Prerequisites

The following courses are required for enrollment in the University of Florida College of Dentistry.

Please note: Online courses are not accepted towards prerequisites. All prerequisites must completed with a letter grade of “C” or better (no Pass/Fail credits allowed).

Physical Sciences

  • General, inorganic chemistry: 8 semester hours (12 quarter hours)
  • Organic chemistry: 8 semester hours (12 quarter hours)
  • Physics: 8 semester hours (12 quarter hours)

Biomedical Sciences

  • Biology: 8 semester hours (12 quarter hours)
  • Biochemistry*: 4 semester hours (6 quarter hours)
  • Microbiology*: 4 semester hours (6 quarter hours)
  • Molecular Biology or a genetics course emphasizing molecular biology*: 4 semester hours (6 quarter hours)

Communications

  • English Grammar and Composition: 6-8 semester hours (8-12 quarter hours)

Behavioral Social Sciences

  • General Psychology 3-4 semester hours (5-6 quarter hours)

Elective Courses (recommended, not required)

  • Immunology
  • Physiology
  • Histology
  • Neurosciences, Physiological Psychology
  • Developmental Biology, Embryology
  • Anatomy
  • Nutrition
  • Speech
  • Conversational Spanish

  • Sociology (emphasis in diversity)
  • Statistics
  • Computer sciences & technology
  • Business related courses (economics, management, accounting)
  • Art (painting, ceramics, sculpture, drawing)
  • Humanities
  • Philosophy

 

*Must be upper-level courses (3000-4000/300-400 course number)