West Virginia University Dentistry

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Contacts

Website: http://www.hsc.wvu.edu/SOD
Phone: 304-293-6646
Admissions e-mail: http://www.hsc.wvu.edu/sod/Contact-Us

Program Information

• Doctor of Dental Surgery (DDS)
• 4 years in length
• Number of applications in 2010: 1283
• Class size in 2010: 51

Admission Requirements

Course and Degree Requirements

• Degree: A minimum of 3 years of college or university required
• Required Courses
  • English Composition & Rhetoric (6 credits)
  • Inorganic Chemistry with labs (8 credits)
  • Organic Chemistry with labs (8 credits)
  • Zoology or Biology with labs (8 credits)
  • Physics with labs (8 credits)
• Recommended Courses
  • Biochemistry
  • Microbiology
  • Anatomy and Physiology
  • Cellular and Molecular Biology
  • Genetics
  • Psychology

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GPA

• No minimum but at least a 3.5 preferred
• Average accepted GPA 2010: 3.62 (4.0 scale)
• Average accepted Science GPA 2010: 3.47 (4.0 scale)

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DAT

• No minimum score
• It is recommended that applicants take the DAT so that scores may be submitted by November 1st of the year prior to expected enrollment

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Supporting Documents

• Application to the American Association of Dental Schools Application Service (AADSAS)
• Official transcript
• DAT scores
• A recommendation letter from a pre-professional committee if available at the applicant's institution
  • If no such committee exists and the applicant's major is one of the sciences (biology, chemistry or physics), a recommendation should be obtained from each of the sciences (biology, chemistry, and physics). If applicant's major is not one of the sciences noted, submit two recommendations from instructors in the applicant's major field and one from one of these sciences

Interview

• Interviews usually begin in September of each year
• Selected applicants will have interviews with the members of the Admissions Committee, which is aided by the staff of the Office of Admissions and Records
• Generally, each applicant participates in a group introduction followed by a personal interview with two or more Committee members

Timeline

• June: AADSAS begins accepting applications
• September: Interviews begin and continue into the spring
• November 1: AADSAS application deadline
• December 1: Admissions Committee begins notifying applicants via letter concerning their admission status

Tuition 2012-2013

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