Curriculum
Bachelor of Science in Dental Hygiene—AcceleratedYear I-Fall
| COURSE | TITLE | SEMESTER HOURS |
|---|---|---|
BIO 110 | Anatomy and Physiology I (w/ lab) | 4 |
CHE 110 | Basic Chemistry I (w/ lab) | 4 |
FYS 101 | Introduction to the Major | 1 |
LIB 111 | Expository Writing I | 3 |
LIB120 | Introduction to Psychology | 3 |
TOTAL | 15 |
Year I-Spring
| COURSE | TITLE | SEMESTER HOURS |
|---|---|---|
BIO 210 | Anatomy and Physiology II (w/ lab) | 4 |
CHE 210 | Basic Chemistry II (w/ lab) | 4 |
LIB 112 | Expository Writing II | 3 |
MAT 143 | Mathematics for Dental Hygienists | 3 |
LIB 133 | American Culture, Identity, and Public Life | 3 |
TOTAL | 17 |
Year I-Summer session
| COURSE | TITLE | SEMESTER HOURS |
|---|---|---|
LIB 220 | Introduction to Interpersonal | 3 |
DHY 232 | Nutrition | 2 |
TOTAL | 5 |
Year I-Summer session I
| COURSE | TITLE | SEMESTER HOURS |
|---|---|---|
BIO 255 | Microbiology (w/ lab) | 4 |
TOTAL | 4 |
Year I-Summer session II
| COURSE | TITLE | SEMESTER HOURS |
|---|---|---|
MAT 261 | Statistics | 3 |
TOTAL | 3 |
Year II-Fall
| COURSE | TITLE | SEMESTER HOURS |
|---|---|---|
DHY 202 | Dental Anatomy, Embryology and Histology | 2 |
DHY 204 | Head and Neck Anatomy | 2 |
DHY 209 | Dental Hygiene Process of Care I | 4 |
DHY 209L | Dental Hygiene Pre-Clinical Laboratory | 2 |
DHY 230 | Dental Radiology (w/ lab) | 3 |
DHY 231 | Dental Materials (w/ lab) | 3 |
TOTAL | 16 |
Year II-Spring
| COURSE | TITLE | SEMESTER HOURS |
|---|---|---|
DHY 211 | Dental Hygiene Process of Care II | 3 |
DHY 223 | Clinical Dental Hygiene I | 3 |
DHY 233 | Periodontology | 3 |
DHY 330 | Pathology | 3 |
Distribution elective | 3 | |
TOTAL | 15 |
Year II - Summer session
| COURSE | TITLE | SEMESTER HOURS |
|---|---|---|
| Distribution Elective | 3 | |
DHY 420O | Oral Health Research | 3 |
DHY 343 | Pain Management | 3 |
TOTAL | 9 |
Year II-Summer session II
| COURSE | TITLE | SEMESTER HOURS |
|---|---|---|
PSB 320O | Introduction to Healthcare Delivery | 3 |
TOTAL | 3 |
Year III-Fall
| COURSE | TITLE | SEMESTER HOURS |
|---|---|---|
DHY 310 | Dental Hygiene Process of Care III | 3 |
DHY 323 | Clinical Dental Hygiene II | 4 |
DHY 342 | Pharmacology | 3 |
DHY 350 | Community Oral Health | 3 |
Program elective | 3 | |
TOTAL | 16 |
Year III-Spring
| COURSE | TITLE | SEMESTER HOURS |
|---|---|---|
DHY 311 | Dental Hygiene Process of Care IV | 2 |
DHY 324 | Clinical Dental Hygiene III | 4 |
DHY 460 | Capstone Leadership in Dental Hygiene | 3 |
LIB 512 | Healthcare Ethics | 3 |
DHY 345 | Practice and Career Management | 2 |
Distribution elective | 3 | |
TOTAL | 17 |
Total credits to complete degree program: 120 s.h.
DHYG Program Electives
| COURSE | TITLE |
|---|---|
BEH 250 | Health Psychology |
BEH 260 | Behavioral Health |
BEH 350 | Abnormal Psychology |
BEH 355 | Organizational Psychology |
DHY 425O | Educational Theories & Methods |
HSC 301O | Health Promotion |
HSC 320O | Writing for Health Science professionals |
HSC 325O | Healthcare Management |
HSC 401O | Public Health & Policy |
HSC 420O | Grant Writing for the Health Sciences |
PSB 261 | Management |
PSB 412 | Patients' Rights & Professionals' Liabilities |
PSB 235 | Introduction to Business |
PSB 415 | Accounting |
PSB 423 | Pharmaceutical/Healthcare Marketing |
PSB 444 | Organizational Development |