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Contacts

Website: http://dentistry.ucsf.edu/
Phone: (415) 476-2737
Admissions e-mail: admissions@dentistry.ucsf.edu
Location: San Francisco, California, USA.

Program Information

• Doctor of Dental Surgery (DDS)
• 4 year program
• Joint Programs are available. For more information, click here

Admission statistics

• Total number of applicants in 2016: 2114
• Class size in 2016: 89
• International students are eligible to apply

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Admission Requirements

Course and Degree Requirements

• Degree: Minimum 93 credits completed at an accredited 4-year college/university in any major. A Bachelor’s degree is not required but recommended.
• Required Courses
  • English (6 credits)
  • Inorganic Chemistry with Lab (8 credits)
  • Biochemistry (3 credits)
  • Organic Chemistry with Lab (4 credits)
  • Physics with Lab (8 credits)
  • Biological Sciences with Lab (8 credits)
  • Psychology (3 credits)
  • Social Sciences, Humanities or Foreign Language (11 credits)
• Recommended Courses
  • Embryology
  • Comparative Vertebrate Anatomy
  • Genetics
  • Statistics

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GPA

• Minimum CGPA:
  • 3.0 out of 4.0 for non-California residents
  • 2.7 for California residents
  • Minimum of C grade must be attained in required courses
• Average accepted CGPA of admitted applicants 2013: 3.63
• Science GPA: 3.57

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DAT

• Minimum scores:
  • Total Science: 17
  • Academic Average: 17
• Average accepted scores 2013:
  • Total Science: 21.3
  • Academic Average: 21.2
• Only US DAT accepted
• DAT must have been written within 2 years of application and should be written no later than September 15th of application year

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Supporting Documents

• AADSAS Application
• Official transcripts from all post-secondary institutions attended
• 3 letters of recommendation
  • one from a science professor, one from a dentist with whom the applicant volunteered and one from an advisor, researcher or mentor.
  • one letter of recommendation may be sent instead from a member of a pre-professional health advisory committee.
  • Electronic letters preferred, paper letters also accepted but must be originals on letterhead
• $60 Registration fee ($ 80 for Non-U.S. citizens)
• Secondary Application form

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Interview

• Students are invited for an interview once the school receives the applicants’ Secondary Application.
• Interviews are conducted by a faculty member and a dental student.

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Timeline 2013-2014

• September 15, 2013: Recommended last day to take the DAT in order for scores to be received on time
• October 15, 2014: Application deadline
• December – March: Notifications of acceptance are sent out

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Tuition 2013-2014

• California Residents
  • First year tuition: $43,371
• Non-California Residents
  • First year tuition: $55, 616

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