This option is offered within the following major(s):

• BioHealth Sciences - College of Science

The BioHealth Sciences major combined with the Pre-Dentistry option is designed to meet most or all of the requirements for admission to dentistry schools across the U.S. Satisfactory completion of the pre-dentistry option facilitates, but does not guarantee, admission to dental school; applicants are selected on a competitive basis. Students are typically selected on the basis of grades, DAT scores, dental experience, and apparent motivation for dentistry. Students are urged to carefully check admission requirements at their schools of interest and work closely with admission representatives in order to make sure they are meeting all current requirements. A member of the pre-dental committee is assigned to each student as an advisor to assist them in the process.

Students may not combine the Pre-Dentistry/BioHealth Sciences option with any other option offered with the BioHealth Sciences major (Pre-Medicine/Pre-Podiatry, Pre-Pharmacy, Pre-Clinical Laboratory Science, Pre-Optometry, Pre-Physical Therapy, Pre-Physician Assistant).

Courses may be used to meet requirements for the BHS core and/or bacc core. For the Pre-Dentistry option, MTH 251 *DIFFERENTIAL CALCULUS and MTH 252 INTEGRAL CALCULUS will meet the BHS core requirement for two MTH courses at MTH 111 *COLLEGE ALGEBRA or higher. ST 351 INTRODUCTION TO STATISTICAL METHODS, if chosen, will meet the BHS core requirement for a statistics course. BHS 323 ^MICROBIAL INFLUENCES ON HUMAN HEALTH, if chosen, will meet the BHS core requirement for a Writing Intensive Course (WIC).

Graduation in BioHealth Sciences with the Pre-Dentistry option requires a total of 40 credits of upper-division courses in science.

Option Code: 595