University of Nebraska at Kearney
1998-2000 Undergraduate CATALOG

Offered by Health Science Programs:

Pre-Dental

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 2 courses
BIOL 225, 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 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

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

Take 1 course from:

MATH 102*, College Algebra - 3 hours

MATH 112*, Scientific Topics in Mathematics - 5 hours

*Students with sufficient preparation may enter the mathematics program at a higher level.

Strongly recommended:

BACC 250, Beginning Accounting I - 3 hours

BIOL 309, Cellular Biology - 4 hours (Prereq: 8 hours of college Biology)

BIOL 400, Microbiology - 5 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)

No more than ONE from:

BIOL 460, Genetics (Prereq: 8 hours of college Biology)
OR

BIOL 461, Human Genetics - 3-4 hours (Prereq: A college Biology course)

BIOL 465, Physiology - 3 hours (Prereq: BIOL 107GS, BIOL 309, CHEM 161GS, CHEM 161LGS and organic chemistry)

CHEM 351, Biochemistry - 4 hours (Prereq: C Grade in CHEM 161, CHEM 161L, CHEM 250 or concurrently with CHEM 361, 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

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.)