DMD High School Students

This program is open to current high school students who are accepted and plan to attend Messiah University and who have met or exceeded the following requirements:

• High school GPA of 3.5 (unweighted) or higher on a 4.0 scale;
• a combined SAT score of at least 1240 on the evidence-based reading & writing and math composite requirement (no superscores accepted) OR  an ACT score of at least 26; AND who have at least 25 hours of documented dentistry-related experience by the time of their LECOM interview during their senior year. 
• Applicants must be U.S. citizens or lawful permanent residents.

Required Minimum Undergraduate Courses

• 6 Semester Credit Hours of English; composition emphasizing technical language
• 8 Semester Credit Hours Biology including two labs
• 8 Semester Credit Hours Inorganic/General Chemistry including two labs
• 8 Semester Credit Hours Organic Chemistry including two labs
• 3 Semester Credit Hours Biochemistry

Strongly Recommended Courses (Taken prior to LECOM matriculation:)

• 4 Semester Credit Hours Physiology
• 4 Semester Credit Hours Physics including lab
• 4 Semester Credit Hours of Anatomy including lab
• 4 Semester Credit Hours of Microbiology including lab
• 3 Semester Credit Hours of Cell Biology
• 3 Semester Credit Hours of Histology
• 3 Semester Credit Hours of Immunology
• 3 Semester Credit Hours of Genetics

DAT:

• The Dental Admission Test (DAT) is required to be taken after junior year at Messiah University.
• Overall scores in the area of 19 or higher will be expected for the Academic Average, Reading Comprehension and Perceptual Ability sections.
• Overall score of 18 or higher required for the Science section.

Requirements to Matriculate to LECOM:

At the time of graduation from Messiah University, students must reach or exceed the following benchmarks:

• Overall cumulative GPA of 3.4/4.0;
• Cumulative science GPA of 3.2/4.0;
• The Dental Admission Test (DAT) is required to be taken after junior year at Messiah University.
• Overall scores in the area of 19 or higher will be expected for the Academic Average, Reading Comprehension and Perceptual Ability sections;
• Overall score of 18 or higher required for the Science section.
• 100 hours of dental-related experience.

• The time that it takes a student to earn his/her undergraduate degree from Messiah University varies.  Some students are able to complete the degree in fewer than four years depending on a variety of factors including summer school attendance, AP test scores and college dual-enrollment during high school.
• Regardless of the timing, the undergraduate degree must be completed prior to matriculating at LECOM.

• A grade of at least 'C' is required to transfer prerequisite coursework.
• No required class should be taken P/F
• Required classes should be taken at Messiah University unless prior approval is granted.
• Messiah University requires that at least 100 hours of documented dentistry-related experience be completed at the time of matriculation to LECOM.
• Students accepted into this program must be  enrolled at Messiah as full-time students for at least the two consecutive years immediately preceding matriculation at LECOM.
• This program is open to transfer students.
• Provisionally accepted students may not apply to any other dentistry school.  Application to another dentistry school will result in the loss of the student’s provisional acceptance.
• LECOM will try to honor students’ choice of campus if multiple campus choices are offered.