Is Dentistry for me?
Are you a current high school student who is considering a career in dentistry? If you'd like to learn more about the field of dentistry you can visit the American Dental Association's web site and take a look at the Dentistry Fact Sheet

The Programs
Once you've decided to become a dentist, you can read all about the honors program we offer to qualified students, in conjunction with our affiliated campus Pacific Stockton (College of the Pacific ). There are three programs to choose from: a five-year program, a six-year program, and a seven-year program, which provides students with the ability to earn a bachelor's degree.

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A five-year program leading to the DDS degree was initiated in 1984 to provide predental education in two academic years for qualified students. Students admitted to the program take a prescribed list of general education and science courses as undergraduates in the College of the Pacific . After two years of study, they are eligible to apply for admission to the School of Dentistry. All students registered in the program are monitored closely and are counseled by predental faculty on the Stockton campus as well as by dental faculty from the San Francisco campus.

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A six-year program provides qualified high school students with the opportunity to enroll in a selective baccalaureate and DDS degree program. Students accepted into the program major in chemistry or biological sciences and obtain a bachelor's degree from the College of the Pacific after completing three academic years on the Stockton campus and one year at the School of Dentistry. This special opportunity, combined with the 36-month continuous education program in dentistry, makes possible the completion of all requirements for both the bachelors and doctor of dental surgery degrees within a total of six years.

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A seven-year program provides students with the opportunity to complete a bachelor's degree in any discipline on the Stockton campus in four years of study and then complete the Doctor of Dental Surgery degree at the School of Dentistry in San Francisco in three additional years. Students admitted to this honors program can major in any subject provided they complete an appropriate series of science courses as prescribed by a College of the Pacific predental advisor.