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Early Acceptance Program in Dentistry

The College of Dentistry of the University of Iowa offers the opportunity to apply for early acceptance to its program leading to the degree of Doctor of Dental Surgery (D.D.S.). Students may apply at any time between the end of their first year and the second semester of their junior year at Cornell if they have achieved a grade point average of 3.2 or higher at the time of application. Those accepted must then maintain a grade point average of at least 3.2 up to the time of graduation from Cornell. Applicants must also complete the course requirements for admission to the College of Dentistry and take the Dental Application Test (DAT) before beginning the University's Dentistry program; however, an unsatisfactory performance on the DAT will not prevent the student from entering the program.

At Cornell the essential minimum preparation consists of the following courses: BIO 141 and 142 (Foundations: Cellular Biology, and Foundations: Organismal Biology), 205 (Cell and Molecular Biology); CHE 121 and 122 (Chemical Principles I and II) or 161 (Accelerated General Chemistry), 225, 326, and 327 (Organic Chemistry I, II, and Laboratory); MAT 112 (Functions) or 141 (Calculus I); and either PHY 101102, and 114 (Introductory Physics I, II, and Laboratory) or 111, 112, and 114 (General Physics I, II, and Laboratory). Other relevant courses are BIO 312 (Vertebrate Zoology), 313 (Developmental Biology), 315 (Genetics), 326 (Microbiology); and REL 361 (Medical Ethics). Program Advisor: Craig Tepper

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