3+3 Program Requirements

 

General Requirements

 

GPA

3.15 Science & 3.15 Overall

 

BREADTH PROGRAM

All GE's, and one of the courses must also fulfill the Diversity requirement

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PACIFIC SEMINARS

CORE I and II Required

 

AFTER INVITATION FOR INTERVIEW

No grades less than a 'B' allowed.

 

General Education (Breadth Program)

 

Seven GE categories of courses need to be satisfied, but Scientific Inquiry is already satisfied by the courses required in the major. A single math course can be used to satisfy both the math requirement of the major and the GE requirement for Quantitative Reasoning.

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Each GE course falls in one of the categories below. When a category is required, you have to take at least one course in it for at least 3 credits. A maximum of two courses from any given department can be used to satisfy GE requirements.

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The Breath Requirement states that a minimum of 60 credits must be obtained in disciplines other that the main one in the major (biology).

 

The 3+3 modality does not require AP or summer courses but almost every student takes them to be able to graduate within 3 years. This gives them the possibility of applying to other DDS programs in addition to that of Dugoni Dental School. The typical 3+3 coursework includes organic chemistry in the first or second summer, additional summer classes and some AP transfers.

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The Pacific Seminars

 

CORE001

CORE002 

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Required Courses

 

BIOLOGY

BIOL51: Principles of Biology I
BIOL61: Principles of Biology II

 

CHEMISTRY

CHEM25: General Chemistry I
CHEM27: General Chemistry II
CHEM121: Organic Chemistry I*
CHEM123: Organic Chemistry II*

 

PHYSICS

PHYS23: General Physics I
PHYS 25: General Physics II

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BIOL101: Genetics (Lab)

Professors: Dr. Wrischnik, Dr. Vierra, Dr Fresques, Dr. Weiser, Dr. Rivera

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BIOL175 Ecology (Lab)

Professors: Dr. Hill, Dr. Stahlschmidt

 

MATH*

All pre-dental students have to take one of the following courses:

• MATH 033 - Elements of Calculus

• MATH 037 - Introduction to Statistics and Probability

• MATH 041 - Pre-calculus

• MATH 045 - Introduction to Finite Mathematics and Calculus

• MATH 051 - Calculus I

• MATH 053 - Calculus II

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This course can be transferred from other colleges or satisfied with AP test scores 4 or 5.

 

We recommend statistics as it will be much more useful in your career as a dentist. A few schools may still require college calculus, therefore check and plan to apply for and choose your courses accordingly.

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*These courses do not have to be taken at Pacific; they can be transferred from acceptable universities for credit.

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Recommended Biology Electives

 

BIOL71: Human Anatomy (Lab)

Professors: Dr. Torres, Dr. Gridi-Papp, Dr. Lloyd, Dr. Calcagno

 

BIOL81: Human Physiology (Lab)

Professors: Dr. Khudyakov, Dr. Thomas, Dr. Thiemann, Dr. Gridi-Papp

 

BIOL128: Histology (No Lab)

Professor: Dr. Odom, Dr. Thomas

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BIOL145: Microbiology (Lab)

Professors: Dr. Lloyd, Dr. Orwin, Dr. Dr. Joan Lin-Cereghino, Dr. Risser

 

BIOL168: Elements of Biochemistry (No Lab)

Professor: Dr. Jongeward, Dr. Wrischnik, Dr. Vierra, Dr. Weiser

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BIOL197: Research (Lab)

Not necessary, but it's a good way to get to know professors and improve your laboratory skills.

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Special Note

Bachelor's Degree

Many 3+ 3 students choose to obtain a bachelor's degree. There are two ways this can be accomplished:

1. Finishing all courses required for a B.A/B.S degree within three years. These students must complete all 4+3 program requirements by graduation. See next column for more details.

2. Some of the courses (as well as units) in dental school can be transferred back to undergrad and are counted towards your graduation. For a BS you must take CORE001 and BIOL 101 and BIOL 175 before advancing, plus an additional 4 electives.  For more details, talk to your advisor or a PDS officer.