Course variations

Course summary

This program is a unique combined arts and sciences dental curriculum leading to the degrees of Bachelor of Science and Doctor of Dental Medicine. The preprofessional part of this curriculum is completed within three years on the Edwardsville campus. The professional part is completed in four years at the School of Dental Medicine, Alton, Illinois.

Entry requirement for international students

Applicants must make all appropriate arrangements for providing official academic records attesting to their secondary and post-secondary education. All students with non-resident visas and/or foreign academic credentials whose first language is not English must demonstrate adequate English proficiency before admission. English language proficiency must be verified in one of the following ways: Applicants may sit for either the International Testing Program or the Special Center Testing Program of the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL). The official score must be sent directly to SIUE by the testing service. (SIUE’s institutional code is 1759, and the department code is 00). The minimum acceptable score for the paper-based test is 550. The minimum acceptable score for the computer-based score is 213. Applicants may submit a properly certified copy of their General Certificate of Education administered by a British Testing Agency showing a grade of A, B, or C in the subject of English Language. Applicants may submit academic records verifying graduation from a secondary or post-secondary academic institution with English as the exclusive language of instruction in an English-speaking country. Graduate students are expected to maintain at least a B average (3.0) in course work; therefore, applicants with less than a B average as undergraduate students and/or GRE combined verbal/quantitative scores lower than 1050 should present evidence that they can do graduate level course work in an acceptable manner.

Qualification

Doctoral

Awarding body

SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY EDWARDSVILLE

Department name

School of Dental Medicine