Course Summary for Dental Hygiene AAS Degree

(CIP Code: 51.0602)

1st Year

Prerequisite Semester
Prefix	Number	Course Name	Course Type	Weekly Lec Hrs	Weekly Lab Hrs	Ext Hrs	Contact Hrs	Credit Hrs
CHEM	1405	INTRODUCTORY CHEMISTRY I	ACGM	3	3	0	96	4
CHEM	1411	or GENERAL CHEMISTRY I	ACGM	3	3	0	96	4
BIOL	2401	ANATOMY & PHYSIOLOGY	ACGM	3	3	0	96	4
BIOL	2402	ANATOMY & PHYSIOLOGY II	ACGM	3	3	0	96	4
ENGL	1301	COMPOSITION I	ACGM	3	0	0	48	3
Prerequisite Semester Totals				12	9	0	336	15
1st Semester
Prefix	Number	Course Name	Course Type	Weekly Lec Hrs	Weekly Lab Hrs	Ext Hrs	Contact Hrs	Credit Hrs
DHYG	1301	Orofacial Anatomy, Histology & Embryology	WECM (SCH)	2	4	0	96	3
DHYG	1431	Preclinical Dental Hygiene	WECM (SCH)	2	8	0	160	4
DHYG	1304	Dental Radiology	WECM (SCH)	2	4	0	96	3
DHYG	1327	Preventive Dental Hygiene Care	WECM (SCH)	3	1	0	64	3
1st Semester Totals				9	17	0	416	13
2nd Semester
Prefix	Number	Course Name	Course Type	Weekly Lec Hrs	Weekly Lab Hrs	Ext Hrs	Contact Hrs	Credit Hrs
DHYG	1260	Clinical - Dental Hygiene/Hygienist	WECM (SCH)	0	0	12	192	2
DHYG	1219	Dental Materials	WECM (SCH)	1	4	0	80	2
DHYG	1339	General and Oral Pathology	WECM (SCH)	3	0	0	48	3
DHYG	1235	Pharmacology for the Dental Hygienist	WECM (SCH)	2	1	0	48	2
DHYG	2201	Dental Hygiene Care I	WECM (SCH)	2	1	0	48	2
BIOL	2420	MICROBIOLOGY FOR NON-SCIENCE MAJORS	ACGM	3	3	0	96	4
2nd Semester Totals				11	9	12	512	15
1st Summer Session
Prefix	Number	Course Name	Course Type	Weekly Lec Hrs	Weekly Lab Hrs	Ext Hrs	Contact Hrs	Credit Hrs
DHYG	1161	Clinical - Dental Hygiene/Hygienist	WECM (SCH)	0	0	4	64	1
1st Summer Session Totals				0	0	4	64	1

2nd Year

1st Semester
Prefix	Number	Course Name	Course Type	Weekly Lec Hrs	Weekly Lab Hrs	Ext Hrs	Contact Hrs	Credit Hrs
DHYG	1207	General and Dental Nutrition	WECM (SCH)	2	1	0	48	2
DHYG	1311	Periodontology	WECM (SCH)	3	1	0	64	3
DHYG	2231	Dental Hygiene Care II	WECM (SCH)	2	1	0	48	2
DHYG	2262	Clinical - Dental Hygiene/Hygienist	WECM (SCH)	0	0	12	192	2
SPCH	1311	INTRODUCTION TO SPEECH COMMUNICATION	ACGM	3	0	0	48	3
SPCH	1315	or PUBLIC SPEAKING	ACGM	3	0	0	48	3
SPCH	1321	or BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL COMMUNICATION	ACGM	3	0	0	48	3
1st Semester Totals				10	3	12	400	12
2nd Semester
Prefix	Number	Course Name	Course Type	Weekly Lec Hrs	Weekly Lab Hrs	Ext Hrs	Contact Hrs	Credit Hrs
DHYG	2153	Dental Hygiene Practice	WECM (SCH)	1	1	0	32	1
DHYG	2363	Clinical - Dental Hygiene/Hygienist	WECM (SCH)	0	0	18	288	3
DHYG	1215	Community Dentistry	WECM (SCH)	1	4	0	80	2
PHIL	2306	INTRODUCTION TO ETHICS	ACGM	3	0	0	48	3
PSYC	2319	Social Psychology	ACGM	3	0	0	48	3
SOCI	2326	or Social Psychology	ACGM	3	0	0	48	3
2nd Semester Totals				8	5	18	496	12
Program Totals				50	43	46	2224	68

Approved: April 16, 2019

Effective: September 1, 2019