Bachelors of Science Degree Track
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN DENTAL HYGIENE
PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS
YEAR ONE | ||
FALL SEMESTER | ||
*BIOL 131 | Anatomy & Physiology | 4 Credits |
*PSY 100 | Introduction to Psychology | 3 Credits |
AH 290 | Medical Terminology | 2 Credits |
MATH 109/116/118 | Mathematics | 3 Credits |
HIST 119/120 | Western Civilization | 3 Credits |
15 Credit Hours | ||
SPRING SEMESTER | ||
*ENG 100 | Introduction to College Writing | 3 Credits |
*BIOL 207 | General Microbiology | 3 Credits |
*BIOL 208 | General Microbiology Lab | 1 Credit |
COMM 145/161 | Fundamentals of Public Speaking | 3 Credits |
HMD 211 | Human Nutrition | 3 Credits |
ELECTIVE | Humanities (Category B II) | 3 Credits |
16 Credit Hours | ||
YEAR TWO | ||
FALL SEMESTER | ||
DH 111 | Pre-Clinical Dental Hygiene | 3 Credits |
DH 112 | Oral Anatomy | 3 Credits |
DH 122 | Preventive Dental Hygiene Care | 2 Credits |
DH 201 | Dental Radiology I | 2 Credits |
DH 210 | Dental Materials & Expanded Functions I | 2 Credits |
**CHEM 109 | Chemistry for the Health Sciences | 4 Credits |
**CHEM 109 is a prerequisite for DH 206 | 16 Credit Hours | |
SPRING SEMESTER | ||
DH 121 | Clinical Dental Hygiene I | 3 Credits |
DH 130 | Oral Histology & Embryology | 3 Credits |
DH 204 | Periodontology | 3 Credits |
DH 206 | Principles of Pharmacology | 3 Credits |
DH 226 | Dental materials & Expanded Functions II | 2 Credits |
ENG 200 | Introduction to Literature | 3 Credits |
17 Credit Horus | ||
SUMMER SEMESTER | ||
DH 309 | Pain Control in Dentistry | 4 Credits |
4 Credit Hours | ||
YEAR THREE | ||
FALL SEMESTER | ||
DH 211 | Clinical Dental Hygiene II | 4 Credits |
DH 302 | Dental Radiology II | 2 Credits |
DH 303 | Community Dental Health | 4 Credits |
DH 307 | General & Oral Pathology | 3 Credits |
SOCL 100 | Introduction to Sociology | 3 Credits |
16 Credit Hours | ||
SPRING SEMESTER | ||
DH 304 | Advanced Periodontology | 4 Credits |
DH 321 | Clinical Dental Hygiene III | 5 Credits |
DH 323 | Research Methods | 3 Credits |
DH 324 | Practice management & Ethics | 2 Credits |
14 Credit Horus | ||
YEAR FOUR | ||
FALL SEMESTER | ||
ENG 300 | Writing in the Disciplines | 3 Credits |
PH 383 | Biostatistics for the Health Sciences | 3 Credits |
CHEM 304 | Biochemistry for the Health Sciences | 4 Credits |
ELECTIVE | Foreign Language (Category A - II) | 3 Credits |
13 Credit Hours | ||
SPRING SEMESTER |
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HCA 340/347 | Health Care Organization/Management | 3 Credits |
PSY 350 | Social Psychology | 3 Credits |
ELECTIVE | Humanities (Category B - II) | 3 Credits |
ELECTIVE | World Cultures and American Cultural Diversity (Category E) | 3 Credits |
12 Credit Hours | ||
TOTAL HOURS 123 |
* Denotes prerequisite classes before admission
Revised 5/11/2011
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