Adelphi University offers joint degree/early assurance programs in dentistry with New York University College of Dentistry (NYUCD) and with Tufts University School of Dental Medicine.


New York University College of Dentistry (NYUCD)
3-4 Early Assurance Program
http://www.nyu.edu/dental/

To be considered for admission to the Early Assurance program with NYUCD, applicants must have a minimum combined critical reading and math score of 1300 (or the equivalent ACT score of 29) and a minimum HS GPA of 3.5.

Students accepted into the program will matriculate at Adelphi for their first three academic years in the program.  A student’s eligibility to remain in the program is based upon his/her maintaining a minimum cumulative grade-point average of 3.5 for each semester at Adelphi.

To be eligible for admission to NYUCD’s D.D.S. program, student must meet at minimum the following criteria: 

• completion of at least 90 credits of coursework, including completion of all General Education requirements, all major course work, and the following prerequisites: Chemistry 111 and 112 with lab; Physics 111 and 112 or 113 and 114 with lab; Organic Chemistry 251, 252, 253, 254;  Biology 111 and 112 with lab, and six credits of English.  All courses must be completed by the end of the third year at Adelphi. Students may also be required to meet other minimum core course requirements that may be in effect at the time of admission.
  
  
• a minimum cumulative high school grade-point average of 3.5
  
  
• no final grade of “D” or “F” in any required course
  
  
• Each student will be required to take the Dental Aptitude Test (DAT) and any and all other entrance examinations then required by NYUCD by the end of the fall semester of the student’s third year at Adelphi.  Performance must be deemed satisfactory by NYUCD on any examination required for admission
  
  
• a recommendation for admission from the Pre-Professional Advisory Committee at Adelphi  
  
  
• participation in at least two orientation programs at NYUCD during the student’s first three academic years in the program.  

In addition to meeting the admission requirements and criteria established by NYUCD for admission into its D.D.S. program, a student will be admitted into NYUCD only after completion of a satisfactory interview with NYUCD’s Admissions Committee and certification by the Pre-Professional Advisory Committee at Adelphi that the student has completed all criteria.

At the start of each student’s third-year of study at Adelphi, Adelphi will provide NYUCD’s Admissions Committee with a copy of the program student’s official transcript, a separate calculation of the student’s grade-point average for science and non-science courses, and a recommendation on behalf of the student.

Students who have satisfactorily completed the first year of NYUCD’s D.D.S. program and have fulfilled all other requirements for the bachelor’s degree from Adelphi will be awarded a bachelor’s degree by Adelphi at the end of their first year at NYUCD.  The granting of the degree is conferred by Adelphi University after successful completion, and on petition by the student, of the first year of dental school at NYUCD. 

Contact For additional information, please contact:

Erin P. Raia Director, Office of Pre-Professional Advising and Fellowships Levermore Hall, Room 303 Adelphi University 1 South Avenue Garden City, NY 11530 p - 516.877.3140 f - 516.877.3141 e - eraia@adelphi.edu

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Tufts University School of Dental Medicine
4-4 Early Assurance Program
http://www.tufts.edu/dental/

Students interested in the field of dentistry may apply for the Early Assurance Program with Tufts University School of Dental Medicine. Students will earn a B.S. in biology after four years at Adelphi University; students who meet eligibility will have the opportunity of being admitted to Tufts where they will complete four years of study earning a D.M.D. 

Eligible candidates must meet the following requirements: 

• First year students at Adelphi who are biology majors and who have indicated an interest in the Early Assurance Program must maintain an overall GPA of 3.5 to be recommended to Tufts University School of Dental Medicine. 

• Students must interview in Boston with Tufts School of Dental Medicine Admissions Committee during the spring of the first year of study at Adelphi to qualify for entrance into the Early Assurance Program. 

• Students must continue to maintain 3.5 overall GPA as well as a 3.5 overall in science courses. 

• Dental Aptitude Test (DAT) score 18/17/18 – academic average/perceptual ability/total science – must be submitted no later than the end of junior year. Students may submit scores three times in order to achieve the required score. 

If a student falls between a 3.3-3.49 GPA, the student will be placed on probation for one semester and must achieve a GPA over a 3.5 to be removed from probation.  If the student’s GPA falls below 3.3, the student will be automatically removed from the program.

Suggested Course Study
While pursuing undergraduate studies at Adelphi, students must take two semesters of general biology, general chemistry, organic chemistry, general physics, and at least one semester of bio-chemistry.

Both Adelphi and Tufts recommend that students take advanced biology courses including anatomy, physiology, histology, and Immunology so that students are better prepared their first year at Tufts.

When taking courses to meet the General Education requirements, strong writing courses are encouraged in the humanities and social sciences.  A sculpture course is also recommended to count towards the arts category.

Students must be interviewed at Tufts during their senior year and Tufts reserves the right to not admit students to the DMD program on the basis of its assessment of a students’ candidacy following the interview.

Contact For additional information, please contact:
Benjamin S. Weeks Associate Professor, Department of Biology; Academic Director, Joint Degree Program with Tufts University School of Dental Medicine Science Building, Room 112 Adelphi University Garden City, NY 11530 p - 516.877.4193 f - 516.877.4209 e - weeks@adelphi.edu	Erin P. Raia Director, Office of Pre-Professional Advising and Fellowships Levermore Hall, Room 303 Adelphi University 1 South Avenue Garden City, NY 11530 p - 516.877.3140 f - 516.877.3141 e - eraia@adelphi.edu