I am not as fortunate as others to have an acceptance in a state school or a fully accreditted school. So my question is this, what are your opinions on initially accreditted schools, such as Western or MWU-IL?
Schools with Initial Accreditation
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I know some people sweat it (look down on it), but I wouldn't sweat it. I'd be a little more nervous if the parent school were pretty new to health professions education.
From what I have heard from interviewing at one of these programs is as long as a school has an initial accreditation, you will graduate with a DMD/DDS from an accredited institution. So even if the school does not obtain their final accreditation, which is highly unlikely, you still are considered to have graduated from an accredited program. Also, the ADA's Commission on Dental Accreditation does not take the initial accreditation lightly, so these schools are up to the ADA's standards.
Obviously if this is a major concern of yours, I would contact the school directly. I personally am in the situation where I have been accepted to two schools that I can commute to. One is my state school and the other is a private school with their initial accreditation. Obviously, I have taken the financial difference into consideration when making my decision, but the full accreditation vs the initial accreditation never really mattered to me. If you are lucky enough to have gotten accepted to Western and/or MWU-IL, you will still graduate with the same degree as everyone else. I personally do not think it matters where you go to school. It matters how hard you work in school and that you are there for the right reasons. Good luck!
Obviously if this is a major concern of yours, I would contact the school directly. I personally am in the situation where I have been accepted to two schools that I can commute to. One is my state school and the other is a private school with their initial accreditation. Obviously, I have taken the financial difference into consideration when making my decision, but the full accreditation vs the initial accreditation never really mattered to me. If you are lucky enough to have gotten accepted to Western and/or MWU-IL, you will still graduate with the same degree as everyone else. I personally do not think it matters where you go to school. It matters how hard you work in school and that you are there for the right reasons. Good luck!
That's exactly how I feel. I was only accepted to Midwestern Illinois and it does worry me a little that it has initial accreditation. But after reading your responses, I feel a little bit more assured!
Although I'm still waiting for the state school I went to undergrad for to take me off their waiting list because that school is not only fully accredited, it has a great program AND an amazing clinic
Although I'm still waiting for the state school I went to undergrad for to take me off their waiting list because that school is not only fully accredited, it has a great program AND an amazing clinic
So, does this mean that if a person were to theoretically be accepted to a brand new school that does not yet have initial accreditation, and that school was NOT granted accreditation... and they graduated from that school, would that person not be able to practice dentistry?
Or can a school not even be open without initial accreditation?
Or can a school not even be open without initial accreditation?
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