AP credits for dental school?

[supergenius310]

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Hey guys,

Well, I am currently a junior in college and am a Biochemistry major with a 3.99 GPA. I decided my first semester that I wanted to use my AP credits for Chemistry 1, since I had worked hard in high school to get a 4 on the exam. I started researching dental schools and saw that many do not accept any AP credits for pre-reqs. It would suck if I would have to retake Chem 1 just because they do not accept it. I have taken many upper levels bio/chem courses and will be taking the DAT in August. If I score well on the DAT and apply, then will dental schools be lenient to look over the fact that I took AP credits for Chem 1?

 

[doc toothache]

Hey guys,Well, I am currently a junior in college and am a Biochemistry major with a 3.99 GPA. I decided my first semester that I wanted to use my AP credits for Chemistry 1, since I had worked hard in high school to get a 4 on the exam. I started researching dental schools and saw that many do not accept any AP credits for pre-reqs. It would suck if I would have to retake Chem 1 just because they do not accept it. I have taken many upper levels bio/chem courses and will be taking the DAT in August. If I score well on the DAT and apply, then will dental schools be lenient to look over the fact that I took AP credits for Chem 1?

You bring a 30 on your DAT and you may find that "what is stated on schools websites" instead of being "set in stone" is actually set in whipped cream.

 

[uhcoog92]

Are there some schools on the top of your head that you know do not accept AP credits (like AP Biology, AP Chemistry)?
I am hoping to apply to all the Texas schools, Nova, ASDOH, Midwestern, and Oklahoma.

 

[jeffity]

Survey of 53 schools:

Accept AP credits:
17.4% No
52.2% Yes, for some
30.4% Yes, for all

Of those that said yes:
35% English
15% Physics, Biology, Chemistry
30% All


To help your cause, take upper-division science courses, consider re-taking at 4-yr, must to appear on college transcript.

 

[Adamsswag]

1) there are a bunch of schools that "accept" AP credit but...
2) they require you to take additional courses within that major

For example I used my ap bio credits to place out of 101 and 102 in my school and I had to take 2 upper level courses in biology in order to satisfy my "2 semesters of bio" requirement for dental schools.