A student accepted to the Dentistry Preparatory Qualifying Year (Dent-P Year) will be required to register for a full year in the Faculty of Science. In that year, the student must take courses totaling 30 credits. Following the successful completion of this year as determined by a Student Promotion Committee, students will proceed into the first year of the four-year D.M.D. program. Students must obtain a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.5 with all individual grades of B or higher for required courses and passing grades for all complementary courses to be promoted into the first year of the D.M.D. program. Please note that a grade of B in all courses would lead to a GPA of 3.0, and that a grade of B in required courses and grades below B in complementary courses would lead to a GPA below 3.0.
A - OBLIGATORY COURSES (18 credits)
You are required to register in and achieve a minimum grade of B in the following:
BIOL 200 Molecular Biology 3 credits
BIOL 201 Cell Biology & Metabolism 3 credits
BIOL 202 Basic Genetics 3 credits
PHGY 209 Mammalian Physiology 1 3 credits
PHGY 210 Mammalian Physiology 2 3 credits
MATH 203 Principles of Statistics (or equivalent) 3 credits
B - COMPLEMENTARY HUMANITIES, SOCIAL SCIENCES, LANGUAGE (6 credits)
You are required to register for 6 credits (usually 2 courses) of courses offered in the Faculty of Arts. Any credits surpassing 6 credits will be counted as elective credits. Arts courses need to be at the 200 level or higher.
C - ELECTIVE (6 credits)
You may choose from any available course in the Faculty of Science or the Faculty of Arts. Of these, only a maximum of 3 credits can be at the 100-level. You have the option to choose the Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory (S/U) grading system for a maximum of 3 credits of electives only.