The Meharry Medical College School of Dentistry is one of 66 dental programs in the United States of America. The Meharry Medical College Dental Requirements are categorized here in the priority of what an applicant must submit to be considered:
All students applying to the Meharry Medical College dental school must have completed at least a minimum of 3 academic years of undergraduate study (90 semester hours / 140 quarter hours). They must include the following courses:
| Prerequisite Course | Required | Lab Required | Credits (Semester/Quarter) |
| Biology | ✓ | ✓ | 8/12 |
| General Chemistry | ✓ | ✓ | 8/12 |
| Organic Chemistry | ✓ | ✓ | 8/12 |
| Physics | ✓ | ✓ | 8/12 |
| English | ✓ | X | 3/5 |
| Biochemistry | ✓ | X | 6/9 |
| Statistics or Calculus | ✓ | X | 3/5 |
*A semester credit hour is an academic unit earned for fifteen 50-minute sessions of classroom instruction with a normal expectation of two hours of outside study for each class session. Typically, a three-semester credit hour course meets three 50-minute sessions per week for fifteen weeks for a total of 45 sessions. For more information about how long a semester/quarter is click here.
The prerequisite, upper-level basic science courses (organic chemistry and biochemistry) and the recommended courses—microbiology, anatomy, physiology and cell biology—should be taken at an accredited four-year college or university.
| Minimum Overall GPA to Apply | Average Overall GPA of accepted applicants | Lowest Overall GPA Admitted | Average Science GPA of accepted applicants | Lowest Science GPA Admitted |
| N/R | 3.26 | 2.64 | 3.12 | 2.65 |
| Dental Shadowing Hours | DAT Required | CAD DAT Accepted | DAT Scores Considered |
| 50 | ✓ | ✓ | Most Recent Score |
Dental Shadowing is required
| Mean Academic Average Score | Minimum AA Score Given Admission | Mean Perceptual Ability Test | Minimum PAT Score Given Admission | Mean Total Science | Minimum Total Science Score Given Admission |
| 20.3 | 16 | 17.2 | 14 | 17.7 | 15 |
If an applicant has completed the DAT more than once the most recent score is considered when calculations are made.
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A minimum of three individual letters of recommendation or one confidential committee letter is required.
Those applicants who attend, or who have recently graduated from, an undergraduate institution or a post-baccalaureate pre-dental program that offers a Health Professions Advisor or Advisory Committee should submit a letter from this person or committee.
If no such institutional letter is available, the applicant should substitute a minimum of three (3) individual letters, including two from Science professors.
This University may take into account the AADSAS personal essay you submit to the ADEA. Your personal statement is a one-page essay (not to exceed 4,500 characters, including spaces, carriages, numbers, letters, etc.) that gives dental schools a clear picture of who you are and, most importantly, why you want to pursue a career in dentistry. For more information on the personal essay click on the link above.
This dental school does require a supplemental application to be completed, in addition to the above-mentioned requirements. Upon completion and verification of the AADSAS, applicants will be emailed a link to the supplemental application.
| Mandatory | By Invitation | Number of Applicants Invited | Entering Class Size |
| ✓ | ✓ | N/A | 62 |
Shortlisted candidates will be required to partake in an interview with the admissions team. The interview process for this dental school is unknown. If you are looking for interview practice check out our posts on both MMI Practice Questions and Standard Interview Practice Questions.