Medical University of South Carolina Dentistry

Dentistry
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Manchester

Contacts

Website: http://academicdepartments.musc.edu/dentistry/
Phone: 843-792-4892
Admissions e-mail: linerw@musc.edu

Program Information

Curriculum

• Doctor of Dental Medicine (D.M.D.)
• 4 years in length
• Class size in 2013: 44
• Joint programs are available. Descriptions can be found here

Admissions Requirements

Course and Degree Requirements

• Degree: Minimum 3 years of college work but a baccalaureate degree recommended
• Required Courses
  • General Chemistry with labs (Qualitative Analysis) (8 credits)
  • Organic Chemistry with labs (8 credits)
  • Physics with labs (8 credits)
  • Biology or Zoology with labs (8 credits)
  • English (6 credits)
  • Mathematics (6 credits)
  • Science Electives (Microbiology, Biochemistry, Anatomy, Genetics, etc.) (8 credits)

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GPA

• Minimum: not available

DAT

• DAT must have been written within 5 years of application deadline
• DAT must be that of the United States version

Supporting Documents

• Application to AADSAS
• MUSC Supplemental Application
• Official DAT scores
• Confidential committee evaluation through the applicant's university or three letters of recommendation from natural science faculty members familiar with the applicant
• Official transcript(s)

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Interview

• Interviews are by invitation only
• Interviews are held from mid-September to February
• Applicants will have interviews with the Dental Medicine faculty by phone

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Timeline 2013-2014

• June 1 - December 1 Submit AADAS Application and Fee online
• July 1 - January 15: Submit MUSC Supplemental Applications and Fee online
• September - February: Interviews for selected applicants
• Early December - April 15: Final decisions mailed to applicants

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Tuition 2013-2014

• In-province/domestic students:
  • Semester: $15,821
  • Summer: $12,107
• Out-of-province/non-domestic students:
  • Semester: $27,661
  • Summer: $21,515

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