Case Western Reserve University School of Dental Medicine — DMD

Dentistry (DDS/DMD) · Cleveland, OH

Acceptance rate: not published by the program yet.

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CODA · Application cycle: 2027–2028 · last reviewed 2026-11-04 by Nasser

Mandatory criteria

General chemistry, at least 6 semester hours (2 semesters or 3 quarters)
Required
6 credits minimum · Minimum grade C · C or higher for a letter grade (C- doesn't count), taught in English. AP, IB and test-exemption credit don't count. All finished before you enroll.
CWRU School of Dental Medicine checklist for DMD applicants · 2027–2028 cycle · last checked 2026-11-03
Organic chemistry, at least 6 semester hours (2 semesters or 3 quarters)
Required
6 credits minimum · Minimum grade C · C or higher for a letter grade (C- doesn't count), taught in English. AP, IB and test-exemption credit don't count. All finished before you enroll.
CWRU School of Dental Medicine checklist for DMD applicants · 2027–2028 cycle · last checked 2026-11-03
Biology, at least 6 semester hours
Required
6 credits minimum · Minimum grade C · C or higher for a letter grade (C- doesn't count), taught in English. AP, IB and test-exemption credit don't count. All finished before you enroll.
CWRU School of Dental Medicine checklist for DMD applicants · 2027–2028 cycle · last checked 2026-11-03
Physics, at least 6 semester hours (2 semesters or 3 quarters)
Required
6 credits minimum · Minimum grade C · C or higher for a letter grade (C- doesn't count), taught in English. AP, IB and test-exemption credit don't count. All finished before you enroll.
CWRU School of Dental Medicine checklist for DMD applicants · 2027–2028 cycle · last checked 2026-11-03
English or similar reading- and writing-intensive humanities, at least 6 semester hours
Required
6 credits minimum · Minimum grade C · C or higher for a letter grade (C- doesn't count), taught in English. AP, IB and test-exemption credit don't count. All finished before you enroll.
CWRU School of Dental Medicine checklist for DMD applicants · 2027–2028 cycle · last checked 2026-11-03
At least 90 semester hours, with 60 of them and every prerequisite at an accredited U.S. or Canadian school
Required
A bachelor's degree before you enroll is strongly encouraged. Up to 60 hours can be community college.
CWRU School of Dental Medicine checklist for DMD applicants · 2027–2028 cycle · last checked 2026-11-03
DAT
Required
For the 2026–27 cycle, tests from July 1, 2024 to January 1, 2027.
CWRU School of Dental Medicine checklist for DMD applicants · 2027–2028 cycle · last checked 2026-11-03
Acuity Insights assessments, including Casper
Required
CWRU School of Dental Medicine checklist for DMD applicants · 2027–2028 cycle · last checked 2026-11-03
Letters of evaluation through AADSAS
Required
An institutional letter, or a composite or packet with two letters from science faculty who taught you.
CWRU School of Dental Medicine checklist for DMD applicants · 2027–2028 cycle · last checked 2026-11-03
AADSAS application
Required
CWRU School of Dental Medicine checklist for DMD applicants · 2027–2028 cycle · last checked 2026-11-03

Recommended, not mandatory

Statistics
Recommended
Minimum grade C
CWRU School of Dental Medicine checklist for DMD applicants · 2027–2028 cycle · last checked 2026-11-03
Biochemistry
Recommended
Minimum grade C
CWRU School of Dental Medicine checklist for DMD applicants · 2027–2028 cycle · last checked 2026-11-03
Microbiology
Recommended
Minimum grade C
CWRU School of Dental Medicine checklist for DMD applicants · 2027–2028 cycle · last checked 2026-11-03
Genetics and advanced cell biology
Recommended
Minimum grade C
CWRU School of Dental Medicine checklist for DMD applicants · 2027–2028 cycle · last checked 2026-11-03
Anatomy
Recommended
Minimum grade C
CWRU School of Dental Medicine checklist for DMD applicants · 2027–2028 cycle · last checked 2026-11-03
Physiology
Recommended
Minimum grade C
CWRU School of Dental Medicine checklist for DMD applicants · 2027–2028 cycle · last checked 2026-11-03

Deadlines

None recorded. Check the official site.

What this path usually involves

General to Dentistry (DDS/DMD). Each program sets its own rules.

DAT
AADSAS
Dental shadowing
Service
Science courses with labs
Letters