The University of Texas at Brownsville and Texas Southmost College
Pre-Dental Suggested Sequence of Courses
Students must apply to the early acceptance program at the end of their undergraduate sophomore year. See Premed Office
for specific application timeline
Fall Freshman 18 hours
Spring Freshman 14 hours
‡BIOL 1306/1106 Gen Biology I (4 hours)
‡BIOL 1307/1107 Gen Biology II (4 hours)
‡CHEM 1311/1111 General Chemistry (4 hours)
‡CHEM 1312/1112 General Chemistry II (4 hours)
BIOL 2301/2101 Anatomy & Physiology I (4 hours)
‡MATH XXXX Pre-Calculus 3 hours
ENG 1301 Composition I
ENG 1302/2311 Composition II
‡MATH 1342 Elementary Statistics (3 hours)
Apply to Early Acceptance Program April – June 30
Summer I After Freshman 4 - 6 hours
HIST 1301 United States to 1877
PSYC 2301 Intro to Psychology (3 hours) or Sociology
Fall Sophomore 14 hours
‡BIOL 2343/2143 Gen Biology III (4 hours)
‡CHEM 2323/2321 Organic Chemistry I (4 hours)
GOVT 2301 American Government I
LANG Modern Language I
Summer I After Sophomore
EA Students – Dental workshop in San Antonio
Any courses that have been missed during previous
Summer session
Fall Junior 16 hours
‡BIOL 3309/ 3109 Ecology (4 hours)
‡BIOL 3312 Cell Biology (4 hours)
PHYS 1301/1101 General Physics I (4 hours)
SPCH 1315 Applied Communication
BIOL 4100 Biology Seminar (1 hour)
Summer II After Freshman
HIST 1302 United States Since 1877
Job Shadowing MD/ DDS
Any courses that have been missed
Spring Sophomore 14 hours
‡BIOL 3303 Genetics (4 hours)
‡CHEM 2325/2125 Organic Chemistry II
(4 hours)
GOVT 2302 American Government II
LANG: Modern Language II
Summer II After Sophomore
‡MATH 2413 Calculus I
KINE 11XX - Kinesiology
Summer Program
Any courses that have been missed
Spring Junior 16 hours
‡BIOL 4301 Evolution (3 hours)
PHYS 1302/1102 General Physics II (4 hours)
ART/ MUSC 1301/ 1306
ENGL 2332/33 Literature
BIOL 4339 Research Problems in Biology
†NOTE DEAP Student: all courses up to Spring Junior year must be completed before a student can transfer to
UTHSC San Antonio
Fall Senior Year 15 hours
Spring Senior Year 15 hours
BIOL 3XXX/ Advanced Biology (3 hours)
BIOL 3XXX/ Advanced Biology (3 hours)
BIOL 4XXX Advanced Biology (3 hours)
BIOL 4XXX Advanced Biology (3 hours)
BIOL 4XXX Advanced Biology (3 hours)
BIOL 4XXX Advanced Biology (3 hours)
SPAN 3XXX Medical Spanish Course (3 hours)
XXX Advanced Course (3 hours)
XXX 3XXX Advanced Course (3 hours)
XXX 3XXX Advanced Course (3 hours)
*NOTE: College Algebra should be taken during summer session prior to Freshmen Fall semester
‡Highlighted courses are subjects tested on the Dental Admissions Test (DAT) and should be completed
prior to taking the DAT