5 year rule

[mkasu]

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I took Gen Chem 1 during the Fall of 2002 and Gen Chem 2 during the Spring of 2003. I have seen some posts about taking courses within 5 years of entering dental school. I am planning on applying and beginning D school in the Fall of 2008, will they accept my Gen Chem classes?

Thanks

 

[pearlywhite]

The five year rule is a little confusing because any pre-reqs taken Freshman year for students that take a year off between senior year and dental school would be >5 years old. I'm pretty sure that the five year rule is for people who have had a significant time off (i.e. >5 years) between their education and applying to dental school. If you are nervous I would call your schools, but I can't see it being a problem if you've been in college since 2002 and are just now taking some time off.

 

[mkasu]

Anyone else have any info on this?

tia

 

[mkasu]

Anyone? Sorry, I don't want to bug anyone, but anyone else know anything regarding this?

 

[MCGHopeful]

You will need to check with each individual school to see what their policy is. For what it is worth, my wife received an undergraduate degree from a school where she was applying for Nursing School. She was right at the cutoff for the pre-reqs. In her case, she was 5 years and a semester from when she took the class at the same school and she had to retake a couple of classes for admittance into the Nursing Program.

Hopefully, you will not need to retake anything. Good Luck!