The Pre-dental Scholars Program is an accelerated program that allows students to receive an undergraduate degree with conditional acceptance to Marquette University’s School of Dentistry, the only dental school in the state of Wisconsin. Pre-dental scholars complete a bachelor's degree and a dental degree in seven years rather than the eight years normally required.
Pre-dental scholars enroll in the College of Health Sciences, major in biomedical sciences and complete the undergraduate portion of their studies in three years. The first three years of the program, students complete the curriculum and major requirements. Courses taken in the fourth year (first year of dental school) count as requirements towards the bachelor's degree and also toward the completion of the dental degree.
Academic
standards of
the Pre-Dental Scholars Program Require
- Cumulative 3.500 grade point average at the end of the first
three years
- Grades of no less than a B or better in all science or math courses
- Typical course load of 15-18 credit hours per semester
- Under no circumstances will a student in this program be admitted to the School of Dentistry before completing six semesters of full-time course work at Marquette University.
Failure to meet the academic requirements
In any semester, this
will result in being placed on probation beginning the following
semester. Courses taken in the probationary semester must be approved
in writing by your academic adviser. If, at the end of this probationary
semester, you have not brought your cumulative grade point back up
to a 3.500 and/or have received less than a B grade in any science
or math course, you will be withdrawn from the program. If you have
returned to the academic standards by the end of the probationary
semester, you will be returned to good standing in the program.
- During this probationary semester,you must carry a typical 15-18 credit course load and may not withdraw from any course(s).
- A second probationary semester separated from the first one by a semester of good standing will be permitted. A third semester will not and will result in withdrawal from the program. Two consecutive semesters of failure to meet the academic requirements will result in withdrawal from the program.
- Failure to meet the academic standards during the spring semester of the junior year will result in withdrawal from the program and will impact your admission to the Marquette University School of Dentistry.
Appeals
Your appeal to any decision
must be made to the Pre-dental Scholars Committee in writing and
should elaborate on any personal or medical circumstances that affect
your academic performance. Any appeal related to grades or classroom
performance, however, must be taken up with the faculty involved or
through the use of his/her department’s
grade appeal procedures.
University
Probation
University probation is a formal notice to the student that the activity in question is unacceptable within the university community. If a student in the Pre-dental Scholars Program is placed on university probation, it may not only impact their status in the program, but also their admission to dental school.
Summer
Coursework
All science and math courses must be taken at Marquette University unless your academic adviser agrees, in writing and in advance, that circumstances warrant that courses may be taken elsewhere. Science or math courses taken at junior, community, two-year or technical schools are not acceptable and will not satisfy the science and math requirements of this program. Courses in the humanities are not subject to the above restriction, but you must have approval for these courses from your college adviser.
Dental Aptitude Test (DAT)
The DAT may be taken as early as the spring semester of the sophomore year but no later than the fall semester of the junior year.
Financial
Aid
To matriculate to the Dental School during their fourth year at Marquette, any undergraduate scholarships and financial aid will be applicable for only three years. After completing the first three years of undergraduate course work, students must apply for financial aid and scholarships through the dental school.
Withdrawal from this program, whether voluntary or otherwise, does not necessarily compromise your ability to apply to the Marquette Dental School through normal application procedures, providing that you are competitive with other applicants.
