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Pre-Dental and Pre-Medical Programs
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The pre-dental and pre-medical programs are
designed to prepare students for entrance to medical and dental
schools. Qualified Dallas Baptist University students have
been very successful in gaining admission to these schools.
Students planning a career in medicine or dentistry should
earn the bachelor's degree before beginning professional study.
The student may major in any discipline, taking as electives
the courses needed to meet entrance requirements of schools
of dentistry and medicine. A sound liberal arts education
is a common prerequisite for admission to professional schools.
The following courses meet the requirements
for entrance to medical and dental schools in Texas:
BIOL
1401 Principles
of Biology
BIOL
2405Human
Anatomy and Physiology I
BIOL
2406Human
Anatomy and Physiology II
CHEM
1401 General
Chemistry
CHEM
1402 General
Chemistry
CHEM
3402 Organic
Chemistry
CHEM
3403 Organic
Chemistry
MATH
1405Calculus
and Analytic Geometry I
PHYS
1401General
Physics
PHYS
1402General
Physics
plus at least two courses selected from:
BIOL
3403Vertebrate
Embryology
BIOL
3404Genetics
BIOL
3406Pathophysiology
BIOL
3409Microbiology
BIOL
4401Vertebrate
Physiology
BIOL
4403Histology
Students interested in entering the pre-dental
or pre-medical program should confer with the pre-professional
advisor as early as possible for assistance in planning schedules
to meet the pre-professional requirements.
Additional Pre-professional Programs for
the Health Professions
Additional
pre-professional programs are available in nursing, pharmacy,
physical therapy, occupational therapy, physician's assistant,
optometry, and veterinary science.
Upon completion of the pre-professional course
of study at Dallas Baptist University, the student is eligible
to seek admission to a health professions school for completion
of the professional degree. The student should consult the
DBU pre-health sciences advisor for specific requirements
for admission to these programs.
Minimum GPA Required for Graduation from Dallas Baptist University
DBU requires a minimum cumulative, major, and minor GPA of 2.0 (comprised of transfer and DBU hours). In addition to this requirement, DBU also requires a DBU minimum cumulative, major, and minor GPA of 2.0 (comprised of DBU residency hours).
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