Degree Plan

NOTE: All courses in the degree plan must be completed with a grade of "C" or better.

PREREQUISITES

Rubric	Course#	Course Name	Semester Hours
BIOL	2304 2101	Human Anatomy Lecture with Lab*‡	4
CHEM	1405 1411	Introduction to Chemistry with Lab	4
ENGL	1301	English Composition	3
BIOL	2305 2102	Human Physiology Lecture with Lab*‡	4
BIOL	2420	Introduction to Microbiology with Lab**‡	4
		TOTAL PREREQUISITE SEMESTER HOURS	19

NOTE: All prerequisites must be completed before the application deadline (Feb. 1).

* BIOL 2304 (with BIOL 2101) Human Anatomy and BIOL 2305 (with BIOL 2102) Human Physiology have prerequisites, check the Biology website for details.

** OR BIOL 2421 Microbiology

Semester 1

Rubric	Course#	Course Name	Semester Hours
DHYG	1227	Preventive Dental Hygiene Care	2
DHYG	1301	Orofacial Anatomy, Histology, & Embryology	3
DHYG	1304	Dental Radiology	3
DHYG	1331	Preclinical Dental Hygiene	3
		TOTAL SEMESTER HOURS	11

 

Semester 2

Rubric	Course#	Course Name	Semester Hours
DHYG	1207	General & Dental Nutrition	2
DHYG	1260	Clinic I - Dental Hygienist	2
DHYG	1319	Dental Materials	3
HPRS	1273	Pharmacology for Health Professions† ‡	2
MATH	1342	Elementary Statistics	3
		TOTAL SEMESTER HOURS	12

† OR HPRS 2300 Pharmacology for Health Professions

Semester 3

Rubric	Course#	Course Name	Semester Hours
PSYC	2301	Introduction to Psychology	3
SPCH	1315	Fundamentals of Public Speaking***	3
		TOTAL SEMESTER HOURS	6

*** Only SPCH 1311, 1315 or 1321 are accepted

Semester 4

Rubric	Course#	Course Name	Semester Hours
DHYG	1239	General and Oral Pathology	2
DHYG	1311	Periodontology	3
DHYG	1315	Community Dentistry	3
DHYG	2201	Contemporary Dental Hygiene Care I	2
DHYG	2261	Clinic II - Dental Hygienist	2
		TOTAL SEMESTER HOURS	12

Semester 5

Rubric	Course#	Course Name	Semester Hours
DHYG	1123	Dental Hygiene Practice	1
DHYG	2231	Contemporary Dental Hygiene Care II	2
DHYG	2362	Clinic III - Dental Hygienist	3
SOCI	1301	Introduction to Sociology	3
XXXX	X3XX	Humanities [from ACC Core Curriculum listing (requires Adobe Acrobat Reader )	3
		TOTAL SEMESTER HOURS	12
		TOTAL PROGRAM SEMESTER HOURS	72