The following courses (semester hours or equivalent quarter hours) are required to apply to the School of Dental Medicine. All coursework must be completed with a grade of C or better from an accredited U.S. college or university at the conclusion of
the spring term of the year accepted. Grades of C- or lower and courses taken pass/fail or credit/no credit will not be accepted. No more than 60 semester hours are allowed from a community/junior college. Online coursework is accepted with pre-approval.
High school advanced placement (AP) courses can be accepted for prerequisite coursework and will be evaluated on a case-by-case basis. Official documentation will be required to include AP scores. If you are an international student, please contact
the admissions office directly.
Academic Subject
| Credit Requirement
| Notes |
General Biology or General Zoology with Lab
| 8 Semester Credits (2 of which need to be labs) OR 12 Quarter Credits (3 of which need to be labs)
| Accepted General Biology classes include: Evolution, Animal Biology, Eukaryotic Biology, Cell Biology, Cellular Biology, Molecular and Cellular Biology, Ecology, Zoology.
Human Anatomy & Physiology will not fulfill this requirement.
|
General Chemistry with Lab
| 8 Semester Credits (2 of which need to be labs) OR 12 Quarter Credits (3 of which need to be labs) | Inorganic Chemistry also fulfills this requirement.
|
Organic Chemistry with Lab
| 8 Semester Credits (2 of which need to be labs) OR 12 Quarter Credits (3 of which need to be labs) | |
General Physics with Lab (Algebra or Calculus based)
| 8 Semester Credits (2 of which need to be labs) OR 12 Quarter Credits (3 of which need to be labs) | |
Microbiology (Lab not required)
| 3 Semester Credits OR 5 Quarter Credits | If you take this class at a college or university on the quarter system and the class is only 4 credits, please indicate so on your ADEA AADSAS Application. For questions, please email DDSAdmissionInquiries@ucdenver.edu
|
Biochemistry (Lab not required)
| 3 Semester Credits OR 5 Quarter Credits | If you take this class at a college or university on the quarter system and the class is only 4 credits, please indicate so on your ADEA AADSAS Application. For questions, please email DDSAdmissionInquiries@ucdenver.edu
|
English Composition | 3 Semester Credits OR 5 Quarter Credits | A University-designated writing intensive course will fulfill this requirement. For questions, please email DDSAdmissionInquiries@ucdenver.edu |
Upper Division Credits
| 30 Semester Credits OR Approx. 45 Quarter Credits | Upper-division courses are usually designated with a course number listed in the 300s-400s at schools on the semester system.
Upper-division courses at schools on the quarter system are usually designated with a course number listed
between 100-199 or higher. |
For questions on whether or not a class at your college/university is designated as an upper-division course, please contact their Registrar’s Office.
The minimum requirement for admission is 90 semester hours (or approximately 135 quarter hours) of academic coursework, but completing a bachelor's degree is strongly encouraged. Most applicants will have completed at least a bachelor's degree before
matriculation to dental school.
Suggested Electives: Courses to consider include anatomy, cell biology, histology, immunology, physiology, business management/finance, psychology and communications. Courses may be in a single area with a general background in many areas,
or may group together several related areas in the sciences or humanities.