Program requirements

Dental schools in the United States require applicants to satisfactorily complete a specified set of courses and to present acceptable scores on the Dental Admission Test (DAT). The majority of entrants earn bachelor’s degrees prior to entering dental school. The courses listed below satisfy the admission requirements for most dental schools:

• Biology courses above the 400 level Credits: (8)

• BIOL 198 - Principles of Biology Credits: (4)
• BIOL 201 - Organismic Biology Credits: (5)
• CHM 210 - Chemistry I Credits: (4)
• CHM 230 - Chemistry II Credits: (4)
• CHM 350 - General Organic Chemistry Credits: (3)

• and

• CHM 351 - General Organic Chemistry Laboratory Credits: (2)

• or

• CHM 531 - Organic Chemistry I Credits: (3)

• and

• CHM 532 - Organic Chemistry Laboratory Credits: (2)

• and

• CHM 550 - Organic Chemistry II Credits: (3)
• MATH 100 - College Algebra Credits: (3)
• MATH 150 - Plane Trigonometry Credits: (3)
• PHYS 113 - General Physics I Credits: (4)
• PHYS 114 - General Physics II Credits: (4)

Note

Requirements for dental schools vary, so consultation with a health professions advisor is strongly recommended.

For more information go to K-State Pre-health.