Admissions FAQ's
The School of Dental Medicine provides a wide range of opportunities for students to get involved. Student organizations have an important impact in providing efficient learning environments for students, and can serve as an intermediate for academics, leadership involvement, and building friendships with peers.
- Only scores from tests taken in 2023, 2024, or 2025 will be considered for Fall 2026 admission.
- No. We will only look at the scores from the MOST RECENT test date regardless of which exam had higher scores for admission consideration.
- No. We only accept official score submitted through the AADSAS portal. Our committee will see when your official scores have arrived. You can also check the ADEA AADSAS application instructions.
- Please do not send or e-mail copies of your DAT score reports to our admissions office. They will not be considered.
- It depends. Most students tend to take the DAT exam during their junior year of undergraduate, but this is completely up to you. Take it only when you feel truly prepared.
- Please remember that DAT scores are only valid for a certain period of time and you should consider this when taking your exam.
- Additionally, official DAT scores take time to reach the AADSAS portal. Our school is not responsible for the timing of when official DAT scores are uploaded into AADSAS. Remember, we do not accept unofficial DAT score reports.
5 Year Prerequisite Exemption Form
There may be unique circumstances in which a potential applicant might be considered for an exemption. One example is a candidate who has remained academically active even though their prerequisites are older than five [5] years.
If you believe you qualify for an exemption, you are welcome to submit a five-year waiver request form: https://ubsdm.formstack.com/forms/sdm_5_year_exemption_request_form
Once submitted, our admissions committee will review the request.