Apr 08, 2025

2016-2017 Undergraduate Catalog

2016-2017 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Dental Early Admissions Program 3 + 4 Dual Degree

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The student must complete 100-106 hours of undergraduate course work as specified below. Upon the successful completion of the first year of dental school, 14-20 hours of credit from the dental school will be transferred to Midwestern State University and counted toward the Midwestern State University B.S. degree in Biology or Chemistry.

Courses to be taken at Midwestern State University:

A. Biology Degree

Freshman Year

Fall

Spring

Summer Session

Sophomore Year

Fall

Spring

Summer Session

Dental Enrichment Program at Dental School

Junior Year

Fall

BIOL 3334 - Genetics 4
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
PHYS 1244 - General Physics 4
BIOL (or CHEM 4253 ) - 3 advanced hours
Foreign Language - 4 hours

Total MSU Hours - 100 hours

Total UTHSCSA Hours - 20 hours

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

B. Chemistry Degree

Freshman Year

Sophomore Year

Fall

Spring

Summer Session

Dental Enrichment Program at Dental School

Junior Year

Fall

BIOL 3334 - Genetics 4
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 in Biology or Chemistry

	5.0 hours	Dental Histology
	7.5 hours	Gross Head & Neck Anatomy
	1.5 hours	Dental Anatomy
	2.5 hours	Preclinical Dental Anatomy
	5.5 hours	Biochemistry
	1.0 hour	Nutrition
	6.5 hours	Physiology I
	4.0 hours	Pharmacology
	33.5 hours

Dental Early Admissions Program 3 + 4 Dual Degree

Courses to be taken at Midwestern State University:

A. Biology Degree

Freshman Year

Fall

Spring

Summer Session

Sophomore Year

Fall

Spring

Summer Session

Junior Year

Fall

Spring

Total MSU Hours - 100 hours

Total UTHSCSA Hours - 20 hours

B. Chemistry Degree

Freshman Year

Fall

Spring

Summer Session

Fine Arts - 3 hours

Sophomore Year

Fall

Spring

Summer Session

Junior Year

Fall

Spring

Total MSU Hours - 106 hours

Total UTHSCSA Hours - 14 hours

Dental School