Offered by Health Science Programs:

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, Biology II - 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 (Prereq: ENG 100A or English ACT score of 15 or above)

ENG 102GS, Expository Writing II - 3 hours (Prereq: ENG 101GS* or ACT English score of 30 or above)

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, Principles of 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, Infectious Diseases - 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)

FSID 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.)