I know the question was answered...but to help with other future questions from the AADSAS Instructions:
College Courses Completed
YOU WILL NOT BE ABLE TO UPDATE THIS SECTION AFTER E-SUBMITTING YOUR AADSAS APPLICATION. REVIEW YOUR ENTRIES CAREFULLY BEFORE SUBMITTING.
Enter college sessions in chronological order. Within each term, list courses in the order in which they appear on the official transcript.
*Applicants listing international coursework: Refer to special instructions in this section for completing this section if you are listing coursework completed at a Non-US/Canadian institution.
Course Title
Enter the full course title as it appears on the official transcript for the "college attended" listed at the top of the screen.
Course Prefix and Number
Enter the course Prefix and Number exactly as it appears on the official transcript (e.g. CHEM 101).
Course Level
Review the back of your institution transcript to distinguish the course level.
Lower division - Courses described as freshman and sophomore level of study (e.g. 100 or 200 level courses)
Upper division - Courses described as junior and senior level of study (e.g. 300 or 400 level courses)
Graduate - Courses taken for graduate credit.
Professional - Courses taken at the professional school level (i.e., dental school, medical school, law school, pharmacy school)
Vocational - Courses taken in a vocational or technical program, generally at a community college or vocational school.
Remedial - Courses taken at the undergraduate level but for which college credit is not offered; remedial courses are usually designed to prepare a student academically for a lower division course (e.g., math review course to prepare a student to take Algebra I in college).
Grade
Click the grade hotlink to select the grade for the course exactly as it appears on your college transcript.
AADSAS Grade
CONVERT the grade on your transcript to the correct standardized letter grade. Check the grading scheme on your transcript to determine the equivalent letter grade. If it is a non-graded course, select "None." (In most situations, the letter grade on your transcript will be the same as your AADSAS grade. Your AADSAS grade will be different if your transcript uses a numbering system, or some other non-traditional grading system.)
Credits
Enter the number of credits ATTEMPTED for this course.
Course Subject
Select the course subject from the drop-down menu box that best describes the course content.
Special Classifications
Indicate if the course you are entering has any of the Special Classifications designations. Leave this section blank if the course being entered does not have a special classification. Special Classifications are:
Not Applicable
Repeated Course
Incomplete
Distance Learning/Online Course
Honors
Study Abroad
Advanced Placement/CLEP
International Baccalaureate
Credit by Institutional/Departmental Exam
Repeated Course
A repeated course is one that you have taken more than once, regardless of the reason. Both the original and the repeated course are included in the computation of the AADSAS undergraduate grade point average. Enter the "repeated course" the second (and third or more) time you enter the course. Do not enter "repeated course" for the first time you took the course.
Incomplete
To be recorded for any course for which you received a grade of "Incomplete." Incomplete credit hours have no effect on the grade point average or total credit hours earned.
Distance Learning/Online Course
Indicate if the course you are entering was completed as an on-line, correspondence or other form of learning at a distance. Distance learning/online courses are considered for credit and grades earned are computed into the AADSAS GPA.
Honors
An honors course is one taken as part of an undergraduate honors program, not a course for which you may have received academic honors. This designation may not be used to indicate a grade of H; an H must be converted to the AADSAS system using the Grading Systems Conversion Table.
Study Abroad
Indicate if you enrolled in courses at a foreign university as part of a Study Abroad program, and received credit for those courses on a U.S. or Canadian dental school transcript. (Courses completed overseas that are not part of a Study Abroad program should be treated as foreign transcripts and will not be included in the GPA computation.)
Advanced Placement/CLEP
Indicate if you have received credits on your transcript were received from Advanced Placement or CLEP examinations.
International Baccalaureate
Indicate if you have received credits on your transcript for completion of an International Baccalaureate Program, an intensive pre-college curriculum sponsored by the International Baccalaureate Organization.
Credit by Institutional/Departmental Exam
Indicate if you have received credits on your transcript for successful completion of an institutional or departmental examination.
*Special instructions for the applicants listing international courses:
Applicants with international coursework should enter their coursework information below as accurately as possible. As a reminder, credit hours and grades for international coursework are not verified by AADSAS and are not used in calculating grade point averages. Copies of Non-US/Canadian transcripts and transcript evaluations are sent to the dental schools in your application.
Course Title: Indicate the title of the course, either as it appears on your translated transcript, or on your transcript evaluation.
Course Prefix and Number: Indicate N/A for not available.
Course Level: Indicate N/A for not available.
Grade: Enter the grade as it appears either on your transcript or on your transcript evaluation.
AADSAS Grade: Convert the grade to an AADSAS grade, using your best judgment to make this conversion. Your transcript evaluation may be helpful. For example, if you earned a grade of 98 on your official transcript, has that numeric grade been converted into a letter grade? If you are unable to make a definitive conversion of grades, use your best judgment in converting the grade on your transcript into an AADSAS grade.
Credits: Enter the number of credits you received for the course, as reflected in semester hours. Your transcript evaluation may be useful in converting clock hours or other units of measurement into semester hours. If you are unable to make a definitive conversion to semester hours, use your best judgment in providing this information.
Course Subject
Use your best judgment to classify your courses as Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Other Science (Sciences other than biology-chemistry-physics), or Non Science. Use the examples below as guidelines.
Biology:
Examples: Anatomy
Biochemistry (if offered by a biology department)
Biology
Biophysics (if offered by a biology department)
Botany
Genetics
Medicine
Microbiology
Neuroscience
Pathology
Pharmacy/Pharmacology (could also be classified as Chemistry)
Physiology
Zoology
Chemistry:
Examples: Biochemistry (if offered by a chemistry department)
Chemistry
General Chemistry
Inorganic Chemistry
Organic Chemistry
Physics:
Examples: Biophysics (if offered by a physics department)
Physics
Other Science Courses (Other science courses that do not fall under the categories of Biology, Chemistry or Physics)
Examples: Agriculture
Animal Sciences
Astronomy
Audiology
Clinical Sciences
Dental Hygiene
Nutrition
Engineering
Health Technology
Geology
Kinesiology
Mathematics
Nursing
Physical Sciences
Plant Sciences
Sports Sciences
Non-Science Courses (Humanities, Social Sciences, Health Services, Business and miscellaneous courses)
Examples: Anthropology
Art
Behavioral Sciences
Business
Communications
Economics
Education
English
Foreign Languages
Forensic Sciences
Geography
Historyv Humanities
Music
Physical Education
Political Science
Psychology
Public Affairs/Administration
Public Health
Social Sciences
Sociology
Social Work
Speech
Sports Administration
Sometimes a specific course should be classified as BCP even though it is not taught in a BCP or Other Science department. For example:
A student may take an upper-level psychology course such as "The Physiology of the Brain" that is heavily based in the biological sciences; that course can be counted as a BCP course, even though it was offered through the Department of Psychology, a "Non Science" department.
An engineering student took Chemistry for Engineers. This course can be considered a BCP course, even though it was offered through the College of Engineering, an "Other Science" department.
A dental hygiene student took these two courses:
Principles of Pathology, a course offered through the Department of Dental Hygiene. This course can be considered a BCP course, even though it was offered through Dental Hygiene, an "Other Science" department.
Treating Pediatric Patients, another Dental Hygiene course would be considered an "Other Science" course because its focus is primarily clinical.
A medical technology student took these two courses:
Hematology, a course offered through the Department of Medical Technology. This course can be considered a BCP course, because it deals with the anatomy and physiology of the circulatory system. Even though it was offered through the Department of Medical Technology, an "Other Science" department, it would be considered BCP.
Clinical Laboratory Safety and Phlebotomy, two other Medical Technology courses would be considered "Other Science" courses because their focus is primarily clinical.
The AADSAS Transcript Processing Department will verify each course subject after receipt of your official transcripts. If you notice any discrepancies after verification has been completed and your GPAs are computed, contact Customer Service Representatives (
[email protected]).
Special Classification: Provide any special classifications for the course, as indicated in the general instructions for this section.
