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Dentistry (DDS)

Requirements

Students preparing for the study of dentistry are encouraged to complete a regular four-year curriculum leading to the B.A. or B.S. degree. Students not pursuing a degree must complete at least three years of accredited college courses (ninety-six semester hours or 144 quarter hours).

The School of Dentistry will accept a maximum of sixty-four semester hours credit from a two-year community college. Any community college courses accepted for credit must be accepted by the Office of Undergraduate Admissions at UNC-Chapel Hill. Students, however, who have sixty-four hours credit from a community or technical college must complete any additional course work at a four-year institution. The following required predental courses must be completed (preferably from a four-year institution) prior to admission:

Prerequisite courses must be no more than 5 years old.

Course	Semester / Quarter Hours
General chemistry (including laboratory)	8 / 12
Organic chemistry (lab not required)	Two lecture courses with a minimum of four semester hours
General biology or zoology	8 / 12 One course must be (including laboratory) human anatomy or vertebrate zoology
Physics (lab not required)	Two college-level courses that include such topics as mechanics, wave motion, optics, electricity, electromagnetism, energy, and nuclear physics
English	Two semesters that include knowledge ordinarily required of candidates for a degree in an approved college (usually required of freshmen and sophomores)

More specific REQUIRED COURSE information.

Information on how courses will transfer to UNC-CH can be looked up on the UNC-CH Course Transfer Equivalencies Web Site.

Additional preparation: Prospective dental students should consider courses in biochemistry, molecular biology, statistics, business, writing skills, computer science, sculpture and art. Students are encouraged to take as many courses as possible in social science, history, literature, economics, philosophy, and psychology.

Last modified: 06/03/2008 at 12:17:22