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Dentistry

A Bachelor's degree, either BA or BS, is expected for acceptance into dental school. Students may major in any subject, but the most common majors are Biological Sciences, Biochemistry or Chemistry due to the overlap between the degree requirements and entrance requirements for dental school. It is not possible to earn a degree in "pre-dentistry".

The IU School of Dentistry sets admission and degree requirements for its programs.  Students seeking admission should refer to the IU School of Dentistry website, dentistry.iu.edu, for the most up-to-date information. Other dental programs may have different entrance requirements—see the IU HPPLA Guidebook at guidebook.hppla.indiana.edu.

Listed below are IU South Bend courses that will allow a student to meet the minimum requirements for matriculation to the IU School of Dentistry (DDS program).  It is not necessary to have completed all the courses listed prior to submitting an application for admission.  All required pre-dental courses must have letter grades.  No courses taken on a Pass/Fail basis are accepted and credit by exam (such as AP or IB credit) is not accepted.  Online courses are not acceptable for science prerequisites.

Students interested in pre-dental coursework at IU South Bend should contact the pre-health professions advisor, Dr. Ann Grens, in the Department of Biological Sciences, soon after admission to IU South Bend to discuss an appropriate degree program. Send email inquiries to agrens@iu.edu or call (574) 520-4426.

Requirements (65 credits)

All courses are 3 credit hours, unless otherwise designated.

Biological Sciences (29 cr.)

• BIOL-L 101 Introduction to Biological Sciences 1 (5 cr.)
• BIOL-L 102 Introduction to Biological Sciences 2 (5 cr.)
• BIOL-L 211 Molectular Biology
• BIOL-L 312 Cell Biology; OR
  CHEM-C 484 Biomolecules and Catabolism
• BIOL-L 321 Immunology; OR
  MICR-M 310 Microbiology
• MICR-M 310 Microbiology
• PHSL-P 261 Human Anatomy and Physiology 1 (4 cr.)
• PHSL-P 262 Human Anatomy and Physiology 2 (4 cr.)

Chemistry (20 cr.)

• CHEM-C 105 Principles of Chemistry I
• CHEM-C 106 Principles of Chemistry II
• CHEM-C 125 Experimental Chemistry I (2 cr.)
• CHEM-C 126 Experimental Chemistry II (2 cr.)
• CHEM-C 341 Organic Chemistry Lectures 1
• CHEM-C 342 Organic Chemistry Lectures 2
• CHEM-C 343 Organic Chemistry Laboratory 1 (2 cr.)
• CHEM-C 344 Organic Chemistry Laboratory 2 (2 cr.)

Humanities (3 cr.)

• ENG-W 131 Reading, Writing, and Inquiry I
  Courses in Philosophy, Literature, History, or World Language are also acceptable

Physics (10 cr.)

Select one of the following sequences:

Sequence 1

• PHYS-P 201 General Physics 1 (5 cr.)
• PHYS-P 202 General Physics 2 (5 cr.)

Sequence 2

• PHYS-P 221 Physics 1 (5 cr.)
• PHYS-P 222 Physics 2 (5 cr.)

Social Sciences (3 cr.)

• PSY-P 103 General Psychology