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College of Health Professions

BS in Dental Hygiene (2024 - 2025)

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Admission into the professional dental hygiene curriculum requires an application process. Grades of C/2.0 or higher required in all pre-program and program courses.

1st year
Fall Semester Fall Hours Spring Semester Spring Hours
ENGL 101 College English I 0103 ENGL 102 College English II 0103
MATH 111 College Algebra 0303 HS 290 Human A&P with Lab 2 0405
CHEM 103 Chemistry with Lab 0405 PSY 111 General Psychology 0503
First Year Seminar or Electives 13 MLS 303 Medical Terminology3
Fall Total Hours 14 Spring Total Hours 14

Total hours for 1st year: 28

2nd year
Fall Semester Fall Hours Spring Semester Spring Hours Summer Semester Summer Hours
BIOL 220 Microbiology with Lab 2 0404 HS 301 Clinical Pharmacology3 Open Electives3
COMM 111 Public Speaking 0203 SOC 111 Sociology 0503 Open Electives3
PHS 331 Nutrition3 GEN ED: Fine Arts/Humanities, Subject 2 0603
GEN ED: Fine Arts/Humanities, Subject 1 0603 Open Electives3
GEN ED: Diversity Content 0703
Fall Total Hours 16 Spring Total Hours 12 Summer Total Hours 6

Total hours for 2nd year: 34

3rd year
Fall Semester Fall Hours Spring Semester Spring Hours Summer Semester Summer Hours
DH 311 Preclinical Dental Hygiene5 DH 314 Intro Periodontics3 DH 333 Dental Hygiene Clinic II2
DH 317 Clinical Radiology4 DH 331 Dental Hygiene Concepts I3
DH 318 Oral Anatomy, Histology & Embryology3 DH 332 Dental Hygiene Clinic I3
DH 319 Dental Materials3 DH 334 Evidence-Based Practice2
DH 335 General & Oral Pathology3
HS 315 Head & Neck Anatomy2
Fall Total Hours 15 Spring Total Hours 16 Summer Total Hours 2

Total hours for 3rd year: 33

4th year
Fall Semester Fall Hours Spring Semester Spring Hours
DH 410 Community Oral Health Management I3 DH 407 Ethics & Jurisprudence3
DH 416 Pain Management2 DH 432 Dental Hygiene Concepts III3
DH 431 Dental Hygiene Concepts II3 DH 435 Dental Hygiene Clinic IV4
DH 434 Dental Hygiene Clinic III4 DH 440 Community Oral Health Management II3
Fall Total Hours 12 Spring Total Hours 13

Total hours for 4th year: 25

Hours needed to complete the degree: 120

  1. All incoming freshman are required to take one First-Year Seminar as part of their General Education program. Students who are exempt from First-Year Seminar requirements may take an open elective.
  2. These courses also apply toward institutionally designated gen ed requirements (070).

Systemwide General Education (SGE) Key

  • 010 English
  • 020 Communications
  • 030 Math/Statistics
  • 040 Natural and Physical Science
  • 050 Social and Behavioral Science
  • 060 Arts and Humanities
  • 070 Institutionally Designated/Diversity