Dental Early Acceptance (3+4) Program

DEAP, Early acceptance into dental program 

The UT Health San Antonio School of Dentistry Dental Early Acceptance Program (3+4), with cooperating undergraduate schools, allows students to apply credits earned during dental school to college requirements, saving a year’s work while earning both a Bachelor’s degree and a Doctor of Dental Surgery degree.

The DEAP program is intended for students coming straight out of high school with academic excellence and a demonstrated interest in dentistry as a career.

The program focuses primarily on students with difficulty financing a fourth year of college at the undergraduate level plus four years of professional education. Those who complete the program can reduce their education debt by eliminating one year of undergraduate college tuition and living expenses.

Acceptance to the program makes the student eligible for admission to the School of Dentistry upon successfully completing undergraduate requirements and achieving other criteria. Applicants must be U.S. citizens or resident aliens, and Texas residents.