This program is designed to prepare students for the rigorous demands of dental, medical, and optometry schools. The program is demanding and requires high scholastic competence and performance. Students must maintain a better than "B" record to be competitive when applying to professional schools. Most dental, medical, and optometry schools require that a bachelor's degree be earned for admission. However, a few schools may accept outstanding students before graduation. Students should complete the appropriate admissions test (DAT – dental, MCAT – medicine, and OAT – optometry) by the end of their junior year (or at least one year before expected matriculation into the professional school). Students should complete the application process for admission to the professional schools about a year in advance of the expected date of matriculation (usually the summer between the junior and senior year). Few careers are as challenging or as satisfying as the practice of medicine or one of the related health professions (dentistry, optometry, veterinary medicine, and others). Admission to post-baccalaureate professional schools is highly competitive but is a realistic goal for able students who plan their undergraduate programs carefully

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