Pre-Dental
The College of Dentistry of the University of Nebraska Medical Center requires a
minimum of 90 semester hours for admission. The majority of students entering dental
school have a BS degree**.
- Requirements
- Take 8 hours from:
- BIOL 103GS, General Biology - 4 hours
BIOL 107GS, General Zoology - 4 hours (Prereq: three
years of high school science including biology and chemistry and a minimum score of 20 on
the ACT or equivalent or a college science course)
- No more than ONE from the following options:
- 1 course
BIOL 215GS, Human Physiology - 4 hours
(Prereq: three years of high school science including biology and chemistry and a
minimum score of 20 on the ACT or equivalent or a college science course or departmental
permission)
OR 2 courses
BIOL 225, Anatomy and Physiology - 4 hours (CHEM 145 or
CHEM 150 or CHEM 160; three years of high school science including biology and a minimum
score of 20 on the ACT or equivalent or a college science course or departmental
permission)
BIOL 226, Anatomy and Physiology - 4 hours (Prereq:
three years of high school science including biology and chemistry and a minimum score of
20 on the ACT or equivalent or a college science course)
- BIOL 211, Human Microbiology - 4 hours (Students
should not take BIOL 211 if they are planning to take BIOL
400, see Strongly Recommended, below)
- Take all of the following:
- CHEM 160GS, General Chemistry - 3 hours (see prerequisites)
- CHEM 160LGS, General Chemistry Laboratory - 1 hour
- CHEM 161GS, General Chemistry - 3 hours
- CHEM 161LGS, General Chemistry Laboratory - 1 hour
- CHEM 360, Organic Chemistry - 4 hours
- CHEM 360L, Organic Chemistry Laboratory - 1 hour
- CHEM 361, Organic Chemistry - 4 hours
- CHEM 361L, Organic Chemistry Laboratory - 1 hour
- ENG 101GS, Expository Writing I - 3 hours
- ENG 102GS, Expository Writing II - 3 hours
- PHYS 205GS, General Physics - 5 hours
- PHYS 206GS, General Physics - 5 hours
- MATH 102*, College Algebra - 3 hours
- *Students with sufficient preparation may enter the mathematics program at a higher
level.
- Strongly recommended:
- BACC 250, Beginning Accounting I - 3 hours (Prereq: MATH 102, sophomore standing)
- BIOL 309, Cellular Biology - 4 hours (Prereq: 8 hours
of college Biology)
- BIOL 360, Genetics - 4 hours (Prereq: 8 hours of
college Biology)
- BIOL 400, Microbiology - 4 hours (Prereq: 8 hours of
college Biology)
- BIOL 401, Principles of Immunology - 4 hours (Prereq:
8 hours of college Biology)
- BIOL 440, General Virology - 4 hours (Prereq: BIOL 211GS or BIOL 400; BIOL 450 and BIOL 401)
- BIOL 465, Physiology - 3 hours (Prereq: BIOL 107GS, BIOL 309, CHEM 161GS, CHEM 161LGS and organic chemistry)
- CHEM 351, Biochemistry - 4 hours (Prereq: CHEM 250; or CHEM 361
and CHEM 361L)
- FCSC 110GS, Introduction to Nutrition - 3 hours
- PSY 203GS, General Psychology - 3 hours
- PSY 230GS, Human Development - 3 hours
- PSY 231, Abnormal Behavior and Society - 3 hours
- SOC 250GS, Anthropology - 3 hours
Elective courses should be chosen from biology, chemistry, mathematics, the social
sciences, the fine arts and humanities, and business administration, business law, and
economics.
Admission to dental school is based on scholastic record, DAT scores, personal
recommendations and an interview with members of the admissions committee. Students
applying to dental schools other than the UNMC College of Dentistry should check with
those schools for their specific course requirements. Students in pre-dentistry should
also pursue a baccalaureate degree, since admission to dental school cannot be assured.
**Students pursuing a program of study in pre-dentistry are expected
to choose a major so that they can be working towards a baccalaureate degree concurrently
with the pre-dentistry program. This requires a major/minor combination or a comprehensive
major as well as completion of the UNK general studies requirements and other degree
requirements as set forth in the college catalog. (Students who are accepted into dental
school prior to completing a baccalaureate degree at UNK may be eligible to receive a BS degree in Health Science if they have completed all General Studies requirements and have at least 90 semester hours
completed in pre-dent studies.)
16 May 2005
