Sample curriculum for pre-dentistry track – applied health science 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 |
3-4 | General Psychology: PSYC 1010 or Principles of Sociology: SOC 1010 |
3-4 | |
Introduction to Health Professions: AHS 1010 or 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 | |
| Microbiology: BIOL 3130 Prereq: CHEM 1230/1240 or CHEM 1350 and BIOL 2050 |
4 | Social Psychology: SOC 3010 or PSYC 3110 or Supportive Requirement Prereq 3010: SOC 1010 Prereq 3110: PSYC 1010 |
3 | |
| 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 |
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 | |
| Psychology of Abnormal Behavior: PSYC 4050 or Disease-Related Course Prereq: PSYC 1010 |
3 | Epidemiology: BIOL 4490 or Disease-Related Course 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 | |
| General Genetics: BIOL 3500 Prereq: BIOL 2040 and BIOL 2050 |
4 | Introduction to Statistics: Math 1150 or Fundamentals of Statistics: MATH 2470 or Quantitative Methods 1: PSYC 2700 or Introductory Statistics: SOC 2690. Prereq 2470: C or better in MATH 1310 or MATH 1350 Prereq 2700: PSYC 1010 and MATH 1220 |
3-4 | |
| Fourth Year | ||||
| Fall Term | Spring Term | |||
Aging, The Individual and Society: GERO 1010 or Aging Course |
3 | Lifespan Developmental Psychology: PSYC 3100 or Aging Course Prereq: PSYC 1010 |
3 | |
Health Care Services Organization: AHS 3250 or Administrative Course |
3 | Basic Biochemistry: CHEM 3080 Prereq or Coreq: CHEM 3440 and CHEM 3450 or CHEM 3460 |
3 | |
Health and Welness: HP 2150 or Health and Wellness Course |
3 | Introduction to Community Health: PUBH 2100 or Health and Wellness Course |
3 | |
| Research Methods in Public and Allied Health: PUBH 3300 Prereq: A stats course above |
3 | BGP Arts/Humanities |
3 | |
BGP International Perspective or Cultural Diversity*** |
3 | BGP International Perspective or Cultural Diversity*** |
3 | |
Medical Terminology: AHS 3010 |
2 | Introduction to Economics: ECON 2000 or Administrative Course |
3 |
*An alternative to the two-semester calculus sequence of MATH 1340 (3 credits) and MATH 1350 (3 credits) is the one semester course, MATH 1310 (5 credits)
**An alternative to CHEM 3080 (3 credits) is the two-semester biochemistry sequence of CHEM 4450 (3 credits) and CHEM 44330070 (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 needs to be completed for graduation.
- A total of 40 units at the 3000/4000 level needs to be completed for graduation.
- 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 two of SOC 1010, PSYC 1010 and ECON 2000.
- 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.
- 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