PRE-DENTISTRY CURRICULUM

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Program Coordinator Melinda Ekkens-Villanueva, Ph.D | mvillanu@wau.edu

It is recommended that students obtain information from the dental school they plan to attend for details regarding specific requirements for admission. In addition, pre-dentistry students are encouraged to consult on a regular basis with WAU’s pre-dentistry program coordinator.

The following courses are normally required for admission to dental school. In order to be competitive, a science GPA of 3.3 or higher is recommended.

Required Courses (41 Credits)

ENGL 101 - Composition Credits: 3
ENGL 102 - Research and Literature Credits: 3
BIOL 161 - College Biology I Credits: 4
BIOL 162 - College Biology II Credits: 4
CHEM 151 - College Chemistry I Credits: 4
CHEM 152 - College Chemistry II Credits: 4
CHEM 221 - Organic Chemistry I Credits: 4
CHEM 222 - Organic Chemistry II Credits: 4
CHEM 461 - Biochemistry I Credits: 3
PHYS 271 - College Physics I Credits: 4 - AND
PHYS 272 - College Physics II Credits: 4
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PHYS 281 - Physics for Scientists and Engineers I Credits: 4 - AND
PHYS 282 - Physics for Scientists and Engineers II Credits: 4

Recommended Courses (49 Credits):

ACCT 211 - Principles of Accounting I Credits: 3
MGMT 201 - Introduction to Management I Credits: 3
NUTR 260 - Nutrition Credits: 3
PSYC 105 - Introduction to Psychology Credits: 3
BIOL 150 - Microbiology Credits: 4
BIOL 305 - Genetics Credits: 4
BIOL 315 - Histology Credits: 4
BIOL 330 - Systems Physiology Credits: 4
BIOL 405 - Cell and Molecular Biology Credits: 4
BIOL 410 - Developmental Biology Credits: 4
BIOL 415 - Immunology Credits: 3
BIOL 416 - Immunology Laboratory Credits: 1
CHEM 462 - Biochemistry II Credits: 3
CHEM 463 - Biochemistry Lab I Credits: 1
CHEM 464 - Biochemistry Lab II Credits: 1
MATH 110 - Probability and Statistics Credits: 4

Notes:

In order to strengthen their applications, students must observe or shadow working professionals and otherwise obtain experience in a medical-related area. A minimum of 50 hours of dental practice observation or shadowing is required.

Typically, dental schools require that prerequisite courses be taken in the United States and science sequences must be completed within five years of admission to dental school.