ACADEMIC PREREQUISITES
FOR
MEDICAL AND DENTAL SCHOOLS

Although the academic requirements for entry into medical and dental school  very minimal, most of the schools encourage the applicants to have earned a baccalaureate degree prior to being accepted and enrolling into the school.  Our Biomedical Sciences curriculum which leads to a bachelors degree meets all of the academic requirements for entry.

Prospective students are are encouraged to strive for an excellent academic record in order to enhance chances for admission.  Generally, most students admitted have college GPAs over 3.5.  Very few, if any, are admitted with GPAs of less than 3.0.

Admission to these professional schools are highly competitive.  As a rule, successful applicant are those who show evidence of consistently performing well academically; having extracurricular interests and achievements.

The medical and dental schools in Texas have a standard prescribed course requirement for admission, as stated below:

BIOLOGY	Two years as required for a college science major,  including laboratory work;
CHEMISTRY	One year of General Chemistry and one year of Organic Chemistry as required for college majors, including corresponding laboratory experience;
PHYSICS	One year as required for a college science major,  including laboratory work;
MATHEMATICS	One-half year of college calculus or statistics;
ENGLISH	One year of college English.

MEDICAL SCHOOLS IN TEXAS

Baylor College of Medicine
http://www.bcm.tmc.edu

Texas Tech University
Health Science Center
http://www.ttuhsc.edu

Texas A&M University
Health Science Center
http://medicine.tamhsc.edu/

    The University of Texas
           Health Science Center at San Antonio
http://www.uthscsa.edu

    The University of Texas
           Health Science Center at Houston
http://www.med.uth.tmc.edu

    The University of Texas Medical Branch
        Galveston
http://www.utmb.edu

    The University of Texas
        Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas
http://www.swmed.edu

University of North Texas
        Health Science Center at Fort Worth
http://www.hsc.unt.edu

DENTAL SCHOOLS IN TEXAS

Texas A&M University Health Science Center
            Baylor College of Dentistry
http://www.tambcd.edu

    The University of Texas
           Health Science Center at Houston-Dental School
http://www.db.uth.tmc.edu

    The University of Texas
           Health Science Center at San Antonio-Dental School
http://www.dental.uthscsa.edu