Marquette University in Milwaukee, Wisconsin was established in 1881 by the Jesuit order of Catholic priests. Marquette has a dental school, though it does not offer pre-dentistry as a major. The school suggests undergraduate students headed for dental school take two semesters each of chemistry, organic chemistry, biology, physics and English composition. Marquette says most of its pre-dental students major in such areas as biological science, chemistry, biomedical engineering and physiological sciences. These courses prepare students to take the Dental Admissions Test which dental schools require prior to admission.
Marquette University
1250 W. Wisconsin Ave.
Milwaukee, WI 53233
414-288-7250
marquette.edu/
The University of the Pacific is a private co-educational school headquartered in Stockton, California, but its dental school is located in San Francisco and its law school in Sacramento. Founded in 1851, the university has 6,700 students on its three campuses.
Its Arthur A. Dugoni School of Dentistry offers an accelerated program for students wanting to become dentists. The educational process is normally four years of undergraduate studies and four years of dental school. The school offers five-, six- and seven-year study programs. The five-year program is for incoming freshmen only; students take two years of prescribed courses and then may apply to a three-year program at the dentistry school.
University of the Pacific
3601 Pacific Ave.
Stockton, CA 95211
209-946-2011
pacific.edu/
Virginia Commonwealth University started out as the Medical College of Virginia in 1836. At one time it was the Richmond campus for the College of William and Mary, but separated from that school in 1962.
The university offers a pre-dentistry program in the College of Humanities and Sciences, but says attending it does not guarantee admission to its dental school. Virginia Commonwealth recommends that pre-dentistry students take courses in biology, general chemistry, organic chemistry, math, physics, biochemistry and English, which are required for its dentistry school. It also recommends taking courses in behavioral sciences and psychomotor skills.
Virginia Commonwealth University
University College, Hibbs Hall
900 Park Avenue
P.O. Box 842002
Richmond, VA 23284
804-828-0100
vcu.edu/