Required Pre-Requisites for the
University of Florida College of Dentistry
** Online courses are not accepted towards prerequisites**
Note: Other schools will have their own prerequisites
Physical Sciences
Required courses:
- 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
Required courses:
- 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)
Communication
Required courses:
- English Grammar and Composition 6-8 semester hours (8-12 quarter hours)
Behavioral Social Sciences
Required courses:
- 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