- Students pursuing this program are assigned to the pre-dental adviser who assists students in selecting the courses required or recommended for admission into dental school. Students must declare a major sometime during their freshman year. Although the choice of major is not restricted and students should choose a major that will interest them and provide a possible career for them, most pre-dental students graduate with a bachelor’s degree in biology, biochemistry or chemistry. Such majors not only provide the necessary prerequisites for dental school but also ensure the student has a strong science background. A pre-dental handbook is available from the pre-dental adviser.
- Northern Michigan University has a pre-dental advisory board made up of practicing dentists and professors which aversees the pre-dental program. Board members provide information about application procedures to dental school, the dental profession and the Dental Admissions Test (DAT). The board may also prepare a letter of evaluation that assesses the suitability of a student for the profession. The letter is written when a student is granted a board interview and is based on the students GPA, DAT score and references.
- Regardless of major selected at NMU, students should complete the following courses in preparation for dental school:
For department information or additional degree requirements, go to the Pre-professional Programs department page.
| Total Credits Required | 0 |
| EN 111 College Composition I | 4 |
| EN 211D Technical and Report Writing [Div I] | 4 |
| Humanities Electives | 8 |
| Social Science Electives | 8 |
| BI 111 Introductory Biology: Principles [Div II] * | 4 |
| BI 112 Introductory Biology: Diversity [Div II] * | 4 |
| BI 312 Genetics | 4 |
| BI 406 Advanced Cell Biology (4 cr.) or | 4-5 |
| BI 202 Human Physiology (5 cr.) or | |
| BI 431 Plant Physiology (4 cr.) | |
| BI 303 General Microbiology | 5 |
| CH 111 General Chemistry I [Div II] * | 5 |
| CH 112 General Chemistry II [Div II] * | 5 |
| CH 321 Organic Chemistry I * | 4 |
| CH 322 Organic Chemistry II * | 4 |
| CH 450 Biochemistry I | 4 |
| Choose from the following groups: | 10 |
| PH 201 College Physics I * (5 cr.) [Div II] and | |
| PH 202 College Physics II * (5 cr.) [Div II] or | |
| PH 220 Introductory Physics I * (5 cr.) [Div II] and | |
| PH 221 Introductory Physics II * (5 cr.) [Div II] | |
*These courses are to be completed in addition to those required for any particular major. Students majoring in biology/physiology, chemistry or biochemistry will be taking most of these courses in their major. The remaining courses listed are recommended.
Bulletin Year:
2007 - 2008 Undergraduate Bulletin
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