Degrees and Requirements

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
  

  Credits (Min/Max): /

  PREREQUISITES:

  BIOL1004 & BIOL1006 & Concurrent: BIOL2021L

• BIOL2021L

  BIOL2021L
  

  Credits (Min/Max): /

  PREREQUISITES:

• BIOL2022

  BIOL2022
  

  Credits (Min/Max): /

  PREREQUISITES:

  BIOL2021& Concurrent: BIOL2022L

• BIOL2022L

  BIOL2022L
  

  Credits (Min/Max): /

  PREREQUISITES:

• BIOL2025

  BIOL2025
  

  Credits (Min/Max): /

  PREREQUISITES:

  BIOL1004 & BIOL1006

• BIOL2025L

  BIOL2025L
  

  Credits (Min/Max): /

  PREREQUISITES:

• BIOL3013

  BIOL3013
  

  Credits (Min/Max): /

  PREREQUISITES:

  BIOL1004 & BIOL1006

• BIOL3026

  BIOL3026
  

  Credits (Min/Max): /

  PREREQUISITES:

  BIOL1004 & BIOL1006

• BIOL4019

  BIOL4019
  

  Credits (Min/Max): /

  PREREQUISITES:

  BIOL1004 & BIOL1006 & CHEM1002

• PHYS1032

  PHYS1032
  

  Credits (Min/Max): /

  PREREQUISITES:

  MATH1032, Coreq: PHYS1032L

• PHYS1032L

  PHYS1032L
  

  Credits (Min/Max): /

  PREREQUISITES:

Humanities Component: 6 credits

• ENGL1011

  ENGL1011
  

  Credits (Min/Max): /

  PREREQUISITES:

• ENGL1012

  ENGL1012
  

  Credits (Min/Max): /

  PREREQUISITES:

  ENGL1011

Science Component: 27 credits

• BIOL1003

  BIOL1003
  

  Credits (Min/Max): /

  PREREQUISITES:

  Concurrent: BIOL1005

• BIOL1004

  BIOL1004
  

  Credits (Min/Max): /

  PREREQUISITES:

  BIOL1003 & BIOL1005, Concurrent: BIOL1006

• BIOL1005

  BIOL1005
  

  Credits (Min/Max): /

  PREREQUISITES:

  coreg: BIOL1003

• BIOL1006

  BIOL1006
  

  Credits (Min/Max): /

  PREREQUISITES:

• BIOL3036

  BIOL3036
  

  Credits (Min/Max): /

  PREREQUISITES:

  CHEM2015

• CHEM1001

  CHEM1001
  

  Credits (Min/Max): /

  PREREQUISITES:

  Concurrent: CHEM1003

• CHEM1002

  CHEM1002
  

  Credits (Min/Max): /

  PREREQUISITES:

  Concurrent: CHEM1004

• CHEM1003

  CHEM1003
  

  Credits (Min/Max): /

  PREREQUISITES:

• CHEM1004

  CHEM1004
  

  Credits (Min/Max): /

  PREREQUISITES:

• CHEM2015

  CHEM2015
  

  Credits (Min/Max): /

  PREREQUISITES:

  CHEM1002 concurrent: CHEM2015L

• CHEM2015L

  CHEM2015L
  

  Credits (Min/Max): /

  PREREQUISITES:

• CHEM2016

  CHEM2016
  

  Credits (Min/Max): /

  PREREQUISITES:

  CHEM2015 concurrent: CHEM2016L

• CHEM2016L

  CHEM2016L
  

  Credits (Min/Max): /

  PREREQUISITES:

  CHEM2015L