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3+4 Program in Dental Medicine

Edinboro University students can now get an early start on a dental school education. Edinboro has established an affiliation with the Kornberg School of Dentistry at Temple University in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, enabling Edinboro University pre-dental biology majors to enter Kornberg after their junior year of college. The agreement establishes a 3 plus 4 program in dental medicine practice between the two schools, which refers to three years undergraduate study at Edinboro and four years of dental school at Kornberg. Students who successfully complete their first year of studies at Kornberg will earn a Bachelor of Science in Biology degree from Edinboro.

Once admitted, students must maintain at least a 3.2 grade point average overall and in all required science and math courses for their first three years at Edinboro University. Then to be admitted to Kornberg, students must earn minimum scores as determined by the School of Dentistry.

The 3 plus 4 program in dental medicine provides students with an interest in dentistry the advantage of complementary program strengths at Edinboro University and a dental education at Kornberg.

BE A DOCTOR OF DENTAL
MEDICINE (DMD) IN AS LITTLE AS
SEVEN YEARS!!

 dentist

  

Applicants to the program must meet the following admissions criteria:

  1. Standing in the top 25 percent of their high school graduating class.

  2. A minimum SAT combined score of 1150 or 25 ACE

  3. Additional evidence of scholarly potential, leadership, and community involvement.


Edinboro University students participating in the program must meet the following requirements:

  1. A cumulative grade point average of 3.2 or better on a 4.0 grade scale.

  2. A cumulative grade point average of 3.2 or better in the prescribed science and mathematics courses: biology, chemistry, physics and mathematics.

  3. Successful completion of all general education, biology, and required supporting courses by the end of the third year.

  1. Successful completion of the Dental Admission Test (DAT) no later than October of their junior year and submit applications through AADSAS during the fall of their junior year.

  2. A favorable letter of recommendation from the Health and Allied Health Professions Committee and/or the advisor.

Kornberg will interview the recruited students who have been screened so that there can be mutual acceptance of candidates for the program. Kornberg will inform students of their acceptance/rejection to/from Kornberg for the fourth year by April 1 of the third year. Prospective students should realize that there is intense competition for dental schools, and Edinboro University and Kornberg can't guarantee admission to any student.

THE THREE-YEAR PROGRAM AT EDINBORO UNIVERSITY

First Year

Fall Semester
MATH112 Analyt Geom and Calc I
CHEM240 Principles of Chem I
BIOL103 Principles of Biology I
ENGL101 College Writing Skills
General Education Course (s) *

Spring Semester
MATH212 Analyt Geom and Calc II
CHEM241 Principles of Chem II
BIOL140 Zoology
ENGL102 Writing/Research
General Education Course(s)*

Second Year

Fall Semester
CHEM330 Organic Chemistry I
BIOL318 Microbiology
MATH260 Elements of Statistics
General Education Course(s)*

Spring Semester
CHEM331 Organic Chemistry II
BIOL300 Genetics
BIOL340 Animal Physiology
General Education Course(s)*

Third Year

Fall Semester
CHEM302 General Biochemistry
PHYS201 Physics I
General Education Course (s) *

Spring Semester
PHYS202 Physics II
General Education Course (s) *

The DAT exam should be taken in the spring semester of the third year.

 

* General education courses must be chosen from the following areas and distributed to fulfill the general education requirements for the bachelor of science degree at Edinboro.

  • Core 1 Artistic Expression
  • Core 2 World Civilizations
  • Core 3 American Civilizations
  • Core 4 Human Behavior
  • Core 5 Cultural Diversity
  • Core 6 Ethics
  • Health and Physical Education
  • Distribution 1 Humanities and Fine Arts
  • Distribution 2 Social and Behavioral Sciences

B.S. Biology Programs


Pre-Medicine

Pre-Dentistry

Pre-Veterinary Medicine

  

 

SCHOLARSHIPS

A scholarship, provided by the Edinboro University Alumni Association, is available for freshman and sophomore students in pre-medical or pre-dental studies.  The scholarship is based on high school class rank and SAT scores for freshman applicants.  It is based on the college quality point average for sophomores.