Prospective Students

Admission Requirements

Doctor of Dental Medicine (D.M.D.) Program

Predental counseling

Students should contact the predental advisers on their own campus to discuss their academic programs. They may also write or call the dental school's Office of Admissions and Records (refer to section on Application Procedure).

Predental Requirements

• Applicants in 2009-2010 Admissions Cycle
• Applicants in 2010-2011 Admissions Cycle

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   Applicants in 2009-2010 Admissions Cycle (Entering Class, Fall 2010)

The absolute minimum prerequisite for admission to the School of Dental Medicine is successful completion of two academic years -- 60 semester or 90 quarter hours -- of undergraduate coursework, which includes the specified subjects listed below, at a four-year accredited college or university in the United States, Puerto Rico or Canada. The majority of accepted applicants have completed requirements for a Bachelor of Arts or a Bachelor of Science degree prior to matriculation at the School of Dental Medicine. Admission requirements are subject to change. Please contact the School of Dental Medicine directly for the most current admission requirements.

The specific subjects or equivalents which must be included are:

* These courses must consist of a combination of laboratory and lecture instruction and should be taken at a four-year accredited college or university.

~ 6 Semester or 9 quarter hours are preferred.

The remainder of the predental program should be designed to contribute a broad cultural background; however, the program should not exclude courses related to the SDM curriculum such as biochemistry, anatomy, microbiology, physiology, genetics, etc. It is strongly recommended that these courses also be taken at a four-year accredited college or university.

It is possible that a tentative acceptance may be extended subject to fulfillment of these requirements; however, all course requirements, as proposed by the applicant, must be met in full before admission is granted. All academic admission requirements must be completed by July 1, prior to the desired date of matriculation.

   Applicants in 2010-2011 Admissions Cycle (Entering Class, Fall 2011)

The following Admissions Requirements will affect the review of applicants in the 2010-2011 admissions cycle, or applicants seeking to matriculate in the Fall 2011.  The following Admissions Requirements will also affect the review of applicants in subsequent admissions cycles.

The required science courses (inorganic chemistry, organic chemistry, biology and physics) must be taken a four-year accredited college or university.  A minimum of 90 semester hours (approximately 3 years) of undergraduate courses is required.  Required science courses should not be survey courses nor should they be taken online.

Courses to take as an undergraduate student:

                    * Including laboratory

Suggested courses to fulfill, or in addition to, the requirements in Biology

Suggested additional courses:

It is possible that a tentative acceptance may be extended subject to fulfillment of these requirements; however, all course requirements, as proposed by the applicant, must be met in full before admission is granted. All academic admission requirements must be completed by July 1, prior to the desired date of matriculation.

Residency

Class size of the Southern Illinois University School of Dental Medicine is limited. As a state-supported institution financed primarily by the taxpayers of Illinois, the School of Dental Medicine gives priority to admission of Illinois residents.

Conditions of Legal Residency (Subject to change before start of next class.)

Adults, to be considered as residents for purposes of tuition, must have been a bona fide resident of the state of Illinois for a period of at least 6 consecutive months immediately preceding the beginning of any term at the Dental School and must continue to maintain a bona fide residence in the state. Adult students who have a parent or both parents maintaining a bona fide residence in the state and who resides in the parental home or elsewhere in the state are considered resident students.

Persons under eighteen years of age are considered minors. The residence of minors shall be considered to be and to change with that of the parent(s) or legal or natural guardian(s). Parents or legal or natural guardians will not be considered residents of the state unless they maintain a bonafide and permanent place of abode within the state.

If minors are emancipated, are completely self-supporting, and actually reside in the state, those individuals shall be considered residents even though the parents or guardians may reside outside the state. Marriage or active military service shall be regarded as effecting the emancipation of minors for the purpose of this regulation.

The term BONA FIDE RESIDENCE refers to the true, fixed and permanent home and place of habitation to which an individual intends to return after a temporary absence. Evidence used to determine bona fide resident status includes such items as voter registration, place of filing tax returns, proof of property ownership or year-round residence, driver's license, automobile registration or place of employment.

Nonresident students married to residents of the state may be classified as residents while residing in the state. The spouses, through whom students claim residence, must demonstrate resident status in compliance with the requirements applicable to all students seeking resident status.

Student who are not citizens of the United States of America, to be considered residents for tuition purposes, must either be married to residents or must have permanent resident status with the United States Immigration and Naturalization Service and must also meet and comply with all of the other applicable requirements of these regulations to establish resident status. Students considered residents for tuition purposes may need to meet additional criteria in order to be eligible for Federal student financial assistance.

Persons actively serving in one of the Armed Forces of the United States, stationed and present in the state in connection with that service, and submitting evidence of such service and station, shall be treated as residents while stationed and present in Illinois. If a spouses or dependent children of such members of the Armed Forces also live in the state, similar treatment shall be granted to them.

Persons actively serving outside the state in one of the Armed Forces of the United States are considered residents only on the basis of having been a residents of the state at the time of entry into military service. Those separated from active military service are considered residents of Illinois immediately upon separation if (1) they were residents of the state at the time of entry into military service, or (2) they were treated as residents while in the military by attending school at this University while stationed within the state, or (3) they resided within the state for a period of 6 months after separation and immediately prior to the term for which they claim residency.

The spouses and dependent children of all staff members (academic, administrative, nonacademic) on appointment with the University are considered resident students for purposes of tuition assessment.

Policy on Diversity

SIU School of Dental Medicine is dedicated to serve a diverse community that recognizes the inherent worth and dignity of each individual. Our goal is to foster tolerance, sensitivity, understanding, and mutual respect among its members, while encouraging each individual to reach his or her potential.

For any admissions inquiries, please feel free to contact the Office of Admissions by phone or via e-mail:

        P: 618-474-7170
        E: sdmapps@siue.edu