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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 via the AADSAS site on or before 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 provide a minimum of two (2) letters of recommendation. They must be from a Science Faculty or Committee Letter and a Dentist.
- Applicants must be a U.S. citizen, permanent U.S. resident or hold appropriate proof of immigration visa status that allows for academic study in the U.S..
- 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 2010 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.
- Proficiency in the English language, both written and spoken is required. TOEFL scores may be required. For registration information for TOEFL contact:
TOEFL Services Educational Testing Services
P.O. BOX 615
Princeton, NJ 08541-6151
U.S.A 1.877.863.3546
609.771.7100
toefl@ets.org
www.ets.org - All academic course requirements and minimum GPA requirements must be met.
All pre-requisite course work must have been completed from a regionally accredited U.S. institution. 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
Foreign Consultants, Inc.
Credential Evaluation Services
3000 Dundee Road, Suite 209
Northbrook, IL 60062
773.761.0000Educational Credential Evaluators Inc.
P.O. Box 514070
Milwaukee, WI 53203-3470
414.289.3400GCE, Inc.
PO Box 9203
College Station TX 77842
1.800.707.0979
- 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.
- International students must have permanent residency status (green card) to be eligible to receive any type of federal financial assistance.
- International students not having permanent residency status must provide written proof of ability to finance their Dental education prior to matriculation.
- Applicants must submit Dental Admission Test (DAT) scores that are not older than three years.
- International students seeking to enter a program of study at ASDOH must obtain an appropriate visa issued by the U.S. Government. ASDOH is approved to issue a U.S. Department of Homeland Security For I-20. Upon receiving the completed Form I-20 from ASDOH, you will be able to apply for an F-1 (student) visa.
