Advising Course Plan - Biology Major - Dental School Interest
This plan indicates an effective way to earn a Bachelor of Science degree in Biology and to complete the prerequisites for most dental programs (although these can differ depending on the dental school).
| First Year | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall | Units | Spring | Units | ||
| BIOL 142P | 1 | BIOL 141P | 1 | ||
| FSEM 100 | 1 | PSYC 101S2 | 1 | ||
| MATH 1511 | 1 | General Education requirement | 1 | ||
| BIOL 100 | 0.0 | General Education requirement | 1 | ||
| General Education requirement | 1 | ||||
| PRHP 101 | 0.0 | ||||
| 4 | 4 | ||||
| Second Year | |||||
| Fall | Units | Spring | Units | ||
| BIOL 243Q | 1 | BIOL 244 | 1 | ||
| CHEM 141P | 1 | CHEM 142P | 1 | ||
| PHYS 121P3 | 1 | PHYS 122P3 | 1 | ||
| Elective | 1 | Elective | 1 | ||
| 4 | 4 | ||||
| Third Year | |||||
| Fall | Units | Spring | Units | ||
| BIOL 301 | 1 | BIOL 300 or 400 level course5 | 1 | ||
| CHEM 201 | 1 | CHEM 301 | 1 | ||
| Junior Seminar4 | 1 | BIOL 497 | 0.5 | ||
| Elective | 1 | CHEM 2047 | 1 | ||
| Elective6 | .5 | ||||
| PRHP 102 | 0.0 | ||||
| 4 | 4 | ||||
| Fourth Year | |||||
| Summer I | Units | Fall | Units | Spring | Units |
| During the summer between third year and fourth year, or early in fourth year, the DAT needs to be taken. | BIOL 300 or 400 level course5 | 1 | BIOL 300 or 400 level course5 | 1 | |
| BIOL 498 | 1 | BIOL 499 | 1 | ||
| Elective | 1 | Elective | 1 | ||
| Elective | 1 | Elective | 1 | ||
| 0 | 4 | 4 | |||
| Total Units 32 | |||||
- 1
The timing of the Math course is not critical; it can be taken at a later time. Some students may place into, and wish to take MATH 130 or MATH 141Q.
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PSYC 101S can be taken at any time.
- 3
The Physics courses can be taken in year 3.
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The Junior Seminar can be taken in the spring instead of the fall.
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During the spring of this year or the fourth year, you will need to take another 0.5 or 1 unit course to average 4 units per semester.
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CHEM 204 can be taken in fourth year.