Special Program in Medicine and Dental Medicine

Students preparing for a professional career in medicine and dentistry should explore UConn’s Special Program in Medicine and Dental Medicine. When admitted to this program as a college freshman, you begin a coordinated curriculum that includes four years of undergraduate work and admission to UConn’s Schools of Medicine or Dental Medicine.

At the conclusion of the program you’ll have earned both your undergraduate degree, as well as a doctorate in either medicine or dental medicine. Admission to the Special Program in Medicine and Dental Medicine is highly selective. About a dozen students are admitted each year. It is the only program of its kind offered by a public university in New England.

Students that want to be considered for the Medical program should have a high school class ranking in the top 5 percent, an overall grade point average of 3.5 or higher, and an SAT combined critical reading and math score of 1300 or an ACT composite score of 30.

Students interested in the Dentistry program should have a high school class ranking in the top 10 percent, an overall grade point average of 3.5 or higher, and an SAT combined critical reading and math score of 1300 or an ACT composite score of 30.

To apply to UConn's Special Program in Medicine and Dental Medicine you must submit your undergraduate admission application by Dec. 1. Students are also required to submit a supplemental application for this program. Your supplemental application, and all required documents, must be received by Jan. 1.

Click here to download the supplemental application and receive more information about this unique program. If you are unable to download the application, please contact the Office of Undergraduate Admissions at (860) 486-3137.