Pre-Dentistry

The following is a suggested schedule of when to take the required and reccomended courses along with pre-requisite and general education requirements. The schedule is meant to balance your work load and create a smooth overall transition from semester to semester. (Courses in bold are common dental school pre-requisites.)

            Freshman Year                          Sophomore Year 

                   Fall                   Spring                          Fall                     Spring              
  English 1010 (3)     English EN2010 (3)     Chem 1220 (5)       Chem 2310 (5)
  Math 1010 (4)         Math QL 1050 (4)        Zool 2100 (4)         Zool 2200 (4)
  Chem 1200 (3)        Chem PS1210 (5)      Micro LS2054 (4)      PSY SS1010 (3)
  Zool SI1110 (4)     Zool SI1120 (4)          Comp. Info. Lit. (2-5)

               *Junior Year                               *Senior Year

                   Fall                  Spring                          Fall                           Spring          
  Math 1060 (3)          Chem 3070 (4)         Phys PS2010 (4)        Phys 2020 (4)
  Chem 2320 (5)          Gen Ed CA (3)          Phys PS2010L (1)      Phys 2020L (1)
  ECON SS1010 (3)      COMM HU2110 (3)     Gen Ed CV or HV (3)   Am. Inst. (3)


*Junior and Senior Years: DO NOT include courses needed to complete a BS degree program requirements. Must seek academic advisement for specific courses to complete Program of Study (major/minor) requirements.

Bachelor Degree Programs

Microbiology, Zoology, and the Bachelors of Integrated Studies are the three most common Bachelor Degree Programs predental students choose. Total credit hours required for a BS/BIS degree are 120; upper division credit hours required for a BS/BIS degree is 40. Chemistry courses required and listed in the above suggested schedule complete a Chemistry minor. Many students take courses during the summer term or take an additional semester or two to complete BS degree requirements for a more competitive dental school application. Note that although most students complete or are close to completing a degree, it is NOT required by Dental Schools.

General Education

Suggested pre-dental courses that fulfill general education requirements include: Psych SS1010, Communication HU2110, Econ SS1010, Chemistry PS1210, and Microbiology LS2054. Care should be taken in choosing the remaining general education breadth courses due to the University Diversity requirement that can be fulfilled by specific general education courses. If properly chosen one course can complete two requirements. Otherwise, a separate course (not listed here) will need to be completed for Diversity. To see the complete general education requirements click here.
(note: do not duplicate departments when fulfilling general education breadth areas)