A checklist is the list of requirements to complete this program and receive the award, as the college publishes it in its catalog. It is the same for everyone. It does not say what you have completed; that comes from applying your own record.
Program
- Award
- Doctor of Dental Surgery, D.D.S.
- Credential class
- ceterms:DoctoralDegree
- CIP
- 51.0401
- Total credits (published)
- 42
- Catalog edition
- 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
- Checklist type
- degree-program
Identifiers
- IPEDS UNITID
- 199120
- CourseShelf checklist
- CK_199120_122dd66d
- CollegeTransfer.Net
- Institution Transfer Profile
- Source
- CourseShelf publish 61
Requirements to complete
Every course or condition the catalog lists, in the catalog's order.
Prerequisites
0 items
Biology
4 items
- The basic requirement is eight semester hours (two courses, laboratories required, one laboratory must include dissection, one of which must be human anatomy or vertebrate zoology with a laboratory).Not resolved to a course8
- BIOL 101& 101LPrinciples of Biologyand Introductory Biology Laboratory H, FNot resolved to a course
- As published: “Fundamentals of Human Anatomy and Physiology 1, H”3
- BIOL 474& 474LEvolution of Vertebrate Lifeand Vertebrate Structure and Evolution Laboratory 1, HNot resolved to a course
Chemistry
6 items
- The basic requirements are eight semester hours of general chemistry (two courses, laboratory required), six semester hours of organic chemistry (two courses, laboratory not required) and three semester hours of biochemistry (laboratory not required).Not resolved to a course17
- CHEM 101& 101LGeneral Descriptive Chemistry Iand Quantitative Chemistry Laboratory I H, FNot resolved to a course
- CHEM 102& 102LGeneral Descriptive Chemistry IIand Quantitative Chemistry Laboratory II H, FNot resolved to a course
- As published: “Introduction to Organic Chemistry I H”3
- As published: “Introduction to Organic Chemistry II H”3
- As published: “Introduction to Biological Chemistry H”3
Physics
3 items
- The requirement is two college-level courses of non-calculus-based physics that will cover basic principles of physics relevant to living things.Not resolved to a course8
- As published: “General Physics I: For Students of the Life Sciences 2, F”4
- As published: “General Physics II: For Students of the Life Sciences 2, F”4
English
1 item
- The basic requirement is six semester hours (or courses required for a degree from an accredited college or university) of coursework emphasizing compositional writing.Not resolved to a course6
First Year Courses
0 items
Fall Semester
9 items
- 5
- 3
- 1.5
- 3
- As published: “Provision of Care: Preventive & Disease Management I”3
- 2
- 1.5
- 1
- 1
Spring Semester
7 items
- As published: “Biomedical Sciences II: Systems Based Biomedical Sciences”6
- 8
- As published: “Provision of Care: Preventive & Disease Management II”1
- 3
- 1
- 2
- As published: “Preclinical Intensive II: Local Anesthetics & Medical Emergencies”1.5
Summer Semester
4 items
- 1
- 1.5
- 1
- 1
Second Year Courses
0 items
Fall Semester
8 items
- 6
- As published: “Assessment, Plan, and Provision of Care: Endodontics”4
- As published: “Assessment, Plan, and Provision of Care: Periodontics”1.5
- 4
- 5
- 1
- 2
- 1
Spring Semester
11 items
- 6
- As published: “Assessment, Plan, and Provision of Care: Oral Pathology”1.5
- 1
- As published: “Provision of Care: Preventative and Disease Managament III”1.5
- 4
- 1.5
- 1
- 1.5
- As published: “Assessment, Plan, and Provision of Care: Oral Radiology I”1
- As published: “Assessment, Plan, and Provision of Care: Oral Surgery”1
- 2
Summer Session
5 items
- 0.5
- 2
- As published: “Assessment, Plan, and Provision of Care: Oral Radiology II”1
- 1.5
- As published: “Assessment, Plan, and Provision of Care: Implantology”2
Third Year Courses
0 items
Fall Semester
8 items
- As published: “Integrated Biomedical Sciences and Oral Stomatology I”1
- 12
- As published: “Continuous Professional Development and Contemporary Conversations I”3
- 1
- 1
- 2
- 1
- 4
Spring Semester
9 items
- As published: “Integrated Biomedical Sciences and Oral Stomatology II”1
- 12
- As published: “Assessment, Plan, and Provision of Care: Oralfacial Pain”1
- As published: “Continuous Professional Development and Contemporary Conversations I”3
- 1
- 1
- 2
- 1
- 4
Summer Semester
3 items
- 3
- As published: “Guided Advanced Clinical Practice: Dentistry in Service to Community Experience”4
- 2
Fourth Year Courses
0 items
Fall Semester
7 items
- 12
- As published: “Continuous Professional Development and Contemporary Conversations II”2
- 1
- 2
- 1
- 3
- 1
Spring Semester
5 items
- 12
- As published: “Continuous Professional Development and Contemporary Conversations II”2
- 2
- 1
- 3
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