The baccalaureate degree program consists of 120 credit hours:
• transfer credits from previous academic experience (60-90 credit hours),
• general education courses (40 credit hours),
• dental hygiene courses ( 22 credit hours),
• and elective courses (9 credit hours).
With 60-90 transfer credits, students may be able to achieve a Bachelor of Science Degree in Dental Hygiene in two years.
The following courses are required for a B.S. in Dental Hygiene:
Dental Hygiene Courses 22 credits
DHYG 301 Dental Hygiene Practice 3 credits
DHYG 302 Instructional Strategies 3 credits
DHYG 303 Advanced Clinical Concepts 3 credits
DHYG 304 Dental Hygiene Internship 3 credits
DHYG 305 Dental Hygiene Research I 3 credits
DHYG 306 Dental Hygiene Research II 4 credits
DHYG 400 Statistical Reasoning 3 credits
General Education Courses
FA C101 Fine Arts 3 credits
HUM C201 Humanities I 3 credits
HUM C202 Humanities II 3 credits
MKTG 305 Principles of Marketing 3 credits
SOSC C201 Social Science Core 3 credits
CAPS 390 Capstone/Senior Thesis 3 credits
General Electives 9 credits
(General Electives are courses that are outside the specific degree requirements and can be fulfilled by courses in other subjects, transfer courses, or other non-traditional credit options accepted by UB.)