BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN DENTAL HYGIENE
EDUCATION TRACK
PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS
| YEAR ONE | ||
| FALL SEMESTER |
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| *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 Credits |
| COMM 145/161 | Fundamentals of Public Speaking | 3 Credits |
| FACS 111 | 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 | 3 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 Hours | ||
| 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 |
| FACS 381 | Methods & Materials | 3 Credits |
| 17 Credit Hours | ||
| YEAR FOUR | ||
| FALL SEMESTER | ||
| ENG 300 | Writing in the Disciplines | 3 Credits |
| PH 383 | Biostatistics for the Health Sciences | 3 Credits |
| DH 330 | Clinical Teaching I | 4 Credits |
| ELECTIVE | Foreign Language (Category A - II) | 3 Credits |
| SPRING SEMESTER | ||
| DH 340 | Clinical Teaching II | 4 Credits |
| DH 350 | Clinical Teaching III | 4 Credits |
| ELECTIVE | Humanities (Category B - II) | 3 Credits |
| ELECTIVE | World Cultures and American Cultural Diversity (Category E) | 3 Credits |
| 14 Credit Hours | ||
| TOTAL HOURS 128 |
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* Denotes prerequisite class before admission
REVISED 5/11/2011
