Dental Early Admissions Program 3 + 4 Dual Degree

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The student must complete 101-106 hours of undergraduate course work as specified below. Upon the successful completion of the first year of dental school, 14-19 hours of credit from the dental school will be transferred to Midwestern State University and counted toward the Midwestern State University B.S. degree with a major in Biology or Chemistry.

Courses to be taken at Midwestern State University:

A. Biology Degree

Freshman Year

Fall

• BIOL 1114 - Life I: Molecular & Cellular Concepts 4
• CHEM 1141 - General Chemistry Laboratory 1
• CHEM 1143 - General Chemistry 3
• ENGL 1143 - Introduction to Critical Reading and Academic Writing 3
• MATH 1534 - Precalculus 4

Spring

• BIOL 1214 - Life II: Evolution and Ecology 4
• CHEM 1241 - General Chemistry Laboratory 1
• CHEM 1243 - General Chemistry 3
• ENGL 1153 - Introduction to Reading and Writing about Literature 3
• STAT 3573 - Probability and Statistics 3

Summer Session

• HIST 1133 - Survey of American History to 1865 3
• HIST 1233 - Survey of American History since 1865 3

Sophomore Year

Fall

• BIOL 3334 - Genetics 4
• CHEM 2001 - Organic Chemistry I Laboratory 1
• CHEM 2003 - Organic Chemistry I 3
• MATH 1634 - Calculus I 4
• POLS 1333 - American Government 3
• Creative Arts Core - 3

Spring

• BIOL advanced (consult advisor) - 4 advanced hours
• CHEM 2011 - Organic Chemistry II Laboratory 1
• CHEM 2013 - Organic Chemistry II 3
• POLS 1433 - American Government 3

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• PSYC 1103 - General Psychology 3

• OR

• SOCL 1133 - Introductory Sociology 3

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• Undergraduate Inquiry and Creativity Core - 3

Summer Session

Dental Enrichment Program at Dental School

Junior Year

Fall

• BIOL advanced (consult advisor) - 4 advanced hours
• PHYS 1144 - General Physics 4
• BIOL (or CHEM 4243) - 3 advanced hours
• Foreign Language - 4 hours

Spring

• BIOL 3144 - Physiology 4

• OR

• BIOL 3234 - Comparative Anatomy of the Vertebrates 4

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• PHYS 1244 - General Physics 4
• BIOL (or CHEM 4253) - 3 advanced hours
• Foreign Language - 4 hours
• 1 hour of an elective (consult advisor)

Total MSU Hours - 101 hours

Total UTHSCSA Hours - 19 hours

(to be applied to the MSU degree requirements at the end of the first year of dental school)

B. Chemistry Degree

Freshman Year

Fall

• BIOL 1114 - Life I: Molecular & Cellular Concepts 4
• CHEM 1141 - General Chemistry Laboratory 1
• CHEM 1143 - General Chemistry 3
• ENGL 1143 - Introduction to Critical Reading and Academic Writing 3
• MATH 1534 - Precalculus 4

Spring

• BIOL 1214 - Life II: Evolution and Ecology 4
• CHEM 1241 - General Chemistry Laboratory 1
• CHEM 1243 - General Chemistry 3
• ENGL 1153 - Introduction to Reading and Writing about Literature 3
• STAT 3573 - Probability and Statistics 3
• Undergraduate Inquiry & Creativity Core - 3

Summer Session

• HIST 1133 - Survey of American History to 1865 3
• HIST 1233 - Survey of American History since 1865 3
• Creative Arts Core - 3 hours

•  

• PSYC 1103 - General Psychology 3

• OR

• SOCL 1133 - Introductory Sociology 3

Fine Arts - 3 hours

Sophomore Year

Fall

• BIOL 3334 - Genetics 4
• CHEM 2001 - Organic Chemistry I Laboratory 1
• CHEM 2003 - Organic Chemistry I 3
• MATH 1634 - Calculus I 4
• POLS 1333 - American Government 3

Spring

• BIOL advanced (consult advisor) - 4 advanced hours
• CHEM 2011 - Organic Chemistry II Laboratory 1
• CHEM 2013 - Organic Chemistry II 3
• MATH 1734 - Calculus II 4
• POLS 1433 - American Government 3

Summer Session

Dental Enrichment Program at Dental School

Junior Year

Fall

• BIOL advanced (consult advisor) - 4 advanced hours
• PHYS 1624 - Mechanics, Wave Motion, and Heat 4
• CHEM - 5 advanced hours
• Foreign Language - 4 hours

Spring

• BIOL 3144 - Physiology 4

• OR

• BIOL 3234 - Comparative Anatomy of the Vertebrates 4

•  

• PHYS 2644 - Electricity and Magnetism and Optics 4
• CHEM - 3 advanced hours
• Foreign Language - 4 hours

Total MSU Hours - 106 hours

Total UTHSCSA Hours - 14 hours

(to be applied to the MSU degree requirements at the end of the first year of dental school)

Dental School

Courses to be completed at the Dental School during the first year and transferred to Midwestern State University to satisfy the requirements of the B.S. degree with a major in Biology or Chemistry.  The first year courses (19-21.5 hours) taken at UTHSCSA will be transferred back to Midwestern State University to allow the student to complete the B.S. degree.