Academic preparation
for DENTISTRY
REQUIRED PREREQUISITES
*BIOLOGY w/lab 1-2 years
BIO 20A, 20B, 20C, 20L
GENERAL CHEMISTRY w/lab 1 year
CHEM 1A, 1B/M, 1C/N
ORGANIC CHEMISTRY w/lab 2-3 quarters
CHEM 108A/L, 108B/M, 108C
Or
CHEM 112A/L, 112B/M, 112C/N
BIOCHEMISTRY
2 quarters
Human Anatomy
Bio 135
PHYSICS w/lab 1 year
PHYS 5A/L, 5B/M, 5C/N
Or
PHYS 6A/L, 6B/M, 6C/N
PSYCHOLOGY 1-2 courses
ENGLISH 1 year
Proficiency-oral, written
1 course technical writing
Social Sciences, Humanities or Foreign Language
16 units
*Please be advised UCSF is strongly recommending
Vertebrate Zoology Bio 138
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DEGREES AWARDED IN THIS FIELD:
D.D.S.
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The courses listed above are minimum preparation. Please
note that some of these courses, especially the sciences, may have
other prerequisites such as mathematics
SUGGESTED ADDITIONAL PREPARATION
EMBRYOLOGY
MICROBIOLOGY
GENETICS
PHYSIOLOGY
IMMUNOLOGY
BUSINESS/ECONOMICS
MATH pre calculus
COMPUTER LITERACY
FOREIGN LANGUAGE
STATISTICS
SPEECH COMMUNICATION
SOCIAL SCIENCES
FINE ARTS
Ceramics, sculpture, jewelry making, drawing
Courses that contribute to professional and cultural background.
For general information, check http://www.adea.org
or Admissions Requirements of US and Canadian Dental Schools.
For specific requirements, check each school (catalog or web site).
REMEMBER: YOU WILL BE APPLYING TO DENTAL SCHOOL APPROXIMATELY
12 TO 15 MONTHS BEFORE MATRICULATION. PLAN ACCORDINGLY.
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