Doctor of Dental Surgery in Dentistry in Amherst United States | University at Buffalo, SUNY

In order to be considered for the four-year DDS program at the University at Buffalo, applicants must meet our admission requirements.

Prior to Application — 60 Credit Hours

• Applicants must have completed a minimum of 60 credit hours ‚Äî two full years ‚Äî of study at an accredited U.S. or Canadian college or university prior to application.

 

Prior to Enrollment — 90 Credit Hours

• Applicants must complete a minimum of 90 credit hours of study at an accredited U.S. or Canadian college or university prior to enrollment in the DDS program.
• Students are strongly encouraged to earn a bachelor‚Äôs degree prior to enrollment in the DDS program.
• Students who will not earn a bachelor‚Äôs degree prior to enrollment must demonstrate a higher level of academic performance.

minimum undergraduate gpa requirement

• All applicants must have an undergraduate minimum overall and science college grade-point average of 3.0 (as calculated by ADEA AADSAS).

Exceptions to Undergraduate 3.0 GPA Requirement

• Exceptions to the undergraduate minimum GPA's are given to all applicants who have completed the equivalent of two semesters of full-time graduate coursework.
• Our admissions committee considers a minimum of 18 completed gradaute credit hours as meeting the equivalent of two full-time semesters of graduate coursework.

DAT (or CDAT) SCORES ARE REQUIRED

• DAT (or CDAT) scores are required for admission consideration.
• There are no DAT exam waivers.
   
• Applications will not be considered until¬† official DAT or CDAT scores are submitted to AADSAS.
• When more than one DAT or CDAT score is reported, the most recent set of scores is considered to meet our admissions requirements.