
    Washington, DC 20036-1135
    202.293.9161
    www.aacrao.org
  • Credit for advanced standing will not be given for any work completed in foreign graduate or medical schools. All students must apply for first-year status.