Medical University of South Carolina Dentistry

Dentistry
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International universities
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
• Joint programs are available. Descriptions can be found [URL here]

Admission statistics

• Total number of applicants in 2013: XX
• Applicants interviewed 2013: XX
• Class size in 2013: 44 (XX in-province, XX out-of-province)
• A maximum of XX% of spaces are offered for out-of-province applicants
• International students are/are not eligible to apply

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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 grade/GPA: XXX
• Average grade/GPA of admitted applicants 2012: XXX
• Minimum accepted grade/GPA 2013 (domestic applicants invited for an interview): XXX
• Minimum accepted grade/GPA 2013 (international applicants invited for an interview): XXX
• Calculation method:
  • School details (E.g. Courses completed during the year of entry are not counted towards the GPA/The lowest academic year is not counted/etc.)

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DAT

• Cut-off DAT score: XX
• Average DAT score of interviewed applicants 2013: XX
  • Academic Average
  • PAT
• DAT must have been written within 5 years of application deadline
• DAT must be that of the United States version

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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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Evaluation criteria

• How the applicant will be evaluated; example: McGill Med has a 30/70 Personal statement/academics split to be invited for an interview and then a 20/80 academic/interview split for the final decision

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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:
  • First year tuition: $XX
  • Total first year fees: $XX
• Out-of-province/non-domestic students:
  • First year tuition: $XX
  • Total first year fees: $XX
• First year tuition (Non-resident) - $90,335.00 USD
• Total first year fees (Non-resident) - $119,739.00 USD
• First year tuition (Resident) - $59,742.00 USD
• Total first year fees (Resident) - $89,146.00 USD

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