Bio Credit requirements and other questions.

[TriangleChoke77]

---

Members do not see this ad.

Ok in general when dental schools say 8 credits of biology do they mean 8 credits of general bio or do they mean 8 credits of biology in general? Example my school didn't require general bio as a prereq for biochemistry which was 5 credits. So do these 5 bio credits 'count' towards the 8 credits or no? I'm just wondering because I must decide whether to take one semester of general bio or wo semesters. Hope somebody can help. Thanks.

 

[Sprgrover]

What is meant by the "8 biology credit" requirement is you need to have 6 lecture credits and 2 laboratory credits in general biology, which works out to be a full year of general biology. Biochemistry will not fulfill your basic biology requirement.

 

[dexadental]

I am surprised biology is not a prereq for biochemistry, but not too surprised because it isn't a prereq here at UF for the class either...just seems a tad odd they would allow you to take a class with the name bio in it having no biology background at all.

 

[Generallee]

I am surprised biology is not a prereq for biochemistry, but not too surprised because it isn't a prereq here at UF for the class either...just seems a tad odd they would allow you to take a class with the name bio in it having no biology background at all.

I haven't taken biochem yet, but I heard it is alot like Organic Chem. Maybe thats why? But yeah, that doesn't make sense to me either...