Pre-Dentistry Program

If you are looking for a great undergraduate school for dentistry, BW offers two pathways that can build a foundation for professional success.

BW's pre-dental program guides and prepares students for dental school.

Getting into Dental School

Dentistry is an expansive career field that goes beyond check-ups and fillings. Current patient management involves aesthetic enhancement, implant technologies and even surgical facial reconstruction. Clinical and laboratory research is also an important part of this profession.

Getting into dental school is the start of an exciting career. BW pathways to dental school include:

Traditional method – attend BW then apply to dental school in your junior year.
Early assurance dental school program – students in high school can apply to dental school for a guaranteed seat in a future matriculating school class.

Baldwin Wallace is an outstanding choice for undergraduate pre-dentistry studies. BW has small class sizes, faculty mentoring and impressive research opportunities that include:

BW cadaver lab.
Faculty-student collaborations that can begin as soon as your first year.
Student-led research projects.
Round-the-clock access to lab bench space and equipment.
Internship and research opportunities at nearby premier healthcare institutions.

Dental School Traditional Pathway

Students who do not seek early assurance for dental school can follow the traditional method of applying to dental school in their junior year of college. You can major in any discipline and still fulfill these dental school admission requirements:

General Chemistry – two semesters with lab
Organic Chemistry – two semesters with lab
General Biology – two semesters with lab
Physics – two semesters with lab
Gross Anatomy – one semester with lab
Physiology – one semester with lab
Biochemistry – one semester
Microbiology – one semester with lab
English – two semesters (including an advanced writing course)

The following courses are recommended:

Calculus
Statistics
Psychology

Dental School Early Assurance Program

BW's early assurance program for dental school offers students a direct pathway for a guaranteed seat in a future dental school class. BW is an undergraduate dental school partner with Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine (LECOM).

Early assurance admission is provisional until final acceptance is granted by LECOM – subsequent to all admission and program requirements being met.

Delta Omega Chi
Pre-Medical Society

BW students can join Delta Omega Chi – Pre-Medical Society. The organization sponsors medically related volunteer activities, tours to institutions with professional programs, guest speakers and mentoring. Delta Omega Chi is recommended for students pursuing healthcare professions, including physicians, physician assistants and dentists.

Contacts – Pre-Dental Program

BW Admission: (440) 826-2222, admission@bw.edu

Dr. Colleen K. Nye, Associate Professor of Biology
Director, Medical School Early Assurance Program
(440) 826-2914, cnye@bw.edu