DentalFour Year Pre-requisite Plan

Dental Four Year Plan

Requirements for dental schools vary from school to school and can change year by year, students must carefully examine the pre-requisite requirements of the schools they are interested in to be current and accurate when registering for courses at Gustavus. Consult the American Dental Education Association guide for requirements and admission statistics to the 60+ Dental Schools, ADEA Official Guide to Dental Schools.

(DAT) indicates that the course is also recommended for the Dental Admission Test.

First Year: Fall

BIO 101 Principles of Biology (DAT)

CHE 107 Principles of Chemistry (DAT)

FTS 100 (Writing Intensive course-WRITI)

PSY 100 General Psychology (or Spring)

First Year: Spring

BIO 102 Organismal Biology (DAT)

CHE 141 Organic Chemistry I (DAT)

MCS 121 or 118/119 Calculus or MCS 177 or MCS 142 Statistics

Second Year: Fall

CHE 251 Organic Chemistry II (DAT)

*English - composition (ie. ENG 112 Intro Creative Writing)

*(U of M pre-requisite requirement: Two composition courses are preferred; or one composition course, and one additional course in either literature, humanities, or public speaking that is writing intensive)

Second Year: January Interim

NDL 068 Career Exploration (shadowing in the dental field for credit strongly recommended)

Second Year: Spring

CHE 258 Inorganic Chemistry I (DAT recommend)

Third Year: Fall

PHY 120/121 General Physics I or PHY 122/121 General Physics I w/calculus

HES 234 Anatomy & Physiology I

ART 110 Drawing - Techniques and Theories or ART 234 Sculpture - Clay Modeling/Bronze Casting (recommended)

Third Year: Spring

PHY 170/171 General Physics II or PHY 172/171 General Physics II w/calculus

HES 235 Anatomy & Physiology II

Fourth Year: Fall

CHE 255 Biochemistry (or Spring)

Fourth Year: Spring

BIO 218 Fundamentals of Microbiology or BIO 380 Microbiology (required for some programs; recommended. BIO 201 and BIO 202 required if planning to take BIO 380)

Regional Dental Programs Pre-requisite Requirements: