Pre-Dental LECOM

This is an Early Acceptance Program and is provisional.  Phase I consists of pursuing a any La Roche University major and the required prerequisire courses before entering Phase II. To successfully enter this program, the following conditions must be met:

• Minimum SAT >= 1240, ACT >= 26 single exam score
• High school GPA >= 3.5 on a 4.0 scale, unweighted
• US Citizen or lawful permanent resident
• Must apply to LECOM prior to starting their 3rd year

This is an Early Acceptance Program and is provisional.  Phase I consists of pursuing an LRU major. To successfully enter Phase II, the following pre-requisites (in conjunction with the requirements of another LRU major) are required:

• 33 credits of required courses (27 Science and 6 Humanities)
• No grade lower than a C allowed in the courses listed.
• No CLEP or P/F credits allowed.
• AP scores of 4 or 5 may be accepted for English and Behavioral Science courses but a replacement course applicable to the field of dental medicine or a course of similar academic rigor must be taken instead.
• Minimum course load of 14 credits must be taken per semester and semester GPA >= 3.0 to remain in program.
• Minimum overall GPA >=3.4 and minimum science GPA >= 3.3
• DAT required; minimum average of 18 on the science section
• 100 hours of job shadowing in a clinical dental setting is recommended.

In addition, students must attend a minimum of 2 consecutive years at LRU.  All students completing Phase I must be approved by the Preprofessional faculty committee to enter Phase II.  There are only 5 seats available each year.  LECOM School of Dental Medicine is located in Bradenton.  Students apply using AADSAS application process. 

Summary of Requirements

Additional Science Recommendations:

• BIOL2021

  BIOL2021

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  BIOL1004 & BIOL1006 & Concurrent: BIOL2021L
• BIOL2021L

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• BIOL2022

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  BIOL2021& Concurrent: BIOL2022L
• BIOL2022L

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• BIOL2025

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• BIOL2025L

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• BIOL3013

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  BIOL1004 & BIOL1006
• BIOL3026

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  BIOL1004 & BIOL1006
• BIOL4019

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  BIOL1004 & BIOL1006 & CHEM1002
• PHYS1032

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  MATH1032, Coreq: PHYS1032L
• PHYS1032L

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Humanities Component: 6 credits

• ENGL1011

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• ENGL1012

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  ENGL1011

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• BIOL1003

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  Concurrent: BIOL1005
• BIOL1004

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  BIOL1003 & BIOL1005, Concurrent: BIOL1006
• BIOL1005

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• BIOL3036

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• CHEM1001

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  Concurrent: CHEM1003
• CHEM1002

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• CHEM1004

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• CHEM2015

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• CHEM2015L

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• CHEM2016

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  CHEM2015 concurrent: CHEM2016L
• CHEM2016L

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  CHEM2015L