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The Pre-requisites:

The necessary prerequisite courses vary significantly among institutions. However, most dental school programs require:

Requirement	Wabash Course (Credits)	Course Title	Semester Offered	Course Prerequisite
1 Year Biology	Bio 111 (1)	General Biology	Fall	---
	Bio 112 (1)	General Biology	Spring	Bio 111
1 Year Inorganic	Chem 111 (1)	General Chemistry	Fall	---
Chemistry	Chem 231 (½)	Quantitative Chem	Spring	Chem 111 Math 111
	Chem 241 (½)	Descriptive Chem	Spring	Chem 222
1 Year Organic	Chem 221 (1)	Organic Chem I	Spring	Chem 111
Chemistry	Chem 222 (1)	Organic Chem II	Fall	Chem 221
1 Year Physics	Physics 111 (1)	General Physics	Fall	Math 111
	Phy 112 or 113 (1)	General Physics	Spring	Physics 111
1 Semester Calculus	Math 111 (1)	Calculus I	Fall, Spring	Placement Exam

* * There is variation among dental schools with some requiring many more specific courses such as Psychology, Physiology, Anatomy or English Composition so it is very important that you investigate the prerequisites at the dental schools of your choice.

The exact prerequisites for IU School of Dentistry are listed below.

Students can learn more about core prerequisite course requirements for each dental school program at the American Dental Education Association (ADEA) web site (http://www.adea.org).

There is a centralized application process for dental school programs (The Associated American Dental Schools Application Service (AADSAS). The standardized test required for entrance into all dental school programs is the Dental Admission Test (DAT).

Typically, a student needs a minimum GPA of 3.3 on a 4.0 scale to be a competitive candidate.

The Education and the Degree:

Dental school takes four years to complete. Dental students must also pass two national board examinations (National Board Dental Examinations Part I and II) before graduation. General Dentistry does not require further education but other specialties such as Orthodontics, Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, etc. require between 12 and 36 months depending on the field.

Indiana University School of Dentistry - Admission Requirements.

IU Requirement	Wabash Course (Credits)	Course Title	Semester Offered *	Course Prerequisite
1 Year Biology	Bio 111 (1)	General Biology	Fall	---
	Bio 112 (1)	General Biology	Spring	Bio 111
1 Semester Anatomy	Bio 221(1)	Comparative Anatomy of Vert.	Fall	Bio 101 or Bio 112
1 Semester Physiology (lab not required)	Bio 315 (1)	Organismal Physiology	Fall—‘05 alternate yrs	Bio 212 or permission
1 Year Inorganic	Chem 111 (1)	General Chemistry	Fall	---
Chemistry	Chem 231 (½)	Quantitative Chem	Spring	Chem 111 Math 111
	Chem 241 (½)	Descriptive Chem	Spring	Chem 222
1 Semester Organic	Chem 221 (1)	Organic Chem I	Spring	Chem 111
Chemistry
1 Semester Biochemistry (lab not required)	Chem 361 (1)	Biochemistry	Spring	Chem 222; 231 or concurrent
1 Year Physics	Physics 111 (1)	General Physics	Fall	Math 111
	Phy 112 or 113 (1)	General Physics	Spring	Physics 111
1 Semester Psychology	Psych 101 (1)	General Psychology	Fall, Spring	---
1 Semester English Composition	Eng 101 (½ or 1) or Eng 201 (½)	Composition or Comp: The Essay	Fall First half of Spring	Dept. permission ---

* As of Academic Year 2006-07.

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