Pre-Dentistry

Suggested Program of Study

These are general admission requirements. Students should refer to specific admissions guidelines for each dental school, and consult with their academic advisor and the Coordinator.

Required Courses

Two Introductory Biology courses:

BIOL 120	Biological Principles I (NS)	4
BIOL 121	Biological Principles II	4

One Biochemistry course

BIOL 354	Biological Chemistry (W)	4
CHEM 305	Biochemistry	4

Two Chemistry Courses

Take two courses from the following combinations:

CHEM 116 & CHEM 117
CHEM 120 & CHEM 222
CHEM 120 & CHEM 242

CHEM 116	General Chemistry I (NS)	4
CHEM 117	General Chemistry II	4
CHEM 120	Accelerated General Chemistry (NS)	4
CHEM 222	Inorganic Chemistry	4
CHEM 242	Analysis	4

Two Organic Chemistry classes

CHEM 201	Organic Chemistry I	4
CHEM 202	Organic Chemistry II	4

Take one Physics course sequence

Take PHYS 201 and 202 or PHYS 221 and 222.

PHYS 201	Physics for Life Sciences I (NS)	4
PHYS 202	Physics for Life Sciences II	4
PHYS 221	General Physics I (NS)	4
PHYS 222	General Physics II	4

Mathematics course

Take one of the following courses:

MATH 150	Pre-Calculus (MT)	4
MATH 151	Calculus I (MT)	4

One English course

Take at least one of the following courses:

ENGL 200	The Literary Experience (W) & (LT)	3
ENGL 311	Advanced Writing (W)	3

Additional courses may include (but are not limited to):

BIOL 150	Human Anatomy	4
BIOL 233	Genetics	4
BIOL 234	Cell Biology	4
BIOL 344	General Microbiology	4
BIOL	Elective course at the 300-level	3-4
CHEM	Elective course at the 300-level	3-4
PSYC 115	General Psychology (SS)	3
PSYC 210	Life-Span Human Development (WB)	3
PSYC 270/ECON 270	Statistics	4
BIOL 370	Biostatistics and Experimental Design (W)	4