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Pre-Dentistry - A.A. Degree (Transfer)

An Arts and Sciences Area of Study

Application Code 51

For curriculum information, contact the Science, Engineering, and Technology Division—Room ST-248—443-518-1600.

Dentists are important health professionals who are employed in a variety of settings including privately owned practices, group practices, and government or industrial facilities. This area of study is designed to prepare students who plan to apply for admission to dental school. Students who have not already earned a B.S. or B.A. will apply to dental school after transferring to a four-year college or university. In many colleges, students must choose a major other than pre-dentistry. Students often select a major which will provide an alternative career route should they change their occupational plans. The pre-dentistry curriculum prepares students for dental school as well as for bachelor’s degrees in the life sciences, chemistry, or related fields. Pre-dentistry students should obtain a copy of admissions requirements for U.S. and Canadian dental schools available through the American Association of Dental Schools, 1625 Massachusetts Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20036.

General Education Core

Students enrolled in transfer patterns must take a minimum of 30 credits in General Education. Each student’s total of general education and required courses must equal at least 60 semester hours of credit.

Composition

Course NumberTitleMinimum Credits
ENGL-121College Composition

3 credits

Humanities, Arts and Literature

Course NumberTitleMinimum Credits
Humanities Core Course

Arts Core Course

Literature Core Course

9-11

One Humanities Core Course (3 credits), plus one Arts Core Course (3 credits), plus one Literature Core Course (3 credits) satisfies the Humanities, Arts and Literature Core requirement, OR a World Language Sequence (8 credits), plus another Humanities, Arts, and Literature Core (3 credits) in a second discipline other than a world language satisfies the Humanities, Arts and Literature Core requirement.

Social Sciences

Course NumberTitleMinimum Credits
Social and Behavioral Sciences Core Courses

6

One History Core Course is required and may be taken as either a Social and Behavioral Sciences Core or a Humanities Core. No more than 6 credits may be taken in History to meet Humanities Core and Social and Behavioral Sciences Core requirements.

Science

Course NumberTitleMinimum Credits
BIOL-101General Biology I

4 credits

BIOL-102General Biology II

4 credits

Mathematics

Course NumberTitleMinimum Credits
MATH-153Precalculus II

3 credits

or

higher

Interdisciplinary

Course NumberTitleMinimum Credits
Interdisciplinary -Interdisciplinary and Emerging Issues Core Course

1-3

Required Courses Related to Major

Required Courses

Course NumberTitleMinimum Credits
BIOL-201Genetics

3 credits

BIOL-202Genetics Lab

1 credit

CHEM-101General Inorganic Chemistry I

4 credits

CHEM-102General Inorganic Chemistry II

4 credits

CHEM-201Organic Chemistry I

4 credits

CHEM-202Organic Chemistry II

4 credits

PHYS-103Fundamentals of Physics I

4 credits

PHYS-104Fundamentals of Physics II

4 credits

Mathematics

Course NumberTitleMinimum Credits
MATH-181Calculus I

4 credits

or

higher

Total Credit Hours: 62-68