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Bachelor of Science and Doctor of Dental Medicine

Overview

The Bachelor of Science and Doctor of Dental Medicine is a double degree program offered by the University of Sydney. The program is designed to provide students with a comprehensive education in science and dentistry, leading to the award of both degrees.

Course Resolutions

The course resolutions detailed in this page apply to all courses included in the table below under section 1 (course codes). These resolutions must be read in conjunction with applicable University By-laws, Rules, and policies.

1 Course Codes

• Code: BPSCIDMD-01
• Course title: Bachelor of Science and Doctor of Dental Medicine

2 Attendance Pattern

The attendance pattern for this course is full-time only.

3 Streams

• The Bachelor of Science in this double degree is available in the following stream:
  • Dalyell
• Completion of streams is not a requirement of the Bachelor of Science and Doctor of Dental Medicine.

4 Cross-Faculty Management

• Students in this course will be under the general supervision of the Faculty of Science until the end of the semester in which they complete the requirements for the Bachelor of Science.
• The Faculty of Science and the Faculty of Medicine and Health shall jointly exercise authority in any matter concerned with this course.

5 Admission to Candidature

• Admission to this course is on the basis of a secondary school leaving qualification such as the NSW Higher School Certificate (including national and international equivalents) leading to the award of an Australian Tertiary Admission Ranking (ATAR) or equivalent.
• English language requirements must be met where these are not demonstrated by sufficient qualifications taught in English.
• Alternative admission pathways are open for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants and educationally disadvantaged applicants from low socio-economic backgrounds.

6 Requirements for Award

• To qualify for the award of both degrees, a student must successfully complete 336 credit points of units of study.
• The units of study that may be taken for the Bachelor of Science and Doctor of Dental Medicine are set out in:
  • Table A for the Bachelor of Science
  • Table S from the Shared Pool for Undergraduate Degrees
  • Table O from the Shared Pool for Undergraduate Degrees
  • The Table of units for the Doctor of Dental Medicine from the University of Sydney Faculty of Medicine and Health

7 Programs, Majors, and Minors

• Completion of a major from Table A for the Bachelor of Science is a requirement for this double degree.
• Completion of a minor or second major from Table A or Table S is a requirement for this double degree.

8 Satisfactory Progress

• Students must achieve the requirements below in addition to the common triggers used to identify students not meeting satisfactory progress.
• Failure to maintain the minimum progression will result in students being transferred from the double degree program to a Bachelor of Science degree.

9 Requirements for Award with Honours

• Honours in the Bachelor of Science is available to meritorious students who have completed requirements for the Bachelor of Science degree.

10 Award of the Degrees

• The Bachelor of Science is awarded at Pass level.
• The Doctor of Dental Medicine is awarded as a Pass grade.

11 Domestic Cross-Institutional Study

• Cross-institutional study is not available in this double degree course.

12 International Mobility

• The Faculty of Science encourages students in this course to participate in international exchange and global mobility programs.

13 Course Transfer

• A student may abandon the double degree program and elect to complete the Bachelor of Science in accordance with the resolutions governing that degree.

14 Credit for Previous Study

• It is not possible for students enrolled in the Bachelor of Science and Doctor of Dental Medicine to obtain credit for previous studies.

15 Transitional Provisions

• These resolutions apply to students who commenced their candidature after 1 January 2025.