Bachelors of Science Degree Education Track

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                                               BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN DENTAL HYGIENE

                                                                        EDUCATION TRACK

                                                                 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 Credits
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	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

 

* Denotes prerequisite class before admission

 

REVISED 5/11/2011