Program checklist · Pre-Dental Medicine

Pre-Dental Medicine

University of Pittsburgh-Bradford · Bradford, PA

A checklist is the list of requirements to complete this program and receive the award, as the college publishes it in its catalog. It is the same for everyone. It does not say what you have completed; that comes from applying your own record.

Program

Award: Pre-Dental Medicine
Catalog edition: 2026-2027
Checklist type: degree-program

Identifiers

IPEDS UNITID: 215266
CourseShelf checklist: CK_215266_742a9549
CollegeTransfer.Net: Institution Transfer Profile
Source: CourseShelf publish 59

Requirements to complete

Every course or condition the catalog lists, in the catalog's order.

Transfer Program Requirements

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1. For admission to Pitt-Bradford a student must

5 items

Complete at least 18 college prep courses with four units each in English, social studies, mathematics, science with lab, and two units in second language.
Not resolved to a course
Rank in the upper 20 percent of the high school graduating class.
Not resolved to a course
Score 1100 or higher on the pre-2005 SAT, with a score of at least 560 in the SAT quantitative section; or 24 or higher on the ACT, with a 24 on the quantitative section.
Not resolved to a course
Complete an application for admission, supplemented by a detailed personal statement concerning a career in dentistry and two letters of reference from high school teachers or counselors.
Not resolved to a course
Receive a favorable recommendation from the Pitt-Bradford Health Related Professions Committee.
Not resolved to a course

2. Meet the following standards while earning 90 or more credits at Pitt-Bradford

6 items

Achieve a 3.00 grade point average (GPA) at the end of the first year of study.
Not resolved to a course
Achieve a major and cumulative GPA of 3.25 at the end of the second and third years of study.
Not resolved to a course
Complete other Pitt-Bradford course requirements for general education and a major in an approved baccalaureate degree. (During a student’s first term of enrollment, in consultation with an advisor, the course requirements will be detailed for the student, based on the student’s intended major.)
Not resolved to a course
Compile a consistent record of participation and leadership in campus affairs.
Not resolved to a course
Demonstrate interest in dentistry by observing or working in a dental environment
Not resolved to a course
Be recommended by the vice president and dean of academic affairs and the Health Related Professions Committee at Pitt-Bradford.
Not resolved to a course

3. Attain Dental Aptitude Test (DAT) scores acceptable to the dental school.

7 items

Indicate PDENT Pre-Dentistry on admissions application,
Not resolved to a course
Rank in the top 5 percent of high school class with a pre-2005 SAT I score of 1300 (29 ACT) or better,
Not resolved to a course
Maintain a 4.0 science and general grade point average as a full-time student,
Not resolved to a course
Complete the minimum coursework required of pre-dental students,
Not resolved to a course
Attain an overall DAT (Dental Aptitude Test) score of 25,
Not resolved to a course
Complete the AADSAS application process,
Not resolved to a course
Participate in a satisfactory preadmission interview prior to School of Dental Medicine admission.
Not resolved to a course

Source. University of Pittsburgh-Bradford, catalog 2026-2027 — https://catalog.upb.pitt.edu/preview_program.php?catoid=237&poid=76923. Captured page pages/0235.html.gz. Assembled from the institution's published catalog as captured; every record names its captured page and source URL. Assembled, not asserted.