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 1100	Biological Principles I	4
BIOL 1102	Biological Principles II	4

One Biochemistry course

BIOL 3610	Biological Chemistry	4
CHEM 3500	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 1030	General Chemistry I	4
CHEM 1040	General Chemistry II	4
CHEM 1050	Accelerated General Chemistry	4
CHEM 2200	Inorganic Chemistry	4
CHEM 2300	Analysis	4

Two Organic Chemistry classes

CHEM 2100	Organic Chemistry I	4
CHEM 2110	Organic Chemistry II	4

Take one Physics course sequence

Take PHYS 201 and 202 or PHYS 221 and 222.

PHYS 1510	Physics for Life Sciences I	4
PHYS 1520	Physics for Life Sciences II	4
PHYS 1610	General Physics I	4
PHYS 1620	General Physics II	4

Mathematics course

Take one of the following courses:

MATH 1500	Pre-Calculus	4
MATH 1501	Calculus I	4

One English course

Take at least one of the following courses:

ENGL 1100	The Literary Experience	3
ENGL 3260	Advanced Writing	3

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

BIOL 1022	Human Anatomy	4
BIOL 2400	Introduction to Genetics and Cell Biology	4
BIOL 3430	General Microbiology	4
BIOL	Elective course at the 3000-level	3-4
CHEM	Elective course at the 3000-level	3-4
PSYC 1005	General Psychology	3
PSYC 1120	Life-Span Human Development	3
PSYC 2060	Statistics	4
BIOL 3632	Biostatistics and Experimental Design	4