Curriculum and Program Requirements
Program Requirements
DHYG 123 Oral Anatomy and Embryology I 4
DHYG 124 Radiology 3
DHYG 127 Pharmacology for the Dental Hygienist 2
DHYG 129 Clinical Practice I 4
DHYG 130 Clinical Practice II 4
DHYG 140 Introduction to Periodontology 1
DHYG 227 Clinical Practice III 5
DHYG 228 Clinical Practice IV 5
DHYG 232 Community Dental Health 4
DHYG 233 General and Oral Histo-Pathology 3
DHYG 241 Periodontology 2
DHYG 250 Dental Materials 3
DHYG 301 Dental Hygiene Practice Management 3
DHYG 302 Instructional Strategies for the Health Professional 3
DHYG 303 Advanced Clinical Concepts 3
DHYG 304 Dental Hygiene Internship 3-6
DHYG 305 Dental Hygiene Research I 3
DHYG 306 Dental Hygiene Research II 4
DHYG 400 Statistical Reasoning 3
DNUT 204 Nutritional Biochemistry 3
Total Hours Program Requirements 65
General Education Requirements
BIOL 113 Anatomy and Physiology I 4
BIOL 114 Anatomy and Physiology II 4
BIOL 106 Elementary Microbiology 4
CAPS C390 Capstone Seminar 3
SOSC C201 Social Science I 3
SOSC C202 Social Science II 3
ENGL C101 Composition & Rhetoric 3
FA C101 Fine Arts 3
HUM C201 Humanities I 3
HUM C202 Humanities II 3
MATH 105 Intermediate Algebra 3
SOC 101 Principles of Sociology 3
FYS 101 First Year Seminar 3
Electives 12
Total Hours for General Education 54
Total Semester Hours 120