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If accepted to the dual degree program,

• Must maintain a minimum 3.5 GPA at ������Ƶ with a grade of B or better in all prerequisite courses. A grade of B- is not acceptable. This is for all three years at ������Ƶ.
• MCAT required prior to entering Rowan School of Osteopathic Medicine.
• MCAT score at or about the 70 percentile level will most likely be expected to transition to the Rowan School of Osteopathic Medicine.
• BS in Biology from ������Ƶ awarded after successful completion of the first year at Rowan School of Osteopathic Medicine.

Dual degree BS/DMD requirements

• Students must be matriculated students who are in their fourth semester or have earned a minimum of 64-degree credits.  (Note, applicants with an Associate’s Degree, regardless of whether it was earned as a dual degree in high school or as a traditional degree after high school, are ineligible to apply for the program.)
• At a minimum, transfer students must be enrolled for one year at ������Ƶ earning 32 credits.
• They must have earned and maintain a minimum cumulative and science GPA of 3.5 at ������Ƶ.
• They must have completed at least two semesters of General Biology with lab, two semesters of General Chemistry with lab, two semesters of Organic Chemistry, Calculus I and II (or Calculus I + Statistics, and one semester of English (for those with AP credit in Bio, Chem or English, please see AP Credit Policy below).
• They must complete two semesters of General Physics and labs (for those with AP credit in Physics, please see AP Credit Policy below),
• Applicants cannot have withdrawals or incomplete grades in any RSDM prerequisites.
• Prior to matriculation at the dental school (in your third, undergraduate year), BS/DMD students must complete biochemistry and fulfill all ������Ƶ General Education requirements.
• Minimum DAT scores must be achieved, but are not necessarily sufficient guarantee admission: Academic Average, 20 and individual science scores as follows: Organic Chemistry 20, Biology 20 and General Chemistry 20.
• DATs must be taken and submitted to the RSDM Office of Admissions by January 1 of the entering year.
• If conditionally admitted, students are required to take and submit to the RSDM Office of Admissions their Dental Admission Test (DAT) scores by January 1 of their third year at ������Ƶ; Only ONE DAT attempt is allowed.   BS/DMD students must achieve at least a 20 as their Academic Average, 20 Total Science (SNS), 20 Organic Chemistry, 20 General Chemistry, and 20 Biology, but the scores are not necessarily sufficient to guarantee admission.

AP credit policy:

Rutgers Dental requires that students with AP credits still take the same number of courses in a topic area in college. For example, students with AP credit for English Language may use that credit towards their degree but must take an additional W1 course prior to applying to the dual-degree program. Students with AP credit for Cells and Molecules and Biodiversity and Evolution must take two additional biology courses. Courses such as Cell Biology, Systems Biology or Microbiology are particularly recommended as these provide strong preparation for dental school. AP credits can be used to fulfill the general chemistry requirements. Students with AP physics credits must select appropriate courses in consultation with the dual-degree advisor. Applicants are not permitted to “double dip” these requirements. For example, students with credit for chemistry and biology may not use Biochemistry as one of the upper-level biology electives.