GPA and DAT Policy: A minimum total GPA of 2.5
and a minimum Academic Average DAT of 330 are required in order to
apply to the School of Dentistry.
-If you do not meet our minimum GPA and/or DAT requirement, you can submit an exemption request which will be reviewed by the Assistant Dean of Admissions.
Reapplicant Policy: The University of Minnesota School of Dentistry welcomes applications from those who have applied to dental school previously. You are considered a reapplicant if you have applied to any dental school before, not just the University of Minnesota. Reapplicants will want to concretely demonstrate the ways in which they have improved their application through the reapplicant essay in the centralized application (AADSAS). Applicants are able to apply in three consecutive application cycles. If you are not admitted after your third application, you are required to take an application cycle off to work on areas of growth in your application prior to applying for a fourth time. -If you do not meet our reapplicant requirement, you can submit an exemption request which will be reviewed by the Assistant Dean of Admissions.
Exemption requests should be submitted prior to submitting your ADEA AADSAS application. If you do not submit an exemption request, your application will be marked incomplete and will not be reviewed further. If you have any questions, you can email ddsapply@umn.edu.
