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 course work, 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.
- General Biology or General Zoology with Lab (8 semester hours)
- General Chemistry with Lab (8 semester hours)
- Organic Chemistry with Lab (8 semester hours)
- General Physics with Lab, Algebra or Calculus based (8 semester hours)
- Microbiology, Lab not required (3 semester hours)
- General Biochemistry, Lab not required (3 semester hours)
- English Composition (3 semester hours)
- 90 semester hours with at least 30 hours of upper division credit
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.