Medical University of South Carolina Dentistry

Contacts

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

Program Information

• Doctor of Dental Surgery (DDS)
• 4 years in length
• Number of applications in 2009: not available
• Class size in 2010: 44

Course and Degree Requirements

• Degree: Minimum 3 years of undergraduate study (any discipline)
• Required Courses

General Chemistry (Qualitative Analysis) 8 Organic Chemistry 8 Physics 8 Biology or Zoology 8 English 6 Mathematics 6 Science Electives (Microbiology, Biochemistry, Anatomy, Genetics, etc.) 8

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GPA

• Minimum: not available (4.0 scale)
• Average accepted GPA 2008: 3.89

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DAT

• MCAT must have been written within 5 years of application deadline
• no other information available

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Supporting Documents

• applicant appraisal forms and a supplementary application on line
• official transcripts to AADSAS and to MUSC
• Plans for the Remaining Academic Year form
• University Minimum Abilities for Eligibility to Participate Successfully in Educational Programs and Activities information sheet

Interview

• Interviews required
• example vedio provided

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Timeline

• June 1 - December 1 Submit AADAS Application and Fee online
• July 1 - January 15 Submit MUSC Supplemental Application and Fee online
• July 1 - January 15 Submit Additional Application Materials
• Early December through April 15 Final Decisions Mailed to Applicants

Tuition 2009-2010

• Semester in state 13,801, out of state 24,128
• Summer 2011 in state 10,560; out of state 18,767

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