Bachelor of Dentistry (Pre-professional transfer program)
Lethbridge, Canada
Bachelor's degree
DURATION
4 years
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
EARLIEST START DATE
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
* deadline for international applicants June 15, 2024
Key Summary
About: At the University of Lethbridge you can follow a pre-professional transfer route to dentistry by earning a Bachelor of Science with a major in agricultural biotechnology, biochemistry, biological sciences, chemistry, or neuroscience. The programme prepares students to apply to professional dental programmes such as Dentistry at the University of Alberta. Co-op, international exchanges, independent and applied studies, volunteer and research experiences are available. The university sits on traditional Blackfoot land and supports academic advising for dental school admissions and pre-dental pathways.
Career Outcomes: Graduates work as a Dentist and may enter dental research, policy, clinical support or allied roles.
Students at uLethbridge may prepare themselves to apply for admission to several professional programs offered at other institutions. Dentistry at the University of Alberta is one of these programs. Students can gain the courses and experience to apply to dentistry by pursing a Bachelor of Science at the uLethbridge with one of the following majors:
- Agricultural biotechnology
- Biochemistry
- Biological sciences
- Chemistry
- Neuroscience
Students pursuing a future in dentistry have several opportunities available to them while at uLethbridge including cooperative education, international exchanges, independent and applied studies as well as volunteer opportunities.
uLethbridge is the only university in Alberta to offer cooperative education to all majors in the arts & sciences, at both the undergrad and grad levels. To learn more about this exciting opportunity, visit the Co-operative Education webpage.
Dream big, and have the confidence in your education to get you there. Make uLethbridge your destination. To learn more about pre-professional programs at uLethbridge, visit the Faculty of Arts & Science website.
Between 2021 & 2022, 62% of new high school grads received financial awards averaging $1,041.
We work hard to offset the cost of tuition with scholarships and paid work-integrated learning opportunities for students.
We have made it as simple as possible for you to apply for scholarships and awards. By completing both our general awards application and our undergraduate awards application online, you have access to approximately 90% of the available awards at ULethbridge!
$1.09 million was distributed to incoming new high school and transfer students through the Alberta Scholarship Program, ULethbridge awards, and athletic awards. These award recipients received over $1,000 ($1,062) on average.
Course selections for the program will vary, but may include:
- Cellular Basis of Life
- Diversity of Life
- General Chemistry I and II
- Organic Chemistry I and II
- Introductory Biochemistry
- Introduction to Physics I
- Introduction to Probability & Statistics
- Dentist
