Sample curriculum for pre-dentistry track – biology major

This is not an exhaustive list of prerequisite courses. See additional requirements for individual professional programs.

First Year
Fall Term		Spring Term
Precalculus Mathematics: MATH 1280 Prereq: Prior Credit in Math 1220 or Math Placement Score	5	Calculus and Analytic Geometry IA: MATH 1340* Prereq: C or better in Math 1280 or Math Placement Score of 61	3
Seminar in Academic Writing: WRIT 1110 Prereq: Placement Score	3	Seminar in Research Writing: WRIT 1120 Prereq: Placement Score or WRIT 1110	3
Concepts in Biology I: BIOL 2040 or Concepts in Biology II: BIOL 2050	4	Concepts in Biology I: BIOL 2040 or Concepts in Biology II: BIOL 2050	4
General Psychology: PSYC 1010 or Principles of Sociology: SOC 1010 or BGP Social Sciences	3-4	General Psychology: PSYC 1010 or Principles of Sociology: SOC 1010 or BGP Social Sciences	3-4
Biology Today: BIOL 2000	1	Jewelry and Metals: ARTS 2810	3
Second Year
Fall Term		Spring Term
General Chemistry I Lecture and Lab: CHEM 1230 and CHEM 1240 or CHEM 1350 Prereq: High School Chem or CHEM 1090. Math 1220 or Math Placement Score	4+1 or 5	General Chemistry and General Chemistry Laboratory: CHEM 1270 or CHEM 1370 and CHEM 1280 or CHEM 1380 Prereq: C or better in CHEM 1230/1240 or 1350.	4+1
Evolution: BIOL 3510 or General Genetics: BIOL 3500 Prereq 3500: BIOL 2040 and BIOL 2050	3-4	Evolution: BIOL 3510 or General Genetics: BIOL 3500 Prereq 3500: BIOL 2040 and BIOL 2050	3-4
Human Anatomy and Physiology I: BIOL 3310 Prereq: BIOL 1040 or BIOL 2050	4	Human Anatomy and Physiology II: BIOL 3320 Prereq: BIOL 1040 or BIOL 2050	4
Calculus and Analytic Geometry IB: MATH 1350* Prereq: C or better in Math 1340	3	Medical Ethics: PHIL 2420 or BGP Arts/Humanities	3
Third Year
Fall Term		Spring Term
Organic Chemistry: CHEM 3410 Prereq: CHEM 1270 or 1370 and CHEM 1280 or 1380	5	Organic Chemistry: CHEM 3440 and Organic Chemistry Laboratory: CHEM 3460 Prereq: C or better in CHEM 3410	3+1
Microbiology: BIOL 3130 Prereq: CHEM 1230/1240 or CHEM 1350 and BIOL 2050	4	Developmental Biology: BIOL 4310 or BIOL elective 4000 level Prereq: BIOL 2040 and BIOL 2050	3
College Physics I: PHYS 2010 Prereq: Math Placement or C or better in MATH 1200 or higher	5	College Physics II: PHYS 2020 Prereq: PHYS 2010	5
Independent Research: BIOL 4010	1-2	Epidemiology: BIOL 4490 or BIOL Group II elective 4000 level Prereq: BIOL 2040 and BIOL 2050	3
		Independent Research: BIOL 4010	1-2
Fourth Year
Fall Term		Spring Term
Independent Research: BIOL 4010	1-2	Independent Research: BIOL 4010	1-2
Introduction to Statistics: Math 1150 or Fundamentals of Statistics: MATH 2470 or Quantitative Methods 1: PSYC 2700 or elective. Prereq 2470: C or better in MATH 1310 or MATH 1350 Prereq 2700: PSYC 1010 and MATH 1220	3-4	Basic Biochemistry: CHEM 3080 Prereq or Coreq: CHEM 3440 and CHEM 3450 or CHEM 3460	3
Multidisciplinary Component	3	Multidisciplinary Component	3
Cell Biology: BIOL 4070 or Group III Elective 4000 level Prereq: Two Biology courses 2000-level or higher. CHEM 1280 or CHEM 1380.	4	Medical Terminology: AHS 3010 or elective	2-3
BGP International Perspective or Cultural Diversity***	3	BGP International Perspective or Cultural Diversity***	3
		BGP Arts/Humanities	3

*An alternative to the two-semester calculus sequence of MATH 1340 (3 cr)/MATH 1350 (3 cr) is the one semester course, MATH 1310 (5 cr)

**An alternative to CHEM 3080 (3 credits) is the two-semester biochemistry sequence of CHEM 4450 (3 credits) and CHEM 4470 (3 credits).

***An International Perspective (IP) course and a Cultural Diversity (CD) course need to be completed. Designated courses can simultaneously fulfill the IP or CD requirement and a BGP Arts & Humanities or BGP Social Science requirement. Intermediate Foreign Language Courses such as Spanish 2010 fulfill this requirement.

A total of 122 units need to be completed for graduation.
A foreign language requirement needs to be fulfilled either through high school credits or completion of appropriate BGSU courses.
Two approved BGP courses in the Arts and Humanities need to be completed.
PHIL 2420, Medical Ethics, fulfills one of these requirements.
Two approved BGP courses in the Social Sciences need to be completed. These requirements can be fulfilled with SOC 1010 and PSYC 1010.
A total of 4 classes are needed for the multidisciplinary component. One course can include PHYS 2020, College Physics II. Another can be BIOL 3310, Human Anatomy and Physiology I, as long as it is not counted as one of the electives for the biology major. (If all courses from the above guide are completed, this course is not needed to fulfill a biology elective). Two more are needed from different disciplines. One of these courses need to be at the 3000/4000 level.
A total of 40 units at the 3000/4000 level needs to be completed for graduation.
The following courses should ideally be completed by the end of Year 1: WRIT 1110. WRIT 1120. BIOL 2040. BIOL 2050.
The following courses should be ideally completed at minimum by the end of Year 2: MATH 1310 or MATH 1350. CHEM 1230 or CHEM 1350. CHEM 1270 or CHEM 1370. Foreign Language Requirement.
The following courses should be ideally completed at minimum by the end of Year 3 for DAT preparation: CHEM 3410. CHEM 3440. CHEM 3460.

Updated: 08/09/2024 10:56AM