Pre-Dental Specialization
Completion of this specialization, along with introductory biology and chemistry sequences, will fulfill the core pre-dental science requirements. Please note, however, that each dental school has its own list of required courses and students should check the requirements for each school of interest. For example, several schools require microbiology. In addition to science courses, students should take a full year of writing-focused courses (FYS plus one English course), along with social sciences, math, bioethics and cultural diversity courses.
Requirements
39-40 credits
Biology (16 credits)
Complete the following biology courses:
| BIO-201 | Molecules to Cells | 3 credits |
| BIO-201L | Molecules to Cells Lab | 1 credit |
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| BIO-210L | Molecules to Cells Research-Based Lab | 1 credit |
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| BIO-202 | Organismal Biology | 3 credits |
| BIO-202L | Organismal Biology Lab | 1 credit |
| BIO-224 | Human Anatomy and Physiology I | 3 credits |
| BIO-224L | Human Anatomy and Physiology I Lab | 1 credit |
| BIO-225 | Human Anatomy and Physiology II | 3 credits |
| BIO-225L | Human Anatomy and Physiology II Lab | 1 credit |
Chemistry (15–16 credits)
Complete the General Chemistry sequence (CHE-141/CHE-141L and CHE-142/CHE-142L), Organic Chemistry (CHE-301/CHE-301L), and either CHE-302/CHE-302L or CHE-412.
| CHE-141 | General Chemistry I | 3 credits |
| CHE-141L | General Chemistry Laboratory I | 1 credit |
| CHE-142 | General Chemistry II | 3 credits |
| CHE-142L | General Chemistry Laboratory II | 1 credit |
| CHE-301 | Organic Chemistry I | 3 credits |
| CHE-301L | Organic Chemistry I Lab | 1 credit |
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| CHE-302 | Organic Chemistry II | 3 credits |
| CHE-302L | Organic Chemistry II Lab | 1 credit |
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| CHE-412 | Biochemistry | 3 credits |
Physics (8 credits)
Complete either the General Physics or the Analytical Physics sequence. Please note that Analytical Physics requires MAT-175 as a prerequisite.
| PHY-231 | General Physics I | 3 credits |
| PHY-231L | General Physics I Lab | 1 credit |
| PHY-232 | General Physics II | 3 credits |
| PHY-232L | General Physics II Lab | 1 credit |
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| PHY-271 | Analytical Physics I | 3 credits |
| PHY-271L | Analytical Physics I Lab | 1 credit |
| PHY-272 | Analytical Physics II | 3 credits |
| PHY-272L | Analytical Physics II Lab | 1 credit |