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Entry-Level Bachelor of Science Program Click here for program information | Dental Hygiene Program Office of Admissions |
PREREQUISITE COURSES
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The following required courses may be completed at any accredited US college or university. To be considered for admission, students should have completed the majority of the prerequisite courses, including a minimum of 16 (20 is highly recommended) of the science courses, by the end of December prior to the academic year for which they are applying. All courses must be completed by the end of the spring semester prior to fall entry into the Dental Hygiene Entry Level Program. (The Committee on Dental Hygiene Recruitment and Admissions reserves the right to modify the prerequisites when additional courses are necessary to improve an applicant's preparation for entering the dental hygiene program. Admission and curriculum requirements are subject to change without prior notice.)
| SCIENCE COURSES | |
| (*All Science Courses must be taken with 5-7 years of the year you wish to enroll into the program.) | |
| Anatomy / Physiology I & II* | 8 credits |
| General Biology* | 4 credits |
| Inorganic or General Chemistry* | 4 credits |
| Microbiology* | 4 credits |
| Organic Chemistry* | 4 credits |
| Non-Science Courses | |
| Basic Statistics | 3 credits |
| Technical Writing | 3 credits |
| English Composition | 6 credits |
| Humanities (This course can be taken in the categories of literature, philosophy, foreign languages, music and art appreciation, fine arts, math, particular education courses and history. Course must be academic, non-studio courses. Physical Education courses are not transferable.) | 3 credits |
| Introduction to Psychology | 3 credits |
| Introduction to Sociology | 3 credits |
| Principles of Nutrition* | 3 credits |
| Public Speaking | 3 credits |
| Social Sciences (Social science electives can be taken in the categories of psychology and sociology (other than the required introductory course), anthropology, political science, economics, Cultural Studies, Woman's Studies, geography, business management, religion, information systems (not keyboarding courses) and education, Introduction to Computers (academic course) is often a General Education Requirement for college freshman and would be an acceptable 3 credit social science elective) | 6 credits |
| TOTAL OF 57 CREDITS OF REQUIRED COURSEWORK | |
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