Pre-Dentistry

The formal requirements of dental, medical, and veterinary schools vary; however, in recent years nearly all students have earned at least a bachelor’s degree before admission. Most students have majored in one of the sciences, frequently in biology or chemistry; however, applicants may complete a major sequence in any undergraduate subject, including the humanities and social sciences. There are several courses that are required by virtually every health science school in the United States. These minimum course requirements and the Roosevelt University courses are given below.

Among other courses recommended by a number of health science schools are genetics, embryology, biochemistry, microbiology, psychology, anthropology, calculus, statistics, and courses in humanities and social sciences. The potential applicant should plan to take the Medical College Admissions Test (MCAT) or Dental Admissions Test (DAT) or Veterinary College Admissions Test (VCAT) no later than one year before the prospective date of entrance. These nationally administered tests are given twice a year, spring and fall; information regarding these tests is available at the University’s advising centers as well as in the of Department of Mathematics and Actuarial Science. Pre-professional students, especially those majoring in nonscience areas, are strongly urged to consult a pre-professional advisor in the Department of Biological, Chemical, and Physical Sciences as early as possible in their college career.

POST-BACCALAUREATE Admission options:-

1) If you are a Non-science major with a bachelor's degree. -- Click here for an undergradaute application form (you can enroll as a second bachelor's student.

2) If you have a bachelor's degree in science with a GPA of 3.0 or above -- Click here to fill out the graduate application and apply for Biotechnology graduate program.

3) If you wish to register as a student-at-large -- Click here for a student-at-large application form.

CONTACT                                         

Dr. Cornelius Watson                

Associate Professor of Biology    

Chicago phone: 312-341-3678                

Chicago room: AUD520      

Schaumburg phone: 847-619-8580          

Schaumburg room: SCH127-B                  

cwatson@roosevelt.edu