Pre-Dental Curriculum
PreDentistry is a track made up of pre-requisite courses you complete along with a major of your choice. This prepares you for admission into a Dentistry Doctoral program. Most Dentistry programs require a bachelor's degree of your choice before entry.
Sequencing
- If you are a qualified Missouri or Kansas resident, apply for UMKC's Reserved Admission Program (RAP) immediately after completing your fourth full semester.
- It is best to take CHEM 130 and BIOL 150 is the same semester. At KU, students can only take BIOL 150 concurrently or after they have completed a semester of college Chemistry (CHEM 130).
- Students interested in PreDentistry at KU with the idea of graduating in 4 years, it is best to come calculus eligible so you can begin taking science coursework your first semester (Math ACT 26 or transfer College Algebra credit).
1st Fall
- Chemistry I
- Biology I
1st Spring
- Chemistry II
- Biology II
2nd Fall
- Organic I
- Organic I Lab
2nd Spring
- Organic II
- Organic II Lab
- Genetics
- *Apply for RAP*
3rd Fall
- Physics I
- Biochemistry
- Cell Biology
3rd Spring
- Physics II
- Physiology
- Physiology Lab
4th Fall
- Anatomy
- Anatomy Lab
Curriculum Facts
- Course Repeat Policy is discouraged for strong applications
- Credit/NoCredit is not allowed within the PreDentistry track courses
- KU Core - recommended non-science courses include: ART 122, 131, 132, Spanish and business courses