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2011-2012 Undergraduate Catalog

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2011-2012 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Dental Hygiene Major Suggested Course Sequence

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Freshman Year

First Semester

ENGL 1010 - Critical Reading and Expository Writing (3 credits)
MATH 1530 - Probability and Statistics – Noncalculus (3 credits)
HIST 2010 - The United States to 1877 (3 credits)
HSCI 2010 - Anatomy and Physiology I (4 credits)
HSCI 2011 - Anatomy and Physiology Laboratory I (0 credit)

Semester Total: 13 Credit Hours

Second Semester

ENGL 1020 - Critical Thinking and Argumentation (3 credits)
PSYC 1310 - Introduction to Psychology (3 credits)
HIST 2020 - The United States since 1877 (3 credits)
HSCI 2020 - Anatomy and Physiology II (4 credits)
HSCI 2021 - Anatomy and Physiology Laboratory II (0 credit)

Semester Total: 13 Credit Hours

Sophomore Year

First Semester

CHEM 1030 - Introduction to Chemistry Survey (4 credits)
NTFD 2420 - Principles of Nutrition Science (3 credits)
SPCH 1300 - General Speech (3 credits)
ENGL - Literature Elective (3 credits)

Semester Total: 13 Credit Hours

Second Semester

HSCI 2230 - Introduction to Microbiology (4 credits)
HSCI 2231 - Introduction to Microbiology Laboratory (0 credit)
Fine Arts Elective (3 credits)
Humanities Elective (3 credits)
SOCI 1020 - Introduction to Sociology (3 credits)

Semester Total: 13 Credit Hours

Junior Year

First Semester

DHYG 2020 - Dental Anatomy and Histology (3 credits)
DHYG 2030 - Pre-Clinical Dental Hygiene Lecture (3 credits)
DHYG 2031 - Pre-Clinical Laboratory (3 credits)
DHYG 2040 - Dental Office Emergencies (2 credits)
DHYG 2050 - Occupational Safety for Dental Health Care Workers (1 credit)
DHYG 2060 - Introduction to Dental Hygiene (1 credit)
DHYG 4010 - Teaching Strategies for Allied Health (3 credits)

Semester Total: 16 Credit Hours

Second Semester

DHYG 2130 - Dental Hygiene Clinical Seminar I (1 credit)
DHYG 2131 - Dental Hygiene Clinical Practice I (4 credits)
DHYG 2160 - Periodontology (3 credits)
DHYG 2170 - Dental Radiology (3 credits)
DHYG 2171 - Dental Radiology Laboratory (1 credit)
DHYG 3020 - General and Oral Pathology (3 credits)

Semester Total: 15 Credit Hours

Summer Semester

DHYG 3030 - Dental Hygiene Clinical Seminar II (2 credits)
DHYG 3031 - Dental Hygiene Clinical Practice II (4 credits)
DHYG 3010 - Head and Neck Anatomy (2 credits)
DHYG 4000 - Dental Radiographic Interpretation (1 credit)
DHYG 4030 - Anesthesia and Pain Control (1 credit)

Semester Total: 10 Credit Hours

Senior Year

First Semester

DHYG 3110 - Dental Materials (2 credits)
DHYG 3111 - Dental Materials Laboratory (1 credit)
DHYG 3120 - Pharmacology for Dental Hygiene (3 credits)
DHYG 3130 - Community Dental Health (3 credits)
DHYG 4020 - Dental Hygiene Clinical Seminar III (1 credit)
DHYG 4021 - Dental Hygiene Clinical Practice III (4 credits)
DHYG 4031 - Local Anestesia Lab (1 credit)

Semester Total: 15 Credit Hours

Second Semester

DHYG 3200 - Issues in Dental Hygiene (1 credit)
DHYG 4110 - Supportive Periodontal Therapy (3 credits)
DHYG 4120 - Dental Hygiene Clinical Seminar IV (1 credit)
DHYG 4121 - Dental Hygiene Clinical Practice IV (4 credits)
DHYG 4130 - Geriatric Dental Hygiene (2 credits)
DHYG 4141 - Community and Rural Dental Health (1 credit)

Semester Total: 12 Credit Hours

Total: 120 Credit Hours