West Virginia University Dentistry
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Contacts
Website: http://dentistry.hsc.wvu.edu/pages/
Phone: 1-304-293-2521
Admissions e-mail: dentaladmit@hsc.wvu.edu
Program Information
Curriculum
- Doctor of Dental Surgery (D.D.S)
- 4 years in length
- Joint programs are available. Descriptions can be found here
Admission statistics
- Total number of applicants in 2013: 1140
- Class size in 2013: 60 (36 domestic, 24 non-domestic)
- Only American and Canadian students are eligible to apply
For more information on the program, click here
Admissions Requirements
Course and Degree Requirements
- Degree: 90 semester credit hours
- English Composition & Rhetoric (6 credits)
- Required Courses
- Biology or Zoology with Lab (8 hours)
- Inorganic Chemistry with Lab (8 hours)
- Organic Chemistry with Lab (8 hours)
- Physics with Lab (8 hours)
- Anatomy (Comparative or Human) (3 hours)
- Biochemistry (3 hours)
- Recommended Courses
- Cellular and Molecular Biology
- Physiology
- Microbiology
- Embryology/Developmental Biology
- Genetics
- Psychology
For more information, click here
GPA
- Minimum grade/GPA: none
- Average grade/GPA of admitted applicants 2012: 3.63
For more information, click here
DAT
- Cut-off DAT score: none
- Average DAT score of interviewed applicants 2013:
- Academic Average: 18
- PAT: 18
- The DAT must be submitted by November 1, 2013 and only scores within the last 5 years are valid.
For more information, click here
Supporting Documents
- AADSAS Application
- Recommendation letters
- Pre-professional committee; OR
- One from each of the required sciences: Biology, Chemistry, Physics
For more information, click here
Evaluation criteria
- Academic Achievement
- Dental Admission Test scores
- Recommendations
- Dental Shadowing and Life, career and volunteer experiences
- Personal Interview
For more information, click here
Interview
- Interview invitations will be sent out on a rolling basis.
- Interview Dates 2013-2014: September 2013 - Spring 2014
- Applicants who are invited to interview participate in a group introduction, take part in a guided tour of to School, meet with dental students, participate in an interactive question/answer session, and have a personal interview with two or more admissions committee members
For more information, click [URL here]
Timeline 2013-2014
- June 2013: AADSAS Application available
- July/August 2013: Applications reviewed and secondary applications sent
- September 2013: Interviews begin and continue into spring
- November 1, 2013: AADSAS Application deadline
- December 1, 2013: Admission statuses begin to be sent out
For more information, click here
Tuition 2013-2014
- In-province/domestic students:
- First year tuition: $8,730.00
- Total first year fees: $26,482.00
- Out-of-province/non-domestic students:
- First year tuition: $21,609.00
- Total first year fees: $39,361.00
For more information, click here
For information on financial aid, click here