about 90 credit hours..

[missdiana]

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Hello, I just need few opinions about pre-req of dental school admission.

today, I was reading U of Maryland School of Dentistry DDS prerequisites and this part made me wonder...

"While the Committee on Dental Recruitment and Admissions strongly encourages applicants to earn a bachelor's degree prior to dental school matriculation, applicants who have successfully completed at least three academic years (90 credit hours) in an accredited university may be considered for admission."

In my college, 85 - 120 credits = senior
and end of next year, I have exactly 85 credits (well, and it would be end of my second year at college and the 3rd year part doesn't apply in my case..)

I thought I can apply UMB school of dentistry with 85 credits since it is considered to be "senior" credits in my college.

I checked out Howard U, and VCU and they said 90 credits hours or equivalent of that.
so here is my question, do I ABSOLUTELY need 90 credits hours/3 years at college to be considered for admission for Maryland?


Oh, and when Dental school ask for "8(or 6) semester hours of inorganic chemistry"
it is asking for the general chem I/II, right? not the...real inorganic chem...(I am bio major..and i don't want to take inorganic chem unless it is needed..)


thank you~

 

[TheAMan]

Hi, I'm facing the exact same predicament and have searched all the threads, but to no avail. I was wondering, based on the fact that your post is a year old, if you managed to figure things out and whether it is in fact essential to meet the 90credit threshold for the schools that explicitly state they want it

 

[Hawkteeth]

I would assume so, admitting a student who has had less than 3 years of undergrad doesn't seem like something a dental school would do.

 

[jimmpannzee]

I'm also interested as well. I'm graduating in 3 years instead of 4. By the end of this semester I'd have a total of 83 credits. I'm taking both physics in the summer to have a total of 91 credits before my fall semester. So does this mean I can't be considered for admission or apply until I have over 90 credit hours??

 

[ATG20]

Hello, I just need few opinions about pre-req of dental school admission.

today, I was reading U of Maryland School of Dentistry DDS prerequisites and this part made me wonder...

"While the Committee on Dental Recruitment and Admissions strongly encourages applicants to earn a bachelor's degree prior to dental school matriculation, applicants who have successfully completed at least three academic years (90 credit hours) in an accredited university may be considered for admission."

In my college, 85 - 120 credits = senior
and end of next year, I have exactly 85 credits (well, and it would be end of my second year at college and the 3rd year part doesn't apply in my case..)

I thought I can apply UMB school of dentistry with 85 credits since it is considered to be "senior" credits in my college.

I checked out Howard U, and VCU and they said 90 credits hours or equivalent of that.
so here is my question, do I ABSOLUTELY need 90 credits hours/3 years at college to be considered for admission for Maryland?


Oh, and when Dental school ask for "8(or 6) semester hours of inorganic chemistry"
it is asking for the general chem I/II, right? not the...real inorganic chem...(I am bio major..and i don't want to take inorganic chem unless it is needed..)


thank you~

They mean 90 credits by the time of matriculation. If you apply this summer, you still have 1-2 semesters left, I assume, during which you'll go beyond 90 credits. Some schools refer to general chemistry I/II as 'inorganic' chemistry, which is just their phrasing. My undergrad had upper division inorganic chemistry, but it was mainly only for chem majors. No dental school requires that series.

 

[UCSFx2017]

Are you on the quarter system or something? 90 credits isn't really arbitrary. Most universities require 120 credits to graduate. You're sort of expected to graduate within 8 semesters. 120 credits/8 semesters = 15 credits/semester. When you apply to dental school, you've probably completed 6 semesters (Junior year). (15 credits/semester) x (6 semesters) = 90 credits.

Their clause about "(90 credit hours) in an accredited university may be considered for admission" is in reference to those who apply one-year earlier than most. Example is SDN's own "Seahawk". Basically, they're saying that if you want to apply early and don't expect to graduate with a degree, you can do so as long as you have at least 90 credits. I don't know if that's the requirement for applying or for matriculating.

I would call the school to see if they require a certain number of credits.

 

[TheAMan]

I'm also interested as well. I'm graduating in 3 years instead of 4. By the end of this semester I'd have a total of 83 credits. I'm taking both physics in the summer to have a total of 91 credits before my fall semester. So does this mean I can't be considered for admission or apply until I have over 90 credit hours??

Ya I'm kind in the same position. I'm planning on applying next summer and want the advantage of sending in my application on June 4th (or whatever the earliest application date for primary applications are), but at that point I won't quite meet the 90 credit requirement ( ill be at approx 85). And I will be taking courses in the summer that'll put me above 90 credits

So my dilemma is whether I should apply with 85 credits and be on top of the pile, or whether I should apply near the end of summer when my grades are finalized for the summer semester and I meet the "90 credit minimum".

 

[TheAMan]

Are you on the quarter system or something? 90 credits isn't really arbitrary. Most universities require 120 credits to graduate. You're sort of expected to graduate within 8 semesters. 120 credits/8 semesters = 15 credits/semester. When you apply to dental school, you've probably completed 6 semesters (Junior year). (15 credits/semester) x (6 semesters) = 90 credits.

Their clause about "(90 credit hours) in an accredited university may be considered for admission" is in reference to those who apply one-year earlier than most. Example is SDN's own "Seahawk". Basically, they're saying that if you want to apply early and don't expect to graduate with a degree, you can do so as long as you have at least 90 credits. I don't know if that's the requirement for applying or for matriculating.

I would call the school to see if they require a certain number of credits.

By the way I'm on semester basis so ill technically be finished with my third year when I apply. I definitely intend to finish my degree, and that's actually why I'm asking. It's because everyone at my school's predent club and all the other aspiring predents I know are applying with their bachelors (after they've already graduated).

When I applied in from high school to university, I remember applying approximately a year before matriculation and getting a conditionally acceptance saying I had to meet a certain minimum gpa etc.

So that's why I'm asking whether or not I need the 90 credit minimum. I want to know whether or not the universities actually give you a conditional letter of acceptance saying they want you to finish your degree by the time of matriculation, or whether you don't even need to finish your degree.

In the former I don't think the 90 credit minimum should matter cause as long as you graduate it's fair game. However, in the latter case I would imagine that the university would be very stringent since if upon acceptance the student has only 85 credits and they just drop school immediately after acceptance then they won't meet the bare minimum 90 credits by matriculation rule that holds true for most universities.

The reason I, confused about this is because the ADEA's official guide 2012 tells you the number of people with 60,90,degree by the time of enrolment but it doesn't tell you the the # of credits that people actually applied with.