Apr 03, 2025

2024-2025 Undergraduate Catalog

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

Spring

Summer Session

Sophomore Year

Fall

Spring

BIOL advanced (consult advisor) - 4 advanced hours
CHEM 2011 - Organic Chemistry II Laboratory 1
CHEM 2013 - Organic Chemistry II 3
POLS 1433 - American and Texas Government II 3
PSYC 1103 - General Psychology 3
OR
SOCL 1133 - Introductory Sociology 3
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
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

Sophomore Year

Fall

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 and Texas Government II 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.

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 - 101 hours

Total UTHSCSA Hours - 19 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