Dentistry

Kyle Craig, Jeremy Wiggins, Academic Advisors.

The minimum requirement for admission to dentistry is 144 quarter hours. However, most dental schools expect candidates to have completed a bachelor's degree. The following courses are basic requirements for Loma Linda University School of Dentistry. Other dental schools may also have similar requirements:

Required Courses:

BIOL 141	General Biology	4
BIOL 142	General Biology	4
BIOL 143	General Biology	4
CHEM 141	General Chemistry	3
CHEM 142	General Chemistry	3
CHEM 143	General Chemistry	3
CHEM 144	General Chemistry Laboratory	1
CHEM 145	General Chemistry Laboratory	1
CHEM 146	General Chemistry Laboratory	1
CHEM 321	Organic Chemistry	4
CHEM 322	Organic Chemistry	4
CHEM 324	Organic Chemistry Laboratory	1
CHEM 325	Organic Chemistry Laboratory	1
CHEM 431	Foundations of Biochemistry	4
CHEM 432	Foundations of Biochemistry	3
ENGL 121	Introduction to Analytical Writing	3
ENGL 122	Introduction to Research Writing	3
PHYS 211	General Physics	3
PHYS 212	General Physics	3
PHYS 213	General Physics	3
PHYS 214	General Physics Laboratory	1
PHYS 215	General Physics Laboratory	1
PHYS 216	General Physics Laboratory	1

Loma Linda University also recommends additional courses selected from the following areas (in priority order):

Histology
Human anatomy
Animal physiology
Microbiology or advanced  microbiology
Cell biology I, II
Immunology
Ceramics
Management

Marketing

Psychology
Accounting

Communication

Pre-Dental students should choose a major and plan for a degree even though they may be accepted to dentistry prior to completion of degree requirements.