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Suggested Majors

Dental schools do not select or give preference to any particular majors; therefore, you do not have to major in a science area. You should be thinking of alternate future careers in the event you change your mind, or are not accepted to dental school. Choose to major in something that you enjoy and where you do well. It is highly recommended that you have plans to complete an undergraduate degree, even though most dental schools don't require a bachelor's degree.

These majors give you a broad education that is very beneficial:
1. Health Education Provider Track
This is a major for pre-med and pre-dent students. This is a newer degree, so it is not seen in the acceptance statistics yet.
HEDU-Provider Track
2. Exercise and Sport Science

The rest are majors that others have chosen:
3. Biology
4. Human Development and Family Studies
5. Chemistry
6. Business / Finance
7. Foreign Language
8. Physiology, Psychology
9. Engineering
10. Communications

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