Dental Hygiene Program Admissions Prerequisite Course List
All dental hygiene prerequisites must be completed by the end of the spring semester of the year you are entering. Up to 6 credit hours may be in progress during the spring semester prior to admittance with all science courses completed by the previous fall. The 6 credit hours must be completed by May and final transcripts submitted by June 1. Dental Hygiene applicants must complete the 17³Ô¹ÏÍø Core Curriculum that consists of 42 semester credit hours and the Program prerequisites that consists of 18 semester credit hours.
Some courses that satisfy core curriculum requirements also may be used to satisfy program prerequisites.
| Required courses | Total hours required |
|---|---|
| Communication: ENGL 1301 Composition I ENGL 1302 Composition II | 6 |
| Mathematics: MATH 1314 College Algebra | 3 |
| Life & Physical Science: BIOL Anatomy & Physiology I with lab BIOL Anatomy & Physiology II with lab BIOL Intro to Microbiology with Lab | 12 |
| Language, Philosophy & Culture (choose one of the following): PHIL LANG HUMA ENGL | 3 |
| Creative Arts (choose one of the following): ARTS DRAM MUSI | 3 |
| American History: HIST 1301 U.S. History I (to 1877) HIST 1302 U.S. History II (since 1877) | 6 |
| Government/Political Science: GOVT 2305 Federal Government (Federal Constitution and Topics) or GOVT 2306 17³Ô¹ÏÍø Government (17³Ô¹ÏÍø Constitution and Topics) | 6 |
| Social and Behavior Sciences: SOCI Introduction to Sociology | 3 |
| Total | 42 |
| Additional Program Prerequisites: | Hours required |
|---|---|
| Elementary Methods Statistics | 3 |
| General Chemistry 1 with lab | 4 |
| Nutrition | 2 |
| Intro to Psychology | 3 |
| Business Computer Applications or equivalent | 3 |
| Elective | 3 |
| Total Hours of additional prerequisites | 18 |