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The Pacific Northwest University of Health Sciences School of Dental Medicine Application is now closed on the AADSAS portal. The application will open again for the 2026 application cycle in early May.
Admission Prerequisite Mapping
The ADEA provides a ADEA AADSAS® Course Subject List. For students who attended one of the many Washington Community Colleges, please find the course mapping from the community college to our course requirements below.
If after you review these resources, you still have a question regarding prerequisites courses, please contact us and we will be happy to review this with you.
| Course Requirement | Semesters/Quarters | Common Course Number or Equivalent |
| General Chem | 2 | CHEM 100 Preparatory Chemistry, CHEM 105 Chemical Concepts, CHEM 110 Chemical Concepts (+lab), CHEM 121 Intro to Chemistry, CHEM 139 General Chemistry Prep, CHEM 141 General Chemistry I, CHEM 142 General Chemistry II, CHEM 143 General Chemistry III, CHEM 161 General Chemistry I (+lab), CHEM 162 General Chemistry II (+lab), CHEM 163 General Chemistry III (+lab) |
| Organic Chem | 2 | CHEM 122 Intro to Organic Chem, CHEM 131 Intro to Organic/Biochem, CHEM 241 Organic Chem I, CHEM 242 Organic Chem II, CHEM 243 Organic Chem III, CHEM 261 Organic Chem I (+lab), CHEM 262 Organic Chem II (+lab), CHEM 263 Organic Chem III (+lab) |
| General Biochem | 1 | CHEM 123 Intro to Biochemistry, CHEM 131 Intro to Organic/Biochem |
| General Physics | 2 | PHYS 134 General Physics I, PHYS 135 General Physics II, PHYS 136 General Physics III |
| General Biology or Zoology | 2 | BIOL 100 Survey of Biology, BIOL 160 General Biology w/ Lab, BIOL 170 Human Biology, BIOL 175 Human Biology w/ Lab, BIOL 211 Majors Cellular/Animal/Plant, BIOL 212 Majors Cellular/Animal/Plant, BIOL 213 Majors Cellular/Animal/Plant |
| General Micro- biology | 1 | BIOL 260 Microbiology |
| Human Anatomy and Physiology | 1 | BIOL 231 Human Anatomy, BIOL 232 Human Physiology, BIOL 241 Human A&P Part 1, BIOL 242 Human A&P Part 2, BIOL 251 Human A&P Part I, BIOL 252 Human A&P Part II, BIOL 253 Human A&P Part III |
| English | 2 (6 credits) | ENGL 101 English Composition I, ENGL 102 Composition II, ENGL 230 Technical Writing (req. ENGL 101), ENGL 235 Technical Writing (req. ENGL 101), ENGL 236 Creative Writing I, ENGL 237 Creative Writing II, ENGL 238 Creative Writing III |
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