Prerequisites IU Bloomington

Dental Prerequisite Courses at
INDIANA UNIVERSITY
Bloomington Campus
Advisor: Dr. Rachel Tolen (Health Professions Office, Maxwell Hall 021)

PREREQUISITE COURSE NUMBER COURSE TITLE CREDIT HOURS
*Anatomy ANAT-A 215 Basic Human Anatomy 5 hours
 Physiology PHSL-P 215
   or
ANAT-A 464
   or
BIOL-P 451
Basic Human Physiology

Human Tissue Biology

Human Physiology
5 hours

4 hours

4 hours
*Biology

BIOL-L 111
BIOL-L 112
BIOL-L 113
  or
BIOL-L 112
BIOL-L 113
BIOL-L 211

Evolution & Div Lec
Bio Mechanisms Lec
Biology Laboratory

Biol Mechanisms Lec
Biol Laboratory
Molecular Biology

3 hours
3 hours
3 hours

3 hours
3 hours
3 hours

*Chemistry,Inorganic

CHEM-C 117
CHEM-N 330

Prin. of Chem  & Bioc
Inter. Inorganic Chem

5 hours
5 hours
*Chemistry,Organic CHEM-C 341
CHEM-C 343
Organic Chem I Lec
Organic Chem II Lab
3 hours
2 hours
 Biochemistry CHEM-C 483
  or
CHEM-C 484

   or
BIOL-M 350

Biochemistry

Biomolecules and Catabolism


Microbial Physiology and Biochemistry

3 hours

3 hours


3 hours

*Physics PHYS-P 201
PHYS-P 202
General Physics I
General Physics II
5 hours
5 hours
*ALL SCIENCE COURSES, EXCEPT PHYSIOLOGY AND BIOCHEMISTRY, MUST INCLUDE LABORATORIES
Psychology PSY-P 101
or
PSY-P155      
Intro to Psychology
or
Intro to Psy & Brain Sci
3 hours

3 hours
English Composition ENG-W 131
or
ENG-W 170
Elementary Composition

Projects in Reading and Writing
3 hours

3 hours
       
Suggested electives:
(note: These are NOT required)
Art (i.e. 3-D Drawing or Jewelry-Making)
Introduction to Business Management, Interpersonal Communications, Spanish, Cell Biology, Genetics, Histology, Microbiology and Molecular Biology
A minimum of 90 semester or 135 quarter credit hours is required for admission.
IUSD will accept CHEM-C 118 in place of CHEM-N 330.  However, based upon the recommendations of the IUB Department of Chemistry, IUSD encourages all IUB predental students to take CHEM-N 330 rather than CHEM-C 118.
 
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