Second Year Transfer Students

Second Year Transfer


Admission via transfer is only considered into Year 2 of the Doctor of Dental Surgery (DDS) Program if a vacancy exists in the class. A seat sometimes becomes available due to attrition. Admission via transfer beyond Year 2 of the DDS Program is not permitted.

How to Apply

This is the only site where access to the Second Year Transfer Application is available.

The application is open from May 1 to July 1 at 11:59 p.m. ET during of the year of entry. 

Please Also Note

  • Meeting application criteria does not guarantee an offer of admission.
  • There are no fixed seats.
  • Falsification or misrepresentation of information from any portion of the application will result in removal of the application from consideration.

APPLICATION
INFORMATION

APPLICATION IS
CURRENTLY CLOSED


Application Criteria

Application Requirements

Applicants must meet the following requirements at the time of application:

Be a citizen or permanent resident of Canada.

Be enrolled in an accredited undergraduate dental program in Australia, Ireland, New Zealand, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, or United States.

Have met the following academic admission requirements, as specified on our Admission Requirements webpage:

  • Undergraduate coursework and cumulative GPA (cGPA)
  • Prerequisites

Be profient in the English language. Applicants whose first language is not English may be required to demonstrate their understanding of the English language.

Submit a personal statement detailing scholastic and non-scholastic achievements.

Provide letters of reference and/or attend an interview (if requested).

Applicants are NOT required to complete: 

  • Dental Aptitude Test (DAT) 
  • Casper
  • Western autobiographical sketch (ABS)

Application Process

In addition to completing the online application, applicants must submit all of the following by the application deadline.

Application fee

  • $375.00 CAD payable by credit card only (instruction will be provided within the application).

Official transcripts (electronic preferred)

  • From each university, college or other post-secondary institution previously attended and are currently attending. 
  • Must be sent to admissions.dentistry@schulich.uwo.ca directly from the issuing institution, or through a third party credentialling service (i.e. MyCreds, My eQuals, Parchment)
If electronic transcripts cannot be provided, applicants must direct the issuing institution to provide transcripts by courier or mail to:
Dentistry Admissions Coordinator
Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry, Western University
Health Sciences Addition, Room H110
1151 Richmond St North
London, Ontario, Canada  N6A 5C1

Additional documentation

  • Course syllabus for EACH previous dental course taken:
  • Dental Curriculum Equivalency Summary: form will be available when application opens. To view Year 1 courses, please visit the Dentistry/Current Students webpage.
  • Transfer Application Checklist: form will be available when the application opens.
  • Additional documents, as outlined in the online application.

For detailed admission requirements and application information, please review the Application Information document.

All of the above documentation must be uploaded to the online application or submitted electronically to admissions.dentistry@schulich.uwo.ca.

Consideration & Assessment

Applicants are reviewed based on a holistic assessment of their academic and non-academic achievements. The most competitive applicants:

  • Come from a comparable curriculum. Please refer to the Doctor of Dental Surgery (DDS), Year 1 course listings.

  • Have good standing in their current dental program. Applicants who have been required to withdraw from a dental school for academic or other reasons will usually be ineligible for admission to Schulich Dentistry via Second Year transfer.

Decisions on Second Year Transfer applicants are not subject to appeal.