Pre-Dentistry

The majority of students accepted to the University of Colorado School of Dentistry have completed at least four years of undergraduate work and have received an undergraduate degree. Students must complete the Dental Admissions Test (DAT) before applying to dental school.

Admission Requirements

Completion of 90 semester hours (with at least 30 hours upper division) including:

BIOL 120 - General Biology I: Organismic Biology
BIOL 121 - General Biology II: Introduction to the Cell
CHEM 103 - General Chemistry I
CHEM 106 - General Chemistry II
CHEM 331 - Organic Chemistry I
or
CHEM 333 - Organic Chemistry Laboratory I
CHEM 332 - Organic Chemistry II
or
CHEM 334 - Organic Chemistry Laboratory II
PES 101 - Physics for Life Science I
or
PES 115 - General Physics Lab I Algebra Based
PES 102 - Physics For Life Science II
or
PES 215 - Physics Lab II Algebra Based
ENGL 131 - Rhetoric and Writing I: Academic Reading and Analytical Writing

Note:

6 hours of English Literature or Humanities

Other electives to complete degree or minimum hours

Since most pre-dental students will graduate before entering dental school, it will be necessary to complete an academic major and other College of Letters, Arts, and Sciences degree requirements.

Information and application materials are available from: University of Colorado School of Dentistry, PO Box 6508, Mail Stop F830, Aurora, CO 80045-0508. www.uchsc.edu/sod