MS in Oral Sciences Admissions Information

Applicants must submit two letters from professors or from other individuals who can speak to their academic abilities. Letters must be on letterhead and include original hand-written signature and title. Letters should be submitted to cdm-pgadmissions@cumc.columbia.edu. Suject line should read: MS Oral Sciences - [Name of applicant].

Preference is given to applicants with the GRE, MCAT, and/or DAT. 

Official transcripts from all colleges and universities must be submitted from all post-secondary colleges and universities attended. Applicants who received their post-secondary education in the U.S. and Canada have the option of sending their official transcripts electronically through a secure file transfer with e-transcript services Parchment and National Student Clearinghouse. Official transcripts can also be emailed securely from both Parchment and National Student Clearinghouse to cdm-pgadmissions@cumc.columbia.edu. Unofficial transcripts will not be accepted, nor will emailed transcripts from services other than Parchment or Student Clearinghouse. If electronic or email delivery of official transcripts through these services are unavailable at your institution, please have your sealed official transcripts sent to Columbia University College of Dental Medicine; 630 West 168th Street; New York, NY 10032.

Applicants must submit a curriculum vitae that includes: education (undergraduate/postgraduate coursework); work experience; research and scholarly activities; presentations, manuscripts and bibliographies; extracurricular activities; and professional achievements.

$125 USD. No application fee waivers are available. Payment can be made here.

Applicants must submit two letters from professors or from other individuals who can speak to their academic abilities. Letters must be on letterhead and include original hand-written signature and title. Letters must be sent via email from your recommenders to cdm-pgadmissions@cumc.columbia.edu. The subject line of the email should read: MS Oral Sciences - [Name of applicant].

An official TOEFL or IELTS score is required for all applicants (including native English speakers) who have received their undergraduate degree from a non-U.S.  school. Valid official TOEFL or IELTS scores that are no older than two years are required for admission.

Applicants who received their post-secondary education in countries other than the U.S. or Canada must have sealed official transcripts mailed from the granting institution to Columbia University College of Dental Medicine; 630 West 168th Street - Box 20; New York, NY 10032. If official transcripts are not written in the English language, an original certified English translation is required. Unofficial transcripts will not be accepted. Unfortunately, international transcripts cannot be sent electronically. In addition to official transcripts from all international post-secondary schools attended, applicants must submit an Educational Credential Evaluators (ECE) or World Education Services (WES) course by course evaluation from those schools in order to be considered for admission. 

Applicants must submit a curriculum vitae that includes: education (undergraduate/postgraduate coursework); work experience; research and scholarly activities; presentations, manuscripts and bibliographies; extracurricular activities; and professional achievements.

Preference is given to applicants with the GRE, MCAT, and/or DAT.

$125 USD. No application fee waivers are available. Payment can be made here.

Applications to the MS in Oral Sciences program are submitted online. You can start an application here. Fill the form out; print it and sign. Scan and upload here.

Applications submitted on or before the priority deadline will be reviewed first. Then applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis until the final application deadline. We encourage applicants to apply by priority deadlines if an early decision is needed for funding opportunities, a visa, or to ensure that an application is reviewed before the program reaches its capacity.

After your application is considered complete and includes all of the required application materials, please allow at least 6-8 weeks for your admissions decision to be released. 

Applications will not be marked complete until all required documents are received, along with degree conferral (if applicable). You may email cdm-pgadmissions@cumc.columbia.edu with questions about your application status.

Please write to us at cdm-pgadmissions@cumc.columbia.edu, letting us know the reason your recommender does not have a professional email address or company letterhead. We will review your case and reply with further instructions if necessary. Please do this before you add the recommender into your application.

Academic recommendations should be written by current or former faculty members with whom you have studied in the classroom who can assess your past academic work, intellectual ability, academic potential for graduate work, suitability for the program, and your ability to commit to our rigorous curriculum. Coach or mentor letters are not eligible as academic recommendations.