Pre-Req cut off?

[Dr.Toothenstein]

Hello fellow predents. I have been in school for awhile (guess im nontraditional lol). Anyways I can only find ATSU that recommends pre-reqs taken within 5 years. I dont see this mentioned on any other website. I just wanted to double check, I know of many other science programs that actually have cutoffs. I think it would be best if they were more recent but I have taken many upper courses and would think having a high DAT should demonstrate that I understand the material.

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[arkenstone]

I know a guy who got a chemistry degree with average grades... then a dozen years later he applied and got into dental school. In that time, however, he had gotten a PhD in history, and right before applying he did well on the DAT and took a few upper level sciences to show he still had the chops

Talking to schools and asking them will be the only way to get a good answer... if you have a good reason for the pre-reqs being old and show that you can still handle the material, they may give you a pass

 

[Klin0295]

Minnesota mentioned this in their site as well. I called and chatted with the admissions office. I had not take biology or gen chem for ~7 yrs.

I did however just get my masters in biology and was teaching biology and working in a university lab. The office said with the masters and teaching I was still involved with the sciences so that 5 yr requirement was more for people who had not been working/thinking about the sciences for a long time.

 

[irishmom]

Ohio State told me that they don't care how long ago you took classes, they look at your GPA and DAT.

 

[enamel88]

How about ASDOH? some of the earlier pre req courses I took almost 7 years ago but I did a post bacc program from 2013-2014 and taking all advanced bio courses.

 

[willwash]

Ohio State told me that they don't care how long ago you took classes, they look at your GPA and DAT.

I can confirm that Ohio state will not accept prerequisites older than 10 years. Still pretty long, but there is a cutoff.